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Saraha Stone/Beige leather interior
Illuminated Door Sills
Black Roof Rail Crossbars
Splash Guards
Floor Mats
Rear Bumper Protector
Cargo Area Protector
Navigation System
Dual Panel Moonroof
MRSP of 41,990, I was able to get two dealers to go back and forth until I got one down to $36,393 (+$780 for freight, taxes of $1,115, tags $60, and processing of $359) with an OTD price of $38,207. I also was able to get 2 years of free oil changes. I had the option of another $500 off, but chose the 2.9% financing. I had the option of Platinum Graphite with Black leather interior for $150 more from the other dealer (same offer of 2 years of free oil changes). This deal was done in northern virginia.
Pinstriping at the dealer is $95-175. The shop near me does it for $35 + tax. Same stuff.
Anyway, I decided to see what I get on the local one (Murlot; not my first pic in colors, but I could live with it). I wound up with what I think is a reasonable deal, considering there wasn't much else to choose from. I got invoice plus $500 less the $1,250 rebate, and I got free oil changes for life. I had a competitive for invoice less the rebate, but it was with the black interior, and it didn't include the free oil changes. Fortunately, the dealer I bought from was the one I plan to use for services, so the freebie oil changes are worth something. Probably halfway close to the $500 premium, even after discounting for the time value of money. Good luck to all of you who are looking for tan interiored LE's in specific colors!
I should probably state that the price out the door (including all fees except tax/title) was $35,950, which was exactly 750 under the invoice for this Murano that had moonroof, lit door sills, floor mats, and the trunk protector thingy.
Good point, Jayrider. The sales guy mentioned that there were free inspections along with the oil changes, which makes sense. Of course, they charge for tire rotation, but I'm used to that (at Acura dealer prices). I will be careful about letting them sell me bogus services when I'm in for an oil change. If it isn't in the manufacturer's list of required maintenance, I'm going to be highly sceptical...
splash guard, 360 value pack, premium pack, mat, door sills, leather. plus destination.
MSRP 34605. invoice 31680
Paid 30700
I was going to use AAA buying service and took the print (price gurantee certificate..).
Actually i went to another dealer (due to location), the dealer matched the price.
it might be because of end of month or the dealer just (today) unloaded 7 murano from the truck.
I appreciate this forum for helpful information.
1) I'm almost set on a choosing the SL 4WD (Color preference is Graphite or Silver with Leather.) with 360 value package, Leather pkg, Premium Pkg. Is it worth getting the Technology pkg? because it seems like most of the items listed in the Technology Pkg are already included in the 360 Pkg. Exceptions are rain sensing front wipers, heated exterior mirrors, bi-functional xennon headlamps with auto on/off. Or will these items be part of the 360 package, althougth I dont see it listed? Its almost paying 2K for these few exceptions isnt it?
2) I read the 2010 Murano is out in October. Is it a bad idea to buy 2009 version now when in a month a new model will be out? How much more expensive is a 2010 model likely to be vs a 2009?
3) I read somewhere in the forum that the inside door has the manufacture date of the car, how short of a time length should a car have been in a dealer lot to be considered "new". i.e. I don't want to take home a car thats been on the lot for several months.
4) What kind of mileage should you expect to see on a new car? Is every new car test driven by Nissan or anything like that? The reason I ask is that when I bought my Maxima in 2000 (new out of college) I saw that my car had several hundred miles(or maybe 200 odd miles) on it and the dealer said they drove down to southern NJ to get it for me. To this day I feel like I was slightly cheated or that the dealer pulled a fast one on me.
TIA
1. You can't get both the 360 and the Tech package. It's an either/or. So if you go with the 360, you won't be able to get the HIDs, rain-sensing wipers and heated mirrors, but you will get the iPod interface which isn't available with the Tech pkg. The only way to get it all would be to go with an LE.
2. '09 vs. '10 depends on how long you're going to keep the vehicle. Personally when I buy a new vehicle I keep it for 10 years or more. So I would go with the older model year every time and save the upfront $$$. Resale value is irrelevant to me - the car isn't going to be worth much in 2019 whether it's an '09 or '10. But if you plan to trade after 3-4 years, I'd say go with the 2010 because obviously money isn't much of a consideration if you can eat the horrible new car depreciation every 3 years.
