why is it that the american Z is SOOO much cheaper than ours?

 

The ed in Zed cost more to produce.

 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^lol^^^^^^^^^^^

 

LOL I think its cus they have alot more cars (bigger market) and their prices are alot more competetive than ours but Its a hassle bringing down a car from there specially if you are getting a loan or leasing. With duty,tax,custome,currency, etc it works out the same imo.

 

are you taking in account that the american dollar is worth more?

 

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Not by that much...... The CND has hit a new high

Currency differences aside, there does seem to be one hell of a big diff in pricing

 

That's right! Bad timing for me as I'm about to bring over the proceeds from my home sale in California

 

mother focker! =D

 

I've researched, done price comparisons and talked to people who have imported... and even with all fees,taxes, duties... on average a Zed costs about $5k - $6K less than a comparable Zee -- based on an exchange rate of about 1.16 : 1

 

Just to add what else I found in my search...
A number of dealers in BC (Morrey Nissan for one) is going down to the US and buying Z's at auto auctions and then selling them here for a hefty profit.
In my search for a local car, I came across 4 US models.

So I figured if the dealers can do it so can I... and save their mark-up.

 

So did you end up buying one from the US? I guess this means you didn't buy the 2004 Liquid Aluminum Z in Vancouver that I told you about..?

 

Had a look at the 2004 Liquid Aluminum one. He doesn't seem to want to budge too much on the price so I decided to look south .
Have expressed interest to a seller in the US -- waiting to hear back.

 

What colour is the US Z? Hope the transaction works out for you.

BMC

 

I think automotive head office's have forgot about the dollar. Look at the C6, mid 40's in the US and high 60's in Canada. That is crazy! I could have bought a C6 for the price of my ZR.

Recently, Chevy has offered $6000 cash back on the C6 to help fight this.

 

Look at how well equiped our base model comes compared to a US base model. eg LSD, side airbags, VDC, TCS, etc...

 

In the US there are 5 models to choose from... Base, Enthusiast, Track, Performance & (Grand) Touring.

In Canada only 3 models... Track, Performance & Touring = the three higher priced models.

I chose the Enthusiast for the LSD option and I wasn't totally sold on the leather interior... and I could always add later. I also didn't want the intrusive VDC sytem. The stereo can always be upgraded to something better than what Nissan offers.

Because I chose the Enthusiast model I was able to find one well priced and saved more than $8K in the process.

 

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Yes.. you are correct, there is now only one primary model being offered for 2006... Performance by itself or with the Grand Touring option package.

The US still offers the 5 different trim levels.