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HOORAY

Just got the call I thought would never happen, Nissan Z Seiran Blue MT, on the Dugong Ace.
VIN number yes, should have the car end of July/start August.
I think the dealer was excited as I was.

If anyone out there wants a Blue manual demo with only 400k on the clock let me know, this was my backup plan from a regional dealer, paid a deposit end of April making it a grounded demo thats been in the showroom since then. This dealer would refund before August if one of my other orders came through
 

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HOORAY

Just got the call I thought would never happen, Nissan Z Seiran Blue MT, on the Dugong Ace.
VIN number yes, should have the car end of July/start August.
I think the dealer was excited as I was.

If anyone out there wants a Blue manual demo with only 400k on the clock let me know, this was my backup plan from a regional dealer, paid a deposit end of April making it a grounded demo thats been in the showroom since then. This dealer would refund before August if one of my other orders came through
Big congrats! Seems like we should start seeing a lot more on the road in the next few months.
 

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Big congrats! Seems like we should start seeing a lot more on the road in the next few months.
After so many calls from this dealer offering nearly every other combo they finally came through.
The funny thing is that when others were getting confirmation about their cars being on the Dugong Ace, I sent the dealer a text as a joke saying that there seemed to be a lot of Z confirmations on this boat and could he see if there was a spare car for me.
He even remembered our conversation from early last year about the car mats and just ordered them for me
 

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After so many calls from this dealer offering nearly every other combo they finally came through.
The funny thing is that when others were getting confirmation about their cars being on the Dugong Ace, I sent the dealer a text as a joke saying that there seemed to be a lot of Z confirmations on this boat and could he see if there was a spare car for me.
He even remembered our conversation from early last year about the car mats and just ordered them for me
Hopefully there are some other Nissans onboard because their dealership is looking very bare once again. Is it still the same saleman as before?
 

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Hopefully there are some other Nissans onboard because their dealership is looking very bare once again. Is it still the same saleman as before?
yes still the same guy that i've dealt with from the start
 

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My car was due next month, I am pulling out because Nissan aren't offering staff/fleet discounts anymore. What a waste of 18 months.... enjoy your cars peeps!
 

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Dugong Ace now due into Port Kembla on 7th July
Was hoping to try and go to look but will be in Hong Kong for a week. Hopefully car won't be long after I get back.
Got refund back from regional dealer without any problems, they were happy for me.
The local dealer on the other hand was a bit hesitant, said best to leave it in case Nissan didn't come through with the car and I would loose my place in the queue if they refunded now.
Haven't heard of anyone not getting their car once confirmed and actually on a ship headed to an Australian port. I think just sour grapes on their part. Choose to leave the deposit till car arrives from Sydney dealer
 

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My car was due next month, I am pulling out because Nissan aren't offering staff/fleet discounts anymore. What a waste of 18 months.... enjoy your cars peeps!
What sort of discount were you expecting, they use to do a loyalty discount if you already owned a Nissan but I think this has changed to a free service
 

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What sort of discount were you expecting, they use to do a loyalty discount if you already owned a Nissan but I think this has changed to a free service
This discount was due to a staff member working in the head office for over 30 years. Normally they get roughly 3k to 7k off but apparently Nissan aren't doing it anymore. My mrz father worked for Ford who has a fleet discount also, when I enquired for the Raptor the discount was almost 10k. I bought a GR Yaris RallyE instead.
 
 






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