Why hasn't the 370z worked?
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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!
Why?
Badge? Fuel Economy? Ignorance? Seats?
Looking at the market the few that have been sold are holding their value fairly well too!
If it did 10mpg more, I'd probably be after one (I do too many miles). They are fantastic cars - maybe a bit quiet (easily fixed) but a real improvement on the 350 and a really nice place to be.
Perhaps the looks are subjective? Maybe the lack of advertising? Maybe it's playing little-brother to the GTR a little too much?
Who knows. I love em.
Perhaps the looks are subjective? Maybe the lack of advertising? Maybe it's playing little-brother to the GTR a little too much?
Who knows. I love em.
jon- said:
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!
Do you actually have sales figures to back this up?Why?
Badge? Fuel Economy? Ignorance? Seats?
Looking at the market the few that have been sold are holding their value fairly well too!
Also world, US and Jap figures. Not seeing many in the UK means diddle squat really.
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.
jon- said:
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!
I really like the 370Z but they cost a lot in fuel, road tax, and tyres. Service intervals are 9000 miles although I believe the costs aren't too bad when you consider the performance on offer.Why?
Badge? Fuel Economy? Ignorance? Seats?
Looking at the market the few that have been sold are holding their value fairly well too!
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!Also world, US and Jap figures. Not seeing many in the UK means diddle squat really.
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.Ecosseven said:
jon- said:
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!
I really like the 370Z but they cost a lot in fuel, road tax, and tyres. Service intervals are 9000 miles although I believe the costs aren't too bad when you consider the performance on offer.Why?
Badge? Fuel Economy? Ignorance? Seats?
Looking at the market the few that have been sold are holding their value fairly well too!
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jon- said:
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? This & this
No badge residual compared to Porsche/BMW/Audi competitors and 20mpg if you are lucky, which was about 5 less than the car it was replacing. Plus short on new supply due to the tsunami.Why?
Badge? Fuel Economy? This & this
Shame, quite a nice car especially in the convertible form.
jon- said:
No, just cars seen on the road. I'm talking about UK sales figures so it means something in the context of this thread!
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
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