Goodbye 40th :( Hello Nismo :)

ICENINE · 05-05-2013, 03:14 AM

Hey guys,

I had bought my 40th last year used with only 14K miles on her. She started giving me problems around 19k miles. The check engine light turned on and since then the Nissan dealerships has replaced so many damn thing on her and never really fixed the problem. I asked corporate Nissan to buy my car back and they agreed. The car was still under factory warranty so even though I bought the car used they were able to apply the lemon law. Well, they paid off my loan, gave me $7K and a VPP code good for $1500 below invoice on my 2013 Nismo. I got the backup camera, Bose system, illuminated kick plates, trunk mat and Nismo mats. The MSRP was $46K, the invoice was around $43k...but after the VPP code and some haggling i got her for $40,750. I will miss my 40th but I'm very happy with my Nismo. Looking forward to reading the Nismo section of this forum now. Oh, and I had them take off those darn spacers before I even test drove it. Here are a couple of pics.

DEpointfive0 · 05-05-2013, 03:18 AM

Sweet baby Jesus, can you tell me how you got Nissan to buy your car back???

Trips · 05-05-2013, 03:22 AM

Sorry to hear of the issues with the 40th

Great to hear you were able to trade up

ICENINE · 05-05-2013, 03:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

Sweet baby Jesus, can you tell me how you got Nissan to buy your car back???

Well, when my first check engine light turned one it was due to to a ignition coil misfire and they replaced all 6. Then the light turned again and they replaced some valve. The light turned again after 300 miles or so and they opened up the engine and said the short block needs replacing. So they did...got my car back and the light turns again. At this point Corporate Nissan sends a "specialist" to look at it. He suggests to replace all the fuel injectors and connect it to a CPU and drive my car around for 300 miles. They did, got my car back and about a week later the light turns on again. At this point my car had been at the dealer for a combined 60 days or so. I asked them to buy it back so Corporate Nissan put in a review and a arbitration specialist looked over the situation and approved the buy back. A couple of weeks later I surrendered my car at a local dealership and they had a 3rd party inspector to look at it. Everything checked out and they handed me a check for $7k which includes down payment, finance charges and something else. They have a formula on how much to give you. My loan gets paid off first though. So yeah, that's the story and how they bought it back lol

DEpointfive0 · 05-05-2013, 03:38 AM

Thanks for the info! I pray Nissan buys my car back!!!

IndieRyanZ · 05-05-2013, 02:00 PM

From one beast to another. Congratulations!

mhcoss · 05-05-2013, 02:40 PM

Hmmm

I may need to do this with my car....

:-/

blackcherry20 · 05-05-2013, 03:21 PM

hot Z! Congrats!

Jasonle · 05-05-2013, 04:23 PM

congrats on the nismo!

tower74 · 05-05-2013, 05:06 PM

Glad to Nissan stands behind their product. Especially the Z. Also congrats on the Nismo upgrade. I know when I upgraded I wasn't disappointed and I doubt you will be either.

MJB · 05-05-2013, 05:23 PM

You should have had the dealership take another $500 off since they drilled into the bumper for the plate, lol. Congrats!

1087 · 05-05-2013, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

Thanks for the info! I pray Nissan buys my car back!!!

What's wrong with your car?

6MT · 05-05-2013, 05:32 PM

Hi

ICENINE · 05-05-2013, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MJB

You should have had the dealership take another $500 off since they drilled into the bumper for the plate, lol. Congrats!

Lol! I know dude, I was kinda bummed but it was the only PW with a backup camera locally. The spoiler does take some visibility and the car has enough blind spots. I was ready to buy a Stillen bracket when I was looking for a Nismo but now that I look at it, it doesn't look that bad.

LakeShow · 05-10-2013, 06:37 PM

Congrats on the new ride, the Nismo just looks amazing!!

