check out this custom job convertible
02-01-2003, 07:13 AM
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one question, will nissan increase structural rigidity in the factory convert over the coupes? because aftermarket, i doubt they do. and in that pic, it looks like the Z is gonna have a lot of shakes and vibrations. if a sunroof is bad for rigidity, think about what chopping the whole top off does.
02-01-2003, 08:23 AM
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I didn't know that chrome rims are a factory option... Cool!
But, more to the point...
I don't think it is the final version of the convetible we will see, because of the way the canvas roof slopes down at the back. It could be a Nissan factory thing, IMO... just in disguise. And it could be a custom job done for that guy who HAS to have everything FIRST! But, it would be silly because he would have blown a lot of extra money for no reason. (Just my take on the situation)
But, more to the point...
I don't think it is the final version of the convetible we will see, because of the way the canvas roof slopes down at the back. It could be a Nissan factory thing, IMO... just in disguise. And it could be a custom job done for that guy who HAS to have everything FIRST! But, it would be silly because he would have blown a lot of extra money for no reason. (Just my take on the situation)
02-01-2003, 08:29 AM
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This is not the real 350Z roadster
Nissan just photographed the real car in the past day and it was transported via COVERED truck trailer to an undisclosed location. With the spy photo market being so lucritive, they wanted to be sure it was kept under wraps until they release the official image or images February 6th.
If you think this is the real 350Z convertible, wake up. It's not, you'll see when the real pix come out shortly.
This is great looking custom job for sure, but it's not authentic from Nissan.
Nissan just photographed the real car in the past day and it was transported via COVERED truck trailer to an undisclosed location. With the spy photo market being so lucritive, they wanted to be sure it was kept under wraps until they release the official image or images February 6th.
If you think this is the real 350Z convertible, wake up. It's not, you'll see when the real pix come out shortly.
This is great looking custom job for sure, but it's not authentic from Nissan.
02-01-2003, 08:41 AM
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You know what, now that I think of it...it looks like a phone # on the license plate...kind of like an advertisement to the place that did the conversion. Doesn't look like the same # that raceboy posted though.
02-01-2003, 03:12 PM
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I think it's the real McCoy!
I think you have a picture of the first deliveries of the new 350Z Convertible.
Zooming in on the address on the truck I found 1122 N Anaheim, Anaheim CA. Checking businesses in the area, I found two towing companies listed at that address; Anaheim Towing, & Slims Towing. I called them long distance and ask if they remember the car. The guys says - jeez no, we have 20 trucks. I ask him if they happen to do any work for Nissan dealers and he says "Yeah, Nissan of Buena Park."
I called the Nissan dealer and he confirmed it is the new Z convertible. He said it was their 3rd one. I ask him a few more questions, he said they come in five colors right now...Red, PPW (white), Silverstone, Daytona Blue, & Black. He said they come with both automatic and manual transmission and he thought they only came in the Touring model. He said they're running about $32,500 and he has a six month waiting list.
For your calling pleasure....Nissan of Buena Park (714) 739-0800.
Good find team!
3rdZ4me (in Oregon)
Zooming in on the address on the truck I found 1122 N Anaheim, Anaheim CA. Checking businesses in the area, I found two towing companies listed at that address; Anaheim Towing, & Slims Towing. I called them long distance and ask if they remember the car. The guys says - jeez no, we have 20 trucks. I ask him if they happen to do any work for Nissan dealers and he says "Yeah, Nissan of Buena Park."
I called the Nissan dealer and he confirmed it is the new Z convertible. He said it was their 3rd one. I ask him a few more questions, he said they come in five colors right now...Red, PPW (white), Silverstone, Daytona Blue, & Black. He said they come with both automatic and manual transmission and he thought they only came in the Touring model. He said they're running about $32,500 and he has a six month waiting list.
For your calling pleasure....Nissan of Buena Park (714) 739-0800.
Good find team!
3rdZ4me (in Oregon)
02-01-2003, 03:49 PM
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One of the guys from the other site questioned the crome wheels, saying they weren't standard from the factory. I mentioned that $32,500 seemed to low of a price for a customer job.
So, I called them back a 3rd time and another new car sales guy confirmed it is not a custom job...he said they are getting them direct from the factory and they are one of the very first dealers to get the new convertible and it goes for $32,500.
I also tried calling the rStraman Co number that Raceboy posted. The number is out of service and there's no new listing for them in Costa Mesa. So, no way to discount this info from that angle.
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So, I called them back a 3rd time and another new car sales guy confirmed it is not a custom job...he said they are getting them direct from the factory and they are one of the very first dealers to get the new convertible and it goes for $32,500.
I also tried calling the rStraman Co number that Raceboy posted. The number is out of service and there's no new listing for them in Costa Mesa. So, no way to discount this info from that angle.
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02-01-2003, 04:18 PM
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This is absolutely not the real thing. Number one, it looks like crap. Number two, the real car has not been released to the public. Why would there be one floating around on a flat bed for everybody to see. Showing off a new car is a very big deal. The first time that we see the convertible will be at a major car show, unless somebody gets some spy pics first.
