Hello everyone,
Im new here and as the title says im looking to get a Z. Im just curious where's the best dealerships in OC are and what's a good OTD price for a base Z.

Thanks and nice to meet you all

 

Go to costco.com and get a membership if you don't already have one.

Then use their car buying service to find you a great deal (no haggle price) on whatever kind of Z you want.

Worked for me, I got $500 over invoice on a touring. I wasn't even going to bother with this costco business, but it was recommended to me by someone I knew. Then, after I ignored the advice from that person, costco was subsequently recommended to me by about 5-6 other people I didn't even know!

 

okay i thought you were BSing me with the Costco thing. My family does have a costco membership but can you explain it more in detail?

 

This is not BS...this is for real. You will get a great deal on just about any new car. It has worked for dozens of people that I've talked to.

http://www.costcoauto.com/index.asp?

Since you already know what you want, go to the "Contact a Dealer" section.
Fill in your info, including costco member #. A dealer will contact you regarding the best possible price. It will be a good, fair price.

If the dealer doesn't contact you, you should at least get a SPECIFIC contact at a dealership near you. If they don't call you, CALL YOUR CONTACT(S). I got called by a guy named Mitch at Santa Monica Nissan. He is a great guy, he was like WAY more honest than needed to be. He even held the car for me without a deposit, simply on my word that I would buy it.

It throws you off a little bit, but it worked out great in the end.

 

cool thanks alot dude. does costco do used to or only new ones? i just found that car buying service you're talking about but i cant find any options for a used one.

 

Uh, I don't think it works like that...this is for new cars.

For used you're pretty much on your own. I rarely ever consider buying used from a dealership, but I might make an exception in the case of the Z just for the dealer extended warranty, since some 03's and 04's have been known to have some issues. Before you ask what those issues are, spend a few hours browsing old posts in the repairing forums.

Still, with any high performance car I would probably buy new unless I am fairly certain of how well the car was taken care of. You should be fine as long as you get late model year 04... I would stay away from the 03's.

 

will keep that in mind when i look around. I want 04 because some people seem to be getting them at the price range i want OTD. costco is all 05's and 06's

 

Heh, in the original post you didn't mention anything about used. I figured you wanted new since you're talking about dealerships.

Just look through losangeles.craigslist.org classifieds every day... it's probably one of the best classified listing sites around... definitely better than any newspaper.

 

what's the lowest any dealer has gone for a 05 6 speed OTD that is?

 

My guess would be invoice + $400. This would bring you to about $28.7k OTD...

Again, just a guess. Keep in mind, base model Z's aren't very common from what I saw when I was shopping around... you're better off getting the enthusiast, it's the most bang for your buck.

 

cant afford the 30+ grand......

 

I purchased my Z at Long Beach Schaier's nissan dealer. i bought a base Z wit the extra powder coated rims, spoiler, and tint for 27k otd.. Meldon is the guy to ask for hes the sales manager that took care of my me. oh for those who havent seen the extras:








hope this helps. win

 

I saw a while ago a member here got an enthusiast for like 29K OTD in Performance Nissan Duarte. Chances are, you might get it for even cheaper when the 06s are in.

 

i got my 05 base for 25,500 from cerritos nissan (really crappy dealership though.. i would never go back to them to buy a car)

 

alot of people are suggestting to wait for the 06 to come out to get a better deal. so ill probably try and find out more and go look for a brand new 05 when the 06 hit the dealership. thanks everyone for helping me out. This might be unrealistic but does anyone think i can get one OTD for 24000-25000??

 

its possible for a base Z 04-05

 

thanks alot exactly whatt i was hoping to hear. Im looking for a base actually.

 

i got my 04 PPW Enthusiast model @ cerritos (brand new) and their service sucked a$$. But i was able to haggle them (~5 hrs of negotiating) and ended up with a pretty good price for it...27K OTD.

 

ditto.... i went through sales manager after sales manager... every time i declined their counter offer they sent in a new manager to take care of me... i'd say i spent about 4-5 hours trying to get my price

 

hmm i got plenty of time to mess around when i go get my car so no biggie. as long as i get it for the price i want, heck ill haggle with them from their opening hours to their closing hour : ) Seems like everyone getting their Z at the price they wanted