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You are correct. I stand by my comments, however, because the production issue is the same, even though these are produced in Nippon and not Georgia, because my source is inside Nissan (and he found out about the production ramp down during a field training session pertaining to the roll out of the cube - it just happened to come up during unrelated conversation).
Another dumb question: if I agreed a deal with the dealer but couldn't get the low APR, can I simply walk out?
Regarding my 2nd question, once I walk-in and lock the price with the dealer, can I still walk away if I couldn't get the financing I want?
Cheers,
Lucy
Happy 4th of July!
I've got the Murano coming off lease in August, and am thinking about buying it and wanted to get some thoughts on it.
What I'm looking for help on is the general idea of buying out a lease, which everyone usually says is a bad deal, however-- check out the math:
Total $$ paid for the car at end of lease term = $18k (includes $1k out of pocket and monthly payments)
To buy at end of term = $19,500
Truck only has 20k miles on it.
When I do a quick search online of what the '06's are going for, I see most around $20k to $22k at the highest.
If I bought it out, that would mean I'd be spending a total of $37,500, plus whatever I pay for however long I finance it.
The other thing I think is that I'd have to pay sales tax on the $19,500, so that jacks it up a grand or so.
Any thoughts would be appreciated... my wife drives to little leasing seems silly at this point for me.
Thanks,
Jason
MSRP: 30060
Paid 27637 (Invoice)- 1500 (rebate)- 500 (holiday bonus cash).
$25, 637 + TTL
There seems to be a shortage on the Murano. I felt the price was reasonable since this one was before the price increase.
Good luck hunting your Murano!
7 miles on it with plastic still on seats. Dealer had it less than a week and no test drives on it yet.
SL FWD (Black)
Premium Package
360 Value Package
Leather
MRSP 34,655
Invoice 30,200
Paid Invoice minus 1,500 rebate
Muranos are in short supply especially with the 360 package.
Never had to work so hard in my life to get a car at invoice. I could get better deals on colors and packages that were not as popular.
When I was shopping many local dealers would not even match many of my other offers from farther away. Some dealers were even out of muranos.
It took me a lot of work to even get dealers down to 3 percent over invoice. The dealer that sold it to me at invoice admited they were having a slow day so decided to move a car at a smaller than normal profit.
I worked about 20 dealers. No one knows but next month the rebate may be less than 1,500. Supply is starting to increase at the end of next month which may help.
I was also looking at Tribecas. I could get those at 96 percent of invoice minus rebates with out even trying that hard.
Best of Luck
I like that there are not as many Tribecas on the road, but I also like that the Murano holds onto value better, and a slight edge at the pump. A few more toys on the murano as far as options (not standard but with packages), but a limited Tribeca is pretty loaded also. I do not need AWD or 3rd row seating.
Another option is that I traded a clunker which I did not mention. I would get 3500 towars the Tribeca and 4500 towards the Murano.
My loan is for 7 years at 5.6% (cerdit union), so again I like that I will not be upside down for too long with the Murano should needs or financial situatuion change.
This was really for my wife (family car but really hers) so she liked both a lot but preferred the Murano.
The bluetooth is really nice on the Nissan.
Both vehicles should last a long time. Muranos are still built in Japan, but I am sure the Tribeca made in Indiana is qulaity also. Subarus are known to last forever, probably safer than a Volvo in a crash, and legendary AWD. Too many people overlook them IMO. I can see why though as not as many delaers and the small dealers often have zero or only one in stock.
I almost just got a Tribeca though because it was easy to get below invoice. I do not mind workign a few dealers but this time as mentioend it was a real hassle.
I really sympathize for those that want a Murano becasue the good deals are not as easy to get right now in some or most parts of the country. IMO many would save as much or more by having good fianncing in line as long as they do not pull their credit too often to do so.
I belong to Alliant Credit union. Anyone can join just become member of PTA for $25.
But on just price alone I think you could have done much better.
No one knows but most expect the rebate to decrease in August.
Most expect the money to be gone sometime in ealry September, but it could go faster.
I would not hold out more than a couple of weeks for the money unless demand for the program starts to slow down.
