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Originally posted by ZZtopp
I stopped by the Douglas Nissan dealership in Las Vegas today. I saw that they had three silver Z's in stock, and although my pre-order is due soon (from another out-of-state dealer), I wanted to check out the cars in person.
They had one that was "available" now for $10,000 over sticker, and they actually sold it while I was there for $8000 over, to an old couple who seemed pretty clueless (the car was an automatic). I asked them why they paid so much, and the husband responded, almost proudly, "That's what you've gotta pay if you wan't one." The wife looked at him admiringly, as if her husband had just scammed a great deal for them. I didn't have the heart to tell them I paid MSRP. Of course, they have their car a few weeks earlier than me. Yeah....that's worth $8000.
Just to see what he'd say, I asked the sales manager what it would cost if I wanted one in maybe six or eight months. He replied, "$10,000 over. The whole first year production is sold out, and they're only building 12,000 cars. It'll be years before you can get one at MSRP." Now I know most salesman are pretty damn stupid, but either this guy gets the prize for being Nissan's most uninformed sales manager of the month, or he's as slimey as they come. I did hear him tell someone else who was looking at the Z's that next year Nissan was raising the price of the 2004 by $10,000, and that the base price of $27,000 was an introductory deal for the first year only.
These are the most repelling bunch of sales geeks I've ever seen in my life. This was the first time I was ever in one of Douglas' dealerships, and it will be my last.
I stopped by the Douglas Nissan dealership in Las Vegas today. I saw that they had three silver Z's in stock, and although my pre-order is due soon (from another out-of-state dealer), I wanted to check out the cars in person.
They had one that was "available" now for $10,000 over sticker, and they actually sold it while I was there for $8000 over, to an old couple who seemed pretty clueless (the car was an automatic). I asked them why they paid so much, and the husband responded, almost proudly, "That's what you've gotta pay if you wan't one." The wife looked at him admiringly, as if her husband had just scammed a great deal for them. I didn't have the heart to tell them I paid MSRP. Of course, they have their car a few weeks earlier than me. Yeah....that's worth $8000.
Just to see what he'd say, I asked the sales manager what it would cost if I wanted one in maybe six or eight months. He replied, "$10,000 over. The whole first year production is sold out, and they're only building 12,000 cars. It'll be years before you can get one at MSRP." Now I know most salesman are pretty damn stupid, but either this guy gets the prize for being Nissan's most uninformed sales manager of the month, or he's as slimey as they come. I did hear him tell someone else who was looking at the Z's that next year Nissan was raising the price of the 2004 by $10,000, and that the base price of $27,000 was an introductory deal for the first year only.
These are the most repelling bunch of sales geeks I've ever seen in my life. This was the first time I was ever in one of Douglas' dealerships, and it will be my last.
Last edited by blackSunshine; Aug 28, 2002 at 09:41 PM.
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