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I am looking for a car dealer in Austin, Texas to order my Enthusiast from and was hoping to hear from some of you that have already taken the plunge. I am looking for a dealer that will not try and tack things (wax and other crap) on to drive up the margin, come up with unpleasant surprises upon vehicle receipt, can properly handle a car and is an overall straight shooter. Am I asking for the impossible or are there still some dealers who understand customer service? Thanks.
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None that I know of...
I haven't put my order in yet, but I have talked with Maxwell Round Rock Nissan before during pre-orders and they were marking up $1500 no discussion. They were hounding a friend of mine who pre-ordered a DB touring about whether or not he wanted it even though it hadn't even come in yet! I've heard bad things about Southpoint as well. If you search you'll find a thread by gmoney (i think thats the screenname) about how they drilled holes in his bumper after being told not to and the fiasco that evolved from that (hail damage from being left outside while they were fixing the holes).
The last car I bought I went to San Antonio to do it, I'll probably do the same.
Good luck!
The last car I bought I went to San Antonio to do it, I'll probably do the same.
Good luck!
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Bill,
Im not to far way in Killeen and had a wonderful experience at Bates Nissan in Killeen. No BS, No markup or expensive mandatory add-ons. There are a few other members on this board that bought from Bates also that will back me up (Old Skooler, Z-bola virus). Also, they have four Z coming in soon that are not sold. They are selling them at MSRP. If there is a specific color or model let me know. Hope I can be of help.
J.J.
Im not to far way in Killeen and had a wonderful experience at Bates Nissan in Killeen. No BS, No markup or expensive mandatory add-ons. There are a few other members on this board that bought from Bates also that will back me up (Old Skooler, Z-bola virus). Also, they have four Z coming in soon that are not sold. They are selling them at MSRP. If there is a specific color or model let me know. Hope I can be of help.
J.J.
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went by san marcos nissan
they had a SB touring (exactly what I want) that was just sold. When I talked to the Sales Guy he said they were marking them up 2-4 Grand.
Too Bad for them, the service guy that we talked to first was really nice, but if the dealer in Killeen is doing MSRP go to them instead.
Too Bad for them, the service guy that we talked to first was really nice, but if the dealer in Killeen is doing MSRP go to them instead.
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Yeah, I looked at buying from San Marcos as well but they told me the markup was like 2k over and I kept on looking.
Finding one in Texas at MSRP is tough, especially if you want one NOW. A lot of places, Bates Nissan in Killeen included was willing to order at MSRP.
I ended up buying mine out in east texas for a little over but they are now going at 2k over now there as well.
Mine is reportedly sitting at the port, waiting on a spoiler so they can load it on a truck and drive it in. Keeping my fingers crossed that it's mid next week at the latest.
Sunset LeMans, touring, AT, aero and splash. And if I'm not mistaken I'll be the first one to have one in the mighty Metropolis that is Seguin, Texas.
Finding one in Texas at MSRP is tough, especially if you want one NOW. A lot of places, Bates Nissan in Killeen included was willing to order at MSRP.
I ended up buying mine out in east texas for a little over but they are now going at 2k over now there as well.
Mine is reportedly sitting at the port, waiting on a spoiler so they can load it on a truck and drive it in. Keeping my fingers crossed that it's mid next week at the latest.
Sunset LeMans, touring, AT, aero and splash. And if I'm not mistaken I'll be the first one to have one in the mighty Metropolis that is Seguin, Texas.
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Bill,
Let me know if there is anything else I can do. I have bought two cars from them in the past year and referred quite a few people there. Mention that you know me and they'll laugh because I'm like Norm or Cliff from Cheers up there. But they will take care of you. If I'm correct they have four coming in at MSRP soon, no preorder needed. I hope you can find the right Z.
Take care,
J.J.
Let me know if there is anything else I can do. I have bought two cars from them in the past year and referred quite a few people there. Mention that you know me and they'll laugh because I'm like Norm or Cliff from Cheers up there. But they will take care of you. If I'm correct they have four coming in at MSRP soon, no preorder needed. I hope you can find the right Z.
Take care,
J.J.
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I ordered the 2nd Z delivered to Garlyn Shelton Nissan (in Temple) back on January 17....
Great General Manager (Ronnie Coleman)...Even though the Pre-order period is over, you never know when one might fall apart.
Ronnie Ordered a Daytona for himself to demo, but I know he was selling it (back in Sept)...I'm sure it's gone, but It might be worth calling Ronnie and asking him what they are doing for next year's orders.
I paid MSRP on the nose. And I'm one of his Bank Reps. Notice how I didn't mention some of my other clients in the big city.
Also recommend Bates Nissan and Waco Nissan as straight shooters.
good Luck
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Great General Manager (Ronnie Coleman)...Even though the Pre-order period is over, you never know when one might fall apart.
