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ParticipantI can not emphasize enough the importance of resisting the temptation to buy a new car. Unless you’re going to lease, and get a car for $350 a month that would normally cost $600 to finance, I don’t like the idea of buying a new car.
You loose 25+% of it’s value when you drive it off the lot. Why not check out Carmax.com and find your dream vehicle in the 2006 or 2007 model year? I’ve found cars on there with only 10k miles on them for $7500 off the original MSRP. In fact, if you’re willing to get a little higher miles, I’ve seen cars for $20k on there that original MSRP was $31,900.
Of course, I haven’t bought a car from them so I can’t vouch for them, but they do have some pretty appealing deals, and they will ship your car from one of their many dealers across the nation, so if they don’t have what you want in their San Diego store they can ship it from somewhere else.
Just my 2 cents… But hey, if you want to buy new, go for it, you can’t beat that new car smell, and leather seats that are crisp and new rather then wrinkled from people sitting in them. LOL…
If you do buy new, I agree with previous posters, use the internet department. Just remember, all quotes are not equal because rarely does one dealer have the exact same options on the car you’re buying, so you have to look at the MSRP vs Invoice value for the model the dealer is quoting, and see which dealer is giving you the best deal off invoice. Also, make sure they’re not holding any factory incentives against your price, negotiate the price based off the invoice and then make sure you’re getting your $2000 factory cash or whatever incentive Nissan is offering on top of the deal they give you.
ParticipantI can not emphasize enough the importance of resisting the temptation to buy a new car. Unless you’re going to lease, and get a car for $350 a month that would normally cost $600 to finance, I don’t like the idea of buying a new car.
You loose 25+% of it’s value when you drive it off the lot. Why not check out Carmax.com and find your dream vehicle in the 2006 or 2007 model year? I’ve found cars on there with only 10k miles on them for $7500 off the original MSRP. In fact, if you’re willing to get a little higher miles, I’ve seen cars for $20k on there that original MSRP was $31,900.
Of course, I haven’t bought a car from them so I can’t vouch for them, but they do have some pretty appealing deals, and they will ship your car from one of their many dealers across the nation, so if they don’t have what you want in their San Diego store they can ship it from somewhere else.
Just my 2 cents… But hey, if you want to buy new, go for it, you can’t beat that new car smell, and leather seats that are crisp and new rather then wrinkled from people sitting in them. LOL…
If you do buy new, I agree with previous posters, use the internet department. Just remember, all quotes are not equal because rarely does one dealer have the exact same options on the car you’re buying, so you have to look at the MSRP vs Invoice value for the model the dealer is quoting, and see which dealer is giving you the best deal off invoice. Also, make sure they’re not holding any factory incentives against your price, negotiate the price based off the invoice and then make sure you’re getting your $2000 factory cash or whatever incentive Nissan is offering on top of the deal they give you.
ParticipantI can not emphasize enough the importance of resisting the temptation to buy a new car. Unless you’re going to lease, and get a car for $350 a month that would normally cost $600 to finance, I don’t like the idea of buying a new car.
You loose 25+% of it’s value when you drive it off the lot. Why not check out Carmax.com and find your dream vehicle in the 2006 or 2007 model year? I’ve found cars on there with only 10k miles on them for $7500 off the original MSRP. In fact, if you’re willing to get a little higher miles, I’ve seen cars for $20k on there that original MSRP was $31,900.
Of course, I haven’t bought a car from them so I can’t vouch for them, but they do have some pretty appealing deals, and they will ship your car from one of their many dealers across the nation, so if they don’t have what you want in their San Diego store they can ship it from somewhere else.
Just my 2 cents… But hey, if you want to buy new, go for it, you can’t beat that new car smell, and leather seats that are crisp and new rather then wrinkled from people sitting in them. LOL…
If you do buy new, I agree with previous posters, use the internet department. Just remember, all quotes are not equal because rarely does one dealer have the exact same options on the car you’re buying, so you have to look at the MSRP vs Invoice value for the model the dealer is quoting, and see which dealer is giving you the best deal off invoice. Also, make sure they’re not holding any factory incentives against your price, negotiate the price based off the invoice and then make sure you’re getting your $2000 factory cash or whatever incentive Nissan is offering on top of the deal they give you.
ParticipantI can not emphasize enough the importance of resisting the temptation to buy a new car. Unless you’re going to lease, and get a car for $350 a month that would normally cost $600 to finance, I don’t like the idea of buying a new car.
