Is $25638 a good price for a '01 GLE with sunroof, floor mats, and deflector? According to Edmunds that's $450 over invoice.

Monil

 

With the 2002 coming out you could probably get it cheaper than that... dealers are going to be desparate to unload the 2001s. The ones around me already are.

 

I know what you mean. Actually this is for my brother. He lives in NYC and will be moving to Atlanta in Aug and now needs to have a car and can actually enjoy driving a nice car . Problem is he needs to buy it before Aug before he moves to Atlanta. He is really kicking himself since '02 maxima is coming out just a couple months later.

 

With the specials that Nissan is running even right now, I don't think you should be paying over invoice at all. Good luck.

 

I've been getting quotes at BELOW invoice from carsdirect.com on most Maxima's.

Invoice according to CarsDirect.com is $25,588 (did you include the options in your Edmunds invoice number?), but the "Target Price" I got from CarsDirect.com was $24,988. That's $600 below invoice.

I think he should be able to get a 2k1 Max at or below invoice at this point, especially with the 2k2's coming out in a few months.

As for the timing, that REALLY BITES BAD for your brother, especially if he wants a 2002. Now is a great time to buy a 2001 though if you want a good price b/c the 2002's will probably be going for much higher prices. It'll cost some money, but I think I might seriously consider RENTING a car for a month or two in order to get a 2002 Max (if that's what your brother wants) You can sometimes get discounted weekly or even monthly rates from a rental place I think.

Just something to think about, and my $0.02

 

yea.. renting a car for a month or two sounds like a good idea.. or just buying a $1,000 used car and then dump it.. itll prolly be worth the wait

 

That's another idea... You can buy a used car and often sell it for the same price you got it for (cost = ZERO ) or maybe even come out ahead. I think the 2k2 Max is worth it

 

Back in late April, I paid about $1200 under invoice-23k(if you factor in trade allowance by Kelley BB)for a 2001 SE w/ only C&C + the little options. Also qualified for the 3.9% finance. At that time i was also considering a GLE without many options and negotiated a price of $25,200 at that time with the same dealer. Should do better than that now. BTW, the dealer was in suburban Philly.

 

I just bought my wife a 2001 SE, 5spd, C&C, leather, and negotiated $25,500.

 

The used car/rental may not be such bad ideas. Since he's moving to ATL, he should look at Maxes there because there are many Nissan dealerships in the area. BTW, I paid approx. $24,500.00 for my 2001 5spd SE with almost every option (e.g. C&C, leather, meridian, etc.)back in Feb of 01 (here in ATL). Based on what I know about the 2002, it's going to be considerably more expensive than an 01, I would imagine.