3. Why not? You may be able to get a better deal on a vehicle that's been sitting awhile. Every day it sits the dealer pays floor plan interest and therefore may be anxious to get rid of a vehicle that's been sitting awhile.
4. I'm not sure there's a hard and fast rule about this. Obviously new vehicles get some miles on test drives or there would be no test drives. 200 miles wouldn't bother me much if the dealer really did locate the vehicle and drive it back. But if the vehicle has been on 300-400 miles worth of test drives or more, you should be looking to get "demo" pricing - in other words at least a little better price than a different car on the lot that has 12 miles on it.
Excellent valid points on q.2 and 3, 4. I'm thinking the same, keep the car for about 10yrs. I think I may see whats out there this weekend or the weekend after. Thanks again
Besides taxes and destination and handling charge (listed as $800 on nissan config page) , what other costs are they likely to tack on? Any rough estimate? Or anyone out there from NJ reading this can give input? I don't want to finance it and am going to hopefully trade in a 2000 Maxima and then pay the rest in cash but I don't want to empty the bank account either.
I'm located in the Washington DC market.
Must be why I can't seem to negotiate a decent deal on one.
To make a long story short (more like <1 hour ), we bought the car for $29850. $29850 + TTL! :shades: That's way below invoice! Once I got that offer I quickly signed the papers before they find out their mistake---it wasn't a mistake after all. I combed through all the paper work and made sure there were no hidden crap.
We took the 2.9 APR promo and only used the $500 labor day rebate. Good things come to those who wait---and waiting for 2 months have been too long!
I know another poster asked earlier why I walked away from a deal over $400, the reason is simple...every dollar counts! They came back the next day and said let's split the difference. My husband thought that was fair and we did it. I would have stuck to my guns and waited for them to come down the extra $200, but it would have been a risk since inventory is fairly scarce for a comparably equipped vehicle in this area.
So $30,350 - 500 = $29850 + TTL.
We got the all the same stuff you all did but our dealer stuffed junk in there we didn't need or could've gotten it cheaper somewhere else (i.e. nitro in the tires, tinting, pinstripes).
I was working with two other dealers so really, I had the balls to walk out anytime and used all those useless add-ons as leverage
I have only been looking for a few days but want a Murano LE in White with all the options. There are none here in Arkansas in White and the dealer is looking elsewhere. I am a little leery of the salesguy. He called today to say that he found a 2009 midyear and positioned it like it was a retweaked midyear model...like a 2009 1/2 model...in Texas and the owners wife is driving it and it has 4000 miles on it. Sticker is $42,650 or somewhere close. They want to give me the rebate of $1250 and knock off another $1000 for disounting and then $500 for the miles and that is it because they say they have to go get it and it is really hard to get what I want.
Question 1 : What is up with the mid year tweak thing?
Question 2 : when I drive the car off the lot and put 4000 miles on it the value drops thousands but for some reason I cant get more than $500 off.
Question 3 : do you know when the 2010 comes out because maybe I will just wait?
Question 4 : biggest difference in loaded LE versus trim right below it...a SL I think...that is also loaded...is it just all wheel vs FWD.
Thanks for any help anyone can give me.
1. I'm pretty sure there was no mid-year tweak. There was a midyear price increase but it had nothing to do with added content.
2. Yes, you should be getting thousands off. You could get a brand new Murano LE for much less than what the dealer is trying to sell this demo for. I've received offers of $2-3K off MSRP before rebates for LE's without nav. I don't think those deals are all that great, but they're much better than what you're being offered.
3. Not sure but I would think they'd be arriving by October.
4. You can get AWD in any trim level - S, SL or LE. It's just standard on the 2009 LE. The main things that you get on an LE that you cannot on an SL are:
- Memory seats
- Heated rear seats
- 20" wheels
- Woodgrain accents instead of aluminum
- Powered tilt/telescoping steering wheel
For the SL, there are other things that you can't get depending on whether you go with the Tech pkg or the 360 value pkg. For example, the 360 pkg comes with the iPod interface and bright 18" wheels and roof rails - you can't get those with the SL tech pkg. On the other hand, the Tech pkg comes with auto headlights, HID headlights, a power liftgate and heated mirrors that you don't get with the 360 pkg.
All in all, I would pass also on this car as you should get more discounts being it's "functionally" a used car although dealers will say it's a new car because it's never been titled