How to search for a Z

[bpeckham]

Quite a few cars moved, but net only +1.

Updated with data collected on January 12th (compared to January 5th).

Using the zip codes in this V2 area covered map here's a spreadsheet that shows the inventory within the circles (more or less):

Inventory Spreadsheet

The number of cars in the area covered increased from 649 to 650 (+1 cars)

• removed: 113
• added: 114
• highest serial number: 362562 (up from 362444)

(edit: fixed dates and stats)

 

[TitanZ]

Best price I've seen advertised on Autotrader so far for a CPO (7yr/100Kmiles warranty) Z. $46,499 for a Silver (one of the more expensive paint colors) Performance Auto with only 1,846 miles on the ODO. $699 doc fee in their fine print on the website. Dealer is Gunter Nissan of Martinsville in Ridgeway VA. VIN: JN1BZ4BH4PM311123. This dealer originally listed this car in October for $58,888.

Comparing apples to apples, Sansone Jr Windsor Nissan in NJ has the same spec Silver Auto Perf Z JN1BZ4BH7PM311424 CPO since September with 185 miles on ODO and they started listing it at $59,894. Over past 4 months price lowered to $52,995 but recently bounced it back up +$500 to $53,495. Sansone Jr show $695 doc fee. Seems like Sansone Jr still playing games not being transparent with pricing, their website shows "below market value" next to the price $53,495 and then says Price locked $XX,XXX and you have to submit all your info to prove you're not a robot trying to buy a car they can't sell before they will let you know the real price...

So, same car, $7K price difference advertised. One dealer seems transparent & motivated to sell, the other seems oblivious to reality of current market and what it takes to sell this car.

 

[jc604]

Id say in the winter area states prices should be low if they want a quick sale but as soon as spring/summer hits people will be more in the market

 

[bpeckham]

Updated with data collected on January 19th (compared to January 12th).

Using the zip codes in this V2 area covered map here's a spreadsheet that shows the inventory within the circles (more or less):

Inventory Spreadsheet

The number of cars in the area covered decreased from 650 to 622 (-28 cars)

• removed: 46
• added: 18
• highest serial number: 362562 (unchanged)

 

[bpeckham]

Nissan inventory site broken. ?

 

[Brock]

Just in! 2023 Nissan Z! Black with Black/Blue interior. Performance/Manual. $5,000-$7,000 over sticker. Platinum Nissan in Sherman Texas.

 

[bpeckham]

Just in! 2023 Nissan Z! Black with Black/Blue interior. Performance/Manual. $5,000-$7,000 over sticker. Platinum Nissan in Sherman Texas.

I don't think I'd pay over MSRP for a '23 when there are '24s to be had. If you're hunting for a Z, cast a wide net. Get a '24, and don't pay over MSRP.

 

[bpeckham]

Updated with data collected on January 26th (compared to January 19th).

Using the zip codes in this V2 area covered map here's a spreadsheet that shows the inventory within the circles (more or less):

Inventory Spreadsheet

The number of cars in the area covered increased from 622 to 625 (+3 cars)

• removed: 47
• added: 50
• highest serial number: 362827 (up from 362562)

 

[bpeckham]

Just in! 2023 Nissan Z! Black with Black/Blue interior. Performance/Manual. $5,000-$7,000 over sticker. Platinum Nissan in Sherman Texas.

Just noticed. This is actually a 2024.

 

[bpeckham]

Sorry this update is a little late. My data source changed format, so I had to adapt. Anyway...

Updated with data collected on February 3rd (compared to January 26th).

Using the zip codes in this V2 area covered map here's a spreadsheet that shows the inventory within the circles (more or less):

Inventory Spreadsheet

The number of cars in the area covered increased from 625 to 659 (+34 cars)

• removed: 73
• added: 107
• highest serial number: 362827 (unchanged)

 

[bpeckham]

Data collected yesterday, but I didn't have a chance to post until today.

Updated with data collected on February 9th (compared to February 3rd).

Using the zip codes in this V2 area covered map here's a spreadsheet that shows the inventory within the circles (more or less):

Inventory Spreadsheet

The number of cars in the area covered decreased from 659 to 649 (-10 cars)

• removed: 62
• added: 52
• highest serial number: 362910 (up from 362827)

 

[MCN1SMO]

looks like we will be seeing vin #3K fairly soon

 

[bpeckham]

looks like we will be seeing vin #3K fairly soon

We are there.

 

[bpeckham]

Updated with data collected on February 16th (compared to February 9th).

Using the zip codes in this V2 area covered map here's a spreadsheet that shows the inventory within the circles (more or less):

Inventory Spreadsheet

The number of cars in the area covered increased from 649 to 689 (+40 cars)

• removed: 54
• added: 94
• highest serial number: 363089 (up from 362910)

 

[bpeckham]

At the suggestion of one of our members, I modified the inventory spreadsheet to have a couple of new tabs. I've been collecting data since March 2023 (when I was really hunting for a Z), so inventory before that date isn't captured.

One of the new tabs is "All Cars", which is basically a single sheet that collects all the cars ever seen in inventory. You can get some interesting stats from this like:

year 2023 -> 797 (35.45%)​

year 2024 -> 1451 (64.55%)​

Performance is by far the most seen model:

model Nissan Z NISMO® -> 362 (16.10%)​

model Nissan Z Performance -> 1607 (71.49%)​

model Nissan Z Proto Spec -> 14 (0.62%)​

model Nissan Z Sport -> 265 (11.79%)​

#savethemanuals

trans 6-Speed Manual Transmission -> 823 (36.61%)​

trans 9-Speed Automatic Transmission -> 1425 (63.39%)​

Black is *the* color. Red is almost non-existent.

exterior Black Diamond Pearl -> 740 (32.92%)​

exterior Gun Metallic -> 471 (20.95%)​

exterior Rosewood Metallic -> 153 (6.81%)​

exterior Two-tone Boulder Gray Pearl / Super Black -> 77 (3.43%)​

exterior Two-tone Brilliant Silver Metallic / Super Black -> 87 (3.87%)​

exterior Two-tone Everest White TriCoat / Super Black -> 297 (13.21%)​

exterior Two-tone Ikazuchi Yellow TriCoat / Super Black -> 99 (4.40%)​

exterior Two-tone Passion Red TriCoat / Super Black -> 8 (0.36%)​

exterior Two-tone Seiran Blue TriCoat / Super Black -> 171 (7.61%)​

exterior Two-tone Stealth Gray / Super Black -> 145 (6.45%)​

Red is indeed a rare color with only 8 ever seen in inventory. However, If I filter for my spec (Performance, 6MT, Blue, Graphite), there are only 37 ever seen in inventory (2023 + 2024).

Another new tab is "All Changes". It seems like the attributes of a given car can change over time. So I crunched all this data as well. You can see that early on Nissan seemed to have trouble keeping track of the interior of a car. Later on, the only attributes that seem to change are the dealer and the MSRP.