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Re: Nissan Versa: Prices Paid & Buying Experience [KarenS]
by furl
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Sep 08, 2006 (9:40 am)
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Replying to: KarenS (Jul 14, 2006 8:00 am)
I bought the Nissan Versa last week at Inskip Nissan in Warwick, RI. I was shopping around at several different dealerships in RI and they quoted me the lowest price. They gave me $500.00 for my 1995 Nissan Altima trade-in. I ended up getting the SL model with the CVT transmission. I also got the Convenience Package and splash guards and floor mats. I also purchased the extended warranty for 5 years and 100,000 miles. The total priced that I paid was a little over $18,000, including taxes. They even registered the car for me. It seemed like a great deal to me, as I was paying below the sticker price of the car.
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Versa's first 1000 miles experience
by franko1
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Sep 08, 2006 (3:54 pm)
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After driving 1000 miles I like to report my findings. The A/C is a low performer. Takes a long time to cool down with outside temp. at 95 deg. CVT tranny is noisy. Starting out from dead stop it's slower than a 4 speed tranny. Once it winds up it accelerates ok. Gas mileage avg. 29 mpg. On rough roads you get bounced around quite a bit. Overall, I can live with it's characteristics.
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Re: Versa's first 1000 miles experience [franko1]
by flightnurse
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Sep 08, 2006 (5:04 pm)
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Replying to: franko1 (Sep 08, 2006 3:54 pm)
Franko,
I have had my Versa since 7-8-06 and live in Phoenix AZ, and on the days we hit 114 I hadn't had much of a problem, NOW granted it keeped me cool, but not very cold, NO car well do that. But on 105 degree days with the in a underground parking garage, the A/C cools the car off very well and keep me and my passenager very comfortable.
Regarding noisy CVT, that isn't good, my car is very quiet and at times some of the passenager though my car was a hybrid as the way the car moved out.
The bouncing around I have noticed only in parking lots with those speed bumps, the rearend of the Versa isn't a Indi rearend like some of the other cars.
Regarding driving with the CVT, it does take time to get use to, but once the car learns how you drive you well be surpised on how ZEN like the car becomes..
I have 3200 miles on my right now, and really love it.
Tony 
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Re: Bad deal on a Versa SL? :( [reuropa]
by reuropa
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Sep 16, 2006 (8:24 am)
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Replying to: reuropa (Sep 06, 2006 9:16 pm)
I wanted to add an update to my initial email, since I've since changed my mind greatly about Nissan of Glen Burnie and I think it's only fair to show both sides of the story and how Nissan rectified the situation. (I don't mind trashing any company when its warranted, but highly unfair when that isn't the case.) I went back in about a week ago and had them go over the numbers with me and to ask them to explain why they sold me on the 60,000k Security+ warranty that was absolutely useless for me since I will be turning the car in in 2 years. They apologized for that and issued me a prorated refund. I also found out what I paid for the car (minus all the taxes, etc.) was considerably less than what even the salesman had originally quoted me, by nearly $1,000! Egg on MY face! In the interim, the Nissan survey came to my house. Let's just say I was less than kind in my responses, lol. I was honest and said it was partly my fault for not having them fully explain all the terms and numbers before I left the dealership, but that selling me a useless extended warranty was bad on them. This morning I got a call from the dealership's manager to apologize for the terms/amounts not having been better explained and for having been sold on a warranty I didn't need. He also asked me to come back in, at a time convenient to me, and he'd go over the whole lease agreement again point by point, explaining how all the numbers were arrived at, and that, by way of extra apology, they are giving me coupons good for various additional services at no expense to me (maybe I'll get that subwoofer or rear spoiler after all, lol) along with some additional free services (beyond the standard 1-2 free oil change that come with the car, I believe it is, something like that). I was pretty impressed. To me, that is the way to practice good business. Any business is only as good as its consumers' happiness with the experience. So kudos to them, and I'd once again highly recommend them to others.
