Ordered a 370Z Today!
 

I've put down a deposit today and the dealer estimates it will arrive around September. For those who have ordered one, did you / are you getting the truSeal paint protection / leather protection, etc? I'm not sure if all Nissan dealers offer it but I was wondering if it was worth getting done.

BIG congrats! :tup: I know you have been researching and reading up on the forum for last few months. I really wanted to see the 19" rims in Australian Zs. Hopefully Nissan will bring them next year (or you can convince me to sell mine ;))

I didn't get those "protection" coverage. I personally do not think they worth it but I never bought them with ANY of my cars. I will let other members give you true feedback on it.

Good luck with everything.

Thanks. Wow, you were quick in replying. Yes, those 19" rims are sexy and I still plan to buy them... I just hope some of you guys want to sell them soon :)

It's going to be a long wait
 

It's going to be a long wait but worth it. I love mine, can't wait to finish work each day so I can drive it.

Grats dude.
Am i right is saying your from Melbourne?
What colour did you go with?

Congrats - my order has gone through too - I think estimated delivery date for mine is the end of August. I didn't bother with any of the protections on paint or interior - personally think it's a waste as I'm a clean freak anyway. Only options I went for were carpet mats and tinted windows.

Good to see you are also moving from a WRX.

I'm currently driving a 2007 WRX STI - which I love. However when i first found out about the 370Z I knew I had to have one. I travelled over to Melbourne to see it at the motor show and have finally placed the order. Now to sell the STI.

Cheers,
Stu

Big congrats 370er:tup:.

I only picked mine up yesterday (I was lucky dealer had one in stock). I personally didn't get the protection stuff for a couple of reasons and AK, has mentioned one of them.

As I also dont think it's worth it for what the dealer chargers for it. Plus for us in Aus at least it carries the 30% LCT as the cars are already over the threshold. Also I personally believe IMHO you can get much better jobs done and cheaper, by going aftermarket.

Lastly if you look after the car and use good car cleaning products/waxes it will keep your car just as well looked after. It also looks like there is a few of us trading/selling STI/WRX's for the 370Z.

BTW You will love when you first get I guarantee it.

G'day guys! nice to see the 370z OZ community is getting larger - put my order in about 3 weeks ago - still patiently waiting for a delivery date - gutted that we dont get the 19" wheels...

finished the car off well I thought! and can't have cost that much more than the 18" - oh well....

only option I went for was tinted windows... turned down the paint protection aftersales for same reasons as mentioned....

nice to meet you all

cheers,
irishboy

Ellz - I'm from Traralgon which is about 1 hour 40 mins from Melbourne. The good thing about living here is that my Z will be very unique. Particularly because I got Chicane Yellow. The dealer had a yellow auto as demo but some vet brought it the other week. I ordered a yellow manual. I better take a few manual driving lessons :p

nismostu - I'm a clean freak also and think i'd look after it enough not to need this extra protection. I think I will get them to tint the windows and i'll buy the mats at a later time. Thankfully this stuff can be added after I pay for the car to avoid LCT on these things.

I actually own an Impreza RX, but it looks like an Sti :P It's a really nice limited edition blue and will go nicely in the garage with my yellow Z. It's a great car and i'm going to keep it for the practicality reasons.

MrBMW - Congrats! I look forward to seeing some pics of your Z... and same goes for everyone else :)

It's good to see more people replying here ... this forum has been invaluable. That's another advantage of owning a Z over some other cars I was looking at - the support in the forums is very helpful.

irishboy - I was also gutted we didn't get the 19s, as you all probably know from my other posts. I still plan to buy them from ebay or something if I get the chance but they are still hard to come by at the moment.

I thought the same. The 19's look "HOT" as in comparison. Two issues for me though. The price of the tyres on the 19's is a lot more by comparison, as it's a fairly odd size for us. Where as the 18's or even if they were 20's:yum: are far more common and therefore cheaper.

I didn't do tints, as the first offer was $595 (I think, to exited about car to remember exactly) and didn't really try to bargain.

Same here, cant wait for more Aussies (QLD's for me) to join and even meet up one day.

Come to QLD mate for a visit, i'll be happy to teach you:rofl2: or let you have a blast or 2.

WOuld you be getting the Tint later as well, as thats the only way I can you getting around the LCT. Plus I suppose if you wanted to darker than legal (35% isn't it) you would have to after market. I would get the little window behind B-Piller a lot darker. Each to their own also.

Thanks. I have now added an Album for myself and reckon we all should when you get your cars. So we can all drool over them:yum:.

-Scott

sounds like a great idea to me!! :)

maybe if we pestered nissan they could include it as an option?? we're paying more than twice the price of the US and getting less for it!

saw on the options page that came with the brochure that a reverse pack is offered, but strangely the dealer said the only options were paint colour and gearbox....

hmmmmmmmmmm......

will get on to them soon to see where my car is - they must have some idea surely you'd think! ;)

There is an option for Reverse Park sensors for us in Australia. I didnt worry about them for obvious reasons LOL. I think i stll have the options brochure somewhere in my paperwork, might scan it and put that up.

