Is anyone else having a hard time finding a Z

NewCarSmell · 03-04-2010, 05:47 PM

i have been in the market for about 3 months, all i want is a PG Manual with SPRT PKG, i live in LA the second most populated city in the USA and cant seem to find the Z i want car. most the dealerships only have like 4-8 Z's in stock, and its mostly touring and nismo.

i am getting sad

kannibul · 03-04-2010, 05:53 PM

Nope...I have one in my garage.

Also, dealerships having 4-8 in stock - that's a LOT of Z inventory. Think of the many thousands of Nissan dealers. Think that for 2009 there were 10,000 units made for the whole year. (I think)

That means most dealerships, if they were lucky, would have 1...higher volume dealers could have 3-4.

KillerBee370 · 03-04-2010, 06:05 PM

It's because you want the most common... err ummm.. I mean popular color. You should think about something more... umm... vibrant!

Jeffblue · 03-04-2010, 06:06 PM

so order one from the dealer. In the time you've spent searching, you could have taken delivery. I ordered mine. its supposed to be here in 3 months. I didn't even bother trying to find mine in a dealer. Although what you want shouldn't be that hard to find. Its kind of ridiculous that its hard to find a manual transmission with a SPORT package on a SPORTS car. right around now is when dealers are placing their orders. if you don't get in on one now you can hope theres one for you when the start coming in in the spring, if there isn't, then you'll have to wait till 2011. OR you can order and guarantee one is waiting for you in june

tsolin01 · 03-04-2010, 06:06 PM

That particular combo might just not be that popular in your area. For me it was difficult to find a fully loaded 2010 6MT Coupe. I'm not really sure how these dealers determine which options to order so it could just be the luck of the draw if your combo is ordered.

SoCal 370Z · 03-04-2010, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by NewCarSmell

i have been in the market for about 3 months, all i want is a PG Manual with SPRT PKG, i live in LA the second most populated city in the USA and cant seem to find the Z i want car. most the dealerships only have like 4-8 Z's in stock, and its mostly touring and nismo.

i am getting sad

Buena Park Nissan has two 2009's in stock your color, but no mention of trans or sports package (they want you to call them). They have eighteen 370Zs.

Jeffblue · 03-04-2010, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by SoCal 370Z

They have eighteen 370Zs.

Damn.... Eighteen Z's in this economy is like having a 20 when you want to get a candy bar from the vending machine

wishihadnav · 03-04-2010, 06:33 PM

universal city nissan usually stock the most in socal.

kdoske · 03-04-2010, 06:47 PM

I really don't understand why everyone thinks a car needs to be purchased locally.

I waited till around the end of the month, I got my approval letter through my credit union, went online, and found every dealer in the country that had the exact car I wanted. I emailed everyone with my approval letter and a copy of dealer invoice pricing for the 370z. I told them if they would sell me the car at dealer invoice I would fly out the next day to purchase the vehicle. About 4 out of the 7 contacted me back within 24 hours. 2 of those went $100.00-$200.00 over invoice and the other 2 were $500-$600 over invoice. I went online and determined which dealer out of the 5 was cheaper to Fly to and drive back from and that's the one I chose.

This saved me $3000+ of what all the local dealers would give me. It also allowed me to skip the whole, "hey would you like an undercoat, top coat, anti theft, blah blah garbage with the sale because I had to get the exact amount of the purchase price over the phone to give to my lender to overnight them the check. I flew out the next and enjoyed my 6 hour drive home in my new Z.

NewCarSmell · 03-04-2010, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoCal 370Z

Buena Park Nissan has two 2009's in stock your color, but no mention of trans or sports package (they want you to call them). They have eighteen 370Zs.

they are both auto, if you use nissanusa.com for inventory search it says everything, but thanks for the help

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Originally Posted by wishihadnav

universal city nissan usually stock the most in socal.

i checked, like two months ago they had one and i made a appointment, but that day i got a virus in my throat, got sick, took me two weeks to recover, and the car was gone

thanks for the help though

NewCarSmell · 03-04-2010, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kdoske

I really don't understand why everyone thinks a car needs to be purchased locally.

