Help with identification

GH05 · Dec 10th, 2006, 11:43 AM

I just got an 05 350Z from a Toyota dealer. It has 5,500 miles on it, and seems to be in mint condition. Carfax was clean. I thought it was a touring, but I now cannot match it up with anything exactly. It has manual seats with leather that looks factory, not heated. It does not have BOSE, and I have no cruise control swithces on the wheel. It has the Z emblems on the fenders , which I thought the base model did not? I thought I got a good deal on the car, but now not sure. Can anyone tell me for sure how to tell what it is? Can you tell from the VIN?? Is there a reliable standard feature and option list for 05's? Thanks

RedHead7 · Dec 10th, 2006, 11:52 AM

You could try a site like this one, Vehicle History Reports - VIN Number Used Car History Records - DMV.ORG

It allows you to put in the vin number, and it will tell you what year/model/manufactorer the car is. It might tell you whether or not it is a touring.

RedHead7 · Dec 10th, 2006, 11:56 AM

This is also another site where you can get some basic information on a car by typing in a vin number. Home - VINquery.com VIN Decoder/Exploder - 24x7 VIN Decoding Web Service - VIN Explosion in XML or CSV formats

md350z · Dec 15th, 2006, 01:11 AM

Sounds like its an Enthusiast. Touring's have Bose, power seats, heated seats, cruise control. The leather seats could have been added.

GH05 · Dec 15th, 2006, 04:41 AM

Didn't the enthusiasts all have cruise control?

md350z · Dec 16th, 2006, 03:32 PM

Yeah actually I think they do. You might just have a base model with added leather seats.

And I'm pretty sure all Z's have the emblems on the side.

michael350znut · Sep 9th, 2007, 12:27 AM

They all have emblems on side. you can go to nissan.com join, put in your vin # and it will spit out evthing about your car.

GH05 · Sep 9th, 2007, 04:54 AM

Thanks, I will do it.