Japan car port delays

T.Rager22 · 03-20-2011, 12:29 AM

I was just informed that my Z that I've been waiting on since September was on the car port in Japan waiting to get loaded up when the disaster hit. Supposedly is was mostly the Infinity M's, Nissan Rogues, and the Z's waiting to be loaded and none could be salvaged... JUST MY LUCK!!!! the car was supposed to be in my hands by the end of this month. looks like its going to be a little longer to wait... sadly. Anyone else have the same misfortune?

Nismo89 · 03-20-2011, 12:34 AM

damn! i feel your pain! and with everything happening over there right now and evacuation going on, production COULD be pushed back more than expected =/ im also waiting on a shipment of 2011 Z's to get into the dealership!

MC · 03-20-2011, 12:37 AM

yeah there is rumor that GT-Rs were destroyed aswell one source told me 100 another told me 200.... if true given the time frame one of them was most likely mine

who told you your Z was destroyed... you know there is a picture of the incident and you can clearly see the Z's in it

the Togichi plant is supposed to resume limited operations today (3/20)so keep your fingers crossed.. i have been monitoring the nissan japan press releases and so far there hasnt been one to contradict the 3/20 date

i did read this today though

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/bu...auto.html?_r=1

phelan · 03-20-2011, 12:55 AM

tochigi may be back up and running, but only in limited capacity. suppliers cannot produce the parts required in adequate amounts to meet nissan's full production speed. going to be a rough year.

MC · 03-20-2011, 12:56 AM

by the way its the Iwaka plant that is the most damaged..... and its the plant that makes the Z engines...

The Iwaki engine plant is a massive facility that was expanded in late 2006 in order to increase its output capacity. Nissan produces its VQ series V6 engines at the plant, and when operational, has output capacity of 560,000 units per year.

Nissan utilizes variants of the VQ series engines in over 10 models, and it is unclear how long the automaker will be able to continue vehicle production before running low on available V6 engines.

VR's are made in Yokohama

T.Rager22 · 03-20-2011, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by MC

yeah there is rumor that GT-Rs were destroyed aswell one source told me 100 another told me 200.... if true given the time frame one of them was most likely mine

who told you your Z was destroyed... you know there is a picture of the incident and you can clearly see the Z's in it

the Togichi plant is supposed to resume limited operations today (3/20)so keep your fingers crossed.. i have been monitoring the nissan japan press releases and so far there hasnt been one to contradict the 3/20 date

i did read this today though

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/bu...auto.html?_r=1

MY mother works for nissan corporate in Irving, TX so she was able to track the process of my car. i was notified the day it was built and had the vin #, etc. and she tracked it for me on Friday and it still showed that it was waiting at port to be loaded which is the same thing it said a day before the incident occurred. They haven't told me for sure it has been destroyed but I think its pretty safe to say its gone :/

Jordo! · 03-20-2011, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by T.Rager22

I was just informed that my Z that I've been waiting on since September was on the car port in Japan waiting to get loaded up when the disaster hit. ... looks like its going to be a little longer to wait... sadly. Anyone else have the same misfortune?

I'm sure you'll get your car once they clear away the corpses and irradiated rubble.

Could be worse, no?

MC · 03-20-2011, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by T.Rager22

MY mother works for nissan corporate in Irving, TX so she was able to track the process of my car. i was notified the day it was built and had the vin #, etc. and she tracked it for me on Friday and it still showed that it was waiting at port to be loaded which is the same thing it said a day before the incident occurred. They haven't told me for sure it has been destroyed but I think its pretty safe to say its gone :/

ah ok yeah i track mine about once a week.... see mine still said ONS as of last week (order not serialized) so no VIN but.. that doesnt 100% mean it wasnt built.... i noticed that sometimes VINs didnt show up until it was already in transit (SIT) ... so.....its possible it wasnt built yet..... but it was scheduled for the first week of march.. so the timing is right for it to have been at the yard

as for yours yeah try to find your color

upper left or in the middle where the red Z is

T.Rager22 · 03-20-2011, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by MC

ah ok yeah i track mine about once a week.... see mine still said ONS as of last week (order not serialized) so no VIN but.. that doesnt 100% mean it wasnt built.... i noticed that sometimes VINs didnt show up until it was already in transit (SIT) ... so.....its possible it wasnt built yet.....

as for yours yeah try to find your color

upper left or in the middle where the red Z is

Crazy thing is that I ordered the black and my brother ordered a GM. Top left corner? WHAT DO YA KNOW?! BLACK AND GM Z'S!

MC · 03-20-2011, 01:25 AM

i wonder how they make up for destroyed cars on the line? i know infiniti said they had a good stock of cars in the US and would make up for these through out the year

but what about like in your instance and possibly mine..where is a ordered customer sold car? you think those would get priority? i mean im sitting with no car and a 61K deposit floating in limbo............

chuckd05 · 03-20-2011, 01:26 AM

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this is unbelievable, just look at all the money there in that small portion of the entire destruction.. such a terrible tragedy on so many levels

T.Rager22 · 03-20-2011, 01:28 AM

Good question, ill keep ya posted when i hear anything else about it. hoping maybe for a little compensation for the wait? long shot, i know... but a guy can hope!

Jordo! · 03-20-2011, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by T.Rager22

Good question, ill keep ya posted when i hear anything else about it. hoping maybe for a little compensation for the wait? long shot, i know... but a guy can hope!