05-05-2013, 03:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
ICENINE Base Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 44 Drives: 2013 PW Nismo Rep Power: 13	Goodbye 40th :( Hello Nismo :) Hey guys, I had bought my 40th last year used with only 14K miles on her. She started giving me problems around 19k miles. The check engine light turned on and since then the Nissan dealerships has replaced so many damn thing on her and never really fixed the problem. I asked corporate Nissan to buy my car back and they agreed. The car was still under factory warranty so even though I bought the car used they were able to apply the lemon law. Well, they paid off my loan, gave me $7K and a VPP code good for $1500 below invoice on my 2013 Nismo. I got the backup camera, Bose system, illuminated kick plates, trunk mat and Nismo mats. The MSRP was $46K, the invoice was around $43k...but after the VPP code and some haggling i got her for $40,750. I will miss my 40th but I'm very happy with my Nismo. Looking forward to reading the Nismo section of this forum now. Oh, and I had them take off those darn spacers before I even test drove it. Here are a couple of pics. YOUCANTZME, tower74, blackcherry20 and 1 others like this.

05-05-2013, 03:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
DEpointfive0 Premium Member Bitches Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 14,824 Drives: a lot Rep Power: 17151	Sweet baby Jesus, can you tell me how you got Nissan to buy your car back??? __________________ Do YOU want to know what/where I got my username from? ( Click to show/hide ) NSFW due to language:

05-05-2013, 03:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
Trips Administrator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Disneyland, Ca Posts: 8,728 Drives: 🔰 Rep Power: 10	Sorry to hear of the issues with the 40th Great to hear you were able to trade up ICENINE likes this. __________________

05-05-2013, 03:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
DEpointfive0 Premium Member Bitches Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 14,824 Drives: a lot Rep Power: 17151	Thanks for the info! I pray Nissan buys my car back!!! __________________ Do YOU want to know what/where I got my username from? ( Click to show/hide ) NSFW due to language:

05-05-2013, 02:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
mhcoss Track Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Edmonton Posts: 520 Drives: 2012 370Z SPORT M/T Rep Power: 14	Hmmm I may need to do this with my car.... :-/ Trips, ICENINE and blackcherry20 like this.

05-05-2013, 02:00 PM	#6 (permalink)
IndieRyanZ Base Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: In My Dreams Posts: 70 Drives: FairladyZ Rep Power: 11	From one beast to another. Congratulations!

05-05-2013, 03:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
blackcherry20 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2012 Location: Southern Ohio Posts: 22,749 Drives: ‘17 badazz Z51 Rep Power: 240458	hot Z! Congrats! ICENINE likes this. __________________ Grand Sport Corvette Arctic White

05-05-2013, 04:23 PM	#9 (permalink)
Jasonle A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: St. Louis Posts: 3,509 Drives: 09 370z Rep Power: 25	congrats on the nismo! __________________ 2009 Nissan 370z/2003 Honda Soccer Van Shineauto Amuse Body Kit/UAM Fenders/Bc Br Coilovers/Topspeed Exhaust/Racing Hart Wheels and More My Sexy Beast

05-05-2013, 05:06 PM	#10 (permalink)
tower74 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: KCMO Posts: 1,597 Drives: 2017 ZL1 Camaro Rep Power: 369	Glad to Nissan stands behind their product. Especially the Z. Also congrats on the Nismo upgrade. I know when I upgraded I wasn't disappointed and I doubt you will be either. ICENINE likes this.

05-05-2013, 05:23 PM	#11 (permalink)
MJB A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tacoma, WA Age: 40 Posts: 1,498 Drives: a POS truck Rep Power: 495	You should have had the dealership take another $500 off since they drilled into the bumper for the plate, lol. Congrats! ICENINE and NINJA like this. __________________ 09 Nismo #0483 sold. Viper or C7 next time around.

05-05-2013, 05:32 PM	#13 (permalink)
6MT A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: ITU Zone 2 Posts: 22,459 Drives: Reliant Robin Rep Power: 1789	Hi ICENINE likes this. __________________ Andrew 2009 370Z Sport/Touring 6MT sold 2013 Honda Civic Si coupe D/D

05-10-2013, 06:37 PM	#15 (permalink)
LakeShow A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: L.I., NY Posts: 5,307 Drives: Everything Rep Power: 25	Congrats on the new ride, the Nismo just looks amazing!! ICENINE likes this. __________________ \|2013 Audi S4\|Ibis White/Black\|S-Tronic P+\| \|2013 370z\|PearlWhite/Persimmon\|Touring/Sport/Nav\|F.I. CBE 18" CF\| \|Sold\|2011 370z\|Gun Metallic\|Touring/Sport/Nav\|

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