Buying a 370z in the states?

Paskii · 04-20-2010, 11:38 AM

Hi everyone,

Sorry I was not able to post a reply sooner was busy with work. Anyhow I got my car and applied online for the RIV. Once I completed the online process RIV sent me a PDF of the items that I may need to change. As you probably all guessed the biggest one is DTR Day Time Running Lights. I have a friend who owns a shop near Thornhill who can order the kit and installed for $250 or so. I'm getting it done tomorrow.

I called Nissan Village and I asked them for a quote just to see how much they cost and they won't even do it. They won't give me a quote on the kit or even labor.

To answer the question was it worth it? For me yes, my total amount of hours spent on importing the car was about 18 hours. What did I do through those 18 hours, flew to inspect the car, make phone calls, and reply emails. How much did I save, I would say close to 6 to 7K depending when you were looking for a Z. I was searching since last year of November and the cheapest one I found was 42K used plus tax and it wasn't fully loaded. I have a fully loaded Z for 39K out the door with 4000 miles. Warranty intact. I tried haggling dealerships and you know what they know the Z is a hot car, its rare, and people who want it will deck out the money for it so good luck trying to low ball them.

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04-20-2010, 11:38 AM	#15 (permalink)
Paskii Base Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Toronto, CAN Posts: 198 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z A7 Rep Power: 16	Hi everyone, Sorry I was not able to post a reply sooner was busy with work. Anyhow I got my car and applied online for the RIV. Once I completed the online process RIV sent me a PDF of the items that I may need to change. As you probably all guessed the biggest one is DTR Day Time Running Lights. I have a friend who owns a shop near Thornhill who can order the kit and installed for $250 or so. I'm getting it done tomorrow. I called Nissan Village and I asked them for a quote just to see how much they cost and they won't even do it. They won't give me a quote on the kit or even labor. To answer the question was it worth it? For me yes, my total amount of hours spent on importing the car was about 18 hours. What did I do through those 18 hours, flew to inspect the car, make phone calls, and reply emails. How much did I save, I would say close to 6 to 7K depending when you were looking for a Z. I was searching since last year of November and the cheapest one I found was 42K used plus tax and it wasn't fully loaded. I have a fully loaded Z for 39K out the door with 4000 miles. Warranty intact. I tried haggling dealerships and you know what they know the Z is a hot car, its rare, and people who want it will deck out the money for it so good luck trying to low ball them.