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Thank Youuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.
Larry
Most of the previous messages I saw on this were prices for 7 yrs / 100,000.
How did I do price wise?
The dealership also told me I had to buy it when I took delivery of the car. Is that true?
I know I can cancel but I'm not sure I want to. Do you know if at this point I have any leverage to go back to the dealer to renegotiate the price, years, or deductible?
If memory serves me correctly you have at least 12 mos to but the extended warranty per NY state. Just remember that warranties are not all they are cracked up to be. You do have a 36 mos. warranty, also the drive train is 60 mos/60K. In NY the first 18,000 mile and 2 years must be covered for all items at no cost (even non-covered items). So you bought a coverage for the 4th and 5th year. The first repair has a $50 ded. so in essence if you have something go wrong in the 4th/5th/6th year it costs $1045 to fix it. If you have two problem it would cost $547.50 You can see where this leads.
When warranties were $600 for 6 years I swore by them. At this price plus the sales tax you paid on the $995 (about $80) sounds like it is a better gamble to pay for the repair down the road rather then up front.
SO what is a warranty really worth...? Don't forget you can get the Nissan warranty from ANY Nissan dealer.
One additional caveat: I had a 91 Capri XR2 convertible. In the first 5 years (6 year warranty / extended service contract) I had them replace the roof three times - although one was a recall). The cost of a roof is $1,500 My out of pocket was $150 for the last time. So I would say that I was way ahead of my $700 cost. I only win by losing, but I did win. Where I lost was the fan control switch would blow every 6-12 mos. Costs about $75-90 to fix, with a deductible of of $100 I never made out. Dealers offer things like "If you never use it we will give you back the full cost."
Think about that, they hope you use it for a $400 repair. Or better yet you hold off each time using it hoping for the $1000 return. So who really wins.
There are some great discussion areas on warranties, but most tend to say, "save your money now"
My husband and i are interested in the Quest. We've haggled over price for sometime now and even considering a Sienna. Well, we've been quoted for a '04 Quest SE with basically everything except DVD and Nav. was $31970 before taxes and fee. For an SL w/leather, dvd, heated seats, etc. the price quoted was $29370 before tax and fee. Are these good prices? Or should we bagin for less?
thanks!!
32,800 with single DVD, running boards, tow package and cargo cover & mats
Is this good quote?
SE Quest
G01 DVD Entertainment System (Single Screen)
S01 Seat Package
R94 Running Boards
J10 Tow Package
L92 Floor Mats
W95 Cargo Cover
Is this a good deal?
Anyone have advice for me, it could happen today?
U02 Navigation System & 6-Disc In-Dash CD Changer
G01 DVD Entertainment System (Single Screen)
T V01 3.5 SL Upgrade Package
T S01 Seat Package
T L92 Floor Mats
W95 Cargo Cover
T F10 In-Cabin Microfilter
and
Splash Guards
Did not really negotiate, just show the sales my printout from carsdirect.com and asked them to beat the price. Had to wait about 10 day for them to locate the car but overall experience is good.
3.5 SE 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
U01 Navigation System
H01 DVD Entertainment System (Dual Screen)
S01 Seat Package
L92 Floor Mats
W95 Cargo Cover
R94 Running Boards
J10 Tow Package
$35,167 - invoice
What did you pay for it?
I've just got a yes for an offer of $200 above invoice. $35,367.
Is that a good deal?
Has anyone done better in the Northeast US?
Other people who have posted their pricing seem to be a bit less than what I paid, I live in Michigan. Next time I will bargin harder. Also, I went from driving a 2001 Grand Caravan to the Quest and the insurance almost doubled I ended up finding a good deal with AIG Insurance. The insurance companies have a rating symbol and the Quest is rated 16, the Caravan is rated 8.
as long as they are not trying to throw in any extra fees, short of tax/tags, ... Go For It!
Do you like the van? Do you have problems with the door rattling and fuel to empty and radio problems that i've been hearing about?
Any info would help me make my descision!
Thank you!
The Van itself, LUV IT! ... The rattling doors are hit or miss depending on the van, but there's a TSB to fix it now. The radio problems were not on the SE model and i'm not sure what you're referring to about fuel to empty ... I think you'll like the NAV and dual screen DVDs ... good choice!
I see the carsdirect price for the configuration you list is $30,341 (which is $600 below invoice). They went $1541 lower than that? Was there an incentive that isn't listed (carsdirect is usually the most accurate with any incentives). Were you eligible to get 1.9% financing as well?
My Doc & Admin fees I think are fair @ $299.00.
I would try and haggle that, but this dealer has treated me superbly. I have been taking our maxima and pathfinder there for years now - and the Service manager has ALWAYS been cheery, extra knowledgeable and given me breaks on all my costs. When it came time for me to look for a new Quest, he was the once who recommended the sales person that I ended up going with.
We sold the Maxima outright (on eBay no less) and got excellent money for it.
We didn't shop around at all. This site and KBB have armed me with more information that I ever thought imaginable. I spent a total of about 15 minutes with the sales person. She could just tell I meant business, and there was zero haggling. Right down to $200 over invoice.
I am pleased with this deal, and have left a deposit while they order one from the factory. My color is Smoke. Am a little irritated they tell me it could take 2-3 months to get in, but I wouldn't take my business anywhere else.
we haven't talked about warranty AT ALL yet. it's not even on my buyers order sheet, which I signed (with the price).. so we'll see.
Dealers need to make a profit. If your comfortable with the way you are treated and have a good relationship with the dealer, it is reasonable to expect to pay a couple hundred more.
