Posted: Mar 15 2005 at 9:03pm | IP Logged

I purchase an 2004 SE. I bought it in December, and paid $23,500.00. I bought it from a dealership, with 3,200 miles.

I would suggest you  buy one used. Remeber that they will wine about invoice price, and all the other crap, but they get a bonus for every car & truck they sell.

So although they might loose money, or they would like you to believe, they make it up from the factory when it leaves the floor.

You would see a drop in the cost if you decide togo with a 4x2.. Do you really need a 4x4?

Either way, don't settle for anything more then the price you offer. Once you start to walk, if it's a reasonable price,, they will chase you down....

Posted: Mar 16 2005 at 4:48am | IP Logged

I wouldn't buy one used.

Do some homework and find one as a leftover. A local dealer here had 13 of them last weekend. Another place that I went to here only had 2. Got 6500.00 off MSRP. Total drive out was 23740.00!!! This was on a 2004 SE with only 174 miles on it.

There are demos out there and decent used ones on ebay. One on ebay here in Houston at a dealer, has 1300 miles on it and going for more than what I paid and has less stuff in it.

Posted: Mar 16 2005 at 2:18pm | IP Logged

Consider the money you loose when you drive off the lot, on average 7%.

When I bought my beast, I saved approximatley $7,000.00 for a truck that some guy counldn't get financed on. The thing only had 2,500 miles on it.

If you are willing to pay for a new car, that's great, I have purchased two brank new cars, but one of them I kept for a little less then two years, becasue I saw the Titan and fell in love. I lost my ass on the trade in, but I didn't care....

If you want brankd new go for it, everyone should have a car, that nobody else should have owned...

Posted: Mar 17 2005 at 4:37pm | IP Logged

Here's a VERY FAIR Price; spending any more than this would have been insane!!!

04314 2004 XTERRA SE-V6 4X2 4DR AUTO

D13-K CANTEEN, GRAY

Invoice   MSRP BASE     $23,195   $24,800 FL2     $107   $150 FLOORMATS W/AUD MIC     $38   $50 MICROFILTER SGD     $53   $90 SPLASH GUARDS 50S     $0   $0 50 STATE EMISSION Freight Charge     $560   $560 Total   $23,953   $25,650

After a $2400 Rebate which has been around for a few months now: $20,803 plus tax, title and license!

THAT'S $3,150 UNDER Dealer Invoice!  Don't refer to MSRP as a barometer for what is a GOOD/FAIR Deal:  As there are many misconceptions about MSRP; most often people are referring to the DEALERS Second Sticker for which they have many different creative names.  Dealers will often advertise something like $6500 OFF/BELOW Sticker!  And then in a small disclosure they state that it includes both factory rebate $2400 and a college grad rebate of $500 (which most don't qualify) That's ALWAYS ON AN XTERRA about a $3000 SECOND STICKER that consumers mistake as MSRP.  That's the Dealer's goal and all too often it works!

Posted: Apr 01 2005 at 3:32pm | IP Logged

Hi.  Just thought I'd voice in as I just bought a 2004 SE King Cab 4x4.  Used, 7500 miles, and I paid $25,998.  Traded in my beautiful 2004 Acura TL 6 speed, and you know what?  I don't miss it a bit.  :)

I'm happy.  It's a great truck, love the interior, and now that I own one, I see them everywhere.

Just a quick question...  I like to debadge all my vehicles (you'd like to see the surpised look on the faces when people ask if my Hayabusa is a 600) and wondering if the Nissan, 5.6SE, and Titan are all removable from the tailgate...

I know...  use the search function... 

Posted: Apr 20 2005 at 9:32pm | IP Logged

Newbie here, just bought a leftover '04 LE CC 4x4 w/ DVD.  Got out the door for $3k under invoice (from edmunds and the corresponding printout from the dealer) with reasonbably attractive financing from Nissan.  Not 0% but like 3%.

Delivery date was 4/09/05.  Date in dealer stock was 10/18/04.

I felt like it was a decent deal.  I think it could have been better, for 4 days worth of haggling over the phone.

Posted: Apr 22 2005 at 4:39pm | IP Logged

My Titan is just over 1 week old with 750 miles on it.  Purchased at Thompson Nissan in Doylestown, PA.

2005 SE Crew 4x4 w/SE Popular Package, Big Tow, and Floormats

Sticker $33,160

Negotiated Price $30,400

Negotiated Price minus $1500 Rebate $28,900

Dealer Invoice per KBB.com $29,976

So I guess I paid the dealer $424 over invoice.  I guess I could have gotten them down that much more?  We went back and forth for over a week negotiating the price.  I was happy in the end and with rebate ended up paying less than dealer invoice by over $1000.  They gave me $17K on my 2003 Frontier XVE Crew Cab  Longbed trade. 

This was the first new auto purchase that I didn't feel like I got ripped off on.  And perhaps I didn't do as well as I could have.  But if $424 is keeping you from buying a stickered $33K vehicle, maybe you're just being too stingy.  It seemed like a good deal to me.  I hope this info helps any new prospective buyers out there.  I'm very very happy with this truck so far. 

P.S. I highly recommend excluding the Nissan bed liner.  It's nice and the track system is nice.  But a friend of mine has a 2004 LE with the bed package and he is disappointed with the liner's appearance.  It's got water marks all over and has faded EXTREMELY from the sun.  The bed liner is white all over, like when you put car wax on a plastic piece that you can't get out, and there are big water marks where standing water sits.  My friend also claims to use the standard hooks on the side of the bed more than the cleats for the track system to tie stuff down. 

I saved the money and just had a Rhino Liner installed for $450 out the door.  The Rhino Liner is WAY BETTER than the Nissan stuff.  Very happy with it.