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Great buying experience- 2008 Nissan Altima!!!

by wannabuyavalon on Mon Jul 14 06:03:27 PDT 2008

Bought a 2008 Nissan Altima 2.5S with Convenience Package PLUS (includes alloy wheels,moonroof etc) Mats,flaps, etc MSRP - 24090. Price bought - 21000. (incl destination charges of 625) Taxes and Tags extra. Fine dealership - Faulker Nissan, Harrisburg PA. Great salesman - Keith Cline. Best car buying experience ever... No haggling.. Very trustworthy..

Re: Buying experience in PA, NJ, DE area [gooddeal2]

by liveshot on Sun Jul 13 21:52:58 PDT 2008

OOPs.. thanks, it's Cherry Hill Nissan, not Toyota. We were looking at Toyotas, too. So they were on my mind. Thanks for the spell check.

Price paid

by ferrarieater on Sun Jul 13 18:50:54 PDT 2008

I just bought a base model (list $25905). Got a $2656 dealer discount, a $1250 Nissan rebate and a $2350 Federal tax credit for a net cost of $19649 before tax and license. Northern California dealer.

Re: Buying experience in PA, NJ, DE area [liveshot]

by gooddeal2 on Sun Jul 13 12:25:23 PDT 2008

Cherry Hill Toyota I think you mean Cherry Hill Nissan? Don't wast your time there. They did the same thing to me...kept calling to go to their dealer but not willing to give me a quote.

Buying experience in PA, NJ, DE area

by liveshot on Sun Jul 13 10:21:22 PDT 2008

I am negotiating at this time. I have received quotes from Ardmore Nissan, Allstar, and Conicelli. Cherry Hill Toyota talked big about being the biggest Nissan dealer on the East Coast, but several phone calls later, they still hadn't simply given us a quote over the internet like everyone else. They just told us how they have our package in this color and that, and that they would match or beat anyone. The bottom line price, quote from Ardmore is on an Altima sedan 2.5 SL and connection package is $23,742, for buying the car. MSRP $26790 . They produced our lowest offer right off the bat, and the finance guy was on the phone appearing to be very candid about the availability of this package. He said we could not get a Majestic Blue anywhere on the East Coast. We've looked and he is right so far. The color options seem to narrow daily. Grey is ubiquitous, along with Slate, and White. Everything else is a search and transfer from some "other" dealer. At Allstar Nissan, my initial quote on the internets went like this.. "the sale price of the $27060 has been discounted to $25458(cap cost) to prepare the quotes for the lease as well as finance using $3000 for trade... finance @3.9% by 60 months would be $414 a lease @36 months $281." In fairness, they later came down. A 36 month lease for 15,000 miles per year using $3000 equity is $270.85 per month included taxes and tags. The MSRP price is $26790 and the selling price is $24990. The rebate cannot be used if taking advantage of the special lease, I am told by Conicelli. I haven't signed anything yet, but I have put a $500 deposit towards getting the dealer, Conicelli Nissan, to transfer a Black colored model to their lot from another dealer. I will be in touch tomorrow and perhaps we can do a deal this week. My concern is making sure I don't get back-ended into a corner at closing with fees and a bump in the total cost, resulting in a big payoff number at the end of the lease. We intend to do a lease to keep the monthly payment down and are keeping the options open for better mileage and technology advances in the next three years on cars, now that car makers are focusing (we hope) on moving toward the next generation of fuel efficient cars, whether it's affordable hybrids, hydrogen, or total electric with plug-in models. We currently have 2 cars that are 10 and 11 years old, but we think we are on the threshold of technological change and want to take advantage of it when it happens, while paying as little as possible for our cars in the meantime. If we planned to hold a new car for 10 years then obviously buying would be the cheapest outlay over time. But for now, Day-care for a toddler eats up far more money ($2000 a month, so appreciate having extended family helping out. We don't have that option), so lower monthly payments are a priority, if not the most sensible financial option that Suzie Orman would approve.

Re: Price Shopping [mlegoudes]

by liveshot on Sun Jul 13 09:25:32 PDT 2008

I live in the Philadelphia market. 2008 Altima SL and Connection Package with mud flaps is quoted at $23,742 at Ardmore Nissan.

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