I got my approval letter through my credit union went online and found every dealer in the country that had the exact car I wanted. I emailed everyone with my approval letter and a copy of dealer invoice pricing for the 370z. I told them if they would sell me the car at dealer invoice I would fly out the next day to purchase the vehicle. About 4 out of the 7 contacted me back within 24 hours. 2 of those went $100.00-$200.00 over invoice and the other 2 were $500-$600 over invoice. I went online and determined which dealer out of the 5 was cheaper to Fly to and drive back from and that's the one I chose.

This saved me $3000+ of what all the local dealers would give me. It also allowed me to skip the whole, "hey would you like an undercoat, top coat, anti theft, blah blah gargbage with the sale because I had to get the exact amount of the purchase price over the phone to give to my lender to overnight them the check. I flew out the next and enjoyed my 6 hour drive home in my new Z.

that is hardcore, i dont have the time for something like that, work and school give me 0 free days, most time i have free is 6 hours on sundays

OldGuy · 03-04-2010, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kdoske

I really don't understand why everyone thinks a car needs to be purchased locally.

I waited till around the end of the month, I got my approval letter through my credit union, went online, and found every dealer in the country that had the exact car I wanted. I emailed everyone with my approval letter and a copy of dealer invoice pricing for the 370z. I told them if they would sell me the car at dealer invoice I would fly out the next day to purchase the vehicle. About 4 out of the 7 contacted me back within 24 hours. 2 of those went $100.00-$200.00 over invoice and the other 2 were $500-$600 over invoice. I went online and determined which dealer out of the 5 was cheaper to Fly to and drive back from and that's the one I chose.

This saved me $3000+ of what all the local dealers would give me. It also allowed me to skip the whole, "hey would you like an undercoat, top coat, anti theft, blah blah garbage with the sale because I had to get the exact amount of the purchase price over the phone to give to my lender to overnight them the check. I flew out the next and enjoyed my 6 hour drive home in my new Z.

Exactly what I did. Drove a little, saved a lot and got exactly the car I wanted. Found a dealer in large, highly competitive, metropolitan market who was willing to sell below invoice because he had that car in stock and was anxious to turn it over. On a $30,000/$40,000 business transaction, a few bucks for a plane ticket and a some joyous hours driving your new car home is a small price to pay (no pun intended) for a good deal. Actually, it's creative business practice in our new world of auto shopping! Take advantage of the opportunity if you can.

tsolin01 · 03-04-2010, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kdoske

I really don't understand why everyone thinks a car needs to be purchased locally.

I waited till around the end of the month, I got my approval letter through my credit union, went online, and found every dealer in the country that had the exact car I wanted. I emailed everyone with my approval letter and a copy of dealer invoice pricing for the 370z. I told them if they would sell me the car at dealer invoice I would fly out the next day to purchase the vehicle. About 4 out of the 7 contacted me back within 24 hours. 2 of those went $100.00-$200.00 over invoice and the other 2 were $500-$600 over invoice. I went online and determined which dealer out of the 5 was cheaper to Fly to and drive back from and that's the one I chose.

This saved me $3000+ of what all the local dealers would give me. It also allowed me to skip the whole, "hey would you like an undercoat, top coat, anti theft, blah blah garbage with the sale because I had to get the exact amount of the purchase price over the phone to give to my lender to overnight them the check. I flew out the next and enjoyed my 6 hour drive home in my new Z.

Not everyone has the time or patience to fly out to buy a car and drive it back. In my case the cars I wanted were over a days drive back. No way I could afford to do that.

mick · 03-04-2010, 07:17 PM

i thought i would have problem finding a nismo in the color that i wanted but they dealer had it. i picked it up the next day.

dad · 03-04-2010, 07:41 PM

How about Black.

