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MalloryCat · 6th August 2008, 07:50 AM

Hi,

i'm a new member and am looking for some advice

I have been thinking about ordering a GT-R for quite some time now and last week took the plunge [after spending a long weekend convincing my boyfriend it was a good idea]. I called the Nissan dealer here in Zurich , "yes", he could get me a car , sometime late 2010 , no sat nav but I could choose the colour [which i thought was nice of him] not the model , just the colour ...... and the price ..... 190,000 CHF or in real money £90,000 give or take a few tanks of fuel.

So, it is a no to the robbing man from Zurich.

To my question, I can order a European spec car from a UK dealer and wait until 2010 for delivery, however , with the slowdown of the global economy and the fact that most of Europe drives on the right I'm guessing that I will be able to pick up a European LHD spec car from somewhere in mainland Europe by late 2009 [or hopefully earlier] ? I'm also guessing there will be many available to choose from.

Is this a better idea than ordering one ? will it be more or less expensive ? .... this way I don't have to commit £3,500 as a deposit before taking a test drive and being a woman, I can change my mind ... it has been known to happen

all thoughts welcome

cheers,

Mal

Yakozan · 6th August 2008, 08:36 AM

Ouch. £90k!
My dad bought his non satnav LHD one for £60k at the Swedish Nissan HPC and it should be arriving in April 2009

I would seriously look at buying a close to new one from another EU-country after release. I'm not familiar with the import procedure in your country but if there is no extra taxes like in Norway or Finland you should be able to get away much cheaper than £90k. No toll or VAT within EU

US imports should be comming in soon to Europe so that could also be an option but you would probobly loose the warranty on those which might be handy considering the prices on gearboxes and engines.

Edit: Your Nissan guy seems strange.
All EU-spec cars nowadays are satnav and why wouldn't you be able to choose the model? I mean if it's a 2010 delivery car it wont be manufactured for some time and you should be able to spec it as you please

EvolutionVI · 6th August 2008, 09:34 AM

Nissan Dealers in Europe are not allowed selling over Listprice.

MalloryCat · 6th August 2008, 09:49 AM

Hi,

I think that Switzerland is , in this case, considered to be outside of Europe ; especially by the sales man ...

I am hoping that by late 2009 that it will be easy[ish] to pick up a nearly new GT-R from somewhere in Europe.

I will have to pay import duty and VAT but it should still come to less than £90K and to be honest I dont want to pay the Swiss dealer , even if I could afford to, I think he is just trying to rip me off

£35K in Japan .... £90K in Switzerland .... hmmm

Yakozan · 6th August 2008, 11:18 AM

According to gtrnissan.com there are two HPCs in Switzerland.

RRGGROUP Zürich SA Nissan Progress
Wehntalerstrasse 625
Zürich, 8046
+41 43 299 10 10
gtr@nissan-zuerich.ch

Promocar SA
5, avenue de Mategnin
Meyrin, 1217
+41 22 782 44 41

contact one of them and see if the give you the same price.
according to the www.gtrnissan.com webpage, a base GTR in Switzerland should be about £55k (Sfr.112'400) if I did the currency converting right.

There are prices for all three different models on www.gtrnissan.com

MalloryCat · 6th August 2008, 11:28 AM

Hi Yakozan,

The price I was quoted was from one of the two HPCs you listed. As I am in Zurich I will let you guess which one it was.

I too was expecting the price to be around £55k / 115CHF

6th August 2008, 07:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
MalloryCat New Users Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3	New or Nearly New ? Hi, i'm a new member and am looking for some advice I have been thinking about ordering a GT-R for quite some time now and last week took the plunge [after spending a long weekend convincing my boyfriend it was a good idea]. I called the Nissan dealer here in Zurich , "yes", he could get me a car , sometime late 2010 , no sat nav but I could choose the colour [which i thought was nice of him] not the model , just the colour ...... and the price ..... 190,000 CHF or in real money £90,000 give or take a few tanks of fuel. So, it is a no to the robbing man from Zurich. To my question, I can order a European spec car from a UK dealer and wait until 2010 for delivery, however , with the slowdown of the global economy and the fact that most of Europe drives on the right I'm guessing that I will be able to pick up a European LHD spec car from somewhere in mainland Europe by late 2009 [or hopefully earlier] ? I'm also guessing there will be many available to choose from. Is this a better idea than ordering one ? will it be more or less expensive ? .... this way I don't have to commit £3,500 as a deposit before taking a test drive and being a woman, I can change my mind ... it has been known to happen all thoughts welcome cheers, Mal

6th August 2008, 08:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
Yakozan GTR Register Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 323	Ouch. £90k! My dad bought his non satnav LHD one for £60k at the Swedish Nissan HPC and it should be arriving in April 2009 I would seriously look at buying a close to new one from another EU-country after release. I'm not familiar with the import procedure in your country but if there is no extra taxes like in Norway or Finland you should be able to get away much cheaper than £90k. No toll or VAT within EU US imports should be comming in soon to Europe so that could also be an option but you would probobly loose the warranty on those which might be handy considering the prices on gearboxes and engines. Edit: Your Nissan guy seems strange. All EU-spec cars nowadays are satnav and why wouldn't you be able to choose the model? I mean if it's a 2010 delivery car it wont be manufactured for some time and you should be able to spec it as you please Last edited by Yakozan; 6th August 2008 at 08:39 AM.

6th August 2008, 09:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
EvolutionVI GTR abuser Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stuttgart/Germany Posts: 1,778	Nissan Dealers in Europe are not allowed selling over Listprice. __________________ _____________________________________________ March.06 --->R34GTR V-spec,my first GTR arrived March.07 --->R34GTR V-specII,a dream came true March.08 --->R35GTR,the order is placed March.09 --->R35GTR should arrive

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6th August 2008, 09:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
MalloryCat New Users Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3	Hi, I think that Switzerland is , in this case, considered to be outside of Europe ; especially by the sales man ... I am hoping that by late 2009 that it will be easy[ish] to pick up a nearly new GT-R from somewhere in Europe. I will have to pay import duty and VAT but it should still come to less than £90K and to be honest I dont want to pay the Swiss dealer , even if I could afford to, I think he is just trying to rip me off £35K in Japan .... £90K in Switzerland .... hmmm

6th August 2008, 11:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
Yakozan GTR Register Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 323	According to gtrnissan.com there are two HPCs in Switzerland. RRGGROUP Zürich SA Nissan Progress Wehntalerstrasse 625 Zürich, 8046 +41 43 299 10 10 gtr@nissan-zuerich.ch Promocar SA 5, avenue de Mategnin Meyrin, 1217 +41 22 782 44 41 contact one of them and see if the give you the same price. according to the www.gtrnissan.com webpage, a base GTR in Switzerland should be about £55k (Sfr.112'400) if I did the currency converting right. There are prices for all three different models on www.gtrnissan.com

6th August 2008, 11:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
MalloryCat New Users Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3	Hi Yakozan, The price I was quoted was from one of the two HPCs you listed. As I am in Zurich I will let you guess which one it was. I too was expecting the price to be around £55k / 115CHF