Anybody special order their Z?
 

I have been in contact via email with a nearby dealership but have not been able to answer my questions but pass my info along. Im going to be ready within the next few weeks to purchase a new 370z and Im pretty peticular with what i want color and options wise. Just wondering if anyone had any experience ordering a z to their liking? Like what kind of timeframe for delivery and deposit? Im willing to go out of state if I have to to get what I want as their are no 370z's nearby with what I want. Although if im able to get one nearby that would be ideal. Thanks

not really different from any other car. most dealers have a window about 3 months, sometimes 4-5 months for special order. u need to put a deposit down.

honestly though, this time of yr (or august) u should look around wat cars dealers have on their lots. probably get a good deal.

:iagree::iagree:

A dealer transfer is another option though.

Get the Nismo Tec. You will not be sorry. At the end of the moth you can get a god deal.

I order mine from the factory.

Ordered at the end of February - got it at the end of May.

Had mine trucked from Houston.

Ordered late October ... arrived early January ... picked up late March ... first drove in early May after snow and road salt disappeared.

Last year I ordered mine I only wanted black and there was a shortage in base model Zs in my area all together though... took me 2 months to get mine but I came straight from Japan and I'm the only person who has ever driven it which I like so it was worth the wait... also like someone else mentioned I went at the end of the month to make the purchase and I got a slightly better deal
...happy shopping

I ordered my Nismo the day the 15 was released for pre-order, I believe it was mid August, took Delivery December 20th. I didn't have a trade since I sold my G outright so it was fairly simple. Went in made an offer, put down a small deposit, and waited.

How much of deposit did they require if you dont mind me asking?

Its usually $500

Sounds about right. I put $25,000 down on mine, but the deposit was relatively small considering the fact I ordered with no financing lined up at the time.

Find a good dealer that will look up incoming Z's with your preference. I doubt you are as particular as I am. I buy my cars fresh off the truck, dealer to not wash, drive or pull plastic off. Only to do their "safety" inspection (which for Nismo models they fail to take the spring locks off everytime)

Anyway the car if produced in Japan will take 60 days if it hasn't been made yet add another 30 days+. The dealer can get updates if it's left the harbor in Japan and an expected delivery date. Mine was delivered on the exact day they expected it.
I was able to find a dealer that had a Black NISMO on route to their dealer and my dealer intercepted it and traded with them and had it delivered to their dealership rather than the other dealer. This shaved off the extra 30+ days of waiting for one to be created.

I'm in BC, and my experience was as follows.

Went to BC dealership, who had ONE brand-new gun metallic in stock but scratched. When I wanted a perfectly pristine vehicle, they started becoming difficult. Eff that ...

Went to an Alberta dealership, who didn't have gun metallic, but ordered one from another dealership (in Saskatchewan).

Miraculously, the vehicle changed from gun metallic to pearl white during shipping .... who knew that could happen just by putting a Z on a trailer.

Bottom line, even though I didn't want it, I got a Pearl White (which I've grown to like), and the dealership threw in a lot of extras to make things right.

Total time from signing to the right of the X to the time the car was delivered: 9 weeks and change.

P.S. Edit: I put down $10k.

Just ordered one
 

I just ordered a 2017 Pearl White Base, dealer wanted $1000 down.

The biggest downside to ordering a car in this fahsion is you can't negotiate a price until the car arrives. (They can't apply any rebates/credits/etc). I talked to 4 dealers and none of them would budge on MSRP until the car arrives.

You may end up paying a bit more.

I've had decent luck in the past doing this with Jeep and getting @ invoice pricing.

Wat is special on da 17 vs 16?

I'm just guessing that they're attempting to get a higher price out of you. As I special ordered my 13Z in the end May of 2012 and it arrived the 2nd week of Aug. I was able to negotiate my price to a little above invoice, prior to ordering it.

Maybe I just had a good salesperson, as there were no issues in the process. Plus the price we negotiated, was the price I paid on delivery.

How do know what the invoice is on the car? About how much would invoice on a z with a msrp of 38k? I paid 19k for my sonata which msrp was 26k but alot of that was rebates and a lil negotiation by myself but i would have no idea what invoice would be.

Other rebates and incentives can lower your cost below invoice. I've attached Kelley Blue Book 2016 Sport Z invoice page, but you can basically research almost all cars there. 2017 Z invoice is still not listed there, but it shouldn't vary much, if any from a 2016.

Kelley Blue Book

Thanks. Makes me wonder how much a dealer actually makes off of a new car? Do they pay invoice for a car? Im sure they get credit for the incentives and rebates. I know they make alot more selling used cars.

A dealers profit margin on a car is not very high as its a large ticket item. However there are different type of hold backs (incentives for dealers), that will make their true costs lower than invoice.

Not always a rule but usually a good thing to know in the back of your mind. A hot, high in demand car will have very little discounts. While the 370Z is an excellent car, it is currently not that. You should look to pay around invoice, however that's still dependent on your negotiating skill.

I don't know why anyone would buy a Z new. There's plenty of used out there, all you need is a little patience and you'll get something you want for way cheaper anything you can negotiate at a dealer.

I ordered one and it came in after 4 months. Paid nothing down and purchased for $400 over invoice. Cash. 2 miles on the car when I took delivery.