Nissan expects to sell 1,500 GT-Rs per year in U.S.
Let the markups begin. When sales of the Nissan GT-R starts in North America next summer, only 1,500 examples will be available. We're a bit unsure as to how that figure was reached, but we'd assume production limitations and Nissan's desire to keep exclusivity on boil are all factored into the estimate.
The sales directive comes courtesy of a dealer communication due out this Friday to Nissan's 1,070 dealers nationwide, which also lists pricing for two GT-R models at $69,850 and $71,900. Some retailers are expecting markups on the GT-R to fly as high as $15,000 per vehicle. Get your local dealer on speed dial and have your checkbooks at the ready.
[Source: Automotive News – Sub. Req.]
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Adam 11:51AM (11/19/2007)
Thank god for legislation in Canada that prevents dealers from selling cars above MSRP.
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Racer01 12:00PM (11/19/2007)
Too bad vehicles cost 15-20% more in Canada than in the good ol' USA
RobZ4 12:44PM (11/19/2007)
It is still possible to ask above MSRP. Just register the car as a used car ( put a couple hundreds kilometers on it ) and the dealer can ask whatever price he wants.
WillDaThrill 7:45PM (11/19/2007)
I think these are coming from Japan. If so, don't blame us for the Canadian/American price difference.
srivendel 11:53AM (11/19/2007)
Very sad. That guarantees almost all GT-Rs will be relegated garage queen/collector status. This is a car that should be a daily driver, instead it will be reserved for the few who are willing to pay outrageous ADM for a trohpy car.
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Tim 11:56AM (11/19/2007)
I'm going to Canada. Free healthcare! No above MSRP pricing!. What are the vehicle taxes in the big CA. I imagine that they are quite high for a car over 40 loons
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AZ 1:06PM (11/19/2007)
Depends on which province, here in Ontario, it's 14% (GST+PST).
"You've just been effed in the A"--- South Park
nissanfreak87 12:05PM (11/19/2007)
Man, Nissan should make more, I know they could sell them.
Dealer markups suck, and they probably won't depreciate at all either.
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Sean Morris 12:09PM (11/19/2007)
The 1500 figure is not a true figure. Someone just made it up, then the interweb lets it get spread.
http://www.2009gtr.com
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srivendel 12:16PM (11/19/2007)
Uh, Automotive News is an industry standard publication. They aren't known for making stuff up.
Sean Morris 2:08PM (11/19/2007)
Automotive News is a solid source, the information is not solid.
The dealers don't start taking orders till Jan 1st. After then, see what happens in the next 6 months.
RedBeauty84ZX 12:30PM (11/19/2007)
Maybe 1500 for the first year....but after Nissan realizes how high the demand will be for this car they will quickly up the production for the coming years.
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Aaron B Brown 12:15PM (11/19/2007)
Better change that to 15,000 in the first year, and doubled out in the second year.
Once people get their hands on these and get behind the wheel, they're going to be so popular that within 10 years, the GTR will be the new Camaro, the new teat car of the 21st-century, everyone will have two of them. :-)
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Tsunami Racer 12:17PM (11/19/2007)
i still can't get past the fact that if you buy this thing, you have to 1) buy it and 2) get it serviced at the same shady dealer netowork some no-credit 18 year old first-time buyer girl in a Versa gets her halogen headlight fluid rotated.
point being, you're paying $70K for a $15K ownership experience. no thanks, when the infiniti version lands, give me a call....
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Alex 12:28PM (11/19/2007)
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have you recently received a case of sour grapes in the mail?
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Damon Lavrinc 1:12PM (11/19/2007)
Nissan has trained so-called "super mechanics" to work on the GT-R. When I find our original post, I'll insert it below.
jsjs 5:10PM (11/19/2007)
There are plenty of people who get crappy dealer service from Mercedes and BMW.
Alex 12:27PM (11/19/2007)
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have you recently received a case of sour grapes in the mail?
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Tsunami Racer 2:38PM (11/19/2007)
unless you're a serious buyer of a $70K+ car and expect the level of dealer service you're accustomed to from your existing $70K+ premium brand dealers, you'll have no idea what i'm talking about.
i'm ready to chunk down for the GT-R, but i'm really really concerned about nissan dealers. i have a Quest in our company car fleet i've had it serviced at several different dealers and that experience alone is seriously keeping me from buying the GT-R. if it were an Infiniti, that's a whole different story.
Erik 3:27PM (11/19/2007)
@ Tsunami Racer
It might be an isolated incident but a friend of mine had a rash of sh!t from Infiniti. So much so he swore off Nissan and Infiniti