People will be extremely disapointed if their Z comes with buttons on it.
Again, there is no way this is the real car. Nissan has learned from Scafremon's previous exploits. They'll keep some better security for this one.
No way that the pricing will be $32K for a Touring Convertible. The hard top touring is already about $32, IMPOSSIBLE for a convertible to be LESS!
People will be extremely disapointed if their Z comes with buttons on it.
Again, there is no way this is the real car. Nissan has learned from Scafremon's previous exploits. They'll keep some better security for this one.
No way that the pricing will be $32K for a Touring Convertible. The hard top touring is already about $32, IMPOSSIBLE for a convertible to be LESS!
02-01-2003, 04:29 PM
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Re: My take.....
Originally posted by JimmyZ
This IS the factory drop top............the "roof" you see is actually a clever cover.?? If you look closely you'll see how loose it fits especially the back window. My thinking is this: if this IS a custom job who in their right mind would accept this type of quality and pay for it? Secondly why would Nissan bother to disguise the parts of the car which we have already seen? they simply throw a sloppy cover over the factory roof and can transport the car at a much cheaper price......... I've seen other manufacturers do similar things to disguise convertibles. Just my take on this........
This IS the factory drop top............the "roof" you see is actually a clever cover.?? If you look closely you'll see how loose it fits especially the back window. My thinking is this: if this IS a custom job who in their right mind would accept this type of quality and pay for it? Secondly why would Nissan bother to disguise the parts of the car which we have already seen? they simply throw a sloppy cover over the factory roof and can transport the car at a much cheaper price......... I've seen other manufacturers do similar things to disguise convertibles. Just my take on this........
02-01-2003, 04:31 PM
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No offense 3rdZ4me, but I just spoke with the Manager of Buena Park Nissan. Jim is his name and he confirmed to me, much as myself and others have said already, this car is not official
He said they have not sold ONE convertible, let alone three. They have not taken any pre orders on the Roadster, not have they seen this red car shown in this thread.
I am not calling you out here 3rdZ4me, but whoever you spoke to... I have a feeling the guy mops the floors there, because he obviously doesn't know what he's talking about.
Now, once again, and I appologize if I am coming off like some know it all jerk, but in this situation, I DO know it all in regards to the roadster. When I deal with Nissan for official info such as this, I don't deal with dealerships, I deal with management in Nissan North American Headquarters in Carson, California.
The roadester has not been made yet. They have a few for photo purposes, car show circuits etc. Just as the pre-production Z was, at first there was 1-5 of them, then 20-60 of them, then production. Same thing here.
First time the public will see it is April in New York at the auto show, as I and countless others have mentioned.
The PROTOTYPE car was photographed a couple days ago and it was moved to an undisclosed location via COVERED trailer.
This car in this thread IS A CUSTOM 350Z ROADSTER . Not the real deal.
You're welcome to call back to the dealership though, speak with the manager there. He asked who you spoke with so he could correct him, but being that you failed to list a name, I couldn't tell him anything. He did tell me though he was going to call all of his sales team in after our phone call to make sure none of them are handing out false information.
Sigh.
He said they have not sold ONE convertible, let alone three. They have not taken any pre orders on the Roadster, not have they seen this red car shown in this thread.
I am not calling you out here 3rdZ4me, but whoever you spoke to... I have a feeling the guy mops the floors there, because he obviously doesn't know what he's talking about.
Now, once again, and I appologize if I am coming off like some know it all jerk, but in this situation, I DO know it all in regards to the roadster. When I deal with Nissan for official info such as this, I don't deal with dealerships, I deal with management in Nissan North American Headquarters in Carson, California.
The roadester has not been made yet. They have a few for photo purposes, car show circuits etc. Just as the pre-production Z was, at first there was 1-5 of them, then 20-60 of them, then production. Same thing here.
First time the public will see it is April in New York at the auto show, as I and countless others have mentioned.
The PROTOTYPE car was photographed a couple days ago and it was moved to an undisclosed location via COVERED trailer.
This car in this thread IS A CUSTOM 350Z ROADSTER . Not the real deal.
You're welcome to call back to the dealership though, speak with the manager there. He asked who you spoke with so he could correct him, but being that you failed to list a name, I couldn't tell him anything. He did tell me though he was going to call all of his sales team in after our phone call to make sure none of them are handing out false information.
Sigh.
02-02-2003, 06:22 AM
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Repeating my other post...
JmanZ,
I was hoping you'd jump in, as you for one could push them with details the rest of us don't have. I hadn't seen your update post of the 29th yet, so I didn't know you had posted recent info direct from Nissan.
BTW, business search engines such as superpages.com will allow you to search by category Automobile->Repair->towing and city Anaheim, then you just need to spend a little time looking through the list. Once you find the ZIP you can also search in a radius.
