No they're still in the dark, they know about as much as us. He believes reservations will eventually become guaranteed allocations later in the year.Did your guy give you any clue on pricing?
No they're still in the dark, they know about as much as us. He believes reservations will eventually become guaranteed allocations later in the year.Did your guy give you any clue on pricing?
That's purely their guess. IMO there's no way 40k USD equates to 100k AUD.here is the article I read that stated between 80-100k
That’s what I would think too…but as I said, so much information hard to tell fact from fiction…even for a dealerThat's purely their guess. IMO there's no way 40k USD equates to 100k AUD.
Well... a 911 is around $100k USD, and about $250,000 AUD so... . Same with the C8 Corvette, 60K USD vs 160K AUD. Don't we love living in the lucky country. US pricing has very little to do with Aussie pricing - like any sensible business, Nissan Australia will assess the local market, look at competing options, and price the product for maximum return. Then the government will take a chunk of Luxury Car Tax for no good reason apart from lining the pockets of corrupt politicians (*cough* sports rorts, dodgy carpark grants, french au pairs etc etc etc if you know, you know....)That's purely their guess. IMO there's no way 40k USD equates to 100k AUD.
Yes the additional luxury car tax of 33% on vehicles once prices exceed $69,152 (2021-2022 tax year) makes comparing expensive car prices per country difficult, however where cars come in around or under that figure (as hopefully the Z should) it is relatively simple to make these comparisonsWell... a 911 is around $100k USD, and about $250,000 AUD so... . Same with the C8 Corvette, 60K USD vs 160K AUD. Don't we love living in the lucky country. US pricing has very little to do with Aussie pricing - like any sensible business, Nissan Australia will assess the local market, look at competing options, and price the product for maximum return. Then the government will take a chunk of Luxury Car Tax for no good reason apart from lining the pockets of corrupt politicians (*cough* sports rorts, dodgy carpark grants, french au pairs etc etc etc if you know, you know....)
Having second thoughts about the Z, there's so many great AMG/M/RS options in the 80-90K bracket. That said, all my euro cars have been broadly unreliable, while my japanese cars have been amazingly reliable. Someone give me a reason to go ahead with a Z purchase?
I hope you are right…starting to get a little worriedYes the additional luxury car tax of 33% on vehicles once prices exceed $69,152 (2021-2022 tax year) makes comparing expensive car prices per country difficult, however where cars come in around or under that figure (as hopefully the Z should) it is relatively simple to make these comparisons
The LCT is actually one of the reasons why I believe the Z will come in at around 70 to 75k on road ie Nissan will do there best to avoid it
I'm wondering if it's a typo. Also no mention of interior colours. Dealer has seen black and red listed as options but not blue.Why in the heck do we get everything bar the bigger infotainment unit? What’s the reasoning do you think?
I’m surprised that there is a choice of internal colours at all in Aus…..I’m just wanting black, can’t see the others going with yellow very wellI'm wondering if it's a typo. Also no mention of interior colours. Dealer has seen black and red listed as options but not blue.
It does say "Active Noise Cancellation and Active Sound Enhancement" which is the Bose system. Think we're good.The main issues for me are that the 9 inch looks really clean/flush, and hopefully this doesn’t also mean we miss out on Bose audio.
Yeah I saw that, it was up like two days ago…but see what I mean.They're now taking offical reservations.
https://www.nissan.com.au/vehicles/coming-soon/Z/reserve-your-vehicle.html
Agree…but it still doesn’t make much sense, if they are trying save money I have to think a slightly smaller screen would be the worst way to do it…that’s why I’m thinking…what is going on?‍I think the smaller infotainment isn’t too much of a surprise. I feel like we always tend to miss out on good options in Aus, so one of the biggest hesitations for me with ordering was that somehow we’d end up not getting some of the key features-like mechanical LSD, or as with some other cars a less powerful motor.
If the smaller screen is all we miss out on, it’s not so bad. There’s enough other features in US head units, such as satellite radio or sometimes On Star emergency assistance, that perhaps we just couldn’t get the same model. The other possibility is that as above, they’re going to try and keep it under the LCT threshold. Given a Nismo will probably be over it, so significantly more cash, Nissan will have to keep a few options up their sleeve to make it seem worthwhile.
The main issues for me are that the 9 inch looks really clean/flush, and hopefully this doesn’t also mean we miss out on Bose audio.
It is a bit concerning. Dealer rang at 8am this morning and seemed a bit frantic, think he had just realised that Nissan had opened official reservations. He said there was an influx of interest (probably via the website reservation system).The issue with this of course, is they don’t have the up to date info at hand to help them sell cars. I mean, like I said…I’m interested in a proto, BUT my dealer didn’t even know Aus was getting any because they had been told all along….just one spec.