News on BIG 2027 Z Production changes for the US

[HWill]

The 10 year after a vehicle is discontinued is a myth and there is no law stating how long they have to make parts. But it is kind of a standard to do at least 7 to 10 years after discontinued.

 

[CPerdomo]

the drive and every automotive news site covering this got their info from this thread lol

its a circular game of telephone

Yes! I saw a post on MSNBC today and it basically repeated what we read here from the members.

 

[takemorepills]

I have a 19 Titan PR. What parts can't you get for it? My dealership has never had an issue getting any parts for my truck. Also, just remember the 2024 Titans are still under the 10-year/100K bumper-to-bumper warranty. I'm pretty sure your dealership is selling you a load of crap if they can't get parts for your 2021.

Here's another parts issue with Nissan (post 5 is the bad news):
https://www.titantalk.com/threads/srs-warning-light-flashes-4-times.442659/#post-8327057

Can't get the passenger occupancy seat frame sensor anymore. Now stuck with a malfunctioning airbag system.

 

[David Montgomery]

It's 5y/100k.
My 2021 doesn't need parts.
I had a 2007 for 14 years and there's all kinds of parts no longer available for it. It's one of the main reasons I bought the newer Titan, just to get into a newer parts catalog.
I can't recall exactly what's no longer available on the Gen 1 Titan, but I do recall exactly what pissed me off about my Q60, I had it lowered on Swift springs and after a few years of the car dragging it's exhaust on my driveway and the ride starting to degrade a little bit, I decided to reinstall the factory springs and buy OEM shocks/struts for it. Because it's an AWD model, the front uses struts that clear a CV axle. The OEM was Japanese made Tokico. No longer available, Infiniti had "Value Advantage" (or something like that) service struts/shocks for the car, they seemed suspiciously inexpensive and the struts were preloaded with springs, great and all but when I received them they looked cheap and are made in China.
Also, before I sold the car, I was hit on the freeway which required finding a new rear bumper cover, which turned out we were getting one of the last few remaining because my Q60 had the special "Sport" aerodynamics stuff on it. I found out there were very few left because the bumper that the body shop ordered was damaged in delivery and they told me they couldn't find one so I went on the search and found one.

I'm very into OEM parts, and one year after my Q60 was cancelled, I couldn't get OEM wiper blades from Japan. I searched for them and found the Japanese made wiper blades being sold online from Guangzhou China Infiniti because Infiniti tried to break into the Chinese market and their dealers were getting rid of OEM parts from their allotment.

As far as the Z is concerned, the only parts I'd be worried about long term availability are Nismo specific parts, LED headlights and taillights and possibly the infotainment unit, which should be replaceable with aftermarket because it's a normal Nissan unit but no one has made a dash kit .... Yet....

Sorry, I meant 5/100. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Nissan is in trouble, they probable can't afford to produce old parts and keep them on the shelf. Without guaranteed buyers. If they start making money again I suspect that will change a little

 

[takemorepills]

Sorry, I meant 5/100. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Nissan is in trouble, they probable can't afford to produce old parts and keep them on the shelf. Without guaranteed buyers. If they start making money again I suspect that will change a little

I hope so!

 

[Houston.RZ34]

You won't be so happy if you still own the Z years after it is cancelled and you can't find parts for it.

Nissan Infiniti is terrible about parts after a vehicle generation is cancelled/ended. 6-12 months later the parts catalog starts filling up with "discontinued" and "no longer available".

That and so few made, good luck to those in the future......

There is truth to what you're saying - I'm catching hell with Q70S 5.6 stuff as we speak, luckily I can dabble in the Z34/V37/R35 parts bin and it'll work.

That being said, RZ34 is a Z34 with a VR30. Anything under the skin shouldn't be too much of an issue. It's going to be anything skin deep/cosmetic that'll be a royal PITA in the future.

 

[takemorepills]

There is truth to what you're saying - I'm catching hell with Q70S 5.6 stuff as we speak, luckily I can dabble in the Z34/V37/R35 parts bin and it'll work.

That being said, RZ34 is a Z34 with a VR30. Anything under the skin shouldn't be too much of an issue. It's going to be anything skin deep/cosmetic that'll be a royal PITA in the future.

I have an old Acura ding duty car. It's 23 years old and many parts are still available, but one critical part has been unavailable for years now: steering wheel clock spring. Total unobtanium. In researching if there's an equivalent part, I found it this part is unavailable for a lot of vehicles 15-20+ years old. If the clock spring goes bad, you lose the steering wheel controls and the driver airbag. It effectively "totals" an otherwise perfectly good older vehicle.

Now that I've been through this, I'll probably pick up a spare steering wheel clock spring, LED headlights and taillights for the Z. I think those parts are the most likely to become unobtainable in the near future and most likely to really cause problems. The rest of the Z is either just like the older Zs or durable enough to not worry about it.

 

[Zplz]

All good points and I appreciate the insight. At my age, though, I'm more concerned about parts failing on me than on my Z.

 

[MCN1SMO]

a few articles are adding to what was posted here stating that manual NISMOs will be limited to about 10% of total production. If you take the average of 3 Zs per dealer as a starting point you can get how that math ballpark works out to around 300 manual NISMOs for the model year

 

[50thZ]

A collector yet not available. Forget MSRP. add 10-15K, again the dealer will kill the Z.

 

[EuroMike]

A collector yet not available. Forget MSRP. add 10-15K, again the dealer will kill the Z.

I was planing to get 2027 Performance but if there is any mark up Im buying 2026 or 2027 Mustang GT premium.
I love Nissan Z but those cars are not worth paying any mark ups.

 

[Zplz]

I swear I see more Ferraris in the Houston metro than Z’s. I don’t believe I’ve ever seen a NISMO on the streets.

 

[50thZ]

I swear I see more Ferraris in the Houston metro than Z’s. I don’t believe I’ve ever seen a NISMO on the streets.

IKR

 

[KrackaC8]

I swear I see more Ferraris in the Houston metro than Z’s. I don’t believe I’ve ever seen a NISMO on the streets.

The only one I've seen here is sitting in Katy Nissan's showroom.

 

[MCN1SMO]

another article about this thread and nissan even responded in this one


https://www.motor1.com/news/788412/...XojBSa3kHNhJQ0vgh3_aem_cD1h7aWXYTX5QKhk2lbdSg