Can someone explain Nissan's mentality to me.

kielbasa16

You have to shop around at different dealerships to find the ones that are willing to negotiate a fair price. That and I feel like dealerships have been playing the Japanese disaster card. In 2010 I found an incredible deal on a left over 2009, but it was 3 hours away.

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Mag Black Kielbasa

Drex

the first dealership i went to told me they weren't likely to make anymore z's due to the tsunami, so i should buy their overpriced one today. i walked out.

2 other dealerships i went to still had 2010's on the lot that they desperately wanted to get rid of, but they weren't the right color/options for me.

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2011 Nissan 370z | 6MT | Magnetic Black | Sport Package

akong51

I've had my Z for about three weeks now. What initially struck me as odd, was in that in that time frame, I had not seen another 370Z on the road. Not a single one! Living in Southern California, you see all kinds of cars everyday...but not in the case of the 370Z.

I actually have no problem with this...just makes me feel like I'm driving a special car...not like every Tom, D!ck and Harry who's rolling a 3-series.

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2011 Nissan 370z | Magnetic Black | 6MT
GReddy SE | Swift Spec-R | H&R 20mm | GT-R Ignition Start | NISMO Carbon Fiber Shift Knob

DJ-of-E

Yep, I feel special, too!.....until I drove to Irvine.

The thing is...it's a Nissan brand thing. Every person and their mother wants to own an Infinite, Acura, BMW, Mercedes, and Lexus. If this was an Infinite 370z, there be a whole lot of sales. I mean, I see more G37 on the road than 370z.

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Hambone1

If you find an Infinite anything, buy at whatever price they ask, that is one rare car. In all seriousness, it's fairly straightforward as to why the sales of the 370Z are low. Most people in this economy looking in the $30-40k range are looking long term as they are not sure when the economy will come back. The Z is not a long term car for MOST people, as a daily or even second family vehicle. In addition, like someone said before, you can buy a late run 350 for essentially pennies on the dollar, while even 09 370's are still holding value well. Plain and simple, most people don't have the money or desire to buy what is an impractical, low volume car, and the ones that do either did it a few years back and are holding, or are going upmarket.