To give some perspective, I bought my 2010 new on Jan 1,

2010 370Z - magnetic black / black interior
Touring Edition
Sport
Auto
Navigation
Nismo Pads
Splash Guards
Mats
Illuminated plates
Z carpets

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$38400 OTD


If you can find a 2010, they will sell for invoice for possibly below.. trust me.. you have to be serious to buy, if financing do your homework and know how much to finance at what rate, what to put down.. there are tons of tools online so you can prepare yourself before going inside the dealership..

I already have a pretty good idea of what to pay and my interest rate.
The Base is about $28,000 (invoice) and Sports Package is an extra $2,600 (invoice). So for an invoice price, I'm looking at about $30,600 and I might add the floor mats which is the only other thing I would like for the vehicle.
Financing wise, I'll probably be at 9%, but I'll try to get it down to 6% or 4% if I'm lucky at negotiating. If not so lucky, I'll just ask for my deposit back and wait it out.

All this fussing is already getting to me. I'm starting to feel that it's not even worth buying the 370Z or dealing with Nissan dealerships if I'm not getting off to a good start by now and I am not.

Don't think of it as fussing. Just that everyone here wants to see you get the best deal possible.

For me the hunt was half the fun, the anticipation, the sleepless nights.... ok, maybe not that one.

Don't despair, patience, it'll come.

+1. I agree completely..

It's part of fun in getting a sick deal. I will caution if you get a 9% interest rate on a loan, walk away, that's horrible.

If you can't it below 6%, walk away. There are too many good deals around for you not to get a decent rate.

Check with local credit unions. My local one is offering 2.99 % for 72 months for tier 1 credit .. Even for those below 700, I think they are offering 5.0%.. so do your homework..

Don't let temptation to get a Z ruin your finances.
Trust me, I have bought alot of cars in my time, and now, I am hopefully wiser from my young experiences.

I appreciate everyone's opinion on getting a good deal, but just try to be realistic here. Though invoice is nice, MSRP isn't a complete ripoff.
I'm trying not to over analyze this, but the dealership has had my down payment for a week now, and I have no paperwork to show for my down payment, that is a bad start.
I'm not going to be happy when I pick up the phone from the sales manager tomorrow.

sucasa, I don't have a local credit union so I won't be getting that kind of interest. If the dealership can't offer a decent rate, I'll try to shop around. I'm just waiting on what this dealership has to say for themselves before I bail on them.
Temptation isn't ruining my finances, it's giving me a distaste for it all together.

Cheech, I'm not too worried about sleepless nights. I got a few months of waiting, which doesn't bother me the slightest. This winter has a way to putting a freeze on that anticipation. LOL

I'm not sure which would be more trying of one's patience........ waiting to purchase a vehicle months from now, or purchasing a vehicle and only being able to sit in it until the winter is over and the salted roads have washed away :(

Don't feel bad about backing out of the deal, the dealership in all likelihood has not ordered your Z yet. If they have, it's probably not too late for them to cancel the order, or, I'm sure they'll be able to sell it to someone else (they've got to have a few Z's for their lot, don't they?)

Continue to interview dealerships until you find one that instills trust.

Good Luck :)

Well, just got a call from the dealership today. Pushy people over there, talking fast and talking vaguely.
The only thing I got from them was confirmation on my order and my pricing. I will be getting invoice pricing on the vehicle and the options.
Only thing I don't know is the interest rate. It seems to be difficult to get them to confirm those things. They keep rattling on about deals that they don't know will affect the costs. I figure they're trying to squeeze in some hidden charges somewhere.
Anyway, the vehicle won't go into production until next month, and I won't get it til late April. Apparently I'm the second person who's ordered a 370Z from them (this year). I wonder who the other Z buyer is.
I suppose I'm satisfied for now.

Just get your own financing. Then you have nothing to worry about. Just watch out for high dealer fees, and title fees.