I'm wondering if the cash for clunkers program is making the dealers hold out for folks that might have a clunker and be willing to pay close to MSRP since the $3500 or $4500 off would offset what folks have to spend out of pocket. You know, if I had a clunker and got a $4500 voucher, maybe I'd be ok paying close to sticker? I don't know.
I live in central California. Fresno area.
I finally got this dealer to get the price to $28350, with NO REBATE and with 2.9 APR. Based on truecardotcom, this is close to a "great pricing". Been haggling since and it was pretty tough; the limited supply of Muranos didn't help either. The car was supposed to come from Dallas as a dealer trade.
Talk of the sale was finalized yesterday (July 31, the last day of the promos) and went afterwards to seal the deal. After waiting for 45 mins to talk to the internet manager, the finance manager tells me "Sorry, we couldn't secure the car. We don't have anything for you to deal with today. Can I interest you in an Armada?". The internet manager didn't even bother to show his face.
I was PO'd. I don't get that. After much talking and haggling, you should expect the dealer to have something in hand to base the negotiations with. All that work and talking that we exchanged were basically null--2 hours had not even passed from me saying "I'll take it" to going to the dealer. And he even had the balls to offer me a POS Armada?
I was about to key a GTR that was on the showroom out had my wife not stopped me on our way out.
i am leaning toward thinking this may not have been a deal he would have been so eager to see me (relatively) eye to eye on if there was someone onsight saying they wanted the model for msrp.
I must admit the Vista sunroof and the standard stability and traction control are nice features to have, (the Ford has) but I know it would be hard to not have my rear view camera and I sure do like my intelligent key. Plus, if I weren't being thrifty (and ONLY spending 18k to buy out my lease instead of 33k for new) I could be getting stability on a new Murano. Plus, didn't Nissan make the new fancy sunroof too? I drove my husbands Tahoe tonight and wished I had the camera. Sometimes I am afraid I'll back into something because I don't see it on the dash!
I will be jealous when she gets it as it will be and shiny with bigger wheels than mine (20") , but I have decided to buy out my lease. How spoiled am I to covet my neighbors new car when mine is only 3 and has low miles!! I guess we always want a new shiny toy....
1. I went to the Manhattan dealer yesterday and negotiated a Murano SL with the 360 Package (includes Leather Package, Premium Package, Floormats and splash guards) for $32,500. The lease deal is $419/42/10k. I did not get the lease factor or residual. According to Truecar, it's a "good" price... what do you think?
2. I really wanted a NAV system, but it seems impossible to find in the SL trim. Should I wait for the 2010? My current Murano lease expires at the end of October but I can return my car early thanks for an offer from NMAC.
3. Final question: Is it worth waiting to the end of the month to get a better deal?
Please advise! Thanks so much!
You need to work the numbers on the lease to see if it's good but if it includes taxes and all fees it's seems decent. A good estimate of a good lease is about 1% of msrp before taxes. Those are hard to come by but it is a good target. You only got 10k miles per year -- is that enough?
A dealer found me the car I want and before I even hung up the phone, he warned me that they are only taking sticker price :mad: :mad:
Even the slow selling colors, the blues and blacks SLs, they're not even going below sticker. I guess they can always find suckers who would pay full price for a Murano.
So the waiting period for the MY 2010 begins....
We might just wait for the Cash for Clunkers deal to end and 2010's to hit the lots.
This is a response i got from one of the dealers:
The Murano inventory out there is very limited. We are selling every new car and truck $500 over invoice minus the rebate.
I just heard on the radio that dealers are gouging customer using Cash for Clunker as an excuse to sell the cars at MSRP.
From Bommarito:
The Murano is in very high demand with very low inventory and the invoice on this model with the 360 package it $32,991 so I am only asking $500 over invoice. If you can get another dealer to offer you this very rare model and lose money to sell it to you then you are doing fantastic. Let me know when they change their price, try to low ball you on your trade, or just simply do not honor their price.
We're are just going to wait until the C4C program is over and start looking again. I'm curious to see what other quotes people are getting these days.