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Originally Posted by edk370 ^remember guys, when the Z32 TT debuted it was a direct competitor to C4 Vette. The people saw it that way too. They had about the

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Old 08-19-2014, 03:09 AM   #1 (permalink)
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^remember guys, when the Z32 TT debuted it was a direct competitor to C4 Vette. The people saw it that way too. They had about the same level of hp, 0-60; 1/4 times, MSRP, etc. But Nissan had to put the Z on hiatus because the SUV craze came into play during the mid 90s and on because the trend was changing. The Z33 imo was a let down. Watered down, styling was kinda cheap and plasticky, and the C5, C6 Vettes were a step above it in price, performance, etc.

If the next Z can make at least 400hp, do 12-sec range 1/4s, etc....people will pay $60K for it. It will be a direct competitor to C7 Vette...then, the Z06/ZR1 will be the direct competitor to the GT-R....But I gotta feeling Nissan is gonna cheapen down the Z to make it a mass market sports car like the BRC Scion...whatever that Beans Rice and Cheesy thing is supposed to be.
No one will pay for A $60k Z. Going upmarket due to the state of the yen is what killed the Z32. Not so much SUV'S People expect a Z to be less than a vette with near performance. At $38k the Z32 was selling. At $50k it did nothing. Same will happen if we go upmarket
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No one will pay for A $60k Z. Going upmarket due to the state of the yen is what killed the Z32. Not so much SUV'S People expect a Z to be less than a vette with near performance. At $38k the Z32 was selling. At $50k it did nothing. Same will happen if we go upmarket
Again, if it has the right specs to back up going upmarket, people will buy it, including myself. There's a huge difference between pricing it up because of the yen (as with the later years of the z32) and pricing it there because thats the price it can command based on what it offers. Why are people so fixated on a cheap price yet complain about not having enough performance/options. If the current z34 went for $60k you're right no one would buy it. But this, hopefully, will be a different formula than the Z34

The z32 was also long in tooth when it was discontinued, coupled with Nissans financial troubles, increasing emissions standards and the rising yen. When a company is near bankruptcy, they have to cut fast. The Z had always been a niche car and will never sell in the masses like the vette which unfortunately adversely affects the pricing. I don't get it, people will rave about a vette, who until recently was a cheaply built car for $60k that only offered raw power. Yet the idea of a Nissan Z that could rival it in the $50k range is so absurd? Seems like majority here want vette power, Porsche refinement at a BRZ price.
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No one will pay for A $60k Z. Going upmarket due to the state of the yen is what killed the Z32. Not so much SUV'S People expect a Z to be less than a vette with near performance. At $38k the Z32 was selling. At $50k it did nothing. Same will happen if we go upmarket
1.03^24=2.03; let's just say double.

$35,000 (MSRP Z32 TT in 1990) x 2 = $70,000

They were paying $70,000 in 1990 dollars. Speak for yourself. People will pay $60K+ for the next Z, in 2015/6, if it delivers.
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