As for the car itself, I adore it. It handles like a dream, the gas mileage is excellent, and it's a true pleasure to drive. Has anyone else had the experience of people constantly stopping them to ask about the car? Since I got the car 2 weeks ago, at least 6 different people have stopped me, at the grocery store, at work, at my gym, etc., to ask me about the car and one guy even wanted to poke his head inside it, which I allowed, lol. One guy told me he'd been in the market for a new car for his wife. They've both only ever driven Hondas. But he liked the look of this car, and the price, so much that he'd planned on taking his wife to a nearby dealership that weekend to give it a test drive. I wonder if he ended up buying it.
So anyway, at the end of it all, I'm now very satisfied with my purchase and with how Sheehy Glen Burnie handled it.
And my thanks again to everyone on this forum. People here are knowledgeable and kind and so helpful, it makes the whole experience of buying a new car today such a much less painful experience.
Have a great weekend everyone!
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Re: Bad deal on a Versa SL? :( [reuropa]
by dtownfb
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Oct 17, 2006 (1:52 pm)
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Replying to: reuropa (Sep 16, 2006 8:24 am)
Congratulations and thank you for following up with this post.
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VPP currently not available for Versa??
by utguy38
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Oct 29, 2006 (4:32 am)
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Just curious if anyone on the forum knows if the VPP plan is currently not being accepted on Versas? I've seen other posts on the forums talking about using the VPP on their Versa's but when I went to a dealership on Friday they told me it couldn't be used (because the Versa was such a quick selling item) but they offered to take $500 off MSRP.  Thanks!!
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Re: VPP currently not available for Versa?? [utguy38]
by rcinmd
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Oct 29, 2006 (11:10 am)
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Replying to: utguy38 (Oct 29, 2006 4:32 am)
I have looked at Versas locally, and always mention that I qualify for VPP. To date, no responses indicating that the car does not "qualify". It is really up to the dealership I think. I recall that when the Xterra came out it was such a hot seller, that the plan would not be accepted on that purchase. Today, not the same story I'm sure.
In fact, the salesman locally mentioned Friday that sales of the Versa seem to have slowed, though I think that is more a function of inventories, as the start-up of the Sentra may be biting into Versa production for the time being. As for Sentra, he had one that had an MSRP over $21K. yikes
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Out the Door Price
by rbrittingham
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Oct 29, 2006 (4:47 pm)
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Has anyone purchased a Nissan Versa SL CVT with:
ABS
Kick Plate
Comvenience Pkg.
Considering purchasing one, although I know I may have to wait awhile.
If I may ask. What was your out the door price?
Thanks,
Regina
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Re: Out the Door Price [rbrittingham]
by bobw3
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Oct 30, 2006 (8:04 am)
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Replying to: rbrittingham (Oct 29, 2006 4:47 pm)
With the demand of the Versa, especially the SL, you'll probably going to pay MSRP, so you can go to the nissan webpage to find out the cost. But remember that the actual car on the lot may have a few more options than you want. For example I'm looking for an SL, but the only one they can find costs over $18K because it has a sunroof, bluetooth, upgraded audio, etc...none of which I want. I just want an SL with CVT and the MSRP of that with destination is $16,100, but I probably won't find an base SL with CVT without some other option.
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Re: Out the Door Price [bobw3]
by rbrittingham
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Oct 30, 2006 (8:58 pm)
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Replying to: bobw3 (Oct 30, 2006 8:04 am)
Thanks for your response.What are the 2006 invoice prices that you have found as the info. I received shows the CVT invoice is $900 which puts the car with SL and freight, already in $16,000 (taxes not included). What tax rate area are you in because this can add considerable amount of $$$$$$. Yes, the dealership's/Nissan really pushes the extras. We decided we will only buy what we want. if they want to throw the options in for free, well that's got to be stated in the contract as we refuse to pay for anything other than what we want.
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