Pretty much sums up my Nissan dealer experiences
 

This is my closest Nissan dealer. After talking with a salesman in person today (they only had one car, this one) I saw this on cars.com

2011 Nissan 370Z Touring, $48,585 - Cars.com

Not exactly making me want to trust the guy. Do trustworthy dealers even exist anymore :/ commission is the devil.

EDIT: If anyone knows a trustworthy dealer in the Northwest PA area (lower NY, East OH, or PA) let me know.

Wow, that sounds a bit ridiculous to me. I got me PW base 2010 for $32,500 after taxes. It took me 4 dealerships to finally find one that wasn't going to screw me over on price. (The car was found at a Cleveland dealership, not sure where though, and driven down to Cincinnati, OH). But anyways, my dealership was Falhaber Nissan - I noticed that you said East Ohio but I figured you could at least give Cleveland a chance. This may not be any help but I thought I would at least reply.

Best of luck.

Just take the hit on a plane ticket/gas & buy one out of state. I live in Austin, Tx & the exact same Z (Sport, Nav, Touring) with almost the same miles (18k) was going for $32,000. I bought mine from a dealer in Fayetteville, AR for $28,000 with a 7 year extended warranty... If I didn't take the warranty it would have been $26,800 for a bearly used Z.

I saw a 40th Anniversary on e-Bay at a local dealership (Cleveland) for a decent price. Don't know if you are interested in a 40th, but thought I'd throw it out there. I had to fly to Kansas City for my 40th and then took two days to drive it home.

mults

That's significantly higher than my new nismo even was. I know it's probably further away than you were looking to travel but I got mine at Gerweck Nissan in Monroe, MI (Just north of Toledo, OH) a few weeks ago and I know they had had atleast 3 other z's on the lot. I'm not sure which variant they were but I know the prices were nothing like $48k.

well its a vert too so its a little higher but im sure they will budge

yeah, uhm.,,,its a convertible
sorry, not trying to be a necro

Talk to Lou at Fusz Nissan in St Louis and just make the trip. He is a member here.