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Sedans Nissan Maxima 2009 Nissan Maxima
681 messages, Last post on Oct 08, 2009 at 11:05 AM
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Replying to: cecilt1 (Sep 12, 2008 9:56 am) |
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Maxima Fans, Today's USA Today newspaper contained a full review of the 2009 Maxima. Overall, a positive review with some minor gripes. In my opinion, he spent too much time discussing the "little stuff" like praising the glove box size and criticizing the noise of the sunroof open/close function. Personally, I've not noticed any unusual noises opening/closing the sunroof. http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/reviews/healey/2008-09-11-nissan-maxima_N.ht- m |
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Replying to: traindriver (Sep 11, 2008 8:22 pm) I am more of a gold tone customer but they did away with sunlit sand, coral sand, pebble beach, and spirited bronze so precision grey it is. In checking inventory in 5 dealerships near my zip code, I found that the 24 cars available were available only in some shade of black/grey (from white, silver, precision grey, slate, and black, they are all some shade of black in my opinion). To add insult to injury all the cars had charcoal (black in my book) interiors, it was like going to a funeral home and picking out a coffin, just not good. The blue is a carry over from last year. Tuscan Sun is a new better looking, deeper, and darker version of last years Sonoma Sunset. The the new green color is called Mystic Jade. So in reality only 3 colors are non-shade-of-black, not much variety in a flagship vehicle. The interesting thing about precision grey is that most often it looks like a darker color than it is especially in the shade, very nice. |
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Replying to: nemesis04 (Sep 12, 2008 12:10 pm) |
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Replying to: carcass29 (Sep 12, 2008 8:39 am) I got my 07 SE, $32,830 sticker, out the door by giving the dealer a check for $429.00 for the first monthly payment and nothing else, 39 months, 15,000 miles, tax, tag, and fees included. Really just 429.00 and out the door with only 38 payments left to pay. Monthly payment formula I use is .012 to .015 multiplied by sticker price, as long as I am within that, I sign and run, it has worked for me 5 times so far. |
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Not for nothing but the TL and Maxima comparisons are getting old on this page. One thing to consider is that the Maxima is a Nissan product. The TL is an Acura product which is a dressed up Honda, fufu car from its upscale luxury division (what a crock). If you are going to accurately compare vehicles, based on the division they are produced by, and target market, then do Maxima vs. Honda Accord and TL vs. Infinity G34 (Nissan's fufu upscale luxury division (what another crock)). Any continued comparison of the non upscale Nissan division product to the upscale Honda division product are unfair and not accurately matched. So let's see how it would work: Honda Accord vs Nissan Maxima vs Toyota Avalon /and/ Acura TL vs Infinity G35 vs Lexus ES 350 |
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Replying to: carcass29 (Sep 12, 2008 8:39 am) The dealer went so far as to get a car from another dealer AND register it with the state AND you had not finished negotiating the sale terms ??? Obviously the dealer had a signed contract with a negotiated price on it. I would never let a dealer go and get a car from another dealer w/o a signed contract for the price I wanted. I am surprised the dealer was able to register the car. Here in Florida there are numerous forms the buyer has to sign to get the car registered and titled. Is this the first car you ever bought ??? Have they let you out of the deal ???
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Replying to: tom17 (Sep 12, 2008 7:22 pm) Yeah the signed contract was for $479 a month with 3500.....all of a sudden when I go there to pickup the car with the plates and insurance sitting on the finance managers desk....he's putting info into the computer and they guy looks at me and says payments are $525 a month?? we had to put you on a different tier? I stormed out of that place...called my insurance co and cancelled the insurance. I wonder if I'll get my $100 back. Yes, first time buying new...have negotiated many previous loans in the past on used in dealerships.
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Replying to: carcass29 (Sep 13, 2008 4:23 am) 1- Check out the sticker price of course 2- Ask the dealer to give you the residual value of the car at the end of the lease. (this is how much the car will be worth at the end of the lease, usually about 55 to 60% of sticker for a Japanese car 36 to 39 month lease). 3-Subtract 2 from 1 and divide by the term of the lease, this will give you the base monthly payments. 4- Ask for the tax amount, tags, and dealer acquisition fees if any (usually the acquisition fees are like 395 to 500), there usually is a lease termination fee and a security deposit if you are a first time customer. 5- Add up all taxes and fees and also divide by term of lease and you will get your monthly payment. 5- Now you negotiate the discount off the sticker price, reduction of fees and target the .012 to .015 monthly payment based on actual full sticker. BEWARE of any hidden fees and nonsense from salesmen, they are ALL charlatans and live off of the lies they tell their customers. Do not hesitate to walk right out of a dealer if something does not seem right, always buy late at night and towards the last day of the month (just hints). If I were you I would file a complaint with Nissan Customer Service because that dealer took your 100.00 bucks. Always be prepared to go to more than one dealer and find your best price. If not go to leasing.com and let a professional service work the deal for you for a minimal fee, they will find the car you want and have it brought to your dealer of choice. Good luck. |
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