Hands Up all the Aussies
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West Aussie
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Whole stack of cars arrived at Fremantle port today (think back to the photo I posted a couple of days ago)
Unfortunately can’t get down there to check in person…this is a screen shot off the live cam
Unfortunately can’t get down there to check in person…this is a screen shot off the live cam
West Aussie
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When i say “finished” I mean they have finished allocating..not finished building or anything else.
It’s pretty clear this is the case as people who have missed out have been informed. If they were still negotiating to build more, they would not have contacted those who have missed out as yet, as there would still be a chance of getting extra AND they would not know out of that extra how many wanted to continue with said contract.
Therefore I’m pretty sure they know how many they are getting, and that number of people have been informed that they are getting one….further proof is the email they sent out to all you guys saying you were successful. They wouldn’t do that if they didn’t have the cars secured.
If you haven’t been contacted I would question what your dealer is telling you.
But if you have …it means you have one secured, weather that be 240 or 170, no one really knows.
Remember they took over 400 orders for the proto. They were never going to have enough to fill that order. So, those who missed out were informed and given a choice of a refund or wait for a coupe.
Now from that point it’s my understanding that those who choose to wait for the coupe, would be put into the coupe wait list in order of the date they ordered. This list does not affect those who have a Proto, the Protos will be made and distributed. The coupes likewise although the wait list has blown out till end of next year, although we are hoping and assuming that some of the early coupes that were placed in early 2021 will arrive at the same time as the first distribution of the Protos, or at least not far behind
If your dealer is saying it’s being built in August chances are it may be part of the extra allocation they secured on top of the original Protos they were given….this is just my take. Could be wrong, but makes sense.
@jezzza I agree with your prediction, if true, how long do you reckon it will be from drive to delivery? And will they still follow the line. For instance if someone ordered a car but was away on holidays and couldn’t test drive, would they be jumped?
Personally I’d be down there the next day, but I don’t trust this to go smoothly
Test drive will be pushed to those with it as a clause in their contract. Not sure how financial agreements work as I've never bought a new car.. was hoping to use Amex.
It's very possible that Nissan are intentionally keeping allocation details quiet to avoid shenanigans with sketchy dealers trying to sell positions. I've had a few people (who eventually admit that they work at a dealership) message me on fb trying to sell a spot for profit.
Despite our never-ending agony, I do believe that Nissan Australia have good intentions. I'm fairly confident that Coupe customers will be in their cars soon after initial Proto deliveries.
West Aussie
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That’s disgusting! Especially as an early order such as yourself…it’s a bit disconcerting
We usually buy our cars from our home equity…simply because I can walk in with a cheque for the entire amount and then pick the car up five days later when the cheque clears.
This way there is no extra percentage for use of credit cards, or sending $5000 at a time (or whatever your credit card, or bank transfer limit maybe)
Then we go home and just transfer our savings over each day till it’s paid off or it’s paid up to what we have and pay off the outstanding at a later date. Because of the long wait, this time we have the money to pay in full…but obviously our bank won’t allow us to transfer it all at once. So it sits in the bank earning its measly interest and then we will do as above
That’s why I’d like to know straight away when they expect the car…we will take the cheque in 10 days before to allow for any delays, done and dusted with no extra charges
loudsx
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Well we know some cars are built
as we have VINs for 2 that are lower than the media cars.
now the big question is just how many are here!
guess the answer”should” come out fri.
as we have VINs for 2 that are lower than the media cars.
now the big question is just how many are here!
guess the answer”should” come out fri.
peter
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I'm on holidays next week, will be ringing dealer to advise on Friday that if by some miracle they have some news and can't get hold of me they have authority to say a big YES to the car
West Aussie
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Think that’s wise…I just emailed my dealer yesterday, just on the off chance anything new is happening that he could divulge
Imagine my surprise when he emailed me first thing this morning ( most unlike him)
Sounds like @jezzza Is on the right track
I’m trying not to get excited because we’ve been there done that many times over and always been disappointed….and this could be just another one of those times
However he said they are expecting their demo at the end of September with ETAs for ordered cars shortly after that
So it looks like it’s still another month to two away…but it does at last sound like we are on the right track, and as jezzza said, demo, then commit then arrive
peter
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Saw this on fb
Automatic Z's added to 9 Speed recall Stop Sale by Nissan. Had this confirmed by a Nissan Contact. This is the same issue that affects the Titan and Frontier as they use the same JATCO 9 Speed. Over 180K Trucks were already included in this campaign as they were a risk to roll away when in park. It's being communicated to dealers that the Z is now added. I'm assuming this means any auto Protos in a showroom are not to be sold at the moment?
Automatic Z's added to 9 Speed recall Stop Sale by Nissan. Had this confirmed by a Nissan Contact. This is the same issue that affects the Titan and Frontier as they use the same JATCO 9 Speed. Over 180K Trucks were already included in this campaign as they were a risk to roll away when in park. It's being communicated to dealers that the Z is now added. I'm assuming this means any auto Protos in a showroom are not to be sold at the moment?
There's no Protos in showrooms here yet but the demonstration cars are starting to arrive of which I've only seen automatic allocations. Let's hope that we can at least drive these to keep the ball rolling.
West Aussie
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If there is a fix ..each dealer will only have one to fix. Surely it shouldn’t hold up things too much
If not, and we can’t actually drive it, it still shouldn’t hold up things if we as a buyer choose to proceed….especially as we mostly ordered manuals, a completely different driving experience
