Got my 2015 SL with Bose premium pkg, mats, splash guards etc on Nov 2nd. The MSRP was $38,300, minus $5,000 discount and $6,000 rebate for $27,300 +++ for $31k out the door with tax, tag title.
Drove it 120 miles home on interstate at 70 mph. Stopped halfway at another Nissan dealer and added 1 1/2 hrs charge until range estimate said 80 miles and got home with 10 miles remaining.
I was told (aka "lied to") by finance guy at Sutherlin Nissana, Fort Myers, that Nissan never offers both 0% APR plus $5,000 rebate so I took the rebate. For some reason they applied $6,000 rebate on the contract. I paid off the loan 4 days later as soon as NMAC assigned a loan number.
The only tax credit available in Florida is Federal credit of $7,500 which will make the sting less.
I've ordered a level 2 charger.
I considered leasing but the numbers didn't make sense. While you can lease an "S" model for $2400 initial payment and $199/mo, a 2015 SL with a MSRP of $38k was $2400 initial and 305/mo for 36 months. With sales tax on the lease payments thats $14,132 out of pocket after 3 years, with no equity at the end of the lease.
Purchase for $31k-$7.5k tax credit = $23.5k net cost. Assuming it has a value of $12,000 after 3 years then depreciation over 3 years is only $11.500, ($23.5k-$12k). That's less of a sting than $14,132 lease cost. Of course if I didn't qualify for taking all the $7,500 tax credit then leasing would be more attractive.
Drove it 120 miles home on interstate at 70 mph. Stopped halfway at another Nissan dealer and added 1 1/2 hrs charge until range estimate said 80 miles and got home with 10 miles remaining.
I was told (aka "lied to") by finance guy at Sutherlin Nissana, Fort Myers, that Nissan never offers both 0% APR plus $5,000 rebate so I took the rebate. For some reason they applied $6,000 rebate on the contract. I paid off the loan 4 days later as soon as NMAC assigned a loan number.
The only tax credit available in Florida is Federal credit of $7,500 which will make the sting less.
I've ordered a level 2 charger.
I considered leasing but the numbers didn't make sense. While you can lease an "S" model for $2400 initial payment and $199/mo, a 2015 SL with a MSRP of $38k was $2400 initial and 305/mo for 36 months. With sales tax on the lease payments thats $14,132 out of pocket after 3 years, with no equity at the end of the lease.
Purchase for $31k-$7.5k tax credit = $23.5k net cost. Assuming it has a value of $12,000 after 3 years then depreciation over 3 years is only $11.500, ($23.5k-$12k). That's less of a sting than $14,132 lease cost. Of course if I didn't qualify for taking all the $7,500 tax credit then leasing would be more attractive.