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Replying to: langjie (Dec 17, 2007 9:14 am) The car is really a blast to drive. I've driven Priuses, and found them to be, well, boring. Yeah, you feel good about saving gas, but geeky at the same time. It's particularly fun when someone is tailgating you, because they see the "hybrid" badge on the NAH trunk, and think they're following an anemically powered gas sipper. You stomp the pedal, and not even very hard, and, like Clark Kent, the car turns from a mild mannered transporter into something that feels like it is able to leap tall buidlings. I've seen more than one tail gater with a look of surprise on their face...  Still getting used to a "no shift" transmission, but so far it behaves very well except in one case. On long downhills out of mountains, the car uses the engine to regenerate power (charge the battery). Once the battery is charged, the engine seems to overspeed, as the load is released by the computer. A slight pressure on the gas pedal stops the overspeeding sound, and slows the engine a bit...probably OK, but seems odd. No worries with us about the light-colored headliner. We used to have a car with a dark headliner, and on hot summer days, it would radiate heat for 10 minutes after the car got underway, until the AC could battle the heat into submission. Our experience with the headliner and moon roof is that we can get in the car, crack the moon roof at the rear (press the moonroof switch on the "closed" side, even if it's already closed) , run the AC, and the heat rises out of the car within a minute or so. Someone at Nissan was using their noggin. |
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I was in the market for a new car but not necessarily a hybrid. I test drove the Rogue, but the power was disappointing. I was looking at v6 models also, but didn't want the 19/26 mpg. So I test drove a 2007 NAH on a Thursday, aksed for an overnight evaluation on Friday (which the dealer agreed to), and bought the car on Saturday. Between the Nissan and dealer discounts I received $3000 off the car's $27,800 msrp. The car didn't have heated seats and the dealer arranged for a local aftermarket shop to do a heater install. Overall a very good experience in buying the car.
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Replying to: dunkmeister (Dec 23, 2007 10:15 am) |
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I requested quotes online through Edmunds. Dealer A came in at $31K w/tech package. Dealer B came in at $29,000 w/tech package. I went to Dealer A to see if he could match/beat it. Dealer A won't match it and doesn't think Dealer B will deliver on his price. I checked Cars.com. Their price is the same as Dealer A. So I have an appt with Dealer B for Thursday. Dealer B swears he has normal colors. . . We'll see if there's a bit of bait and switch going on here. . . Question: Is extended warranty a negotiable item? How much does it/should it cost? Thanks for help. These threads are invaluable. |
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Replying to: ccdeblaze (Dec 24, 2007 6:33 pm) |
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Replying to: ccdeblaze (Dec 24, 2007 6:33 pm) |
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Replying to: ccdeblaze (Dec 24, 2007 6:33 pm) I've heard of dealership actually trying to bait/switch car buyers to the standard Nissan Altima 2.5, since it gets roughly the same highway gas mileage (makes sense, really, that it does, the eletric motor on a Hybrid is for the slow, stop-n-go driving).
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I used Edmunds to get some quotes in the SF Bay Area and it was clear this car could be bought cheap. Another dealer offered me $29.7k. I was extremely happy with McKevitt in Berkeley and gladly agreed to the extra $200 in cap cost. I ended up with a lease at $434 plus tax for 39 months with 15,000 miles per year. No sunroof. I also looked into the Prius with package 6 -- very similar in amenities, but a different driving experience (to me, a lesser driving experience). The best I could negotiate on the Prius was $434 plus tax monthly for 36 months and 15,000 miles per year. Easy decision for me after driving them back to back -- NAH! McKevitt had quite a few tech package cars in stock and they treated me like gold. If you use email, Steve will be great to deal with. If you walk in, ask for Dave - he's a prince.
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Replying to: 500e (Dec 31, 2007 7:36 pm) |
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Replying to: hiwayman (Dec 28, 2007 11:13 am) My cost out the door for the car was $31,944.11 with tax and license (tax rate in CA is about 8.75%). I got the full tech package. Color is white with gray interior (yes, with the two-tone, but I can live with that. ) I didn't get the moonroof. I had a moonroof on my old car and the only thing I ever got from it was a sunburned scalp. |
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