RicerX
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Hey yo.
So I know everyone is getting mad/sad/frustrated/confused about the launch of the Z. I read it all over the place on posts here. I thought I might share some perspective on a couple things that might help us in our commiserate journey through these trying times of unprecedented first world problems.
In the pandemic years, there has been only one other significant mass market sports car launch - the C8 Chevy Corvette. (Am I wrong? Probably. But to me, the Z's launch is on par with the Vette, and there hasn't been anything that has stood out to me). A fella at work showed up with a 2022 3LT with Z51 performance package a couple of weeks ago, so I asked him about it. How did he get it? Who did he have to kill? What bank did he rob? Who does he know at Chevrolet? Did Joe Biden drive it in Bowling Green before it got delivered? Does Joe Biden remember driving it? I had SO MANY QUESTIONS!
This guy ordered his C8 Corvette in September 2020. Hang on, emphasis. SEPTEMBER 2020. These cars were in production starting in January 2020. Launched the previous fall. His order for a 2021 turned into a 2022 model year car before he received a car. He BOUGHT A TESLA MODEL 3 as a bridge car that he then traded toward the Corvette when his order finally came in February 2022.
Another colleague of mine at work ordered a Bronco 10 months ago. Significantly better track record than Corvette guy. She finally got her VIN number a week ago and it should be delivered at the end of March or early April.
Point being - it's not just Nissan. It doesn't make it any less frustrating, but it's not just the Z. It's not just Nissan. It's not just sports cars. It's launching a new car that absolutely SUCKS right now. Too much crazy in the world and now WW3 is about to break out, so there's that.
Nissan still has a ways to go - we don't know how quickly they'll be able to meet production demand, but if it's as bad as the C8 I wouldn't be terribly shocked. I promise you Nissan wants to sell a Z to everyone in here. I truly believe they're doing the best they can in the environment they have to work. I also get it if you can't wait any longer and have a window within which to purchase a fun car. But some will be able to wait however long it takes. For me, this fun car purchase is the last one I'm going to be able to swing for around 20 years, so I need to make it count. Therefore, no compromises on anything. If I need to wait a year to get color/equipment, then I will wait. I will wait two years if that's what it takes. I've already been waiting since 2015 - I'm on the home stretch, baby!
TLDR; the wait sucks, but it could be a whole lot worse, and still might be, and it's not Nissan's fault.
So I know everyone is getting mad/sad/frustrated/confused about the launch of the Z. I read it all over the place on posts here. I thought I might share some perspective on a couple things that might help us in our commiserate journey through these trying times of unprecedented first world problems.
In the pandemic years, there has been only one other significant mass market sports car launch - the C8 Chevy Corvette. (Am I wrong? Probably. But to me, the Z's launch is on par with the Vette, and there hasn't been anything that has stood out to me). A fella at work showed up with a 2022 3LT with Z51 performance package a couple of weeks ago, so I asked him about it. How did he get it? Who did he have to kill? What bank did he rob? Who does he know at Chevrolet? Did Joe Biden drive it in Bowling Green before it got delivered? Does Joe Biden remember driving it? I had SO MANY QUESTIONS!
This guy ordered his C8 Corvette in September 2020. Hang on, emphasis. SEPTEMBER 2020. These cars were in production starting in January 2020. Launched the previous fall. His order for a 2021 turned into a 2022 model year car before he received a car. He BOUGHT A TESLA MODEL 3 as a bridge car that he then traded toward the Corvette when his order finally came in February 2022.
Another colleague of mine at work ordered a Bronco 10 months ago. Significantly better track record than Corvette guy. She finally got her VIN number a week ago and it should be delivered at the end of March or early April.
Point being - it's not just Nissan. It doesn't make it any less frustrating, but it's not just the Z. It's not just Nissan. It's not just sports cars. It's launching a new car that absolutely SUCKS right now. Too much crazy in the world and now WW3 is about to break out, so there's that.
Nissan still has a ways to go - we don't know how quickly they'll be able to meet production demand, but if it's as bad as the C8 I wouldn't be terribly shocked. I promise you Nissan wants to sell a Z to everyone in here. I truly believe they're doing the best they can in the environment they have to work. I also get it if you can't wait any longer and have a window within which to purchase a fun car. But some will be able to wait however long it takes. For me, this fun car purchase is the last one I'm going to be able to swing for around 20 years, so I need to make it count. Therefore, no compromises on anything. If I need to wait a year to get color/equipment, then I will wait. I will wait two years if that's what it takes. I've already been waiting since 2015 - I'm on the home stretch, baby!
TLDR; the wait sucks, but it could be a whole lot worse, and still might be, and it's not Nissan's fault.