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Sit back and wait for their responses. Some will igore you, some will say take the deal and some will say come on in. For those that say come on in, confirm via email that they have the exact car as indicated in your email and that they are willing to beat the deal you currently have. Once at the dealership, should they try to bait and switch (which some will...it happened to me), just walk out.
The important message here is that you are creating an environment where one dealership is competing with another for your business. It eliminates the process where they are constantly asking you to "meet them halfway" on the difference between what they are offering and what you are willing to pay. Just keep referring back to the email (make sure you bring a printed copy of your email and their response) and say..."I have my deal...just giving you the chance to beat it". And do not feel you have to answer them when they question where you got the deal from...it is none of their business.
This is exactly what I did here in Dallas and got a Slate Gray 08 Altima Coupe with the premium package for $400 below invoice. It took time and patience, as well as walking out of two different dealerships, but it was worth the effort. You will also find that as the month-end approaches, you will find them more anxious to sell you a car....so wait until the last possible day of the month to make your deal.
I'm planning to buy a Nissan Altima 2.5 Sedan (Grey color) w/ Convenience Plus package. Recently, I was given a price by a dealer and wasn't sure if its a good deal. I wanna know which price I should refer to, since I have never bought a car before. Im guessing these prices excludes destination charge, tax, title, and DMV fee?
2008 Nissan Altima 2.5 S Sedan
MSRP Price :$20,805
Invoice Price :$19,629
Sales Price :$19,079
NemetDirect Price: $17,829
$17,829 seems like a good deal, but it looks like its for a base, 6MT model with no options. And yes, that price looks like its before taxes, title, and plates.
Tell them exactly what you want; an Altima with the Convenience Plus Package, and tell them that you want a price quote before taxes. Get this from multiple dealerships.
Some dealers will try to charge you a doc fee (the Nashville dealers are horrible about this). Just ask the dealers to itemize their price, listing the price of the car and any/all document fees they try to charge you.
Once you have your price, print off the lowest offer, take it to your local dealership, and ask them to match or beat it. If they won't, and try to get you to bump up your offer, leave.
And always, if you agree to a price over the phone, get a confirmation e-mail, and print it off to bring it to the dealership when you pick up the car, so they cannot claim that the price was not agreed upon. Inspect the car before signing the papers, make sure everything is in order before forking over a large check or signing the credit contract.
Make sure you make up your mind whether you want the 3.9APR/60 mo. plus $1000 cash, or $1250 straight cash. And make sure all the quotes you get include which incentive you're taking factored in. (personally, I'd go for the 3.9 and cash, as it saves you more than the $1250 straight, but not all buyers will qualify for the 3.9)
Hope this helps!
MSRP 20,680
Conv. Pkg 1,050
Splash Gd 135
floor mats 175
emrgency kit 140
dest. chg 625
total 22,805
Total OTD price including 7% NJ sales tax, $264 4 yr registration, $129 doc prep minus the $1000 rebate $21,417
Yes. I negotiated a spoiler and kick plates as part of the offer they gave me. Have them give you a offer you like, and say throw in fog lights and a spoiler. You can also buy both from ebay for not too bad of a price....got my OEM Fogs for $89/pair.
I've read alot of good comments in this forum and I hope someone can assist me. I plan to purchase an Altima Coupe 3.5SE by end of this week. I got a quote for $24,545($400 below invoice) through email with 4.99% APR. Is that a decent price & APR? I live in the Orange County, CA area. Is there a deal available out there that is lower than my quote? Please advise. Thank you.
Altima Coupe 3.5SE (Precisoin Grey):
$24,545 after freight (before tax + doc fees) with 4.99% APR
w/VDC
Kick Plate & Floor mats
No Prem Package, No Tech Package
I'm looking for 2.5 S w/ SL package.
-kick plates
-splash guards
-floor/trunk mats
MSRP 25,635
Invoice 23865 (or so)
Both responded by 9am telling me they could beat invoice pricing no problem and asked what it would take to win my business. I asked the 2 dealers for 24450 OTD price on the car (Tax rate is 9.2% avg in Seattle area.. I have no idea about Title/License). One came back at 24870 (est: about invoice) and one at 24585 (300 or so based on tax rate).
This is taking into account a 1250 rebate for cash purchase.
Not too bad for minimal effort.
Make sure that if you're not doing the 3.9% APR, that you get $1250 cash back and not $1000, but the combo APR/Financing is a better way to go deal wise as long as your credit qualifies. (and if you can get 4.99% APR on your own then you probably qualify for NMAC's 3.9 APR program)
I am getting quote of Invoice of 27156 for 2008 Nissan Altima Hybrid with Connection Package. I am in Massachusetts. Is this is a good deal.
Thanks.
2008 S w/SL package
-SL package
-floor and trunk mats
-emergency aid package
-splash guards
MSRP 25,505
Invoice i think is 23750 or so..
Price paid: 22362 + TTL. Came out to 24450 OTD in Seattle area.
Deal was all made yesterday on phone and email. Picked it up from Younker Nissan in Renton. Bob from internet sales was great to work with, he showed my father in law how to do everything with the car before sending us on our way.
Here's what I have on the table:
08 Altima 2.4 SL
White/Charcoal Leather
Connection pkg
Tech pkg
Spoiler
Fog lights
Splash guards
Mats
$28,400 OTD (includes 7% sales tax, tag, title, fees, etc)
They also offered $17,500 for my Tahoe (Edmonds trade in value for my Tahoe is $18,900). The reason for the offer is current gas prices and the fact that in my area there are SUV's sitting on lots everywhere around here.
