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The car itself is bang on, the car isn't the issue.....it's the price

For 50k we just have more options here that a motorswapped 370Z just can't offer a better value against and certainly have more "cred" or "style".......and for another 10k you can go get in line for a Mid Engine car that's just as reliable with 100 more hp and a true DCT and tons more features even in base trim.......and it happens to be the hottest car on the planet right now
So another 10k anothe one fifth of a car your already saying is too expensive.
Look I respect your decision, and choice.
But if it’s too expensive for you guys complaining won’t help and it won’t change itThere are plenty of people in here even from the US and Canada that are still excited and will be buying one.
I don't know how people who were Z enthusiasts can jump ship so quickly.
Still cheaper than any car in its league
If people want to buy something different then they should do it, and let us enjoy our choice
 
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I still haven’t gotten a call from my dealer now that our price has been locked in, despite them saying they would the second info came out. I have had three calls from the same guy asking if I’m interested in ordering though, despite telling him each time I already have. What an easy sale lol. If I could buy online direct I would.
Unless you call them, I doubt you’ll get a call until they are in the system. The only ones who seem to be calling are at dealerships that people have pulled their pre order from …I agree it’s frustrating
 

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So another 10k anothe one fifth of a car your already saying is too expensive.
Look I respect your decision, and choice.
But if it’s too expensive for you guys complaining won’t help and it won’t change itThere are plenty of people in here even from the US and Canada that are still excited and will be buying one.
I don't know how people who were Z enthusiasts can jump ship so quickly.
Still cheaper than any car in its league
If people want to buy something different then they should do it, and let us enjoy our choice
+1. I think there’s been way more effort out in than it just being a motorswapped 370. If that’s the argument, what’s so special about this year’s Cayman vs previous models? I’m guessing that’s the car being alluded to. To me the answer is nothing, which is why I wasn’t that keen on one-I couldn’t see what made it special vs any other year of the car.
 

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I wonder if our market gets the 12v radar detector plug. Now that's a luxury that only WA residences can get away with! It's potentially jail time if caught with a radar detector in QLD.
 
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I wonder if our market gets the 12v radar detector plug. Now that's a luxury that only WA residences can get away with! It's potentially jail time if caught with a radar detector in QLD.
Probs not then…they will comply with the Australian standards as we are out on our own id day no…but i for one would love it!
 

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At this stage, I will probably wait till I get a test drive first before I commit. If the dealer wants me to comfirm my preorder without a test drive, I will just let it go. At $80k, I don’t think there is any rush to get one. I love the look of the z, but I would like to get a feel for it first. Disappointed with not having different drive modes and active exhaust in the manual tool.
 

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I agree with Houston. US performance costs about the same as the Aussie one,, with our 10% GST and luxury car tax included. Cars are usually way cheaper in the US.
 

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Called local dealer yesterday, they still have no more news other than price and that it will vary depending on suburb. Luckily I am classed as country rego which is cheaper.
As they haven't got the car codes yet they can't give you a confirmed driveaway price.
Last week was only the price announcement the official launch is still to come, did manage to get an invite to the local dealers launch party.
The door barrels and door switch gear look exactly like the 370Z, I got some nice carbon fibre covers for these when I had my 370z, if they are the same will get some just to dress it up a bit.
 
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Called local dealer yesterday, they still have no more news other than price and that it will vary depending on suburb. Luckily I am classed as country rego which is cheaper.
As they haven't got the car codes yet they can't give you a confirmed driveaway price.
Last week was only the price announcement the official launch is still to come, did manage to get an invite to the local dealers launch party.
The door barrels and door switch gear look exactly like the 370Z, I got some nice carbon fibre covers for these when I had my 370z, if they are the same will get some just to dress it up a bit.
Thats a win…wonder what I have to do to get on a list?…surely prices are the same within your state as rego etc is the same throughout the state..,right?
It is in WA
 
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I agree with Houston. US performance costs about the same as the Aussie one,, with our 10% GST and luxury car tax included. Cars are usually way cheaper in the US.
No that’s not correct…our price is around the same as US WITHOUT the GST, and we have no luxury car tax because if you take 10% of the 73300 it comes in under the LCT threshold.
 

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All the cars I have bought have always been cheaper rego, here in Wollongong once you travel over Windang bridge into Shellharbour it's cheaper rego
 
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All the cars I have bought have always been cheaper rego, here in Wollongong once you travel over Windang bridge into Shellharbour it's cheaper rego
Wow that’s amazing…I never knew that. I don’t think we have that in WA.
 

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@West Aussie you’ve been waiting a while, are you starting to feel better about the car now some firmer information has started coming out?
 
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@West Aussie you’ve been waiting a while, are you starting to feel better about the car now some former information has started coming out?
Yes…for sure. The car minus screen size it exactly what I wanted going by reviews. The price…sure I’d like it to be lower but it’s in the ball park of what I was told straight up a year ago.
They bought it in under the luxury car tax threshold which is an added bonus.
There is nothing and I mean nothing that comes close to it in Australia for the price range, we are still gonna be 15k better off than buying a Supra and I don’t plan to drag race….if I did I’d get some better tires and tune it

Now it’s just the wait for it to actually arrive…and the push to get those free car mats of course ?
 

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Wow that’s amazing…I never knew that. I don’t think we have that in WA.
Can confirm we certainly don't!

I reside in Kalgoorlie for half a year and Port Hedland the other half - both locations seem to be the dearest in the damn Southern Hemisphere! ?

Heck, I worked near Moranbah in Qld and also down towards Gladstone - both regarded as pricey areas - and these WA locations knock the socks off of them!
 
 






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