I know what you are saying about the badging/values but there are always the exceptions when they are inherently great cars i.e. NSX's, Integrales. Personally I would also want the UK dealer back-up rather than having to travel huge distances to find a reputable specialist to put things right, apart from the delays in getting parts from Japan that might not be standard on UK supplied cars.
What I don't understand is why the years wait - the politicians here and in Europe are increasingly discouraging big petrol engined cars and it is only going to get worse. As that has the potential to affect sales in the not too distant future Nissan GB could be shooting themselves in the proverbial.
Having said that, from all I have seen and heard and if the circumstances are right about two years down the line, I would be puting my name down for one.