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03-04-2010, 05:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
NewCarSmell Base Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Socal Posts: 8 Drives: 2049 spacecar Rep Power: 16	Is anyone else having a hard time finding a Z i have been in the market for about 3 months, all i want is a PG Manual with SPRT PKG, i live in LA the second most populated city in the USA and cant seem to find the Z i want car. most the dealerships only have like 4-8 Z's in stock, and its mostly touring and nismo. i am getting sad

03-04-2010, 06:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
kdoske Track Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Louisiana Posts: 541 Drives: 800whp Unicorn FI Z Rep Power: 17	I really don't understand why everyone thinks a car needs to be purchased locally. I waited till around the end of the month, I got my approval letter through my credit union, went online, and found every dealer in the country that had the exact car I wanted. I emailed everyone with my approval letter and a copy of dealer invoice pricing for the 370z. I told them if they would sell me the car at dealer invoice I would fly out the next day to purchase the vehicle. About 4 out of the 7 contacted me back within 24 hours. 2 of those went $100.00-$200.00 over invoice and the other 2 were $500-$600 over invoice. I went online and determined which dealer out of the 5 was cheaper to Fly to and drive back from and that's the one I chose. This saved me $3000+ of what all the local dealers would give me. It also allowed me to skip the whole, "hey would you like an undercoat, top coat, anti theft, blah blah garbage with the sale because I had to get the exact amount of the purchase price over the phone to give to my lender to overnight them the check. I flew out the next and enjoyed my 6 hour drive home in my new Z. Last edited by kdoske; 03-04-2010 at 06:50 PM.

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03-04-2010, 05:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
kannibul A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Jenks, OK Posts: 2,281 Drives: 370z Touring/Sport Rep Power: 267	Nope...I have one in my garage. Also, dealerships having 4-8 in stock - that's a LOT of Z inventory. Think of the many thousands of Nissan dealers. Think that for 2009 there were 10,000 units made for the whole year. (I think) That means most dealerships, if they were lucky, would have 1...higher volume dealers could have 3-4.

03-04-2010, 06:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
KillerBee370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: So Cal baby! Age: 51 Posts: 5,964 Drives: with passion Rep Power: 321	It's because you want the most common... err ummm.. I mean popular color. You should think about something more... umm... vibrant!

03-04-2010, 06:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jeffblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: NY Age: 36 Posts: 9,192 Drives: Z32TT & 335xi Coupe Rep Power: 37	so order one from the dealer. In the time you've spent searching, you could have taken delivery. I ordered mine. its supposed to be here in 3 months. I didn't even bother trying to find mine in a dealer. Although what you want shouldn't be that hard to find. Its kind of ridiculous that its hard to find a manual transmission with a SPORT package on a SPORTS car. right around now is when dealers are placing their orders. if you don't get in on one now you can hope theres one for you when the start coming in in the spring, if there isn't, then you'll have to wait till 2011. OR you can order and guarantee one is waiting for you in june

03-04-2010, 06:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
tsolin01 Track Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 657 Drives: 2010 370Z Rep Power: 16	That particular combo might just not be that popular in your area. For me it was difficult to find a fully loaded 2010 6MT Coupe. I'm not really sure how these dealers determine which options to order so it could just be the luck of the draw if your combo is ordered.

03-04-2010, 06:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
wishihadnav A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 90090 Posts: 1,851 Drives: Force Fed Nismo Rep Power: 184	universal city nissan usually stock the most in socal.

03-04-2010, 07:17 PM	#14 (permalink)
mick Track Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: California Posts: 903 Drives: Used to drive a 370z Rep Power: 16	i thought i would have problem finding a nismo in the color that i wanted but they dealer had it. i picked it up the next day.

03-04-2010, 07:41 PM	#15 (permalink)
dad Grand Prix of Endurance Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 3,476 Drives: Mulsanne Straight Rep Power: 26	How about Black. NissanUSA.com