Mizuno needs to grow up?
US buyers are the ones having the big boohoohoo with everything. Did you even read the whole post? US customers abused the car and then bawled as something failed and Nissan denied warranty, pointing at the proof provided by the black box. They had to sign a waiver before the car was handed over, which means that they had it coming all along.
Everyone abuses these sports cars, and then whines & complains. It happens to all manufacturers. The main concerns I heard about the GT-R was the transmission and that came from idiots who purposely pushing the it to its limit.
And what about these parts?
He went on to say that, essentially, the quality of service and support in the US for the SpecV simply isn't there.
He's basically saying we & the
service dealers don't have the intelligence to maintain these cars.
When it comes to machines like that, the US isn't up to par with the rest of the world.
Ok.
He wouldn't be turning it over to the same people that can barely handle the base GT-R.
People can barely handle Ferrari's & Porsche's. Doesn't mean everyone can't.
He wouldn't be sending it to a place where a secondary market was waiting for it.
Happens to all manufacturers....
He wouldn’t be turning it over to a company that would let it sit at the ports for month while the premium Ultimate Opal Black paint got eaten away, while customers were left in the dark.
Again, happens to all manufacturers. You can't avoid this.
He wouldn't be leaving it in the hands of service staff that might scratch $30,000 rotors - requiring replacement - and blame it on the customer.
And what says everyone else in the world won't do so?
And he definitely wouldn't be reading any lies regarding his transmission from communities with few intelligent owners and many internet mechanics.
Basically condemned a lot of GT-R owners.
I've been told that every day Mizuno-san reads through all GT-R warranty claims and associated data. But despite his attempts at being a good father, many Japanese tuners don't like Mizuno-san’s policies. They are upset with what he's done to their brand.
Not shocking....
A little over a year ago, at the original R35 GT-R's introduction, I asked Mizuno-san about modifications, to which he expressed a strong view that the car shouldn't be touched. Being the new GT-R president, he's used the full power of his administration to control the GT-R market. This includes restricting access to key GT-R replacement parts such as engines and transmissions. It has even gone so far as to prevent tuners from bringing R35s to events such as the Nismo festival. Rumor has it that his feelings go further, impacting everything from the very way Nismo handles the GT-R to the reason why we don't have a blue GT-R.
This guy's nothing more than a damn cry-baby. He's trying to make sure
every single GT-R in the world is taken care of to the fullest extent and stays the way he intended it.
You can
not do this when it comes to automobiles. Mizuno needs to learn this. Both of Italy's biggest 2 sports car makers have realized this, and use it to their advantage.
BTW, this is probably a reason as to why the used GT-R market is picking up....The factory's not supporting the owners.
