Ok so I am gonna start a list here, and will PM once I start making the trips to these dealers for the numbers of people that will be good to deal with. I guess its important to note that this is somewhat subjective and can surely vary.

Reasonable dealers, NY/NJ:
1- Koeppel - Queens NY
2- Ramsey - Rt 17 NJ
3- Hasbrouck Heights Nissan - NJ
4- Pine Belt Nissan - Keyport* NJ
5- Flemington Nissan - 202 Flemington NJ

I had a bad experience with Pinebelt in Toms River...but Pinebelt in Keyport, much better. Manager there was real helpful and honest, told me exactly how low he could go, and when Flemington gave me their price he told me to jump on it.

Yea I noticed that, I meant to tell you I went there also.

Funny story, I absolutely freaked out at the dealership.. I had signed the papers at my local Nissan to get a Z that Ramsey had. My dealership lied and said they could, and continued lying until I took matters into my own hands and called Ramsey myself. They said they're not doing the swap, so I demanded my deposit back and told a salesman at Ramsey I'd be there the next day to buy it. When I get there after an hour drive, he says "see that spot on the floor? The car was there 20 mins ago. It just got swapped." I flipped mainly b/c I had signed the papers on that same car a week before and felt like I got completely screwed (wasn't Ramsey's fault). Luckily, they had the same car minus touring but I had them install leather with two-toned suede inserts plus I'm going aftermarket for headunit/nav/sound system so it turned out better for me in the long run.

To OP, the shitty dealership in that story was Staten Island Nissan. Worst. Dealership. Ever.
I also ran into an issue with Red Bank Nissan, so I'd stay away from there. And Sansone on rt. 1 is a joke of a dealership.

So I'd say avoid those 3 but definitely visit Ramsey.

Yeah, Dealerships bs a lot.
OP let me know if you are going to Ramsey, I got a hook up for you! :tup:

Noob question, what is OP?

I got mine from Acme Nissan in South Brunswick, NJ. They were easy to deal with, but then again I got VPP pricing.

OP = Original Poster

aka the first post in a thread.

-mike

Haha good to know thanks. My name is Pat by the way. To give those who offered contacts an idea of my plans, I want to get the car in the beginning of the spring once the likelihood of snow for this year is pretty low.

Add some southern CT dealers in here..I'll start:

6- Bruce Bennett Nissan - Rte 7 Wilton, CT

For Long Island, DO NOT go to Massapequa Nissan, they screwed up my dads 2010 Maxima, as well as my friends 09 Altima, all wrong delivery dates, and the sales help was non existent.

DO try, Habberstad Nissan in Huntington. That's where I got my Z, and my moms Murano. NO problems whatsoever. They covered the flat-bed cost to transport my Z from PA, and got they took care of us VERY well. Last time i was there, my salesman was not there. But if so, fantastic. UB, and if he's not there, ask for John. Great help, and don't smother you.

I bought my 2007 Nissan 350z from them...nothing but problems and lies! I'd stay away from them! I will give you greater details of my purchase if you want to PM me.

Steve- you're sending a NY customer to CT?! J/K I know Bruce Bennett is a great dealership.

Whenever you are ready, come to Koeppel. I have autos and sticks for immediate test drive, just ask for myself and I will make sure you are taken care of!

BTW- my name is joe clem

Conicelli Nissan in PA.

I bought mine there -- can't say enough awesome things about them. I'd stay away from Classic Nissan in NJ though.

Reasonable dealers, NY/NJ:
1- Koeppel - Queens NY
2- Ramsey - Rt 17 NJ
3- Hasbrouck Heights Nissan - NJ
4- Pine Belt Nissan - Keyport* NJ
5- Flemington Nissan - 202 Flemington NJ
6- Acme Nissan in South Brunswick, NJ.
7- Conicelli Nissan in PA.
*8- Bruce Bennett Nissan - Rte 7 Wilton, CT (maybe)

Went to Habberstad today, just because they are the nearest dealer to me, and test drove a Monterey Blue Manual Touring. I was disappointed that I didnt get a chance to test the synchro-rev in a sports package, but it was still incredibly fun. As soon as I pulled out onto Jericho Tpke, an STi pulls up next to me and wants to run! Obviously I didnt go for the bait, but thought it was interesting how much attention the car demands. Anyway, I told them I was looking to buy in early April and they didnt jump down my throat or anything, was in and out of there in just 30 minutes so I was pleased. I am sure I will visit there next month when I am ready to buy. Thanks all for the contributions and such, if theres more info to share I would love it, can never be too informed when entering the shark tank!

Do you know which salesman you talked to at Habberstad? curious if it's one of the guys i have dealt with in the past.