Hands Up all the Aussies

[West Aussie]

Fair call. Note though that a number of the cars showing as dealer used are actually demos. I know for sure on two of those cars. The gun metallic one is the Osborne Park demo and there’s A yellow coupe that is the Morley demo.

I wonder whether all those protons are actually in WA. There’s a surprising number of them. Perhaps Nissan lost control of customer allocations on those early proto deliveries and dealers sold them to each other within their networks so they could charge above MSRP. If they did - it seems to have backfired on them and now they’re stuck with cars they can’t advertise / sell as new.

I know for a fact they were bought, and trying to be resold, as my husband enquired about two of them after waiting for so long. He was going to try and bargain them down, they said they can’t because they paid more than retail for them …your right it has backfired because none of them have moved

 

[West Aussie]

Hey all! First post, figured I’d weigh in.

I put down a $1000 deposit May 22 approx. Within a week of the prices being released, which notably has changed/increased. At that time, my local dealer advised that they were not allowed to take deposits any earlier than the price release, which looking at this thread obviously wasn’t true for all dealers.

Late 22, I was told that I had missed out on a Proto when Nissan started cutting peoples orders and capping the amount being sold. Bit cheeky if you ask me.

last weekend, the 27th, I took delivery of a Proto Z, as a result of merging dealers and someone pulling out. I also happened to be pre-approved for finance and knew a salesman quite well, so a few factors working together.

Now I have seen a few non-proto Z’s on the street, unsure if theyre demos or not. I have seen one other proto, that I know was delivered. The dealer demos are supposedly all non-proto. The dealer also mentioned that their demos have to be demos for minimum 9months. This same dealer sold their demo the day after it was eligible for sale, there’s definitely demand.

I should mention when I got mine, there was a proto and non proto both ready for delivery in the showroom also.

last note, the dealer principal mentioned there’s 146 Protos allocated to Australia - no idea how to verify this information.

cheers!

Can I ask what colour the one waiting for pick up was
So far the only non Protos and non demos that I’ve seen are silver and black, so I. Wondering if the paint issues were more prevalent on the bright colour or if it was just a case of production.
Also did you get a manual? Again just out of interest due to all the talk about transmissions.

Cannington in WA have also sold their Blue demo, can’t release it till next month I believe

Either way a very positive post …which makes a nice change
Congratulation! How are you liking it so far?

 

[loudsx]

Can I ask what colour you bought?
So far the only non Protos and non demos that I’ve seen are silver and black, so I. Wondering if the paint issues were more prevalent on the bright colour or if it was just a case of production.
Also did you get a manual? Again just out of interest due to all the talk about transmissions.

Either way a very positive post …which makes a nice change
Congratulation! How are you liking it so far?

you may want to read his post again, it was a Proto...

" last weekend, the 27th, I took delivery of a Proto Z, "

 

[West Aussie]

you may want to read his post again, it was a Proto...

" last weekend, the 27th, I took delivery of a Proto Z, "

The other car in the dealership…what colour was it?
Sorry I quickly wrote the wrong thing

 

[Mud]

 

[Hammo25]

Hey all! First post, figured I’d weigh in.

I put down a $1000 deposit May 22 approx. Within a week of the prices being released, which notably has changed/increased. At that time, my local dealer advised that they were not allowed to take deposits any earlier than the price release, which looking at this thread obviously wasn’t true for all dealers.

Late 22, I was told that I had missed out on a Proto when Nissan started cutting peoples orders and capping the amount being sold. Bit cheeky if you ask me.

last weekend, the 27th, I took delivery of a Proto Z, as a result of merging dealers and someone pulling out. I also happened to be pre-approved for finance and knew a salesman quite well, so a few factors working together.

Now I have seen a few non-proto Z’s on the street, unsure if theyre demos or not. I have seen one other proto, that I know was delivered. The dealer demos are supposedly all non-proto. The dealer also mentioned that their demos have to be demos for minimum 9months. This same dealer sold their demo the day after it was eligible for sale, there’s definitely demand.

I should mention when I got mine, there was a proto and non proto both ready for delivery in the showroom also.

last note, the dealer principal mentioned there’s 146 Protos allocated to Australia - no idea how to verify this information.

cheers!

@SDate42 what state / city Are you in if you don’t mind sharing?

 

[SDate42]

Either way a very positive post …which makes a nice change
Congratulation! How are you liking it so far?

I am stoked! It’s a manual, and I reckon it suits the car really well, despite being fractionally slower than the auto option.

The non-proto for delivery was grey+auto, and the other proto was auto.

I’m based out of Sydney, NSW.

Aaaannndd also important to mention, I had surgery on my right wrist literally the day before delivery so I haven’t driven the car yet. I have done all 300kms as a passenger - the missus is a big fan of the car

 

[West Aussie]

I am stoked! It’s a manual, and I reckon it suits the car really well, despite being fractionally slower than the auto option.

The non-proto for delivery was grey+auto, and the other proto was auto.

I’m based out of Sydney, NSW.

Aaaannndd also important to mention, I had surgery on my right wrist literally the day before delivery so I haven’t driven the car yet. I have done all 300kms as a passenger - the missus is a big fan of the car

Great to hear you’re enjoying it.. im glad the wait paid off for you.
As I suspected..another grey coupe

What is it with you guys breaking your wrists, I mean I’ve heard the bike crash excuse from Hammo…but I mean how did you really do the damage

 

[Hammo25]

Great to hear you’re enjoying it.. im glad the wait paid off for you.
As I suspected..another grey coupe

What is it with you guys breaking your wrists, I mean I’ve heard the bike crash excuse from Hammo…but I mean how did you really do the damage

Yep. My manual sat in the garage for a month after being delivered to the house by the dealer. Enjoying it now though. Can’t wait to get it to 2000km and give it a decent thrashing.

 

[SDate42]

What is it with you guys breaking your wrists, I mean I’ve heard the bike crash excuse from Hammo…but I mean how did you really do the damage

It was work related, so trust me when I say I’ve heard all the insinuations possible from my employer and colleagues

 

[peter]

Anyone in Qld want a black auto ring Springwood nissan ASAP they have a cancelled order

 

[Raff]

Hey all,

Just seen this:

From July 1, 2023, the LCT threshold will be lifted from $71,849 to $76,950 – raising the cap by $5101.

Does that mean some people may have gotten ripped off? I received an email from nissan stating my vehicle should arrive in September too.

 

[loudsx]

I was told, note this was verbal not written

that when signingif costs went up that I got the contract price not the revised one.

but if it went down they would honor it.

no idea ifit will happen but if above does drop price I will be consulting with them on it.

 

[cainen]

I was told, note this was verbal not written

that when signingif costs went up that I got the contract price not the revised one.

but if it went down they would honor it.

no idea ifit will happen but if above does drop price I will be consulting with them on it.

For taxes they would have to adjust either way. The retail price would be a different story.

 

[Shobotan]

I was told, note this was verbal not written

that when signingif costs went up that I got the contract price not the revised one.

but if it went down they would honor it.

no idea if it will happen but if above does drop price I will be consulting with them on it.

I was told (verbally) this as well. The dealer was a multi franchise and wanted to point out there were other brands where they were unable to honour the price if there was an increase. I will certainly be hitting my dealer up for the reduction if eligible.