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Old 03-15-2009, 09:21 PM
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Default So I drove by Burien Nissan today...

... and there were no cars.

None...none on the lot, none in the showroom.... nothing.

Are they closing down?


The last time I was in there they had 2 Nismo 350Z's....they were also listed as a GTR dealership.
Old 03-15-2009, 09:28 PM
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yeah, some of rainier auto group's dealerships are going under.
Old 03-16-2009, 08:19 AM
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Not just Rainier, tons of auto dealerships are going under... and its not over yet, it'll be getting worse before it gets better IMO.
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Eastside Hyundai in Kirkland disappeared this weekend.. weird.
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lincon merc went in bellevue is closed up... we now own all their cars (chrysler jeep dodge)
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Car biz is a rough industry to be in right now....

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Old 03-16-2009, 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by n1nj4 m0d3
yeah, some of rainier auto group's dealerships are going under.
Wow...that's too bad. They had a nice facility. Looked brand new.

The dodge dealership up the street went out of business as well.

I didn't think Nissan (dealership wise)was having the same issues as the some of the domestics.
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Originally Posted by wasuber
Eastside Hyundai in Kirkland disappeared this weekend.. weird.
they have been going under for a while now. We had been buying all of their inventory from them. Funny thing is that my dealership turned a good sized profit last month while other hyundai stores are closing their doors.
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Originally Posted by SlowZster
they have been going under for a while now. We had been buying all of their inventory from them. Funny thing is that my dealership turned a good sized profit last month while other hyundai stores are closing their doors.
are you guys with auto nation?
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watching komo4news right now and they're talking about this dealership. looks like nissan
"confiscated" the cars. rainier auto group is indeed closing most dealerships. the service departments are open but the sales departments are all laid off.
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Yup, exactly.

http://consumerist.com/5173710/where...om-dealerships
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Great time to buy a new car!!!! Plus, the Fed left rates unchanged yesterday.

Trying...to resist....the.....temptation.....arghhh.
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Originally Posted by HaulinZ
are you guys with auto nation?
nope, privately owned
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Originally Posted by DrVolkl
... and there were no cars.

None...none on the lot, none in the showroom.... nothing.

Are they closing down?


The last time I was in there they had 2 Nismo 350Z's....they were also listed as a GTR dealership.
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They're not closing down. Rainier Auto Group recently switched lenders so their old lenders took the cars. Once their new lenders are in place, they'll reorder and restock their inventory.
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