Qashqai waiting list

Anemone

I'm trying to get hold of a higher spec Nissan Qashqai (2.0 Diesel 4x4 auto) but the dealers (2 different ones) are telling me it could be January '08 before I see it! Factory can't cope with the demand apparently. Sounds unbelievable. Anybody know if there's a faster way to get one?

BostonB

Import one or pay over the odds for one.

unkel

Pretty much what BostonB said. This has happened many times recently with other cars, but mainly in the higher end of the market

There's been a lot of (anecdotal) evidence that there is indeed a long waiting list for the Qashqai and that no discounts are given on them

testicle

Ireland sold out it's 2007 allocation of Qashqai's within 2 weeks of launch.

Alun

testicle wrote:

Ireland sold out it's 2007 allocation of Qashqai's within 2 weeks of launch.

Parked alongside one in my Focus C-Max the other day, and was surprised to see that they were pretty much identical in size. When I've seen them out on the road they always appeared much bigger somehow.

Anemone

Yeah, funny enough they feel bigger on the inside too (than they really are).

ciarsd

Are they a little taller perhaps?

Regarding availability, a friend in work was looking into one for his wife. They were out of brochures across the Nissan dealer network, never mind an actual Qashqai!
They said it would be October before he's see one, and that was at a push.

Wishbone Ash

Anemone wrote:

telling me it could be January '08 before I see it!

Two work colleagues have ordered 'cash cows' also and have been told it will be January at least!

nupplenits

Lovely cars, no wonder they're being sold out.

Alun

ciarsd wrote:

Are they a little taller perhaps?

Only by 2cm! Also 1cm shorter and 4cm narrower than the C-Max. I was surprised too.

Henry Ford III

Buy a CRV.

folkswagen

August for next delivery down this way - base model though:)

Leon11

an suv without actually being an suv.

very nice though

unkel

Henry Ford III wrote:

Buy a CRV.

Ah but you see that's where the Qashqai comes in handy. The cheapest CR-V (€42k)is 60% more expensive than the cheapest Qashqai (€26k)

Anyway, pretty much none of the buyers of those type of cars require 4WD for the school run

blastman

This is the funniest thread I've read in ages!

Alun

blastman wrote:

This is the funniest thread I've read in ages!

Why, exactly?

HashSlinging

works for nissan!? Or selling his

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carid=697905

Henry Ford III

HashSlinging wrote:

works for nissan!? Or selling his

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carid=697905

Nice foglights.

p.s. He's looking for €1000 over list price for a used one! :eek:

Henry Ford III

unkel wrote:

Ah but you see that's where the Qashqai comes in handy. The cheapest CR-V (€42k)is 60% more expensive than the cheapest Qashqai (€26k)

Anyway, pretty much none of the buyers of those type of cars require 4WD for the school run

Cheapest Cashcow is €23995 ex works.

galwaytt

nupplenits wrote:

Lovely cars, no wonder they're being sold out.

not surprising, considering it's based on this:



btw- the Qashqai - definately available in diesel and auto ??? mmmmmmmm, interesting.........

unkel

Henry Ford III wrote:

Cheapest Cashcow is €23995 ex works.

Indeed! I must have misread carzone when I looked at it last night. That means that the cheapest CR-V is 75% more expensive than the Ca$hCow

Hardly competitors so

colm_mcm

HashSlinging wrote:

works for nissan!? Or selling his

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carid=697905

my favourite bit:

genuine reason for sale . long waiting list for this particular car .

says it all!

unkel

colm_mcm wrote:

genuine reason for sale . long waiting list for this particular car .

says it all!

That's the most honest "genuine reason for sale" I've seen in a long time

Fair play to seller. Laws of supply and demand and all that...

colm_mcm

Nice to see Nissan are balancing the whole waiting list problem with the arrival of the Tiida, that should scare people away from the showrooms enough for Qashqai production to catch up with demand in time for next years hire car market.

junkyard

I was in one the other day, I really don't know what all the fuss is about, I wouldn't look twice at one of them tbh, they're nothing special really.:rolleyes:

colm_mcm

probably a bit cheap for you


EDIT: That guy with the used one is taking bids on it, says he got a bid of 25,500 and is open to more bids! (possibly spoofing)

junkyard

They are very cheap and nasty inside and the build quality is very iffy. I'd sooner buy a 5 year old quality brand than a new cheap and nasty brand anyday, the year on the plate means nothing to me.

Niall06

Yea right, thats why there is such a demaind for them eh.
Bought one and love it:D

alfarocks

Niall06 wrote:

Yea right, thats why there is such a demaind for them eh.
Bought one and love it:D

High demand ?? Just means a lack of originality and/or taste on behalf on most people.
Wonder how many of these along with Kia's and other 4x4 wannabes will be in use in 5 years time ?? Disposable motoring at it finest.

Glanza V

i see nothing special with them either. They are just more Chelsea tractors. Another car that will be wasted on the school run.

Henry Ford III

colm_mcm wrote:

...That guy with the used one is taking bids on it, says he got a bid of 25,500 and is open to more bids! (possibly spoofing)

Almost certainly spoofing. It's worth not a cent more than €22k.