I called the dealer three times last night (Sat) and didn't ask for the same person on purpose so that I could see if I was getting a consistent story from multiple new car sales personnel. I ask them multiple questions - I even specifically ask them whether this was a custom job, how many they had received and they specifically told me they were one of the 1st dealers to get the new car. I posted the phone number so that others could pursue this further (which you did), I was hoping a So Cal forum member could go by and see if this was legit. My only reason for posting another link to the "custom" thread was to get other's to look at the thread with possible new information, not to be the first to post info about the new 350Z Convertible. The original thread shows I was researching info another member had already provided.
I am disappointed the sales team at this dealer was not communicating accurate information on three separate calls. Thanks for pursuing this further, which I was expecting forum members would do. And, I'm glad you jumped in to validate/invalidate with additional information.
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I was hoping you'd jump in, as you for one could push them with details the rest of us don't have. I hadn't seen your update post of the 29th yet, so I didn't know you had posted recent info direct from Nissan.
BTW, business search engines such as superpages.com will allow you to search by category Automobile->Repair->towing and city Anaheim, then you just need to spend a little time looking through the list. Once you find the ZIP you can also search in a radius.
I called the dealer three times last night (Sat) and didn't ask for the same person on purpose so that I could see if I was getting a consistent story from multiple new car sales personnel. I ask them multiple questions - I even specifically ask them whether this was a custom job, how many they had received and they specifically told me they were one of the 1st dealers to get the new car. I posted the phone number so that others could pursue this further (which you did), I was hoping a So Cal forum member could go by and see if this was legit. My only reason for posting another link to the "custom" thread was to get other's to look at the thread with possible new information, not to be the first to post info about the new 350Z Convertible. The original thread shows I was researching info another member had already provided.
I am disappointed the sales team at this dealer was not communicating accurate information on three separate calls. Thanks for pursuing this further, which I was expecting forum members would do. And, I'm glad you jumped in to validate/invalidate with additional information.
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02-02-2003, 08:20 AM
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To me it's obviously nonsensical as it wouldn't be transported on a flatbed.
I was driving down the interstate the other day when I passed an 18 wheeler with a trailer thad had a huuuuuuge CS 350Z picture on the side and a huuuuuge Z logo on the back of the trailer.
I was driving down the interstate the other day when I passed an 18 wheeler with a trailer thad had a huuuuuuge CS 350Z picture on the side and a huuuuuge Z logo on the back of the trailer.
02-02-2003, 09:19 AM
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humbly taking another try at this...
Dr. Bonz suggested working on the blurred image of the license plate. On my monitor/software about all I could make out was an area code that started with a 7 and the next three digits looked like maybe 328 and the last four were some sort of repeating sequence like 2323 or 2929.
I started with the ZIP code for Anaheim based on the information on the truck and searched for Nissan dealers in a 100-mile radius. On the fifth page of Nissan dealer listings, I found a possible match in Palm Springs.
Palm Springs Nissan
67833 E Palm Canyon Dr
Cathedral City, CA 92234
Tel. (760) 328-2828
Fax (760) 770-7910
I called them this morning and talked to a new car salesman named Jeff. He said this is a custom job, the car is on their showroom floor, it is listed for right at $49,000 and all they did was add the custom convertible and chrome wheels. He did not know who did the custom work but said it thought it was someone "up north" in the LA area.
Since, I no longer trust what sales people tell you on the phone, I'm only representing this as "information." Someone else can validate this from another angle. However, this latest info could explain the chrome wheels and why the car was on a non-standard transport (flatbed) trailer.
3rdZ4me
I started with the ZIP code for Anaheim based on the information on the truck and searched for Nissan dealers in a 100-mile radius. On the fifth page of Nissan dealer listings, I found a possible match in Palm Springs.
Palm Springs Nissan
67833 E Palm Canyon Dr
Cathedral City, CA 92234
Tel. (760) 328-2828
Fax (760) 770-7910
I called them this morning and talked to a new car salesman named Jeff. He said this is a custom job, the car is on their showroom floor, it is listed for right at $49,000 and all they did was add the custom convertible and chrome wheels. He did not know who did the custom work but said it thought it was someone "up north" in the LA area.
Since, I no longer trust what sales people tell you on the phone, I'm only representing this as "information." Someone else can validate this from another angle. However, this latest info could explain the chrome wheels and why the car was on a non-standard transport (flatbed) trailer.
3rdZ4me
02-02-2003, 10:42 AM
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Dr. Bonz,
I can't speculate on the sales person. The only things that are safe to conclude at this point are (lol):
1) I do get excited about the new Z
2) Sometimes I'm wrong even when I think I might be right (my wife said she'd be happy to verify this part for you guys).
3) I keep trying...
- 3rdZ4me
I can't speculate on the sales person. The only things that are safe to conclude at this point are (lol):
1) I do get excited about the new Z
2) Sometimes I'm wrong even when I think I might be right (my wife said she'd be happy to verify this part for you guys).
3) I keep trying...
- 3rdZ4me