Ronnie Ordered a Daytona for himself to demo, but I know he was selling it (back in Sept)...I'm sure it's gone, but It might be worth calling Ronnie and asking him what they are doing for next year's orders.
I paid MSRP on the nose. And I'm one of his Bank Reps. Notice how I didn't mention some of my other clients in the big city.
Also recommend Bates Nissan and Waco Nissan as straight shooters.
good Luck
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I called Bates Nissan and after several minutes of conversation concluded that a Z could be ordered w/o any mandatory extras, surcharges that some of the other dealers bake into their deals. The only negative count against this dealer was the hefty deposit of $2000 to secure an order, which was claimed to be non-refundable should I not take delivery of the vehicle. Bates, as well as other dealers in the area start by saying the deposit is non-refundable then begin to hedge as you start walking for the door and mutter something about this being contingent on the circumstances surrounding the cancellation of an order i.e if you have a good enough reason to cancel the order then the deposit is refundable. That type of subjectivity seems totally unreasonable and does not leave me with a good feeling. The salesman promised to have the sales manager call me back and assure me that this issue could be worked out to our mutual satisfaction. I haven't heard back from him so perhaps my protest was too strong. It would be interesting to see if anyone else in central Texas has gone through this and what the laws of the land as well as Nissan policy truly is in this regard. is this just a filter to weed out the less serious buyers?
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Bill, I would think that it's simply just to weed out the less serious buyers as you suggested. Keep in mind that Killeen is a military town, and sometimes people just aren't that serious? At any rate, I have had a FIRST CLASS experience with Bates Nissan, they did NOT screw me over in the slightest way, yes, I put down a $2000 deposit, but I knew I wanted a Z, and was serious about it, if you are the same then you CANNOT go wrong with Bates Nissan! No BS additional charges, no markup, these guys are on the up and up! I cannot recommend them enough! Talk to Victor, the Sales Manager. He'll take care of you.
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I live in San Antonio and bought from World Car Nissan on I35(north side of town) The entire pre-order process was very positive with no mark up or gimmicks. Paid MSRP plus TTL. They did not pressure for add ons and delivered the car with 5 miles on the odometer. An extra bonus is the 10 year 125,000 mile powertrain extended warranty that the dealership gives you for NO extra charge. If you decide to check them out contact Paul Hargita. He is the salesman who handled all Z pre-orders. Really great guy. Good luck.
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DON'T BUY from Southpoint Nissan. It is rhe worst dealer for customer service I have ever been to. All of the salesman are a**holes. I would stay well away from them.
On the other hand, Round Rock Nissan are GREAT!! They answered every question I had for them and even CALLED ME BACK about it when they knew I ordered my Z in Lubbock already! Definately give them a call.
Gish
On the other hand, Round Rock Nissan are GREAT!! They answered every question I had for them and even CALLED ME BACK about it when they knew I ordered my Z in Lubbock already! Definately give them a call.
Gish
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Re: Austin Dealers
Originally posted by Bill B
I am looking for a car dealer in Austin, Texas to order my Enthusiast from and was hoping to hear from some of you that have already taken the plunge. I am looking for a dealer that will not try and tack things (wax and other crap) on to drive up the margin, come up with unpleasant surprises upon vehicle receipt, can properly handle a car and is an overall straight shooter. Am I asking for the impossible or are there still some dealers who understand customer service? Thanks.
I am looking for a car dealer in Austin, Texas to order my Enthusiast from and was hoping to hear from some of you that have already taken the plunge. I am looking for a dealer that will not try and tack things (wax and other crap) on to drive up the margin, come up with unpleasant surprises upon vehicle receipt, can properly handle a car and is an overall straight shooter. Am I asking for the impossible or are there still some dealers who understand customer service? Thanks.
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Had a bad experience with World Car Nissan.
Since they are our Z Club sponser, I pre-ordered from them on Jan. 15th, first in line. They wrote "MSRP" on the invoice, instead of the actual numbers - saying they didn't have that info yet. I showed them the numbers I had printed from the Nissan web site, to no avail. Then they said they were holding my $500 deposit check, not submitting it to the bank (therefore not a valid contract). Third, they were not going to fax the order in.
Two weeks later I was at Gunn Nissan to give the Service Manager a copy of our club's newsletter and we were talking about the 350Z. He said Gunn was doing the pre-orders the proper way, so I went to World Car, got my deposit back, and ordered from Gunn, 7th in line. I ended up getting my Z at the end of Sept. instead of the end of Aug. I think World Car was trying to decide whether to participate in the pre-order program, or sell them at MSRP+++ as they came in.
