This morning when I got up, I was really feeling like I was ready. Well at least 99.8% sure that I was ready, but then after breakfast, I changed my mind. I am still not ready.
While opinions on the internet are welcome, it doesn't bode well to imply or stretch meanings of words in a negative way that could slander someone....
He went on to say that, essentially, the quality of service and support in the US for the SpecV simply isn't there. When it comes to machines like that, the US isn't up to par with the rest of the world. In Japanese, I told him that I understood, and wanted him to continue. He did -to a point, but stopped.
The point was taken. The SpecV will be sent to Europe, the Middle East (in left hand drive no less), maybe even Australia, but not the US. I'll say what Mizuno-san couldn't: He wouldn't be turning it over to the same people that can barely handle the base GT-R. He wouldn't be sending it to a place where a secondary market was waiting for it. 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. 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 he definitely wouldn't be reading any lies regarding his transmission from communities with few intelligent owners and many internet mechanics.
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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.
Among those in the know, it's a commonly accepted view that the SpecV is able to run with the fastest factory cars to ever hit the Ring. But as quickly as they acknowledge this they tell you how little they care. The Ring, they feel, doesn't really represent the street, or even every track. Then there's the tuning issue.
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While he didn't get this explicit, these realities aren't lost on Mizuno-san.
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I think we are alll getting caught up in this article without understanding exactly what was said.Well, i wouldn't want to slander anyone ... especially someone who may have offended me & my country.
So we can now say, with 100% certainty, that "America is not ready" means : "Nissan North America is not ready".
Has nothing to do with the end-customer base.
Therefore, whose-ever job it was to adequately train NNA failed. Hopefully, this situation will improve ... and one day, NNA will be ready.
well saidI think we are alll getting caught up in this article without understanding exactly what was said.
This is the extent of Mizuno's reply when asked what he mean't by "America is not ready":
"He went on to say that, essentially, the quality of service and support in the US for the SpecV simply isn't there. When it comes to machines like that, the US isn't up to par with the rest of the world. In Japanese, I told him that I understood, and wanted him to continue. He did -to a point, but stopped."
Beyond this point every thing that was written in that article is tek's opinion with no actual reference to Mizuno. Though we could speculate that Mizuno may believe this is the case, the suggestion that somehow the US is not socially or intellectually ready for the GT-R was NOT part of Mizuno's statement. I will admit that teknikal has rather dangerously enaged the Michael Moore-esque style of mixing statements with emotion but i still thought the article brought up some really significant points.
As far as what Mizuno has said, i do completely agree. The dealerships, service facilities and NNA have so far done a miserable job of transforming a mass market sales/service system into a specialised customer service program for the GT-R. The GT-R is a highly optimised vehicle with a great deal of leading edge technology that simply cannot deal with sloppy service techniques and uninterested staff the way a camaro or a Gxp or a z06 can. NNA's poor handling of the transmission debarcle only served to magnify the dissatisfaction of many owners and put off potential customers.
Throwing the even more service-critical GT-R Spec-V into this kind of hotmix is a recipe for disaster. What Mizuno is trying to say in his rather poor English, is that in terms of the marketing/sales/service infrastructure, Nissan America is simply not ready for the Spec-V.
That's Exactly why Mizuno-san said that "America isn't Ready" , You Can't Entirely blame Nissan Because of Shitty Nissan Dealers in America.Not ready to pay 130k for SHIT nissan service and have dealers try to fuck you over everytime they can with markups and poor service. Maybe Ferrari and Lambo are more "Ready"
That's Exactly why Mizuno-san said that "America isn't Ready" , You Can't Entirely blame Nissan Because of Shitty Nissan Dealers in America.Not ready to pay 130k for SHIT nissan service and have dealers try to fuck you over everytime they can with markups and poor service. Maybe Ferrari and Lambo are more "Ready"