You loose 25+% of it’s value when you drive it off the lot. Why not check out Carmax.com and find your dream vehicle in the 2006 or 2007 model year? I’ve found cars on there with only 10k miles on them for $7500 off the original MSRP. In fact, if you’re willing to get a little higher miles, I’ve seen cars for $20k on there that original MSRP was $31,900.
Of course, I haven’t bought a car from them so I can’t vouch for them, but they do have some pretty appealing deals, and they will ship your car from one of their many dealers across the nation, so if they don’t have what you want in their San Diego store they can ship it from somewhere else.
Just my 2 cents… But hey, if you want to buy new, go for it, you can’t beat that new car smell, and leather seats that are crisp and new rather then wrinkled from people sitting in them. LOL…
If you do buy new, I agree with previous posters, use the internet department. Just remember, all quotes are not equal because rarely does one dealer have the exact same options on the car you’re buying, so you have to look at the MSRP vs Invoice value for the model the dealer is quoting, and see which dealer is giving you the best deal off invoice. Also, make sure they’re not holding any factory incentives against your price, negotiate the price based off the invoice and then make sure you’re getting your $2000 factory cash or whatever incentive Nissan is offering on top of the deal they give you.
ParticipantI can not emphasize enough the importance of resisting the temptation to buy a new car. Unless you’re going to lease, and get a car for $350 a month that would normally cost $600 to finance, I don’t like the idea of buying a new car.
You loose 25+% of it’s value when you drive it off the lot. Why not check out Carmax.com and find your dream vehicle in the 2006 or 2007 model year? I’ve found cars on there with only 10k miles on them for $7500 off the original MSRP. In fact, if you’re willing to get a little higher miles, I’ve seen cars for $20k on there that original MSRP was $31,900.
Of course, I haven’t bought a car from them so I can’t vouch for them, but they do have some pretty appealing deals, and they will ship your car from one of their many dealers across the nation, so if they don’t have what you want in their San Diego store they can ship it from somewhere else.
Just my 2 cents… But hey, if you want to buy new, go for it, you can’t beat that new car smell, and leather seats that are crisp and new rather then wrinkled from people sitting in them. LOL…
If you do buy new, I agree with previous posters, use the internet department. Just remember, all quotes are not equal because rarely does one dealer have the exact same options on the car you’re buying, so you have to look at the MSRP vs Invoice value for the model the dealer is quoting, and see which dealer is giving you the best deal off invoice. Also, make sure they’re not holding any factory incentives against your price, negotiate the price based off the invoice and then make sure you’re getting your $2000 factory cash or whatever incentive Nissan is offering on top of the deal they give you.
ParticipantI can not emphasize enough the importance of resisting the temptation to buy a new car. Unless you’re going to lease, and get a car for $350 a month that would normally cost $600 to finance, I don’t like the idea of buying a new car.
You loose 25+% of it’s value when you drive it off the lot. Why not check out Carmax.com and find your dream vehicle in the 2006 or 2007 model year? I’ve found cars on there with only 10k miles on them for $7500 off the original MSRP. In fact, if you’re willing to get a little higher miles, I’ve seen cars for $20k on there that original MSRP was $31,900.
Of course, I haven’t bought a car from them so I can’t vouch for them, but they do have some pretty appealing deals, and they will ship your car from one of their many dealers across the nation, so if they don’t have what you want in their San Diego store they can ship it from somewhere else.
Just my 2 cents… But hey, if you want to buy new, go for it, you can’t beat that new car smell, and leather seats that are crisp and new rather then wrinkled from people sitting in them. LOL…
If you do buy new, I agree with previous posters, use the internet department. Just remember, all quotes are not equal because rarely does one dealer have the exact same options on the car you’re buying, so you have to look at the MSRP vs Invoice value for the model the dealer is quoting, and see which dealer is giving you the best deal off invoice. Also, make sure they’re not holding any factory incentives against your price, negotiate the price based off the invoice and then make sure you’re getting your $2000 factory cash or whatever incentive Nissan is offering on top of the deal they give you.
December 16, 2007 at 6:58 PM in reply to: OT: san diegan locals. Where’s a good place to go look at holiday lights? #118531ParticipantThe light display at Del mar Fairgrounds is a San Diego staple, but it does cost like $10 per car to drive through.