As for paying twice as much i agree. Although we do get more than the US guys. For them to get our cars if i'm correct they have to tick basically EVERY option box. The only real differences is they get 19's we dont. They get PROPER iPod connection, we get AV jacks :wtf:. We get rear windscreen wipers they dont.

Also as pointed out to me in my other thread that i posted in the new owners section in the main part of the forum, there are those little BUMPS under the headlights, which are washers.

From my dealer "They are headlight washers every 5 times you rinse your windscreen (when your headlights are ON) they will open and squirt soapy water on your headlights !"

i saw it - but when I asked the salesman - only options were colour and gearbox type...

just goes to show how little they know about their product hey!

how much was your camera setup MRBMW - looks like a nice setup to me! :)

On the Car invoice the price is written up as $600. To be honest whether that is the "TRUE" price is another thing. I can only really say that I am very happy with my overall price of the car.

I suppose someone who has had a Reverse Camera installed on another car whether the $600 would be a good price or not.

...and we also get electric "fold-in" mirrors and they're heated which apparently the US don't get. There's definitely pros and cons.

be useful for all the frost we dont get in Perth! :)

still want the 19" wheels! lol.....

camera is something I also want now scott! :)

Yep, the 19" wheels and camera are on my list. I wonder if anyone in Vic has got a camera installed on their Z yet.

I assume the aftermarket direct ipod cable also charges ipod?? or is that just wishful thinking?

The camera looks pretty damn good dude, how is it connected to the screen?? do you have to select anything or does it go to that view when reverse is selected??

It seems there are a few questions here that I can answer, so forgive the MULTIPLE quotes, just though it would be easier than doing individual posts (aka post w%$*@#). I might even try and a little video done showing how the Rev' Video cam works/looks (can only use my point/shoot camera though).

I didn't even realise we had electric fold mirrors. Will have to work that out LOL. Also the heating mirror part. I have read a lot how the US guys/girls aren't happy they dont get it. Do we need to turn it on, or is it an auto thing (could explain my mirrors this morn' were clear).

I suppose there would be no frost in Perth. Wouldn't there be some frost in the slightly inland areas from Temps overnight. I would prefer the look of the 19's but in 18" size and Lightweight, plus lower it 1-2 inches.

Hi nismostu, I thought it was wishful thing as well at first. But then I realised my iPhone and iPod came out with battery fuller. I might try running the iPod (5.5th Gen 80 gig) near flat and see how long it takes to charge.

The Camera is dead cert for anyone personally. The view is perfect and aspect is spot on. So when I reverse, the edge of the car I can see can go right up to a wall etc.. It might be a bit different if the car was extremely low..

It appears they have connected it into the AUX input in some way. So when I put the car in Reverse it overrides whatever I have on the screen iPod/Music/Nav etc.. The Reverse Camera shows. I couldn't say whether it would work for the Auto though.

-Scott

PS I'm loving this:happydance::driving:

cool - thanks for the response.

Yep - i accidentally pushed the button on the mirror control whilst test driving the Z and watched them fold in - used to have that facility on an R31 Import Skyline i used to own. Great feature.

I'm very interested to find out any more details about the reversing camera (make/model, etc) as I noticed that the view out the back window was pretty poor. It's definitely a car that will take awhile to get used to the massive blind spots whilst changing lanes. Really need to use your mirrors.

Cheers,

Stu

cool good work with the camera, I'm also interested in the make/model and how it's all set up, sounds perfect to me

Hi evse82, i have sent you a PM.

Can you PM me too ;)

Will do mate!

PM me 3! :)

rang the dealer and they have no idea at what stage the car is - if it is even built or not... I find that hard to believe.....

they will ring me weekly to give me updates....

hurry up Nissan! I want my car!!! :driving:

maybe if they gave me a GTR to drive while I was waiting I wouldn't mind so much! ;)

Done mate.

It would be nice to have the GTR to drive around though. You would then cancel your 370 order, sell your family, house etc.. so you can have the GTR instead:bowrofl:

well.... spoke to the dealer yesterday and they still have no clue as to when the car will be delivered... looks like sept they reckon.....

arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh !!!!!!!!

mmm.... long wait I know. It's only been 5 days since i've ordered but it feels longer.

Hi can i get some details on the camera setup as well please

Cheers

Ditto - details please

I'm interested also, if not too much trouble.

Thanks,
Rudi.

As i have just posted in MY Welcome Thread regarding the camera.

thank you

No problems nismostu, hopefully the info has help your self and others in deciding on either getting the camera:tup: (over the sensors) or iPod connector.

Any other ?'s from anyone just let me know ok guys/girls.