Hands Up all the Aussies

[West Aussie]

So, my car is at the dealership doing pre-delivery. Ready by Friday. Ironically I also pickup the BRZ tomorrow…… Also currently driving a 21 Mustang GT, so will have a real back to back.

Greedy guts
What delivery month did they tell you..April or May?
Interested because it may give me a clue.

Congrats by the way….wish I could afford all three

 

[morgand]

Greedy guts
What delivery month did they tell you..April or May?
Interested because it may give me a clue.

Congrats by the way….wish I could afford all three

April, so slightly early.

The Mustang is my work drive car, so it's just the BRZ and Z which I will own. Given the terrible delivery times the plan was always to have one, and when the next one arrived make a decision on my favourite and sell the other. I only ordered the Z and Mustang (switched to the S650 model Dark Horse) BRZ was an impulse based on Nissan delays...

 

[morgand]

Easy to add more power to the new BRZ/86?

This model has a 2.4l which is a lot better then outgoing 2.0l. Normally aspirated, so any real performance improvements come from forced induction. It's more of a 'momentum car' in that it is light with a low centre of gravity so handles well.

If I was going down that path I'd do the HKS supercharger kit, as you keep the NA power delivery characteristics. Cost is around $10k fitted.

I picked up a 10th anniversary model so will probably just leave completely standard.

 

[theboosh]

Congrats on the Mustang. Will be interesting to see if it’s got any similarities with how the Z drives.
Meanwhile in boat spotting land, looks like the last one to come from Yokohama is still sitting off the coast:

 

[MattJ2020]

Anyone else watch that YouTube video of an Australian Z owner naming 15 things he hates or are bad about the new Z?

 

[theboosh]

Yeah! His videos are pretty good. Main thing that stood out to me was re: the roof being a wrap, I'd read elsewhere that it was just the lower part which is (where he's showing in the video). Hopefully it's not.

 

[Mud]

Yeah! His videos are pretty good. Main thing that stood out to me was re: the roof being a wrap, I'd read elsewhere that it was just the lower part which is (where he's showing in the video). Hopefully it's not.

He has it up for sale
https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/2022-nissan-z-proto-z34-manual-my23/SSE-AD-14575975/?Cr=15

 

[MattJ2020]

Hrmmmmmm

 

[theboosh]

Maybe should have dropped the video about the car being a piece of spam after it sold lol

 

[West Aussie]

Yeah! His videos are pretty good. Main thing that stood out to me was re: the roof being a wrap, I'd read elsewhere that it was just the lower part which is (where he's showing in the video). Hopefully it's not.

Yeah the wrap is a pretty big thing in our Aussie environment. Most wraps only last 3 years here ….it’s not good because no one knows what’s under it. My guess is it wouldn’t be the expensive body colour paint…but a primer paint.

My husband has finally cracked and agreed. If my car is not on a ship by start of May we will get our money back and he will agree to paying the extra for the BMW instead Z4 instead.

It’s got beyond a joke and the quality issues coming out are a real concern….especially the latest with the bonnet lifters popping up from just hitting a curb the wrong way and the manual stating it could even happen just going over railway crossings …really? I mean what the heck are they doing in design land
That’s a 2.5k fix in the US just for parts….or almost 5k in Aussie dollars

 

[loudsx]

Maybe should have dropped the video about the car being a piece of spam after it sold lol

anything for the clicks

 

[morgand]

So I have my BRZ...

 

[morgand]

I totally lucked out on the build number. Last one.

 

[morgand]

It's like a go cart in comparison to the Mustang. Very low, laterally much stiffer suspension. Just feels half the size to drive... I am thinking the Z is going to be somewhere in the middle of both.

 

[Hammo25]

April, so slightly early.

The Mustang is my work drive car, so it's just the BRZ and Z which I will own. Given the terrible delivery times the plan was always to have one, and when the next one arrived make a decision on my favourite and sell the other. I only ordered the Z and Mustang (switched to the S650 model Dark Horse) BRZ was an impulse based on Nissan delays...

This is my situation. Z delivery next week but have 2024 dark horse on order too. Expect that will be my keeper, but wife might want to keep the Z for her.