Well..Its November..
when is the event taking place?

HAHAHAHA:bowrofl:

I wonder what will the new car do the Z34 used car pricing?

If we follow history, when the 09 z34's hit the dealer lot the prices on used 07-08 HR's took a pretty stout hit (going from 23-24k used down to low 20's within a matter of a few month and sub 20's within a year) down to low teens today.

Now that happened because the z34 was an upgrade in everything, interior trim, weight, power etc.

If the z35 delivers the same progression of upgrades (better interior, performance, etc) It would be safe to speculate that the z34 used market would see a 10-15% price drop shortly after release.

A similar phenomenon happened with the release of the C7 and is currently going on, the leftover 13's c6 vettes are sold for massive discounts (talking 15-20k off msrp), which in turn hit the used c6 market, I was tracking ebay C6 prices (similar milage years etc) since the debut of the c7 and noticed a steady decline of total sale price (in the range of 10-20% and dropping)

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In 08 Nissan gave a $5,000 rebate plus some dealers also added a $3,000 discount for a total of $8,000. They thought the 09 z's would just kill the 350 sales. Well the 09 370's did sell well, but the 07/08 hr's kept their price high. Even today, the 08's that are in normal good condition sell between $15/$16k to over $20k. So things might not be so bad for the 370's. Much depends on what Nissan gives us. I'm taking a chance. Just bought a 2012 with 1,100 mileage. Picking it up tomorrow.

That's usually what happens when ANY new model comes along. The first year cars tend to hold higher re-sale values than the last year of the same model. With the 370 though, it has maintained it's value pretty well all things considering. It's a niche car to begin with. Would you expect to pay the same amount for a C7 as a C6 for example? The C6's were getting huge cuts before the C7 were announced. It's 9 years old for Christ sake and plenty of used car inventory to go around. The same can't really be said about the 370z. Relatively speaking, it wasn't anywhere near as successful as the C6 or 350z for that matter. Very few cars actually sold or were made in comparison.

Good point, the c6 / c7 did have a longer run cycle/ flooded market.

But you can already see 09-10 base sports dropping into low 20's/sub 20 range, not high mileage examples either.
I know they will level out eventually and hold, but the question is at what point will the prices level out. It's not helping that the used/new markets getting flooded with other sporty coupe competitors.
It's not complete chaos though, at least the Z will never suffer the fate of a used mustang... The 11' mustang GT's retailed for 30k, now they are down to sub 20 range.
To sum it all up it's basically not possible to win at this game unless you are buying an F40/F50, or had a mint s2000/nsx example (in that case the value actually appreciated), it's just finding that perfect line if you aren't planning to keep the car forever, there is a good time to unload and a bad time.

I think the S2k, late model Supra's and even the late model 300ZX are great examples. Though they held their value mostly because they ceased production, I think the 370Z will share the same fate. Sooner or later, it will be harder and harder to find one in great condition that hasn't been abused. The price of an 09 may dip below $20k, but if you think about it, that's about a reasonable 40% depreciation for a car that's close to 5 years old. Compared to something like the 7 series, S-Class or A8, it's actually really, really good. Those cars depreciate like crazy....we're talking about a 60-70% depreciation in the same time span. You can probably find a 2009 7 series that once cost over $100k for around $30k.

Pretty close
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Heard it's going to be Electric and FWD....only kidding on the FWD...can't wait to see what else I can't afford.

One week left

The last week and a half or so since I read this has gone soooo slow lol

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Well, Its opening day for the press today in Tokyo for the Auto show..
so......expect pics and or specs anywhere between couple hours to a couple days? :D

yup

Be sure to post when you see the info up somewhere!

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