Wow.

Yeah, sorry such a terrible thing had to happen to you.

Be strong.

T.Rager22 · 03-20-2011, 01:48 AM

Ok, Did anyone hear me say who gives a F*** about all the deaths that occurred, all i care about is my damn car? no. So quit being suck a d*** and trying to make me seem like an a$$hole.

Ok, Thanks

Jordo! · 03-20-2011, 01:52 AM

Yeah... you're kinda doing that all on your own.

Hey man, seriously -- hope it all works out okay for you. Like I said -- could be worse, right?

Anyway, you can reflect upon all that once you get your new Z.

03-20-2011, 12:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
T.Rager22 Base Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Rockwall, TX Age: 31 Posts: 19 Drives: 2011 370Z sport/tour Rep Power: 14	Japan car port delays I was just informed that my Z that I've been waiting on since September was on the car port in Japan waiting to get loaded up when the disaster hit. Supposedly is was mostly the Infinity M's, Nissan Rogues, and the Z's waiting to be loaded and none could be salvaged... JUST MY LUCK!!!! the car was supposed to be in my hands by the end of this month. looks like its going to be a little longer to wait... sadly. Anyone else have the same misfortune?

03-20-2011, 12:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
MC Moderator Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NC Posts: 3,238 Drives: 2015 GTR NISMO Rep Power: 23	yeah there is rumor that GT-Rs were destroyed aswell one source told me 100 another told me 200.... if true given the time frame one of them was most likely mine who told you your Z was destroyed... you know there is a picture of the incident and you can clearly see the Z's in it the Togichi plant is supposed to resume limited operations today (3/20)so keep your fingers crossed.. i have been monitoring the nissan japan press releases and so far there hasnt been one to contradict the 3/20 date i did read this today though http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/bu...auto.html?_r=1 __________________ 2015 GT-R N1SMO "THE ONE" Instagram MCGTRN1SMO Youtube MCGTRNISMO Last edited by MC; 03-20-2011 at 12:44 AM.

03-20-2011, 12:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
phelan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: CA Age: 38 Posts: 9,513 Drives: Scoobaroo Rep Power: 3406	tochigi may be back up and running, but only in limited capacity. suppliers cannot produce the parts required in adequate amounts to meet nissan's full production speed. going to be a rough year. __________________ 凛 ('Rin') - 2009 Nissan 370Z With silence comes peace. With peace comes freedom. With freedom comes silence.

03-20-2011, 12:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
MC Moderator Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NC Posts: 3,238 Drives: 2015 GTR NISMO Rep Power: 23	by the way its the Iwaka plant that is the most damaged..... and its the plant that makes the Z engines... The Iwaki engine plant is a massive facility that was expanded in late 2006 in order to increase its output capacity. Nissan produces its VQ series V6 engines at the plant, and when operational, has output capacity of 560,000 units per year. Nissan utilizes variants of the VQ series engines in over 10 models, and it is unclear how long the automaker will be able to continue vehicle production before running low on available V6 engines. VR's are made in Yokohama __________________ 2015 GT-R N1SMO "THE ONE" Instagram MCGTRN1SMO Youtube MCGTRNISMO Last edited by MC; 03-20-2011 at 01:01 AM.

03-20-2011, 01:25 AM	#10 (permalink)
MC Moderator Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NC Posts: 3,238 Drives: 2015 GTR NISMO Rep Power: 23	i wonder how they make up for destroyed cars on the line? i know infiniti said they had a good stock of cars in the US and would make up for these through out the year but what about like in your instance and possibly mine..where is a ordered customer sold car? you think those would get priority? i mean im sitting with no car and a 61K deposit floating in limbo............ __________________ 2015 GT-R N1SMO "THE ONE" Instagram MCGTRN1SMO Youtube MCGTRNISMO

03-20-2011, 12:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
Nismo89 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Colora, MD Age: 34 Posts: 15,831 Drives: daily Zen and woosah Rep Power: 37386	damn! i feel your pain! and with everything happening over there right now and evacuation going on, production COULD be pushed back more than expected =/ im also waiting on a shipment of 2011 Z's to get into the dealership!

03-20-2011, 01:28 AM	#12 (permalink)
T.Rager22 Base Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Rockwall, TX Age: 31 Posts: 19 Drives: 2011 370Z sport/tour Rep Power: 14	Good question, ill keep ya posted when i hear anything else about it. hoping maybe for a little compensation for the wait? long shot, i know... but a guy can hope!

03-20-2011, 01:48 AM	#14 (permalink)
T.Rager22 Base Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Rockwall, TX Age: 31 Posts: 19 Drives: 2011 370Z sport/tour Rep Power: 14	Ok, Did anyone hear me say who gives a F* about all the deaths that occurred, all i care about is my damn car? no. So quit being suck a d* and trying to make me seem like an a$$hole. Ok, Thanks

03-20-2011, 01:52 AM	#15 (permalink)
Jordo! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: nirvana Posts: 6,394 Drives: 2023 NATM Rep Power: 417	Yeah... you're kinda doing that all on your own. Hey man, seriously -- hope it all works out okay for you. Like I said -- could be worse, right? Anyway, you can reflect upon all that once you get your new Z. __________________ Enjoy it. Destroy it.

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