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car discounts galore
Even though Americans aren't budging as far as cutting-back on driving despite gasoline prices, I guess their demand for vehicles has shifted a bit away from the monster SUV's and pickups. To keep things moving looks like there are steep discounts.
3 people I know got new cars last week, and here are the results:
2k6 Maxima--$1200 below invoice
2k6 STS--$11,000 below list
2k6 Element--$19,600, $1200 below edmunds TMV
We were kind of baffled when our coworker bought the STS, he's only 30! And you don't want to know the list of an AWD V8, even with that discount that's a lot of coyne.
Since everyone is low-balling and driving away with new vehicles, I'd love to snag a new 335 coupe, I'll offer $15,000 below list and see if I can get it. Love that 300/300, sure beats 255/220......*lol*
3 people I know got new cars last week, and here are the results:
2k6 Maxima--$1200 below invoice
2k6 STS--$11,000 below list
2k6 Element--$19,600, $1200 below edmunds TMV
We were kind of baffled when our coworker bought the STS, he's only 30! And you don't want to know the list of an AWD V8, even with that discount that's a lot of coyne.
Since everyone is low-balling and driving away with new vehicles, I'd love to snag a new 335 coupe, I'll offer $15,000 below list and see if I can get it. Love that 300/300, sure beats 255/220......*lol*
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I sell cars for Nissan and if you guys really wanted to get a great deal on a Maxima, you can get a Maxima for almost 2k under invoice (and they'd still make money). There's a 1500 dollar rebate and about 600 dollars in holdback (so they'd still make 100 dollars).
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Originally Posted by nosispower
I sell cars for Nissan and if you guys really wanted to get a great deal on a Maxima, you can get a Maxima for almost 2k under invoice (and they'd still make money). There's a 1500 dollar rebate and about 600 dollars in holdback (so they'd still make 100 dollars).
Selling cars comes down to 1 thing, are customers buying the product, if the cars are not moving then they have to give better deals to get the cars off the lot.
-The Maxima is really on the tail end of it's style, it a great car but most don't want a car that's gonna get redesigned in 2 years or so.
-The STS is a great car but is overpriced compared to it's German/Japanese competition and for the price has an unknown history for long term reliability.
-The Element is being outdone by the Fit,
-The Maxima is really on the tail end of it's style, it a great car but most don't want a car that's gonna get redesigned in 2 years or so.
-The STS is a great car but is overpriced compared to it's German/Japanese competition and for the price has an unknown history for long term reliability.
-The Element is being outdone by the Fit,
Originally Posted by Frank Fontaine
Since everyone is low-balling and driving away with new vehicles, I'd love to snag a new 335 coupe, I'll offer $15,000 below list and see if I can get it. Love that 300/300, sure beats 255/220......*lol*
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Originally Posted by STARR
The 335 is hot, gonna have to pay to play
A saleswoman emailed me that the 335 list is 40,600. That's lower than I thought, because the coupe is always $1000-$1400 more than the sedan. So that would mean the twin-turbo motor is roughly $2800, so for 300 ft. lbs. torque that's not bad, it beats the current M3 in that dept.
Buying one wont happen as I already got a new car, but I hope to be the first on the block to drive the 335 with man6. The lady's gonna call me when the demo arrives....
Originally Posted by STARR
Selling cars comes down to 1 thing, are customers buying the product, if the cars are not moving then they have to give better deals to get the cars off the lot.
-The Maxima is really on the tail end of it's style, it a great car but most don't want a car that's gonna get redesigned in 2 years or so.
-The STS is a great car but is overpriced compared to it's German/Japanese competition and for the price has an unknown history for long term reliability.
-The Element is being outdone by the Fit,
-The Maxima is really on the tail end of it's style, it a great car but most don't want a car that's gonna get redesigned in 2 years or so.
-The STS is a great car but is overpriced compared to it's German/Japanese competition and for the price has an unknown history for long term reliability.
-The Element is being outdone by the Fit,
The Fit is in competition with the Scion xA and xB. The Fit is very small and gets exellent mpg, while the Element is primarily AWD and much less compact. It is only designed for four comfortable seats, not five cramped ones. It has more hip, shoulder and leg room, especially in the back. You can seat four adults and four sets of golf clubs in an Element. The Fit is just over 100 hp and the Element is 160 hp. The Element seems to be taking away Subaru Outback and SUV owners with it's "outdoors" appeal. With the easy to clean interior, lots of dog owners LOVE it, along with people who do outdoor recreation.
