Why would a 2012 Nismo be sold at Auction?
 

There is a 2012 Nismo being sold by a Ford dealer for just $25k. The dealer foes not have a car fax but has an "Auto Check" which shows a clean car, sold at Auction where this dealer purchased it.

It looks like a great deal but why would a car with just 4500 miles be sold at an auction?

maybe a lemon?
maybe modded? (or was modded and some areas cut?)
maybe was a test mule?
maybe was used as a magazine editor's car?

:confused: no idea.

Could have been confiscated by police in a drug bust.

^^ good one.

mafia car.

dead bodies were transported in the back.

^^ scary one.

cause there was probably something that needed to fixed on it. with that fix it would outweigh the profit that they could make so they gave it to an auction.

At a nissan dealership a friend works at, they got a gtr for 50,000 and to service it and fix everything it would have cost 12,000 and would leave minimum profit. so they gave it to an auction and sold it for like 57,000.

^^ sounds about right.

Confused it with a Mustang? :confused:

Auto check shows no accident or damage record
 

and yet it was sold at auction.

Also, autocheck says it is a "base nismo"???

Bought my second Nismo this weekend...2013 brand new and zero miles.
33,500.00

New 2013 Nissan 370Z NISMO For Sale in Sunnyvale CA & the Bay Area | N5155

dang... that's cheap! :tup: congrats cigarclifford. :D

btw, did your doc tell you to buy a second nismo? :icon08:

Greeting's Kenchan, my 2010 PW Nismo is reading 66,000 miles and
its a daily driver.. Through the 370Z forum and all its members I
have learned a lot about our Z.. This one will be a weekend only
Nismo and yes after learning so much from the 370Z forum it will
be modified with all that was learned from all of the kind members
that make up the 370Z forum. Thank you all......
Ps, Its just what the doctor ordered.....Than again I'm not a real doctor..
:pics:

:rofl2: :tup:

The way I heard the story is that the owner died inside the car and wasn't discovered for a couple of weeks. The car is pristine except for the odor.

Dang... you are my hero! Solid move!! Best deal I've seen on a new Nismo too. Love the silver :tup:

Greeting's Mab864, I have been a 370Z forum member for about a one years
time frame. Thanks to the many 370Z forum members I have learned allot....
:hello:

Thats awesome price! Is that OTD or before TTL?

Dealer buy and trade cars at auctions often. Most likely it was traded in an area where a sports car like 370 would be hard to sell, so they put it on auction for other dealers to pick it up if they think they have a market for it.

Greeting's Ssmoked the final price was before taxes and license plates....

If the car was traded in and didn't sell then it would go to auction especially a unique buyer market car like a nismo.
I was going to trade my 2013 in with 4509 miles to the dealer I bought it from as they were going to give me 1000 less then I had it listed for and they said if it didn't sell in 2 or 3 months it would go to auction and they may lose money.

This was of course because I earned a good relationship with the sales manager and I told him I would buy a 2016 Z when they come out

Was it a difficult negotiation or did they give the car away since it didn't sell? There are 4 2013 Nismos within 100 miles of my zip code. hmmmmm

Wrong. You can only get a single body in there without resorting to butchery, which ruins the interior. Trust me.

Never under estimate incompetence. Especially by a dealer is unfamiliar with the car's make and model. I've seen non-Nissan dealers claim a Z is a Nismo, when it's not. So it wouldn't surprise me if the dealer priced the car based on a standard Z model, without appreciating a Nismo's mark up.

Pro tip: Never use a chain saw on a clothed body.

Or so I've been told by someone with hands-on experience.

Greeting's Ssmoked, not a problem. Seems many 2013 370Z Nismo editions
are here in Northern, California...

:tiphat:

Equipment needed.
1. Chain saw.
2. Chipper/shreader.
3. Rotortiller.

Just what I have been told by a few in the know. :eek:

you can have one sitting in the passenger seat too ;)

Too obvious...

not if you have them sitting in a slight decline like they're napping with sunglasses on (and of course the seat belt for safety) :p

Stuff that doesnt move or is defective goes to auction.

Does it smell like Deer Vagina?
Maybe it was Mike and the Boys?
Who knows!

Greeting's Minsu, where do you come up with this material......

Its from a movie!!!!!
You need to watch it if you havent.
The Other Guys.
Funniest movie eva!

It only ruins the interior if you don't use Ziploc bags. :shakes head:

At first I thought it was a pair of human lips.. :ugh: