Hands Up all the Aussies

[jezzza]

It is such a shame to see people pulling their orders but very understandable.

I havn't quite pulled out yet but close! On a side note, the Ranger Raptor goes extremely well (coincidentally same HP as the Z) though I'm not thrilled about every diesel bogan wanting a drag race.

 

[Proto Z]

I havn't quite pulled out yet but close! On a side note, the Ranger Raptor goes extremely well (coincidentally same HP as the Z) though I'm not thrilled about every diesel bogan wanting a drag race.

The new Raptor looks amazing. I'd love to get BOTH it and a Z... imagine the weekend dilemma... "Will I be playing on road or off road this weekend?"

 

[peter]

I'm in it for the long haul, just keep waiting until a car eventually turns up, with all the people pulling out I'm getting closer to the front of the queue.
The paint delay suggestion sounds like absolute B/S, these cars have very strict final vehicle surface inspections highly unlikely something so visually serious would get through and then have to be returned to Japan.

 

[loudsx]

Paint recall

never happen

https://www.drive.com.au/news/kia-stinger-respray-promised-for-defective-yellow-paint/

oh wait.

 

[GBRTX]

https://autoexpert.com.au/questions-answers/nissan-patrol-defective-peeling-paint-from-hell-problem

 

[jezzza]

https://autoexpert.com.au/questions-answers/nissan-patrol-defective-peeling-paint-from-hell-problem

John Cadogan really doesn't like Nissan Australia.

 

[peter]

Approx 10 years or so ago there were XXXXX shipped into the country with paint issues, XXXXX apparently sent them out to repairers across the country depending on where the cars were unloaded and cars were resprayed, these were then sold as new cars to unsuspecting buyers.
XXXXX very popular and good Japanese brand.
I still think the paint issue is a dealer excuse, the Stingers and Patrols in these articles seem to have paint problems that arose after delivery not when the cars were unloaded

 

[Mud]

John Cadogan really doesn't like Nissan Australia.

No one here likes Nissan Australia either

 

[West Aussie]

No one here likes Nissan Australia either

Not after this shemozzle they don’t

The most infuriating thing to me is if I could just find a new car or one two years old in the same price range that I liked I would walk instantly.
But nothing really ticks all the boxes at the same price….it’s actually making me so mad, because after all this, I really don’t want to give them my money ??

 

[morgand]

I am neither saying I agree or disagree, however don't underestimate paint issues.

There is currently a class action against Toyota for paint peeling ->
Angry car owners take Toyota on over mass paint defects
https://autoexpert.com.au › posts › oh-what-a-peeling-a...

And there are a number of class actions against Nissan for gearbox issues in the 370z.

Whilst both of those boats have sailed, meaning the cars are out there, it would be hard for any OEM to claim plausible deniability moving forward should those issues occur again, and as you can see from the Kia article repainting a car these days is pretty expensive given labour costs.

 

[morgand]

On a side note, maybe Nissan can outsource their production to Subaru or Ford. Those guys are nailing it at the moment.

My current drive car is a NextGen Ranger and after the fairly quiet release yesterday, I've reserved a Ranger Platinum.

So with a bit of luck my garage at the end of next year will be the Dark Horse and Ranger Platinum. And to think I was always a Holden guy...

 

[Beard]

Old mate in the USA, takes his Z in for the manual transmission recall and says it drives much better after the gearbox swap.

 

[StrikeS30]

Old mate in the USA, takes his Z in for the manual transmission recall and says it drives much better after the gearbox swap.

Well thats good news! Hopefully we start seeing some MT cars finally shipping

 

[morgand]

This forum is as active as Nissan Australia's Z deliveries lately. ha ha ha

 

[Zywoov2]

Picked up my proto yesterday