Maxima pricing differs
03-05-2009, 12:19 PM
#41
. I guess the hunt continues....WOW, thats a very good price. I'm still looking around without anyluck.
Here in NYC it is very hard since they know we love Maxima's.
SV + Prem + Tech + Spoiler
Round 1
Koeppel Nissan
MSRP: $39905
Invoice $36000 + ttl = walked away crying
Round 2
NEMET MOTORS
Salesman The Maxima has been selling well equals. Full MSRP.
Round 3
Summer ..
Still looking and waiting maybe summer will bring me my new max.
P.D.: BTW the test drive SV + Premium = I'm in love with the CVT FORGET ABOUT MANUAL THING.
03-05-2009, 06:24 PM
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MaxMus, I've consider that idea as well, but I will wait until summer. They should do something better around here.
03-05-2009, 10:07 PM
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Hello Light. Glad to see you're in an '09 Maxima. I find it ironic that your heated seats work perfectly....and you live in Hotlanta!
No dealer will lose money on a deal. But incredible deals are being made. I read about them first on this Forum and then got one myself. Nissan has an interest in selling cars in a way that keeps their dealers in business. One can deduce that Nissan has special factory-to-dealer rebates that underpins all the great deals. But it also seems that this "hidden rebate" is regionalized and varies with time.
My deal was well under invoice. Here are the numbers (all in '000):
List Price: $37.5
Invoice: $34.4
Deal before TTL: $32.7 (before trade-in)
I traded in a 1990 Maxima with 140,000 miles for $1,500. This amount was close to what I could have received as a private seller. Typically, dealers only give $500. for a car that this age. It is doubtful that the dealer gained any significant profit from the trade in portion of the deal.
No dealer will lose money on a deal. But incredible deals are being made. I read about them first on this Forum and then got one myself. Nissan has an interest in selling cars in a way that keeps their dealers in business. One can deduce that Nissan has special factory-to-dealer rebates that underpins all the great deals. But it also seems that this "hidden rebate" is regionalized and varies with time.
My deal was well under invoice. Here are the numbers (all in '000):
List Price: $37.5
Invoice: $34.4
Deal before TTL: $32.7 (before trade-in)
I traded in a 1990 Maxima with 140,000 miles for $1,500. This amount was close to what I could have received as a private seller. Typically, dealers only give $500. for a car that this age. It is doubtful that the dealer gained any significant profit from the trade in portion of the deal.
That is a better deal that I was able to get. In fact, that is a great deal, with your dealer obviously getting some help from Nissan. I am glad to see Dakota Kid making very good progress on what may be an excellent deal. Now if we can get decent deals for Yaco_Max and dkmura, we will be left with catching the next SV+Prem+spoiler+floor mats +splash guards that arrives at NCSUPilot's dealer before someone grabs it away from him.
It is really weird that, based on dealer and area of the country, folks are being quoted prices that are up to SIX THOUSAND bucks different on the same vehicle. A trace of insanity there.
03-06-2009, 05:39 AM
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That is a huge price range! I considered flying to another state to buy mine, but decided to offer my local dealer to match to save the hassle.
Six thousand dollars would buy a lot of road food for the trip home.
Six thousand dollars would buy a lot of road food for the trip home.
03-07-2009, 07:48 AM
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Well, some good news came when I called another local dealer. Boulder Nissan is about 35 miles away from my home, but the owner was great to talk to. Went over MSRP, invoice, current incentives and models available. In the NW region, dealers selling 4+ Maximas in March will get a $1K bonus per vehicle! Unfortunately, he still couldn't get to the prices listed here on a Premium SV w/tech. But his positive attitude has convinced me that I've found the right dealer to work with when the time comes.
03-07-2009, 10:26 AM
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Well, some good news came when I called another local dealer. Boulder Nissan is about 35 miles away from my home, but the owner was great to talk to. Went over MSRP, invoice, current incentives and models available. In the NW region, dealers selling 4+ Maximas in March will get a $1K bonus per vehicle! Unfortunately, he still couldn't get to the prices listed here on a Premium SV w/tech. But his positive attitude has convinced me that I've found the right dealer to work with when the time comes.
Things are looking up. A good attitude on the part of the dealer goes a long way with me. I even put a long-term rapport with my dealer above saving that last little one or two hundred bucks. One never knows when a good working relationship with the dealer can help when problems crop up.
03-09-2009, 07:50 AM
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Success! Went to another dealer and told them the other offer - salesman came back and said let's do it! No haggling or going back and forth. No trade-in or anything funny...just the car.
SV+Prem+Spoiler+Floor mat+splash guards
Black with Cafe
MSRP - $37300 + couple hundred for spoiler = ~$37600
Invoice - $34052 + Spoiler
Price I paid for car - $32070
Out-the-door - $33550
Come down to Southern States Nissan of Apex in NC and get a great deal!!