Here in the Columbia Gorge, they are selling lots of Elements. A friend of mine is the manager of a Toyota/Honda dealer and he can barely keep the AWD Elements on the lot.
My wife and I are considering trading our QX4 in for an Element, since the mpg would go from about 14/18 to about 21/25 and still retain almost the same snow/ice capabilities. Since I bought a Tundra, we don't really need the QX4 to tow or use off-road. I have a coworker that has owned two EX AWD Elements and I really like it. He bought one when they first came out (03?) and now he just bought a new one a couple of months ago, because he liked the painted fenders better.
We've been seeing huge discounts from the Big 3 for years now. 0% financing, employee discounting... these companies are losing lots of money to try and retain your business. The fact that gas prices are rising doesn't negate the fact that cars are here to stay. People aren't going to stop buying cars because gas goes up. Certain models are going to have more discounts than others - mainly, cars that aren't selling, for whatever reason.
Personally, I do not like the look of the Element. A tad boxy for my tastes.. I'd rather buy a CRV for the same type of use, even though I know it's a pretty different kind of truck.
Personally, I do not like the look of the Element. A tad boxy for my tastes.. I'd rather buy a CRV for the same type of use, even though I know it's a pretty different kind of truck.
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Originally Posted by Cliff Clavin
I agree on the first two, but the Element and the Fit are very different and appeal to different types of people.
The Fit is in competition with the Scion xA and xB. The Fit is very small and gets exellent mpg, while the Element is primarily AWD and much less compact. It is only designed for four comfortable seats, not five cramped ones. It has more hip, shoulder and leg room, especially in the back. You can seat four adults and four sets of golf clubs in an Element. The Fit is just over 100 hp and the Element is 160 hp. The Element seems to be taking away Subaru Outback and SUV owners with it's "outdoors" appeal. With the easy to clean interior, lots of dog owners LOVE it, along with people who do outdoor recreation.
Here in the Columbia Gorge, they are selling lots of Elements. A friend of mine is the manager of a Toyota/Honda dealer and he can barely keep the AWD Elements on the lot.
My wife and I are considering trading our QX4 in for an Element, since the mpg would go from about 14/18 to about 21/25 and still retain almost the same snow/ice capabilities. Since I bought a Tundra, we don't really need the QX4 to tow or use off-road. I have a coworker that has owned two EX AWD Elements and I really like it. He bought one when they first came out (03?) and now he just bought a new one a couple of months ago, because he liked the painted fenders better.
The Fit is in competition with the Scion xA and xB. The Fit is very small and gets exellent mpg, while the Element is primarily AWD and much less compact. It is only designed for four comfortable seats, not five cramped ones. It has more hip, shoulder and leg room, especially in the back. You can seat four adults and four sets of golf clubs in an Element. The Fit is just over 100 hp and the Element is 160 hp. The Element seems to be taking away Subaru Outback and SUV owners with it's "outdoors" appeal. With the easy to clean interior, lots of dog owners LOVE it, along with people who do outdoor recreation.
Here in the Columbia Gorge, they are selling lots of Elements. A friend of mine is the manager of a Toyota/Honda dealer and he can barely keep the AWD Elements on the lot.
My wife and I are considering trading our QX4 in for an Element, since the mpg would go from about 14/18 to about 21/25 and still retain almost the same snow/ice capabilities. Since I bought a Tundra, we don't really need the QX4 to tow or use off-road. I have a coworker that has owned two EX AWD Elements and I really like it. He bought one when they first came out (03?) and now he just bought a new one a couple of months ago, because he liked the painted fenders better.
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Originally Posted by Cliff Clavin
Here in the Columbia Gorge, they are selling lots of Elements. A friend of mine is the manager of a Toyota/Honda dealer and he can barely keep the AWD Elements on the lot.
My wife and I are considering trading our QX4 in for an Element, since the mpg would go from about 14/18 to about 21/25 and still retain almost the same snow/ice capabilities. Since I bought a Tundra, we don't really need the QX4 to tow or use off-road. I have a coworker that has owned two EX AWD Elements and I really like it. He bought one when they first came out (03?) and now he just bought a new one a couple of months ago, because he liked the painted fenders better.
My wife and I are considering trading our QX4 in for an Element, since the mpg would go from about 14/18 to about 21/25 and still retain almost the same snow/ice capabilities. Since I bought a Tundra, we don't really need the QX4 to tow or use off-road. I have a coworker that has owned two EX AWD Elements and I really like it. He bought one when they first came out (03?) and now he just bought a new one a couple of months ago, because he liked the painted fenders better.
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