My dealer is in Tempe AZ..
i just could not get over the center consol.
i know this is not a bad design... and lots of people said that it will grow on you and all, and on the test dives i took i did not feel out-of-touch with the situation, but again it eventually wore me down.
i purchased a 04 Toyota Sienna XLE LTD pkg#4 HF with DVD. The van just won me over in it's total overall stying. i do like the Quest and some of it's inovations i would love to have seen it in my new van, and i would have givin' it a chance, and i know i would be satisfied with it, but something deep down inside of me told me to go with your gut, and my gut said LTD.
and all this from a 25 yr Honda owner, and never had a problem with any of them! who knew?
good luck with your van!
i.e.
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$322 Seat Package
$651 3.5 SL Upgrade Package
$1,301 Single Screen DVD Entertainment System
$1,995 Navigation System
$112 Floor Mats
$109 Splash Guards
$40 Cargo Cover
$36 In-Cabin Microfilter
$560Manufacturer's Destination Charge
Final purchase price = 28800 (before tax,license, doc fee). The Denville Dealer did not offer the 1.9% finance. Talk to Spencer for more detail
Smoke Quest SL
Seat Package
Upgrade Package
DVD Entertainment System
Cargo Cover
Micro Filter
Floor mats
Wheel Locks
Final price was $27400 - or about $100 under invoice.
Negotiation wasn't too bad - the dealer gave us a fair deal on our trade - came up to what we were looking to get for it without too much going around and around.
They started at MSRP (plus a $495 "Car Care Package") we offered Invoice -$750. They came to invoice + $300 quickly and then the rest of the time was spent on getting them to come down the other $400.
We didn't have to push too hard - we had carsdirect.com pricing (invoice) and would have been okay with that. For leverage, we had carmax.com quote on a similar model for about $700 below invoice, but CarMax is about as far as we would really want to go - about 90 minutes one way for an extra 3 hour trip.
Smoke Quest S
Seat Package
Single DVD Entertainment System
Cargo Cover
In-Cabin Microfilter
Floor mats
Splash Guards (required in WA state)
Our purchase price was $23,540 and 1.9% financing. Edmund's invoice price w/upgrades was $24,789. We feel we got a pretty good price with a great finance rate.
Any thoughts on whether this is a good price ???
Thank,
JO
Sales of this van are only half of expectations and the CEO of Nissan is focusing on why. I had a Dodge Caravan for 10 truoble-free yrs. and ended up buying A Chrysler minivan,similarly equipped, for about $6,000 less.
Clarion-Ledger
Steve, Host
I think we may buy a Quest this weekend. I've called ten dealers and the best deal I got so far is invoice and the doc fee waived. I'd like to get an extended warranty but I have no guide as for price. I want one from nissan with the longest term available, deductible is negotiable. Can anyone help or steer me in the right path for this info? Thanks
Greg
-- seat package
-- floor mats
-- splash guards
-- cargo cover
MSRP: $33,890
We paid $30,500 in Overland Park, Kansas, if that helps anybody. We've only had it for a week so far but we absolutely love it.
Now I have a question. Did anyone get the towing package?
I'd like to know if the Quest has a tranny cooler and/or a power steering cooler already installed or if it comes with the tow package.
Does anyone plan on towing anything with their Quest? I'd like to get a pop-up down the road for ours.
single DVD
seat package
floor mats
running boards
splash guards
negotiated price: $32,185 ($550 under invoice)
out the door at $34,072.25 after 5% tax, tag, title, lien fee and doc processing fee ($99)
Also got 1.9% financing on a 60 month loan.
Dealership is Herb Gordon Nissan in Silver Spring, Maryland.
This van has been on this guy's lot for a month or so, so I'm hoping he'll want to have me drive it away this weekend...
Congrats on the new LE - did that price include tax & registration?
From CNN Money: "You've negotiated the car price. You just need to sign some papers. Better hold on to your wallet."
The rip-off room
Rip-off room revisited
Steve, Host
We bought it at Troncolli Nissan in Decatur which tried to charge us extra by showing "payments" by how many years we wanted the loan. What they did not tell us is they added in the warranty onto those "payments".
Team Nissan told us over the phone they would meet the price we were asking and then said there was an honest mistake in the calculations once we got there. As we were walking out they said they'd throw in some oil changes to make up the mistake which was over a thousand dollars.
Steve, Host
Dual DVD's
Navigation
Mats
Seat Pkg
Cargo Cover
Splash Guards
$34,500... I didn't think it was a bad price.
Love the vechicle - I traded in our Suburban - I forgot how much more convenient a good minivan can be!
thanks.
I had a very good experience at Acme on Rt.130....my wife has had the car for over a month, and loves it! Though I hate to admit it (as it is a minivan!)- I actually enjoy driving the car on the weekends...we are happy w/ the way we equipped the car (basically an SE but $2k less)...the one thing we wish we had was the automatic sliding doors on both sides, but really didn't want to spend the extra money.
Like mentioned on my previous posts, we love the styling and the interior....I still can't believe all the negative reviews/ posts regarding: dvd location (it is fine), the "hard-to-use" radio buttons (huh?), center guages (they are fine in the middle, it gives you a great view of the road)...I do worry though about all the negative posts I have read about the pinging in the doors, etc.....but haven't experienced any problems...my feeling was that Nissan corrected any early production problems.
All that said, if I had to own a minvan, this was it (styling, engine, handling) and was willing to "risk" any problems that may occur...add it this a good price (I liked the car so much that I would not have had any problem paying $1k over the sticker price)...and we would recommend buying one.
PS- the nav system is great if you don't mind the extra $2k...at a sticker price of $33k, we had to put a stop on options somewhere!
Good luck!