Pre-shopping Questions

fjpthree · 08-11-2011, 01:32 PM

The recent events in Japan have stopped production of this vehicle. I was looking forward to a 2011 when I set out to purchase a Z. What I ran into was limited availability (only color available was black). To make a long story short, I ended up purchasing a 2009 with everything I wanted (silver, touring, sport package and nav.) It only had 5K on it so I can still get the original warranty. Unless you find something out there from current stock (which is limited) you may want to go the pre-owned route. (I bought mine from Car Max who owns a Nissan franchise. The sales manager informed me that you can NOT order a 2011 and the new production year - 2012 - will not start until November. ) Good luck!!!

FuszNissan · 08-11-2011, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by fjpthree

The recent events in Japan have stopped production of this vehicle. The sales manager informed me that you can NOT order a 2011 and the new production year - 2012 - will not start until November. ) Good luck!!!

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scottIN · 08-11-2011, 06:38 PM

That was kind of what I got from piecing together different threads - either find one on a lot or order a '12 later in the year. Like I said, I don't HAVE to have one right now, so if I had to wait, not a big deal. Had actually thought about waiting until spring anyway figuring I would be driving my truck in the snow most of the time through the winter.

And as far as it being a DD, my commute to work is a whole two blocks (I should actually ride my bike or walk), and I go on 1 or 2 appointments a week out of town so on non-appointment days I probably drive less than a mile, and on appointment days, maybe 50-75 miles. And I'll still have my Ridgeline if I want something different. Wife has a Mini Countryman 4S, so we'll still have two snow-capable / haul stuff vehicles anyway.

When I sold my MB and got the truck, I started racing karts so it kind of fulfilled my speed addiction. Now I don't seem to have as much time to drive my kart so it would be nice to have something that's fun to drive (the truck is a great vehicle, but definitely not 'fun').

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08-11-2011, 01:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
fjpthree Base Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 67 Drives: 09 Touring/Sport/Nav Rep Power: 16	The recent events in Japan have stopped production of this vehicle. I was looking forward to a 2011 when I set out to purchase a Z. What I ran into was limited availability (only color available was black). To make a long story short, I ended up purchasing a 2009 with everything I wanted (silver, touring, sport package and nav.) It only had 5K on it so I can still get the original warranty. Unless you find something out there from current stock (which is limited) you may want to go the pre-owned route. (I bought mine from Car Max who owns a Nissan franchise. The sales manager informed me that you can NOT order a 2011 and the new production year - 2012 - will not start until November. ) Good luck!!!

08-11-2011, 06:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
scottIN Track Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: New Castle, Indiana Posts: 764 Drives: '12 370Z Rep Power: 56	That was kind of what I got from piecing together different threads - either find one on a lot or order a '12 later in the year. Like I said, I don't HAVE to have one right now, so if I had to wait, not a big deal. Had actually thought about waiting until spring anyway figuring I would be driving my truck in the snow most of the time through the winter. And as far as it being a DD, my commute to work is a whole two blocks (I should actually ride my bike or walk), and I go on 1 or 2 appointments a week out of town so on non-appointment days I probably drive less than a mile, and on appointment days, maybe 50-75 miles. And I'll still have my Ridgeline if I want something different. Wife has a Mini Countryman 4S, so we'll still have two snow-capable / haul stuff vehicles anyway. When I sold my MB and got the truck, I started racing karts so it kind of fulfilled my speed addiction. Now I don't seem to have as much time to drive my kart so it would be nice to have something that's fun to drive (the truck is a great vehicle, but definitely not 'fun').