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West Aussie
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Really? Would never have thought that….of course we realise. At the same time I 100% know for a fact they are also being fed bull ?, because I was literally there where Nissan Aus Corps told my dealer cars were expected in July
peter
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I think we have the same Sydney dealer, if you ordered a Proto from them and haven't been told then you have missed out as they told me last week they only got 2.
cainen
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Yep, though when I ordered I asked them if I could put down for a yellow coupe as my second preference which they said was fine so I'm trying to ask them about that. They could at least inform me I've missed out on the proto (which I've been assuming was the case for months).
ZZ2022
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Oh yeah i am not blaming dealers, they have to string you along to make the sale but its Nissan that is obviously not communicating well enough with them. I think most people are understanding the tough times we are in with supply chain etc. If the communication was better, i think people would be more understanding
West Aussie
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That’s what I have said all along…I understand there are extenuating circumstances…I’m just asking to be kept in the loop.
We put our money down, we signed contracts, we have done the right thing by them…time for them to do the right thing by us.
They have all our details after all
cainen
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Spoke to someone on the phone. Turns out the old sales guy has left which explains the non-responses. You'd think they'd put an out of office on or something but anyway.
New sales guy was way more communicative. Turns out I was 3 in the queue at their dealership for protos. They were allocated 2 protos but 1 pulled out. But since Nissan was controlling the allocation they took that 1 back and gave it to someone else. So that sucks for me. I only just missed out in the end.
He seemed to think there shouldn't be any problems getting a yellow coupe as they haven't been that popular in preorders. But he was honest and said he still wasn't certain how allocations for the Coupe would work - Nissan hasn't told them.
He's now sending me an updated contract for the Yellow coupe.
West Aussie
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Same thing happened to me in WA …sales guy left, no one told me.
The manager took over his load which may or may not be good
I too ordered a yellow coupe.
Denver the Last Dinosaur
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^ It's obviously a Chinese knock-off ... everyone knows the "Proto" only comes in yellow. 
loudsx
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that was my first comment when My wife brought it home.
I'ld only seen pics of the yellow ones so I was mildy confused.
I'be been checking at the stores every time I've been nearone totry find one.
I'ld only seen pics of the yellow ones so I was mildy confused.
I'be been checking at the stores every time I've been nearone totry find one.
Denver the Last Dinosaur
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At least your wife managed to find one. I haven't got the time / be bothered digging through the huge piles in the shelf-end tubs and shelf-pegs to find individuals ones I might want.
Mattel, Hasbro, and others are extremely bad at simply re-selling the same toy in different packaging and/or repainting an existing one to sell again because it's now "different". I bought a Hot Wheels 1966 Bat Boat the other day, only to get home and find I already had it in different packaging.
It's not just toys either. The book industry has a similarly bad habit of re-printing books with different cover designs to try to sell more (they often annoyingly charge the design mid-series as well, so someone trying to collect the set has to decide whether or not to re-buy al the previous ones to have them matching!).
Dorling Kindersley often releases a book, sometimes titled as as the "Ultimate" or "Complete", only to then a year or two later re-release it with a couple more new pages and a new cover design.
It's all largely just a marketing con to "encourage" the customer into re-buying what they already have.
Mattel, Hasbro, and others are extremely bad at simply re-selling the same toy in different packaging and/or repainting an existing one to sell again because it's now "different". I bought a Hot Wheels 1966 Bat Boat the other day, only to get home and find I already had it in different packaging.
It's not just toys either. The book industry has a similarly bad habit of re-printing books with different cover designs to try to sell more (they often annoyingly charge the design mid-series as well, so someone trying to collect the set has to decide whether or not to re-buy al the previous ones to have them matching!).
Dorling Kindersley often releases a book, sometimes titled as as the "Ultimate" or "Complete", only to then a year or two later re-release it with a couple more new pages and a new cover design.
It's all largely just a marketing con to "encourage" the customer into re-buying what they already have.
loudsx
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well would you you not just put a diffrent paint in and know you will sell more.
and really I like it, every time I come across some of my fav cars with new paint I grab them.
(then normally hand off to my Neice and nephews.)
and really I like it, every time I come across some of my fav cars with new paint I grab them.
(then normally hand off to my Neice and nephews.)