TaylorSFGuy
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As many of you know, I purchased my 2011 LEAF with the idea of saving money on my daily 130 mile commute. But with over 120,000 miles and 3 bars gone, I was getting concerned. So I started shopping for another car, not necessarily as a replacement, but as a backup if things got too rough with my fading 2011. Last week, I took advantage of the zero percent and $3,500 promotion being offered by Nissan and brought home a 2014 SL. Combined with the extra $1,000 for 2011/12 LEAF owners and the tax credit, this was a deal I couldn’t pass up.
But I did need to find a dealer and reach a deal. I tried Costco, TrueCar and a number of other online services. They all seemed to point to the same group of dealers. Many of these didn’t respond to emails beyond the standard auto reply.
So I went to Nissan of the Eastside in Bellevue WA. The lead repair tech – Aaron has been very helpful with my few repairs so I thought I would give the front end a try. I met with them and told them what price I wanted to pay. No games – they said they couldn’t do it and I left. Some more research and I adjusted my proposal slightly. It was enough to make the deal happen.
I would recommend Eastside – apparently a number of others feel the same way – they have signs saying they are the highest volume LEAF dealership in the US. The whole process was quite easy – not quite as easy as it was with the 2011 but still not that bad.
Eastside had all the colors – others just had a couple of choices as the month and incentives were coming to an end. Not to mention their own QC that is constantly humming.
I wasn’t sure what to do with the 2011, but now with the battery price finally announced, I have some choices. Lucky for me – my wife drove the new one home and now she wants to drive it. Up until now the LEAF has been my “experiment”. She didn’t want anything to do with it – had only driven it a couple of times – she didn’t have too many chances, it was with me most of the time.
So now we are a 2 LEAF family and I think it is going to work.
Thanks to Nissan and Nissan of the Eastside. My savings will continue for some time to come.
But I did need to find a dealer and reach a deal. I tried Costco, TrueCar and a number of other online services. They all seemed to point to the same group of dealers. Many of these didn’t respond to emails beyond the standard auto reply.
So I went to Nissan of the Eastside in Bellevue WA. The lead repair tech – Aaron has been very helpful with my few repairs so I thought I would give the front end a try. I met with them and told them what price I wanted to pay. No games – they said they couldn’t do it and I left. Some more research and I adjusted my proposal slightly. It was enough to make the deal happen.
I would recommend Eastside – apparently a number of others feel the same way – they have signs saying they are the highest volume LEAF dealership in the US. The whole process was quite easy – not quite as easy as it was with the 2011 but still not that bad.
Eastside had all the colors – others just had a couple of choices as the month and incentives were coming to an end. Not to mention their own QC that is constantly humming.
I wasn’t sure what to do with the 2011, but now with the battery price finally announced, I have some choices. Lucky for me – my wife drove the new one home and now she wants to drive it. Up until now the LEAF has been my “experiment”. She didn’t want anything to do with it – had only driven it a couple of times – she didn’t have too many chances, it was with me most of the time.
So now we are a 2 LEAF family and I think it is going to work.
Thanks to Nissan and Nissan of the Eastside. My savings will continue for some time to come.