Comments on: Australian Nissan GT-R sales storm

By: juggsy

juggsy — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:49:36 +0000

The premium in silver colour adds to $164,400 with taxes and rego, the dealer delivery is 7K-8K since they say its 172K on-the-road. It is the most expenive car wash and vacuuming in the world hahaha. I still want to see how they can justify the dealer delivery costs, its not like they don’t already earn their fair share of money when the car gets sold.
Which ever way you look at this, the GT-R will not be some precious, rare car so the price will plummet pretty quick, especially with Nissan bringing the new model every year. Series II is already being sold in Japan, great, and we still get the leftover Series I’s. Its a car and a half but I still reckon it’s 20K overpriced in our market.

By: James

James — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:38:52 +0000

I can’t wait to see this thing driving around
It is a pitty that Ruddy put that 33% tax on “Luxury Cars”
Is he trying to make it so that he is the only one with a Luxury car?

By: Sam

Sam — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 03:28:43 +0000

Kakoi, blame the Rudd Government for the 33% Luxury Car Tax for that one.

By: Yanzo

Yanzo — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 02:53:22 +0000

this car looks nice and by the lokks from the specs goes great too. i’d love to drive one.

By: kakoi

kakoi — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:14:44 +0000

GTR retail price in jap r cost 30% less if Aussie $ r strong. How come in Aus dealer charge heaps? I dont think shipping cost and tax cost that much.

By: SamR

SamR — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:31:33 +0000

Ivan, $30K for a new gearbox for a GTR is not bad considering the car.

I hear the DSG gearboxes in VW Golfs are $15K if they pop. Half or more the price of the car in some circumstances.

By: Boggy

Boggy — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:26:09 +0000

My apologies Flying High i missed that. Victory we have tried that in the past and we had people confused and or going to another dealer that only advertised list price thinking they were cheaper it was just as annoying. Both ways have their pros and cons…

By: Victory

Victory — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:39:05 +0000

Flying High – You have a good point. Surely somethings could be changed about how the prices are advertised. Maybe both the RRP and the driveaway price in it’s state.

By: Flying High

Flying High — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:03:54 +0000

Boggy – as I said “full drive away cost in the state in which it is registered”

In just about any other industry, it would be completely unacceptable that a person calls a retailer, asks for a price and is told to come-on-in and we will talk about it.

It is a shame that so many crap car-salesman/dealerships spoil it for the so few good ones.

By: topdog

topdog — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:17:21 +0000

Still cant beleave this car costs as much as a commondore go figure. The holden guys are charging wayyyyy to much.Good on gtr i say giving people 911 performance for so little money.I would love to buy 911 but thay are so out my price range even seconed hand way over what i can afford.But gtr very close to my affordabilty