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twyrick · 03-21-2017, 08:23 PM

I found the same thing, just recently, when I made up my mind that what I really wanted was a Nismo Tech 370Z.

I expected to find a number of them to choose from out here in the metro DC area. (There are *always* people with plenty of money to spend on nice cars in areas like Reston, VA and Tysons Corner.)

But surprisingly? Many Nissan dealers didn't seem to have a single 370Z on their lot, much less a Nismo Tech version. The dealer in Rockville, MD and the dealer in Frederick, MD didn't, for example.

I found a dealership out in Manassas, VA that had what seemed like a good price on a new 2017 Sport Tech (non Nismo). But ultimately, it seemed like Priority Nissan out in Chantilly was the only one with several Nismos in inventory.

I bought my slightly used 2016 (14.5K miles on it) from them -- but to be perfectly honest? They kinda screwed me on it. The car is exactly what I was looking for, so it's not that. But all of their advertising listed one price, yet at the end, the salesperson snuck in a line item charge of $1,000 that was absolutely nothing but dealer markup. I didn't catch it until I had already signed most of the paperwork and was going over the extended warranty options in the Finance office. When I questioned it then, the Finance lady went to "check on it" and came back with an attitude, basically shoving the papers back in my face and sternly pointing out that I already signed off, agreeing to it.

And to make it all the more insulting, Priority Nissan already hits you with a supposedly non-negotiable $699 "documentation fee", which I didn't even try to argue over (since my thought was, the original asking price of the car was fair enough and I'd let them make their $700 profit).

Then, I got the car home and had to add brake fluid right away, since it had the brake light randomly flickering on and off, along with the traction light, after I got about half way back. (So much for that big multi-point inspection they bragged about on these Certified used vehicles, I guess?)

03-21-2017, 08:23 PM	#13 (permalink)
twyrick Base Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Brunswick, MD Posts: 57 Drives: 2016 370Z Nismo Tech Rep Power: 8	re: Nismo Tech Z I found the same thing, just recently, when I made up my mind that what I really wanted was a Nismo Tech 370Z. I expected to find a number of them to choose from out here in the metro DC area. (There are always people with plenty of money to spend on nice cars in areas like Reston, VA and Tysons Corner.) But surprisingly? Many Nissan dealers didn't seem to have a single 370Z on their lot, much less a Nismo Tech version. The dealer in Rockville, MD and the dealer in Frederick, MD didn't, for example. I found a dealership out in Manassas, VA that had what seemed like a good price on a new 2017 Sport Tech (non Nismo). But ultimately, it seemed like Priority Nissan out in Chantilly was the only one with several Nismos in inventory. I bought my slightly used 2016 (14.5K miles on it) from them -- but to be perfectly honest? They kinda screwed me on it. The car is exactly what I was looking for, so it's not that. But all of their advertising listed one price, yet at the end, the salesperson snuck in a line item charge of $1,000 that was absolutely nothing but dealer markup. I didn't catch it until I had already signed most of the paperwork and was going over the extended warranty options in the Finance office. When I questioned it then, the Finance lady went to "check on it" and came back with an attitude, basically shoving the papers back in my face and sternly pointing out that I already signed off, agreeing to it. And to make it all the more insulting, Priority Nissan already hits you with a supposedly non-negotiable $699 "documentation fee", which I didn't even try to argue over (since my thought was, the original asking price of the car was fair enough and I'd let them make their $700 profit). Then, I got the car home and had to add brake fluid right away, since it had the brake light randomly flickering on and off, along with the traction light, after I got about half way back. (So much for that big multi-point inspection they bragged about on these Certified used vehicles, I guess?)