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Prices Paid: Buying & Leasing Experiences Nissan Quest Prices Paid and Buying Experience
573 messages, Last post on Jun 30, 2008 at 8:55 PM
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Replying to: tjshan (Jul 07, 2006 9:13 pm) I have been very happy with our 06 3.5S (Spec Ed). We are not even at 1000 miles yet. It took me a while to get used to it, esp the gas mileage. But after having to use our 02 Honda Accord SE last week b/c my husband switched the car seats back to that I know i really love driving the Quest. Good luck with your new vehicle. Mary
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Replying to: baxter3 (Jul 10, 2006 9:39 pm) This was my first lease as well...if there are others that have greater experience and could comment on why there may be such a spread, it would be appreciated. |
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Replying to: dslunceford (Jul 11, 2006 8:48 am)
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Replying to: rprossil (Jul 11, 2006 8:55 am) |
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Replying to: mrmcgiv (Jul 10, 2006 10:08 pm) Yep, We originally looked at the 3.5S, but we wanted power seats,(my wife was not sure she could get comfy in the manual seats) and the only way you could get them was the 3.5SL with the special edition package. The backup camera was a welcome edition as well, and has already found itself to be useful in maneuvering our tight driveway as well as parking lots. I am ashamed to say it, but it even stopped me from backing up when my errant niece ran behind the van without me seeing her. She was pretty far away and in the rear pillar blind spot, but when I saw the movement off to the side I stopped and got out to check. We however did NOT want the DVD, the kids watch enough TV and they do not need to be whining for it every 10 minute trip. On the long trips we set up the portable DVD. However, the window sticker said it was wireless headphones compatible, and since the headphones are not available as an option, and another dealer says he does not even know how to order them, I am assuming they come with the car. As for the heated seats, it may be a type-o, but if you look in the options matrix it shows the heated seats standard on the 3.5SL Spec Ed package. the list to the right of the equipment in the 3.5sl Spec ed package does not list the heated seats. So far I do not understand why this van gets such bad reviews, it seems better in many ways to any other van we looked at, and the pure space is just super. why would anyone drive around in one of those overstuffed Toyotas? Still have not heard form anyone about whether oil changes have to be done at the dealer...someone out there has to know. |
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Replying to: tjshan (Jul 11, 2006 11:39 pm) For instance, the dealer we just bought from has a $29.99 oil change special listed on their website. I called the local Jiffy Lube and was given a price of $34.99 and can easily find a $5 off coupon online, so services are priced the same. |
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Replying to: tjshan (Jul 11, 2006 11:39 pm) Sounds like you are really enjoying your purchase, and I agree, the roominess is just great!
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Replying to: dslunceford (Jul 11, 2006 8:48 am) > that have greater experience and could comment on why > there may be such a spread, it would be appreciated. dslunceford, you leased? In your first post (#499), it looks like your talk about a price for buying and a lease deal, and it wasn't clear what you did. baxter3, you also leased, I see. I don't think $711 under invoice is the real price for someone who is buying cash. It must be a nominal value for setting the terms of the lease, and there must be something in the lease, such as residual, money factor, or interest, that is favorable for Nissan and allows them to state the $711 under invoice in the lease. (Or maybe there is some kind of regional manufacturer-to-dealer incentive where you are.) The reason is, I just don't see $711 under invoice in my market. Every dealer I've talked to starts to balk just before invoice, and goes to stone at invoice. Some won't go to invoice. One guy gave me a token under invoice. Can anybody confirm a non-financed (at least not by F&I at the dealership), no trade, purchase (not lease) deal on a 2007 Quest for less than invoice? BTW, dslunceford, you say in post #499: > Couldn't find holdback info for the 2007s yet, but it was > around $1000 for the 2006 SE's, so I'm figuring the > dealer still made $300+ on the sale of the vehicle (which > was in stock). But the things I've read say that a dealer wants/needs $1300 or $1400 gross profit to make his net profit, and the holdback is a primary source of that gross that he won't give up. So a dealer making $300 gross is dubious to me. Comments welcome. I'm not really for screwing dealers, even though they do screw customers frequently. If they treat me okay, and give me what I want at a price that I'm agreeable to, that's a good deal for me (and probably for them). The only problem is "a price that I'm agreeable to" depends on the market, and is very hard to know well because the dealers and manufacturers are always playing games with prices.
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Replying to: biggity (Jul 18, 2006 11:29 am) It shouldn't matter to the dealer whether or not you buy or lease (unless they are able to offer lease specials, which they would then push -- there are no such specials I'm aware of currently). Since earlier post, I found holdback info for Nissan is 2% of Invoice (http://www.edmunds.com/advice/incentives/holdback/index.html), so that would mean on my vehicle holdback would have been around $688. I don't know why they made the deal, necessarily, except it was stock on hand, was a holiday weekend, and Nissan wants to finally find some success in the minivan space?
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