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I don't feel I've been led astray by dealers, Nissan or anyone... at all. But more importantly, I'm just not interested in wasting any more time following this negativity or justifying my enthusiasm any further. All the best, hope your car comes soon.

Legit posted here thinking I'd be sharing what could be positive news. YES it's August. NO the car isn't here yet, but I made it pretty clear the dealer hadn't promised anything, and that is was an offhanded (if not tad optimistic) comment. Wish there was a delete button for my original post...

I responded to this sentiment already - July 12th, just 8 posts above yours... I'm actually having second thoughts about getting a Z. Not because of what dealers are or aren't saying, but because of how the community appears to be. Ya'll are a toxic bunch aren't you?

I wasn't trying to be definitive either though... ultimately there are two main factors affecting vehicle production globally: staffing (due to Covid/Monkeypox mainly) and microprocessors. It wasn't like they just decided to make a range of new vehicles on a whim. There are strategic advantages...

...except for the Qashqai, Pathfinder and X-trail all launching right about now as well... Sports car owners may not like to hear this, but a whole lot of parts get shared with other models... parts with silicone chips.

Really appreciate the insights, thank you. :) Seems to align with what I was told too. Fingers crossed Nissan Australia provide some info to the dealers soon!

We may have the same dealer, but I was told a very similar story this week when I spoke with them. The dealer rep I spoke to honestly didn't know when the cars would start going out, but has been lead to believe (by Nissan AU) that the cars were either here or very close. IF they are here (not...

There is one for sale in Australia I've been looking at. It's actually AUD$12,000 cheaper than the proto spec I ordered... 😓

That makes so much more sense. Thank you my dude. 🤘

My Proto Z 1:18 shipped today from Netherlands. Meant to arrive by about the second week of August. I wonder if I'll see it before or after the actual car :D

Don't know how much the clutch would have liked that... No judgement though. Manual sports cars just aren't made for traffic... so we do what we need to do to get by.

I'm a big fan of 'different' designs, but this really does look to be a case of form over function. Just cant see any benefit to having twin tips plumbed to single outlet on each side. At least none that would be worth the reduced clearance...

I've ordered a MT, but am both surprised and concerned by the 0-60 time difference between it an the 9-speed... I'm familiar with DSGs in European cars and know how quick an auto can be, but that isn't what we have here... Can anyone given an explanation as to why the manuals are so much...

I couldn't agree more... he didn't think it was a 'modification'... eyeroll

There are pics of cars in Saipan (both protons and a performance) from within the past 24 hours, so I think it's a pretty safe bet that production vehicles have left Japan. Don't think it's a stretch to think that there are some en route to AU given our limited range is RHD. My dealer was...

I genuinely don't understand what you guys are on about? What is fishy/suss? No calls about the coupe?

Just spoke with dealer - they believe they are on the water, but likely only just. It's around 25 days to BNE, so unless it left a week ago, it's more likely to be first week of August I would guess. Was told that dealerships are expecting these to be pre-cleared and delivered ASAP upon...

Ha! closer to the start of July than to the end of July... but jokes aside, nothing more at this stage mate - I did reach out to the dealership over the weekend to see if there was any possibility that they might be bringing in spare parts/components at the same time. I really hate the 8"...

General reviews of the sound system are pretty lackluster. I'm thinking of taking my Z straight to my local car audio place to install some Focal K2's. I'm not even necessarily a big fan of the brand, but it's like a perfect colour match to the ikazuchi yellow 😆

$4k deposit? Holy shit, I hope you get one of the first allocations! That's 18 months they have held your ~5% deposit...