FYI#1: A couple of weeks ago, Gunn told me they had 2 extra unsold 350's being delivered in Dec. for sale at MSRP. Don't remember the models - I think one was blue. Don't know if they are still available tho. If anyone is interested, ask for Frank Wallace (210) 496-0806. If you buy one, and use my name as a reference (Tom W. of Z-Sport), I get $100. I'll split it with you and we can both take the wife/gf to dinner.
FYI#2: Z-Sport, the SA Z Club, is meeting at Chester's Burgers (on 410) next Tues. at 7pm - should be a number of 350's in attendance.
Since they are our Z Club sponser, I pre-ordered from them on Jan. 15th, first in line. They wrote "MSRP" on the invoice, instead of the actual numbers - saying they didn't have that info yet. I showed them the numbers I had printed from the Nissan web site, to no avail. Then they said they were holding my $500 deposit check, not submitting it to the bank (therefore not a valid contract). Third, they were not going to fax the order in.
Two weeks later I was at Gunn Nissan to give the Service Manager a copy of our club's newsletter and we were talking about the 350Z. He said Gunn was doing the pre-orders the proper way, so I went to World Car, got my deposit back, and ordered from Gunn, 7th in line. I ended up getting my Z at the end of Sept. instead of the end of Aug. I think World Car was trying to decide whether to participate in the pre-order program, or sell them at MSRP+++ as they came in.
FYI#1: A couple of weeks ago, Gunn told me they had 2 extra unsold 350's being delivered in Dec. for sale at MSRP. Don't remember the models - I think one was blue. Don't know if they are still available tho. If anyone is interested, ask for Frank Wallace (210) 496-0806. If you buy one, and use my name as a reference (Tom W. of Z-Sport), I get $100. I'll split it with you and we can both take the wife/gf to dinner.
FYI#2: Z-Sport, the SA Z Club, is meeting at Chester's Burgers (on 410) next Tues. at 7pm - should be a number of 350's in attendance.
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Re: Austin Dealers
Originally posted by Bill B
I am looking for a car dealer in Austin, Texas to order my Enthusiast from and was hoping to hear from some of you that have already taken the plunge. I am looking for a dealer that will not try and tack things (wax and other crap) on to drive up the margin, come up with unpleasant surprises upon vehicle receipt, can properly handle a car and is an overall straight shooter. Am I asking for the impossible or are there still some dealers who understand customer service? Thanks.
I am looking for a car dealer in Austin, Texas to order my Enthusiast from and was hoping to hear from some of you that have already taken the plunge. I am looking for a dealer that will not try and tack things (wax and other crap) on to drive up the margin, come up with unpleasant surprises upon vehicle receipt, can properly handle a car and is an overall straight shooter. Am I asking for the impossible or are there still some dealers who understand customer service? Thanks.
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I think Dealers can vary customer to customer, when I called RoundRock they were forcing a 1500.00 Proctection Package for a z PreOrder, so forget them I went w/ San Marcos Nissan everything was cool, bought at MSRP, but now I hear they might be asking over? Not sure though. I worked w/ Greg he is the sales Mgr, and it was a good experience.
FYI- 350ZTrack is selling his preorder spot for a Dec. del. in Austin
Call around go for less than MSRP, get an out thedoor price in a written contract.
Best of Luck,
Ed
FYI- 350ZTrack is selling his preorder spot for a Dec. del. in Austin
Call around go for less than MSRP, get an out thedoor price in a written contract.
Best of Luck,
Ed
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Originally posted by Gish
DON'T BUY from Southpoint Nissan. It is rhe worst dealer for customer service I have ever been to. All of the salesman are a**holes. I would stay well away from them.
On the other hand, Round Rock Nissan are GREAT!! They answered every question I had for them and even CALLED ME BACK about it when they knew I ordered my Z in Lubbock already! Definately give them a call.
Gish
DON'T BUY from Southpoint Nissan. It is rhe worst dealer for customer service I have ever been to. All of the salesman are a**holes. I would stay well away from them.
On the other hand, Round Rock Nissan are GREAT!! They answered every question I had for them and even CALLED ME BACK about it when they knew I ordered my Z in Lubbock already! Definately give them a call.
Gish
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I think Dealers can vary customer to customer, when I called RoundRock they were forcing a 1500.00 Proctection Package for a z PreOrder, so forget them I went w/ San Marcos Nissan everything was cool, bought at MSRP, but now I hear they might be asking over? Not sure though. I worked w/ Greg he is the sales Mgr, and it was a good experience.
I think Dealers can vary customer to customer, when I called RoundRock they were forcing a 1500.00 Proctection Package for a z PreOrder, so forget them I went w/ San Marcos Nissan everything was cool, bought at MSRP, but now I hear they might be asking over? Not sure though. I worked w/ Greg he is the sales Mgr, and it was a good experience.