I was also offered $27,200 OTD by another dealership, but I would have to sell my Tahoe and continue to make payments on it until it sells and that could eat up the difference quickly.
Both offers have calculated in the $1,000 cash back (I'm going with the 3.9 APR)
Those with experience here... what do you think? Sign or no sign?
In regards to the actual Altima, is there anyway you could provide your deal before taxes, title, and plates, and other fees? Did you get an itemized quote from the dealer?
It's hard to tell if a deal is good or not unless you give us the number before TT&L.
I think.. :confuse:
You should be able to find a loan/interest calculator by searching on Google...
Try this site ...
http://mortgages.interest.com/content/calculators/mortgage_calculator.asp
Now, as to your question...Lets say you pay $50.00 extra on every payment. The additional $50.00 goes towards the principle payoff, since the interest is calculated on the outstanding loan at that time and is already covered by the loan payment for that period. So, paying extra each month will save you interest.
Does that answer your question sufficiently?
It's a 2.5 S (4 cyl) with the SL package (and the tech, connection, etc.) NOT the 6 cyl.
I bought my 2.5S last year on 21.5K loan for 5 yrs. I wud have paid > 5K interest. I paid off in 9 months, had to pay only $650. And try to make your initial payments at the earliest possible and of the maximum amount possible. The sooner you get your principle down, the lower the interest you have to pay.
Make sure you've taken advantage of the incentives available; the price seems fair regardless of whether its after incentives (in which case it'd be about $400 above invoice) or before incentives, but I'd try to get the incentives subtracted from the $26,277 number.
I thought running lights were going to be a NHTSA requirement at some point, but there is a multitude of models without them. My guess is that automakers don't offer them as 1- it isn't a requirement and 2- constantly running lights would have a negative (although by how much I don't know) impact on mileage. I remember reading an article several years ago about how many barrels of oil were consumed daily by all the USA school buses running their lights all the time.
As for oil changes, it varies from soup to nuts between manufacturers. My BMW Z4 says every 15 K miles (using synthetics), but most others suggest a range between 3000 - 7500, depending on driving habits. I made my life simpler by going completely to synthetic oil, with oil/filter changes every 5 K miles on every vehicle I own.
I think you are also correct about the auto headlight function. I don't remember seeing anything in the book about lights automatically coming on with the wipers. However, and I could be wrong on this, but I don't think most cars have an "auto-on lighting system with wiper activation" feature. At least, not in the price range of the Altima...again, I could be wrong on this issue. One thing that I do find strange, however, is that there is no "fog light lamp" anywhere on the dash that I can find that is illuminated when the fog lights are on...strange....
Last of all, I have read many complaints about the way Nissan does its accessory/option packages. Probably due to some marketing "guru" who know what's best for us. Since I bought my Altima maxed out with the option packages, it really wasn't an issue for me.
I was looking into the 2.5 SL with the tech package and I noticed that it forces me to ge the connection package.
As the previous poster mentioned...these forced packages are a pain.
Especially since I have Sirius satellite radio and no intention of swicthing to XM
Any suggestions on ways to get around it ? I want the tech package but don't want XM radio...not sure if the dealer would be able to uninstall the XM reciever or not...or somehow switch it to use Sirius (I'm guessing the antenna is hardwired into the car already)
Sure ...maybe with enough money, I can get the dealer to bedn over to my demands...but then I'd be paying for it.
Thumbs up or down?
I was just quoted $22,200 in North FL for the 2.5 SL pkg, Connection pkg, Spoiler, Kick Plates, Splash Guards, Floor Mats and Moon roof wind deflector. I'm not a recent grad, so I don't get the $500.
Please let me know about your comments on the price I am getting. Thanks.
It's possible to do some custom lighting with a couple relays to link the wipers to the headlights.
I generally follow 5000 miles or 6 months, whichever comes first. My driving is mostly very short trips or freeway speeds, with only occasional "city" driving.
There's pretty good deals right now on '08 Altimas. We were a repeat customer and automatically recieved invoice pricing from our dealer, and qualified for $1000 cash back with 3.9% financing. So we got a 2.5SL for around $24,000 (including TTL). Camry or Accord didn't have any offers as good as that for a similarly equiped vehicle.... plus we really like the dimensons and styling of the Altima better, and that 180 ft-lbs of torque and 300-400lbs less weight over the Camry or Accord really gives the car some added muscle.
I just got a quote for $26880 including sales tax, new plate and dealer fees.a 2008 Nissan Altima 2.5 SL with Technology package, includes spoiler, emergency kit, remote starter and wind defector, basically fully loaded.I got a quote for Is that a good deal?
I'm in Medford, MA
if the sales tax is 12% you probably did good.
in other words, it doesn't do much good asking if you got a decent price when you include state sales tax in your figure you want to get comments on...
Sales tax is 5% in my state which is a total of $1300
Dealer Fees $299 and new registration and plate is another $80
Edmunds says $27402 is what others are paying for it. Invoice is $26591 and MSRP 28765
Thanks for all your help!
By the way any idea on when the Nissan Altima 09 is coming out? I already saw the Maxima on their website.
If you're like me, I find it amazing that some folks drive in a heavy rain without headlamps on...I want to do everything I possible can do to be seen in a rain storm!
Yes, the 1,000 rebate is included. It's $22,203 with the wind deflector, kick plates and spoiler added. My OTD is $24,499.