December 16, 2007 at 6:58 PM in reply to: OT: san diegan locals. Where’s a good place to go look at holiday lights? #118665ParticipantThe light display at Del mar Fairgrounds is a San Diego staple, but it does cost like $10 per car to drive through.
December 16, 2007 at 6:58 PM in reply to: OT: san diegan locals. Where’s a good place to go look at holiday lights? #118697ParticipantThe light display at Del mar Fairgrounds is a San Diego staple, but it does cost like $10 per car to drive through.
December 16, 2007 at 6:58 PM in reply to: OT: san diegan locals. Where’s a good place to go look at holiday lights? #118738ParticipantThe light display at Del mar Fairgrounds is a San Diego staple, but it does cost like $10 per car to drive through.
December 16, 2007 at 6:58 PM in reply to: OT: san diegan locals. Where’s a good place to go look at holiday lights? #118759ParticipantThe light display at Del mar Fairgrounds is a San Diego staple, but it does cost like $10 per car to drive through.
ParticipantBefore I bought my home, I lived in City Heights, I rented a 2br, 1 bath for $950 a month. I was in a small little “pocket” street that wasn’t half bad, but man some of the surrounding streets were god awful.
So, after 3 years of not seeing my old hood, I took a drive there a few months ago… Wow… It’s gone to hell. The area I lived was right next to the bus depot on University, and the Chevron gas station. When they built the Chevron gas station and the bus depot, that was supposed to be part of the “revitilization”.. Well, unfortunately, I hate to say it, the neighborhood looks so much worse now, bird poop litters the entire area, the paint is all faded, and the Chevron looks so ghetto…. So, you can revitalize all you want, BUT if the neighbors and property owners don’t keep it up after the so called revitilization, it will just turn into a dump once again.
As for the place I lived, the front door was boarded up and it looked empty… I think the buyer who bought from my landloard gave the keys back to the bank.. She bought at the high end, paid 1 million dollars for 4 houses on 2 lots, all of the houses around 700 square feet… Oops.
I’d stay far away from City Heights… The one good thing it has going for it, the lots seem to be bigger then North Park and other areas, so there’s room to expand if you buy one of the houses there.
ParticipantBefore I bought my home, I lived in City Heights, I rented a 2br, 1 bath for $950 a month. I was in a small little “pocket” street that wasn’t half bad, but man some of the surrounding streets were god awful.
So, after 3 years of not seeing my old hood, I took a drive there a few months ago… Wow… It’s gone to hell. The area I lived was right next to the bus depot on University, and the Chevron gas station. When they built the Chevron gas station and the bus depot, that was supposed to be part of the “revitilization”.. Well, unfortunately, I hate to say it, the neighborhood looks so much worse now, bird poop litters the entire area, the paint is all faded, and the Chevron looks so ghetto…. So, you can revitalize all you want, BUT if the neighbors and property owners don’t keep it up after the so called revitilization, it will just turn into a dump once again.
As for the place I lived, the front door was boarded up and it looked empty… I think the buyer who bought from my landloard gave the keys back to the bank.. She bought at the high end, paid 1 million dollars for 4 houses on 2 lots, all of the houses around 700 square feet… Oops.
I’d stay far away from City Heights… The one good thing it has going for it, the lots seem to be bigger then North Park and other areas, so there’s room to expand if you buy one of the houses there.
ParticipantBefore I bought my home, I lived in City Heights, I rented a 2br, 1 bath for $950 a month. I was in a small little “pocket” street that wasn’t half bad, but man some of the surrounding streets were god awful.
So, after 3 years of not seeing my old hood, I took a drive there a few months ago… Wow… It’s gone to hell. The area I lived was right next to the bus depot on University, and the Chevron gas station. When they built the Chevron gas station and the bus depot, that was supposed to be part of the “revitilization”.. Well, unfortunately, I hate to say it, the neighborhood looks so much worse now, bird poop litters the entire area, the paint is all faded, and the Chevron looks so ghetto…. So, you can revitalize all you want, BUT if the neighbors and property owners don’t keep it up after the so called revitilization, it will just turn into a dump once again.
As for the place I lived, the front door was boarded up and it looked empty… I think the buyer who bought from my landloard gave the keys back to the bank.. She bought at the high end, paid 1 million dollars for 4 houses on 2 lots, all of the houses around 700 square feet… Oops.
I’d stay far away from City Heights… The one good thing it has going for it, the lots seem to be bigger then North Park and other areas, so there’s room to expand if you buy one of the houses there.
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