I've mentioned a fair few of these points in past posts. The initial costing of this car is what's decieving a lot of potential buyers and that allied to it being 'only a nissan'. I read about 6 months ago the costs of parts in japan, with OEM brake pads and discs being well over £3k......set alarm bells ringing for me.
I also hate all the stupid secrecy. Why not tell us when it'll be released? When can we pay deposits? When will they be delivered? How much will servicing be? How much will they cost? Will the first few years servicing be included in the cost? What will the warranty cost. If you go on the GTR forum there are lots of people with orders down and no idea what they are getting for their money. Nissan have recently sent out confirmations to people expecting 2010 deliveries 6-8 months early so that their £3500 deposits become unrefundable. All still without publishing service and parts costs. What if they take your money and then announce next years services are £2k each every 6k????
The warranty issue is typical really. I never put any weighting on wanting or needing a uk warranty which is why I looked at importing one at first. If it had been financially beneficial to import one I would of done so. To be fair even Lambo used to replace clutches under warranty.
No car is bullet proof, so if owners think they can abuse their car and it'll withstand everything then they are stupid. And even stupider if they think Nissan will pick up the bill for them frying their own clutch and tranny. However I would like to know if, I fry my clutch or the tranny with the VDC ON, will they cover it under warranty?
Nissan will never convert the doubters who choose other prestige marques over Nissan whilst these pathetic issues exist.