Why hasn't the 370z worked?

[jon-]

Great car, good value, decent performance (when compared to its TT / Z4 peers), every one seems to think they look fantastic, interest free deals, low servicing costs, yet no one has bought one.

Why?

Badge? Fuel Economy? Ignorance? Seats?

Looking at the market the few that have been sold are holding their value fairly well too!

[jon-]

PumpkinSteve said:

Did the 350z sell well? I don't think I've seen one IRL, never mind a 370.

AFAIK better than the 370z! I see the odd 350 still, seen 1 370z on the road in my life, and I used to work next to a Nissan dealer!

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300bhp/ton said:

Do you actually have sales figures to back this up?

Also world, US and Jap figures. Not seeing many in the UK means diddle squat really.

No, just cars seen on the road. I'm talking about UK sales figures so it means something in the context of this thread!

Chrisw666 said:

The 350Z was never a huge seller and struggled to better 20mpg for most of the owners I have spoken to. They were so hard to shift that even when house prices were still high and money was free they were offering the GT spec cars at £18k to anyone who worked for the company or anyone who happened to have a friend or relative who worked for Nissan or some of its major suppliers.

They ran that deal for the 370z too.

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300bhp/ton said:

Ok, but in reality the UK market, or potential market is pretty tiny for such a car.

I mean, truly how many R3 RX-8's, 135i's, Z4M's or TT RS's do you see?

You don't even see many 350z's on UK roads.

There are lots of reasons:

-Badge, as stupid as it is, it likely plays a part
-Running costs, with pricey fuel and road tax, those that could afford a new one, could also afford a used Porsche or M3. Which kind of makes you have to really want the 370z for the same outlay
-2 seat only, which hugely limits appeal compared to 2+2 coupes or 4 door cars like an Evo

Also, as a side question, did Nissan actually allocate or bring many into the UK? You might not see many, but in terms of expected sales they might have sold brilliantly well.

e.g. I was a couple of year ago interested in a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon. Jeep UK are pretty fking useless though...... and had released to the media we expect Rubicon sales to be the lowest of the new line up.

No st, and do you know why they were the lowest - because Jeep UK had a grand total of 19 Rubicons. All of which pre-sold the best part of 6+ months before launch.

Edited by 300bhp/ton on Monday 3rd October 14:40

Agree with all your points other than the first line of comparisons. You can get a fully loaded 370z for around £30 if you shop about, the last TT RS I saw was £45k!

And to directly answer the question, I've seen the same number of TT RS's as I have 370s, plenty more Z4Ms and 135is though.

[jon-]

Zed 44 said:

AndyLB said:

350Z Owner here, spirited driving gives an easy 24-26mpg, careful driving can see high 20s, can even see 33 on the motorway.

Whoever's struggling to better 20mpg must have something wrong with their Z!

+1

Which engine? The most I ever got from my 350z was 30.1mpg across a tank (brim to brim, trip thought I'd done 33mpg), I averaged around 26, but I had the lowest power output. As far as I could tell each new version of the VQ ruining the consumption a little more!

[jon-]

Ecosseven said:

370z's haven't dropped in value much over the last year which is suprising. Lovely looking car but 20k miles per year means they just aren't viable for me as a daily driver. Shame.

So they hardly sold, but the ones that did sell haven't depreciated.

The 350z always held is value fairly well when you compare it to the S2000 or RX8 too. Can't work out why.

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