Any thoughts on how willing you think dealers will be to negotiate once the "end of year savings" are over? I know a lot of the "savings" is just hype, and the dealer is going to still want to sell vehicles after December is up. But, a difference of 1-4k would be extra incentive to at least try my credit union and the resource provided.

FWIW, the only variable I am iffy about on the job is the exact percentage to allot for taxes and other withholdings, since this is my first full-time real job. In my spreadsheets I accounted for about 34% in total withholdings, but I have some buffer built into other calculations. Of course it seems nothing is a sure thing in this economy :).

You should be able to get an 09 for invoice or for a little below. If you are with a credit union, I would give them a chance first, typically you will get a better rate.

I think I'll take the the plung on Monday when they open back up :). If not then it's just not meant to be, and I will wait a little while. (Crossing fingers for PG though!)

Good Luck!

Is the destination charge added pre or post sales tax?

I decided it was likely best to wait a couple years, and used my would be down payment to buy a pristine 03 350z with low miles that feels brand new... hopefully it was a wise decision :).

If I apply and approved for Penfed 3.99 APR but decided to buy the car in next 2 months, am I still approved by then or the deal is canceled??

AAA Auto Loans
 

FYI, AAA is currently offering 3.49% auto loans on new or used 2009 and 2010 models, you can even refinance your existing loan.

The actual loan is underwritten by a credit union and will vary by location, but AAA acts as the broker and collects and processes all the paperwork.

Low Auto Loan Rates
for AAA Members

If you're not a member I think it costs you $52 for the year plus a $17 sign up fee.

Your check or approval should be good for 90 days. Give them a call to make sure.

Yeah, it's 90 days. I just talked to them a few days ago. However, the APR is what it is at the time you cash that check. So if they change their rates(which haven't changed since AK made this thread by the way), it will be the current rate whenever you finally find and buy the car.

I just setup an account with them and applied for the loan, so I'm in that 24 check period. Once I know their final numbers, I'll call the dealership back and let them know... See if they can beat $510/mo.

Check your PM's I have a little plan for you to get more money out of that AZ dealer...muhhaaa

Imma go back there this weekend and implement stage II of our plan. :stirthepot:

Trust me it will work.

Apr
 

FUSZ,

Any insight for the South East region? I ordered the car in Feb and ETA is May.. DB

Insight on what exactly?

Is that because they aren't really selling that great based on the economy?

Nope. I can't give you all my secrets, just follow my plan.

So with the offer made by the original poster, did he NOT pay the $720 Destination? What about all the charges like documentation fees?

You must pay the destination fee.
Documentation fees vary from dealership, I paid 50, anything over 100 and they are trying to just screw you.

So the final price should be $37,973 Invoice Price + $720 Destination + $100 Doc fee + 6.25% MA state tax + $75 MA title fee

That sounds about right! Good deal! I paid $99 doc fee + NJ state tax + title fee.

Well let's see if any dealers around me bite. I would love to have a new car :)

So I found a local dealer willing to sell me the car at invoice price. They had a $295 doc fee but offered me a good price on my trade in car. The next day they refunded the deposit and said they can not find the car I want.

I am looking for a 2010 Graphite/black leather Touring Sport Navigation model.

Three other dealers are willing to order my car for me at Invoice price but they said that it will take 305 months to arrive. That is definitely an issue with my trade in, as it will lose a lot of value in 3-5 months. Is this normal?

Should I look at going out of state and buying my car in the south and driving back?

Nissan's inventory will hit in mid May. Due to being a seasonal state. Most cars will only drop 500 a month. Why not go back to the dealer tell them you will do the deal if they guarantee the trade value if you wait for the car. I have done this many times. Most cars depreciate in 2-3's month, give or take. Then you won't have to worry about trade, driving, gas, finding a car, a dealer to work with...ect,ect,ect....

:iagree: good advice. Dealer is probably thinking you want the car right away. If you are willing to wait a little, I'm sure they can find it.

I really do want the car right away however. But if I have to I will special order it and sit on my trade in until it arrives. One dealer offered to hold the trade in value firm if the mileage did not exceed 40k on my Civic (i am at 38.5k now)

How many miles do you drive a month?

About a 1,000 usually. But since my gf is getting a new Honda Fit I could use her car and use mine minimally.

Is there any way to search across dealerships on Nissan.com? Search one dealership at a time is very frustrating!

You can do nissanusa.com ,but the issues is you won't be able to see incoming units. So when you do a search it will show zero in your area. The biggest issue is inventory isn't coming until May. To most of the U.S.

Sounds like I can not get a car till May no matter what i do :(

Maybe I should wait? Or would it be faster to special order?

AK, I've applied with PenFed for my loan and all. But it keeps saying Pending until I can give them a VIN number. Which I won't know till the car actually arrives... How did you get it before hand?

Cause I wanna know if I can get the loan before goin to the dealer and seeing what crap they give me...

Limiting your milage on your active car is kinda not cool. I would look at other dealers to see if thats just something to that dealer. But as long as you keep your car in good order, it helps when their car actually shows up. They are much more willing to give you a decent offer on your trade when they actually have their car there to do the trade.

I'm trying to trade in my tC and they only wanted to give me $8500 for it. (My payoff is $8800) and I asked them if they'd meet me on it to make it evenly paid off. They didn't really want to right now, but they said when the Z gets there, that they will be more willing to fluctuate cause they can make the sale right there...

Fusz (FuszNissan) Is a dealer, and an amazing one at that. I wish he was in AZ so I could buy from him, and I've considered driving all the way to St. Louis to buy from him. Due to financial constraint, and him not having what I want :shakes head: :tup: I wasn't able to buy from him. That didn't stop him from scavenge the entire midwest/west coast to FIND me a Z even if he couldn't sell it to me himself. Ended up finding me one that was coming right here!

My car (when I found out about it) would be here sometime in april. I was talking to Fontana Nissan in SoCal who was looking to special order one for me and that would take 3 months. I'm a very impatient person and waiting for this car to come in was driving me nuts! :excited: lol

If you want alot of features, maybe you'll wanna special order. It might give you better chances of what you want. Just make sure that you get all the numbers on paper so if you come back later and they wanna change things or give you new numbers, you'll know they are being shady and should go to another dealer. :ughdance:

I actually found a car and I should be picking it up Saturday. Big big thanks to Koeppel Nissan on here for making it all happen!! I have to say this message board is full of awesome people. I hope there is a meetup soon so we can all meet and show off our 370Zs!!

Glad to hear it! And if you check in the regional section, there are threads where people in your area can post up meets and such. If there isn't one for your area, start one up!

Also, ZDayZ are comin up... Everyone's goin... Cept me :ugh2: :shakes head:

^^Loser

:crying:

I think Zdadyz is the same weekend I am at Star Wars weekends in Orlando :(

I'm glad it worked out for you Tim! Congrats! I look forward to meeting you when you are in NY!

Thanks for the great info AK.

I applied and got pre-approved but Penfed said they want a purchase order before I can get the loan.

What exactly does this mean?