Did I just get ripped off? What should I do?!

FricFrac

King George Nissan threw in the security etch of $250 for free otherwise I would have said no. And tell them you want the free 78% nitrogen fill instead. Nitrogen is the biggest scam out there - sheesh. Since you signed the papers you are SOL and trust me once you have the car $400 is gonna be a non-issue. Its the principal of the thing and I can understand your frustration. The good part like I said is once you've got your car its gonna be an irritation in your rear view mirror.

If you really wanna do something about it you can tell 'em if they don't change it you're gonna express you dissatisfaction with the dealership on the forums, etc and when anyone googles their dealership that thread is gonna pop up. Make it worth their while to not have you leave unhappy....

matt2112

i bought from alta woodbridge, which is owned by the same person as maple and richmond hill nissan.

i can tell you that i paid $0 for etching. sorry, but looks like you got screwed...

if you want to stand on principle, demand a $400 refund. if they refuse, you can lose $600 and buy a 2010 from another dealer (woodbridge will definitely give you a better deal).

personally, i would eat the $600 just to see the salesperson who lied lose their commission. if you can afford it, eat the $600 and wait for the 2010...

just my 2 cents

Knux

I have the funds to swallow $600 but not the time. I'm currently driving a hand-me-down-family-car-turned-my-car 1999 Buick on it's last legs. Like I mentioned b4, this is my first new car purchase that I am completely buying with my own money and the experience is just very disheartening.

My plan so far relies on the shipping of the car. 90 days. They have 90 days. After that I'm headed to any other dealer in Ontario and picking up the first Black M6 I can get my hands on. I don't care about the packages anymore. If they have Sport, sport it is; base, nav, sport + nav- I dont care.

I really just wanted the Canadian "base" + NAV cause I hate spoilers and I was going to replace the wheels with the NISMO 19" ones anyways. And no offense to ppl that love the synco-rev but I can't remember the last time I even had to think about blimpin the engine while driving a stick. You learn it. You do it.

IDZRVIT

Write it off as lessons learned? You WILL enjoy this car and you will forget about the dealer experience shortly after. My dealer tried to peg me with the etching. I asked if it was some federal or provincial law requiring me to have it (I knew it wasn't)? He etched the car but didn't charge me. They also wanted to tack on tire warranty insurance. I pointed out that the extended warranty which I purchased covered that. The tire warranty was dropped from the deal. My dealer did throw in Nissan wheel locks at no cost to my surprise. I also asked and received two Nissan ball caps. As the others pointed out, KNOW the numbers of the deal. Get a complete breakdown and what they are all for. Hindsight now, but for your next purchase.... Overall, I enjoyed dealing with my salesman. He even offered to loan his new Infinti Q35(?) demo if my Z didn't arrive in time for my wedding day!

Knux

When he was "selling" me the nitro he did mention lifetime free fill-ups. But like you said, it's really not about the money. He could of said there was a $1000 "papa needs some new swag" fee that was standard cost and I would of smiled and said "OK!" - ignorance truely is bliss I guess.

I won't go back and complain since a signed deal is signed deal. But they have 90 days from April to get me my car. I did swing by the other day and he told me the guy that ordered his car a MONTH before I did still hasn't recieved his. Reading the back of the agreement, after 90 days I have the option to pull out will my deposit returned and no questions (although I hope he asks why I rather pull out than arange a new date.)

I think this really hurt their dealership because they also lost my "390Z" purchase (and all my friend's future Nissan purchases - one in which is actually affecting that paticular dealer right now since I've already told some1 I know to go somewhere else.)

IF ANY DEALERS ARE READING THIS - PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR COMMERCIALS - NISSAN OWNERS ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT THEIR CARS - DO NOT BULLCRAP US AND WE WILL GIVE YOU THE SAME RESPECT.