Hands Up all the Aussies

[GeelongCats]

Unless we have VIN allocated to our coupe I will not take any words for granted from any dealers or Nissan itself. Just reading on JP website the local orders suspended and those who’ve placed orders will have to go through lottery every 3 months since the capacity of manufacturing Z is only 100-200 a month while they have 5000+ back orders. Having no legit information on our orders and contracts that we’ve signed is beyond joke now.
This guy also echoed the article (Japanese):


The lottery system only applies to some dealers

 

[jdm-rhd]

All of the above I feel…except for it’s on the cusp.
Us lowly coupe orders haven’t got even a hint of when we will get our cars, some people are saying it will be lucky to be this year now.
So…whilst the proto guys MAY be on the cusp we are still wondering around in the wilderness.

I’m going in to talk to a Mazda dealership on Monday, I have had enough of the games

it's sad that it's come to this for some of you guys. back when i was considering all that can (and now seems to be) go wrong, i decided to go ahead and get another car.

glad i did...my s/c 86 has been fun.
nothing says you can't enjoy a different car for a year or two and trade that in for a new z once all the hype and availability problems are over.

hope things work out for you guys...

 

[West Aussie]

Unless we have VIN allocated to our coupe I will not take any words for granted from any dealers or Nissan itself. Just reading on JP website the local orders suspended and those who’ve placed orders will have to go through lottery every 3 months since the capacity of manufacturing Z is only 100-200 a month while they have 5000+ back orders. Having no legit information on our orders and contracts that we’ve signed is beyond joke now.
This guy also echoed the article (Japanese):


The lottery system only applies to some dealers

What’s an even bigger joke is if we take best case scenario and they can build 200 a month, they have about 4 years worth of order, yet they are sending out demos to drum up more…it’s beyond a joke

 

[Mud]

"First deliveries in coming weeks"*

https://www.drive.com.au/news/2023-nissan-z-arrives-in-australia/

*Dealer demo cars. Does not mean actual cars for customers. Why would we do that, fu<k customers. Total number of weeks to be specified . Could be 3 could be 30.

 

[morgand]

Keep the faith. My best guess is there will be more than Proto's and demo's by months end.

 

[therumblewagon]

Unsure if y’all are following what’s happening stateside, but dealerships across the US that are receiving Proto Spec as first wave have been contacting interested parties. They have VINs, and I believe I’ve seen timing of end of August into September. No mention of Sport/Performance.

https://www.nissanzclub.com/forum/t...d-2-yellow-proto-manual-and-auto-are-in.1335/

I have to imagine it’s similar, timeline-wise, down under. Fingers are crossed.

 

[Sam_AusZ32]

Maybe naive, but I am as excited for this car today as I was a year ago yeah, the rollout has been long but all good things in time, right.

 

[peter]

Just having coffee at Belmore basin in Wollongong and look what sailed past headed for Port Kembla, previous stops were Bris, Guam, and Japan

 

[Ballast Scorcher]

Maybe naive, but I am as excited for this car today as I was a year ago yeah, the rollout has been long but all good things in time, right.

Gotta admire ya dedication! Patience certainly isn't my strongest attribute.

 

[Turboman1994]

Handcuffed atm alternate car if brand new is still 4-6 months min so it makes no sense for me to join another que

 

[cainen]

The new RS3 was tempting for me but 12-15month wait minimum - plus missing tech due global supply issues. Not many options at the moment Fortunately I don't need a new car at the moment.

 

[GeelongCats]

The new RS3 was tempting for me but 12-15month wait minimum - plus missing tech due global supply issues. Not many options at the moment Fortunately I don't need a new car at the moment.

RS3 bloody good car, low key underrated 3.9sec German beast and bloody well built. Wish we had as much options as the US market, dearly missing Holden and Ford days here. Nothing beats the rumble of R8 or Statesman V8’s.

 

[cainen]

RS3 bloody good car, low key underrated 3.9sec German beast and bloody well built. Wish we had as much options as the US market, dearly missing Holden and Ford days here. Nothing beats the rumble of R8 or Statesman V8’s.

The other problem with the RS3 is convincing the better half dropping 6 figures on a car is a good idea!

 

[jezzza]

The new RS3 was tempting for me but 12-15month wait minimum - plus missing tech due global supply issues. Not many options at the moment Fortunately I don't need a new car at the moment.

The RS3 is nice alright, very comfortable, bloody quick and sticks to a track like glue but the driver engagement is hardly comparable to that of a manual RWD sports car.

 

[cainen]

The RS3 is nice alright, very comfortable, bloody quick and sticks to a track like glue but the driver engagement is hardly comparable to that of a manual RWD sports car.

Yep, I've had hot hatches (though nothing close to an RS3) but never a RWD sports car. Spending this amount of money, I'd also like it to be a car I hold onto for a long long time, if not forever. The Z is going to last a lot longer than the Audi which there's a good chance will turn into a technological nightmare once warranty is up.