18-105mm or 16-85mm with nikon d7000?

I'm really undecided whether I want to purchase 16-85mm or 18-105mm.

Later on I'll be purchasing possibly a prime lens too (Nikon D7000). I'm just not sure whether the extra $350 is worth it. This is my first camera, but I'd rather spend it on a better lens at the beginning. This is my problem though, I see reviews that the 16-85mm isn't a major difference and that many can survive with the 18-105mm. Then some say the 16-85 is so much much better compared to the 18-105mm distortion and soft images. I'm just extremely uncertain.

What do you guys think? Overall though, is the $350 worth the extra?

I've shot both. The 16-85 is build a bit better. It's also a better performer but I'm highly doubtful if it's worth the additional $350.To me it would not be.

Nope, not really.It'd probably be worth it if the 16-85 was also a little faster at the long end than the 18-105mm, but it's not.

Unless you plan on buying something like the 70-200mm in the future, or you really like to shoot distant objects and be able to zoom into them, then something like the Nikkor 18-200mm will probably be more ideal in the long run.