SV+Prem+Spoiler+Floor mat+splash guards
Black with Cafe
MSRP - $37300 + couple hundred for spoiler = ~$37600
Invoice - $34052 + Spoiler
Price I paid for car - $32070
Out-the-door - $33550
Come down to Southern States Nissan of Apex in NC and get a great deal!!
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03-09-2009, 08:39 AM
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Success! Went to another dealer and told them the other offer - salesman came back and said let's do it! No haggling or going back and forth. No trade-in or anything funny...just the car.
SV+Prem+Spoiler+Floor mat+splash guards
Black with Cafe
MSRP - $37300 + couple hundred for spoiler = ~$37600
Invoice - $34052 + Spoiler
Price I paid for car - $32070
Out-the-door - $33550
Come down to Southern States Nissan of Apex in NC and get a great deal!!
SV+Prem+Spoiler+Floor mat+splash guards
Black with Cafe
MSRP - $37300 + couple hundred for spoiler = ~$37600
Invoice - $34052 + Spoiler
Price I paid for car - $32070
Out-the-door - $33550
Come down to Southern States Nissan of Apex in NC and get a great deal!!
03-09-2009, 06:26 PM
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Success! Went to another dealer and told them the other offer - salesman came back and said let's do it! No haggling or going back and forth. No trade-in or anything funny...just the car.
SV+Prem+Spoiler+Floor mat+splash guards
Black with Cafe
MSRP - $37300 + couple hundred for spoiler = ~$37600
Invoice - $34052 + Spoiler
Price I paid for car - $32070
Out-the-door - $33550
Come down to Southern States Nissan of Apex in NC and get a great deal!!
SV+Prem+Spoiler+Floor mat+splash guards
Black with Cafe
MSRP - $37300 + couple hundred for spoiler = ~$37600
Invoice - $34052 + Spoiler
Price I paid for car - $32070
Out-the-door - $33550
Come down to Southern States Nissan of Apex in NC and get a great deal!!
Very good price! Happy to see my wolfpack friend get an excellent deal. Now you should have a much happier spring!
03-09-2009, 06:42 PM
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03-16-2009, 09:30 AM
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Interesting news on the incentive front. As of March '09, Infiniti has a total of $2500 on the G37X sedan, while Maxima has $500 in factory-to-dealer cash. Looking at the invoice pricing, I find both cars (comparably equipped) within a few hundred dollars of each other. Nissan North America is clearly looking to move some G37s at this point.
03-16-2009, 04:27 PM
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Interesting news on the incentive front. As of March '09, Infiniti has a total of $2500 on the G37X sedan, while Maxima has $500 in factory-to-dealer cash. Looking at the invoice pricing, I find both cars (comparably equipped) within a few hundred dollars of each other. Nissan North America is clearly looking to move some G37s at this point.
A little strange, I would say. On the other hand, maybe Maxima sales are sort of trudging along halfway decently, while Infiniti is stuck in the mud in this new era of austerity.
Another possibility is that Nissan thinks the new Maxima styling is edgy enough to draw some sales, while the G37, clean and conservative in styling, has nothing edgy to catch the eye.
Maybe these Nissan incentives will change within the next month or so.
03-16-2009, 09:00 PM
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Light- strange indeed! One thing we aren't privvy to is the 30-day supply of models in the pipeline. I suspect that Nissan North America can tailor that pretty carefully with domestically produced products like the Max. What doesn't make sense is that no matter what the supply of G37s is, the cost to import them must be astronomical. The yen-to-dollar exchange rate continues to plague all Japanese imports. The mitigating factor may be that the G37 is Infiniti's bread-and-butter car. With sales down over 33% last month alone, they must be eager to move some metal...
03-16-2009, 11:13 PM
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Light- I suspect that Nissan North America can tailor that pretty carefully with domestically produced products like the Max. What doesn't make sense is that no matter what the supply of G37s is, the cost to import them must be astronomical. The yen-to-dollar exchange rate continues to plague all Japanese imports. The mitigating factor may be that the G37 is Infiniti's bread-and-butter car. With sales down over 33% last month alone, they must be eager to move some metal...
I would hate to think Nissan-North America might have been unduly influenced by Nissan-World Headquarters in Japan, but the reality is that Japan has been in a severe economic situation for how long now? Eight years? It might be that, at this time, the need to sell Nissans made in Japan is even greater than the need to sell Nissans made in the U.S.
Of course the markup on the G37 is probably a little more than on the Maxima, which gives a little more room for dealer rebates, etc. I do know the Smyrna assembly line shut down the overnight shift two months ago, which enables Nissan to cut way back on the total number of vehicles assembled in the U.S.
But still, the disparity in dealer rebates you found between the Maxima and the G37 is startlingly massive.
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