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This morning started off fairly well and I went to the local Chevy dealership that has seven SSRs sitting on their lot and have had several on their lot for months.
I took out an 03 SSR with 1SB package and running boards and just about all of the factory supplied options. This test drive was GREAT.
Took the SSR on another short test drive home to confirm the SSR would fit in the garage and to drive it on the semi rough roads that surround my home. Again this particular SSR did well on the drive and the SSR fit (barely) into the single car width garage door. Things were looking up.
We returned to the stealership (oops) to have it out on the price. I would have traded in my 04 Nissan 350Z Touring Edition with 4600 miles on it for the SSR. The KBB trade in value for my area for an 03 350Z was 29200.
The sales manager "called three Nissan dealerships to figure out" they could only offer me 24750 for my 350Z. :cuss My 350Z is the Touring edition not the base model.
The sales guy was amazed when I simply got up and walked away stating that we had no way to make this deal if they're trying to steal my trade in. I was offering 17000 cash difference with the trade in of my 350Z.
The sales manager stopped me at the door and claimed they had to have the "credit application" since it was their property. And I stated it was my property since it has my info on it and nothing from this deal. I ripped it out of the sales manager's hands and walked out.
So close.....
There could be a reason they've been sitting on so many SSRs for so long.
I took out an 03 SSR with 1SB package and running boards and just about all of the factory supplied options. This test drive was GREAT.
Took the SSR on another short test drive home to confirm the SSR would fit in the garage and to drive it on the semi rough roads that surround my home. Again this particular SSR did well on the drive and the SSR fit (barely) into the single car width garage door. Things were looking up.
We returned to the stealership (oops) to have it out on the price. I would have traded in my 04 Nissan 350Z Touring Edition with 4600 miles on it for the SSR. The KBB trade in value for my area for an 03 350Z was 29200.
The sales manager "called three Nissan dealerships to figure out" they could only offer me 24750 for my 350Z. :cuss My 350Z is the Touring edition not the base model.
The sales guy was amazed when I simply got up and walked away stating that we had no way to make this deal if they're trying to steal my trade in. I was offering 17000 cash difference with the trade in of my 350Z.
The sales manager stopped me at the door and claimed they had to have the "credit application" since it was their property. And I stated it was my property since it has my info on it and nothing from this deal. I ripped it out of the sales manager's hands and walked out.
So close.....
There could be a reason they've been sitting on so many SSRs for so long.