Hands Up all the Aussies

[cainen]

Thinking I might dump the Nissan and wait for the Dark Horse.

There are reports the Dark Horse may now not be here until 2025! I also have a deposit on one.

 

[Monza]

The 'Stang doesn't do it for me. No doubt it's a great car. There is really nothing else RWD, manual, coupe that floats my boat in the slightest.

Seems I'll be slumming it in my shitty old 4x4 and investing my money wisely.

even found myself looking at older v8 Astons but I've been burnt by out of warranty Euro's before and not prepared to make that mistake again

 

[Monza]

I too was hoping to take advantage of the instant asset write off. I put a deposit down on 18 December 2020! My Sieran blue Z is confirmed to have been built in mid January. Dealer rang yesterday to advise I will not see it until July. Now that is beyond a joke. I have a Mustang Dark Horse on order. Thinking I might dump the Nissan and wait for the Dark Horse.

Jeepers

the shitty bit is me walking away from the Z won't punish Nissan for their tragic service in the slightest. Someone else behind will front up the cash.

 

[peter]

I too was hoping to take advantage of the instant asset write off. I put a deposit down on 18 December 2020! My Sieran blue Z is confirmed to have been built in mid January. Dealer rang yesterday to advise I will not see it until July. Now that is beyond a joke. I have a Mustang Dark Horse on order. Thinking I might dump the Nissan and wait for the Dark Horse.

You have the same spec on order as me, my deposit was only Jan 22. Spoke to my dealers the other week and neither would confirm any delay rumors.

Could the delays be that due to the stink bug issue jamming up our ports that shipping companies re-arranged their car carrier schedules so ships would not get caught up waiting to dock and now that this has eased they are having trouble getting the car carriers back.

 

[Beard]

All quiet out there, anyone still waiting for a car had any updates?

I've been in and out of my dealership getting things fixed/warrantied. They mentioned again they are only getting four cars this year total (Auto Proto, Manual Proto, Auto Blue, Auto Black) and they have been delivered. Next cars expected 2024.

He also hinted at manual recall and black roof recall, as those two features are now unavailable to order. Can only order Autos or single colour cars. Take it with a grain of salt.

 

[West Aussie]

I've been in and out of my dealership getting things fixed/warrantied. They mentioned again they are only getting four cars this year total (Auto Proto, Manual Proto, Auto Blue, Auto Black) and they have been delivered. Next cars expected 2024.

He also hinted at manual recall and black roof recall, as those two features are now unavailable to order. Can only order Autos or single colour cars. Take it with a grain of salt.

Black roof recall….that’s almost all recall!
Manual recall would pick up 99% of the rest.
So what they are really saying is, if you have a car right now, expect a recall of some sort in the very near future.
It’s almost unbelievable how many stuff ups there have been to date and such a very big shame. This was a car they could have been proud of and although it would not directly have made a lot of money for them, the attention they would get on the road would mean more people looking at Nissans line up.

I knew there was something more going on than just shipping…just wish they were honest about it

 

[morgand]

I've been in and out of my dealership getting things fixed/warrantied.

He also hinted at manual recall and black roof recall, as those two features are now unavailable to order. Can only order Autos or single colour cars. Take it with a grain of salt.

What sort of things fixed??

I've not had any real dramas so far, with just under 3000k's on the clock. It's a solid black car and no paint or panel issues. I wonder if some of the fixes required the bonnets to be taken off and so not aligned as per assembly line??

I would not be surprised if Nissan discontinues the Z as the financial side must be stacking up, and what's the cost of recalls etc. Just depends if there was enough margin in it for them, similar to the GTR, being a low volume model...

 

[morgand]

Black roof recall….that’s almost all recall!
Manual recall would pick up 99% of the rest.

I knew there was something more going on than just shipping…just wish they were honest about it

Solid colour auto's will be the only Z's left....

They may just be hoping the Proto Z owners aren't actually driving their cars, or babying the roof by always being garaged or under cover.

 

[bpeckham]

He also hinted at manual recall and black roof recall, as those two features are now unavailable to order. Can only order Autos or single colour cars. Take it with a grain of salt.

Any idea what the recalls are? I've got the black roof and it seems fine. I also have the 6MT, and it's the best manual I've ever owned. Very crisp shifts.

 

[jezzza]

It doesn’t seem to matter when you put your money down.l pulled out three weeks ago, but Jezza had his name a couple of weeks before me by memory…around 2 years and a month since our deposits were placed

My production date was Feb 2023, about 20 months after placing initial order. Car is due this month but Nissan Australia won't comment on if car has shipped/arrived or even been built.

It's safe to say that Nissan Australia give zero shits about their customers and I don't expect after sales support to be much better. At this stage I'd be more comfortable just getting my $1000 back.

 

[dackoo]

My production date was Feb 2023, about 20 months after placing initial order. Car is due this month but Nissan Australia won't comment on if car has shipped/arrived or even been built.

It's safe to say that Nissan Australia give zero shits about their customers and I don't expect after sales support to be much better. At this stage I'd be more comfortable just getting my $1000 back.

Have you received confirmation from your dealer that it's due this month? If so which dealer was this and which model of Z did you opt for? Still stuck with mine being Dec 22 - Week 1 and no confirmed delivery date for my Manual Proto to WA.

 

[jezzza]

Have you received confirmation from your dealer that it's due this month? If so which dealer was this and which model of Z did you opt for? Still stuck with mine being Dec 22 - Week 1 and no confirmed delivery date for my Manual Proto to WA.

Wow so your build is 2 months ahead of this and still no word?

 

[dackoo]

Yeah that's correct - here's the screenshot the dealer sent me a while back and i even received a letter from Nissan AU saying delivery of the car would be Feb 2023

 

[West Aussie]

Have you received confirmation from your dealer that it's due this month? If so which dealer was this and which model of Z did you opt for? Still stuck with mine being Dec 22 - Week 1 and no confirmed delivery date for my Manual Proto to WA.

I don’t know when you ordered, but I ordered mine March 2021 …waited waited…was made 2nd week of Feb, told it would be delivered by the end of last month, I was the second order on the dealers books and third in the whole of WA….then they said “you’ve waited so long, another month won’t matter” another person who I hold no hate for got their car even though they ordered more than a year after me. It was then that I pulled the pin ( plus I found a car that I liked)

At this point I would trust a single thing that comes out of a nissan dealer. Not because of them, but because Corporate is giving them false information.
And if rumours are true and there are further issues, then do you really want one that is coming? or would you prefer to wait till 2024 to have issues resolved? or would you prefer to cut ties?

Lots to think about

 

[peter]

The whole thing is a complete mess, we have @jezzza and @dackoo waiting for cars
that I have been offered in NSW, yet I'm still waiting for confirmation for the spec I ordered