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Old 11-21-2006, 07:18 PM
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I am looking to buy a touring or GT roadster in the next few days...the local dealer has a black certified preowned '05 Grand Touring, for $33,500. It has 17,000 miles. (see link)

http://www.kraftnissan.com/Default.a...wned-inventory


I can also get a new '06 Touring Silverstone, sticker is $38,715....so far I have gotten them down to 37k even. What are these going for elsewhere, and whats the better deal???
Old 11-21-2006, 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by coolj990
I can also get a new '06 Touring Silverstone, sticker is $38,715....so far I have gotten them down to 37k even. What are these going for elsewhere, and whats the better deal???
Offer $35,618
Old 11-21-2006, 07:27 PM
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Get a coupe not roaster. Heavier & handling not as good
Old 11-21-2006, 07:33 PM
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Have you ever owned a convertible before? Have you ever driven a convertible before? Are you the type of person that will enjoy that openness? Some people are not comfortable with how "open" a convertible is. Just a few question you should ask yourself before deciding.
Old 11-21-2006, 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by coolj990
I am looking to buy a touring or GT roadster in the next few days...the local dealer has a black certified preowned '05 Grand Touring, for $33,500. It has 17,000 miles. (see link)

http://www.kraftnissan.com/Default.a...wned-inventory


I can also get a new '06 Touring Silverstone, sticker is $38,715....so far I have gotten them down to 37k even. What are these going for elsewhere, and whats the better deal???
Not a good deal ... I got a 05 roadster with 3.6K miles from carmax for only $32K.
Old 11-21-2006, 09:09 PM
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last month i bought a dealer car never titled with 2600 mi with full warantee for 29k exact same as your looking at every option and extera except nav
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=3716130
Old 11-21-2006, 09:13 PM
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^strange there's a member named rlw888 with a roadster.

BTW that is not that great of a deal.
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Originally Posted by charlie_rdstr_Z
^strange there's a member named rlw888 with a roadster.

BTW that is not that great of a deal.

wierd lol I have only been on the forum for about a month . I drove a pontiac solstice before the Z.
Old 11-21-2006, 09:45 PM
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Just curious, why the change?

Originally Posted by rlw222
wierd lol I have only been on the forum for about a month . I drove a pontiac solstice before the Z.
Old 11-21-2006, 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by ZlleH
Just curious, why the change?
That's from the same company that brought you legends like the Aztek, Fiero, and in Canada the Firefly.
Old 11-22-2006, 03:28 AM
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Originally Posted by charlie_rdstr_Z
That's from the same company that brought you legends like the Aztek, Fiero, and in Canada the Firefly.

OMG ...LMFAO!!! The Aztek has to be on the Top Ten List of UGLIEST vehicles EVER made I get nauseous and have to pop a Pepto Bismol tablet EVERY time I see one...BARF!!!

I am the TRULY unfortunate PREVIOUS owner of an '87 Fiero GT, not only was it unreliable as f*ck, it had ZERO SAFETY options, no ABS, no Airbags...nothing but a weak *** 135 HP 2.8 V6 wrapped in a plastic (fiberglass actually) candy coated shell...Kinda like an M&M on wheels..yeesh!!

Old 11-22-2006, 07:47 AM
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Are they both manuals? If so, they will have different engines. The 05 will have the 287 HP engine and the 06 will have the 300 HP Rev-Up engine. Drive them both.

If they're both autos then same same.
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No Deal!
Old 11-22-2006, 08:30 AM
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i have an 06 roadster and it's the bomb, top is down unless it's raining or it's below 40..... i hate it when the top is up, for me a bad blind spot when used to nothing being in sights way, i like the look of the roadsters *** end better than the coupe
Old 11-22-2006, 08:33 AM
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Bad price and stick with the Coupe.
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i got a new 2005 enthusiast roadster 1 week after turkey day for 33k out the door.

wait a little longer for prices to drop
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my gf and i bought her 05 roadster for around 40k, it has every single option available. Not a great deal, but it was really hard to find a lemans, 6 spd, fully loaded
Old 11-22-2006, 09:33 AM
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Don't listen to all the Roadster haters out there... The Roadster is a lot more fun to drive then the coupe and its a lot sexier...
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look for a better deal. You could get a new coupe at that price.

My father just bought an '04 Touring Roadster for $24,900 and it only had 6800 miles on it! It looked brand new...

Just be patient and you'll find something cheaper.
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Originally Posted by Built2shredZ
Don't listen to all the Roadster haters out there... The Roadster is a lot more fun to drive then the coupe and its a lot sexier...
only with the top down...IMO


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