Post Your Order Details Here

Location: Stockton, CA

Color: Glacier Pearl (White)

Trim: SL+quick charge port+ floor mats

Price: MSRP - agreed discount

Dealer: Nissan of Elk Grove, CA

Delivery Date: Pending

edit: Price confirmation came in and sent back acknowledgment at 9:43am 3Sept2010. Delivery set for Dec 5th. Just kidding Haha. Delivery Date: Pending.

Everyone makes their chioces, dealers and buyers. But after telling the dealer (different one) that North Bay was offering 5% off, I offered to split the difference, 2.5% off to keep the business local. The offer was not accepted. Does not seem like good business to me. I am not trying to nickel and dime, and MSRP is great for a car in such high demand. But personally speaking, it would be "bad business" for me to pay an extra ~$1700.

planet4ever said:

smkettner said:

Long4Leaf said:

For anyone in the SF Bay area, recommend you do not go to Premier Nissan, Fremont. Waste of time.

Click to expand...

Why would you go with anyone except North Bay Nissan and get 5%

Click to expand...

The Bay Area is a big place, and North Bay Nissan is so far north it barely qualifies as Bay Area. I'm so far south that it would be a 105 mile trip each way for me. Sorry, I want a dealer I can have a continuing relationship with.

There's another point, too, perhaps related. The last two years have been really rough for auto dealers (not that it's been easy for a lot of the rest of us). I think they deserve to be able to make a reasonable profit on the LEAF. My own conclusion is that Nissan's MSRP is reasonable once tax credits and possible rebates have been allowed for. I wouldn't want my dealer to be a price gouger, but I don't begrudge them MSRP, especially considering the extra equipment and training they will need for the LEAF. Who knows, if they make a decent profit now, that might increase their chances of being around five or ten years from now.

I'm not rich, but I'm on a guaranteed retirement income so I'm a lot better off than many. A dealer I respect who sells at MSRP is good enough for me.

Click to expand...

Location: Milpitas, CA

Color: Super Black

Trim: SL+quick charge port+ floor mats + Kick place/center console pkg.

Price: As agreed originally

Dealer: Boardwalk Nissan, CA

Delivery Date: Pending

I highly recommend this amazing ted talk to anyone thinking that driving 80 miles is not worth saving $800 (for the ones getting 1k bellow MSRP), or $1,800 for the ones who will go with MSRP).
And your local dealer will be happy to do the maintenance on your car, no matter where you buy it.

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/dan_gilbert_researches_happiness.html

edit : it's a fairly long one, so if you're in a rush, jump to 15:15 (but I highly recommend the whole thing )

State : Oregon
Metro Area / City : Portland

Trim : SV
Options : none

Total MSRP : 34,540 (MSRP + 820 destination charge)

Price Accepted : 34,540

Dealer : Rustom Nissan of Portland

Date/Time of Order : 9/3/10

Delivery Date : TBD

I didn't even consider trying to negotiate less than MSRP until I got here and saw lots of folks in CA getting discounts... I was just happy to find a dealer who wasn't charging a markup.

I saw a couple orders in Washington in this thread, but not a single one in Oregon. I can't be the first (in fact the dealer told me he had 3 already). Where are you, PDXers?

State : CA
Metro Area / City : Orange County / Irvine

Trim : SL , Blue Ocean
Options : Quick Charge Port, Floor/Cargo Mat package

Total MSRP : $35,410 (includes $820 destination & handling fee)

Price Accepted : $34,410

Dealer : Connell Nissan in Costa Mesa, CA (highly recommended)

Reserved 4/20 about 3pm with AMEX snafu
RAQ Sept 3, 8:45 am
Ordered Sept 3, 9 am

Delivery Date : pending

Lease 39 months, 12K miles, $2,000 out of pocket (includes first mo pmt, reg and license fees), $417.48/mo

My order date isn't until October, but today I stopped by Tustin Nissan to speak with Dorie, the Leaf Specialist there. Dorie is very mellow, a pleasure to do business with. I am changing my order back to Tustin Nissan, as I have been a customer there for three years and always received excellent service.

Model: SL
Color: Glacier pearl
Accessories: floor mats and protection package
Options: no L3 port
Location: Ridgecrest, CA, 150 mi. NE of Los Angeles
Price: $33,115, not including delivery, taxes, registration
Dealer: Antelope Valley Nissan
Completed order about 1:00 PDT on 1 Sept.

MSRP including dest and handling = $36,055 - $1,000 discount = $35,055 + tax and license. Fontana Nissan. I live in Orange County, CA. Had Costa Mesa Nissan as a preferred dealer initially and Fontana listed as having permission to call. Fontana Nissan called, Costa Mesa did not, so I figured the more proactive dealership could get my business.

$35,055 transaction price
this price includes:

* Nissan LEAF™ SL trim
* cayenne red
* 1 option (quick charge port)
* 5 accessories (flor mats and a few other I don't remember)

A summary of the deals in this thread (sorry the formatting isn't better):
Best deals appear to be from North Bay Nissan, Rairdon and Connell
Sunnyvale Nissan wants to do deals at MSRP

# Dealer Trim MSRP Price Delta % Notes
1 Connell Nissan Costa Mesa, CA SL $35,240 $34,240 ($1,000 ) (2.8%)
2 Connell Nissan Costa Mesa, CA SL $35,410 $34,410 ($1,000 ) (2.8%)
3 Campbell Nissan SL-E $34,710 $-
4 Connell Nissan Costa Mesa, CA SL-E $34,710 $33,710 ($1,000 ) (2.9%)
5 North Bay Nissan Petaluma SL $35,410 $33,640 ($1,770 ) (5.0%)
6 North Bay Nissan Petaluma SL $35,410 $33,639 ($1,771 ) (5.0%)
7 Chico Nissan SL $35,535 $34,535 ($1,000 ) (2.8%)
8 Rairdon Nissan Auburn SL $34,710 $33,000 ($1,710 ) (4.9%)
9 Sunnyvale Nissan SL $34,730 $- pending
10 Younker Nissan SL-E $34,380 $34,380 $- incl. destination & handling
11 Rairdon Nissan Auburn SL-E $34,150 $32,543 ($1,607 ) (4.7%) excl. destination & handling
12 North Bay Nissan Petaluma SL $35,410 $33,640 ($1,770 ) (5.0%)
13 Sunnyvale Nissan SL $34,870 $34,870 $- excl. destination & handling
14 Sunnyvale Nissan SL $34,590 $-
15 Fontana Nissan Riverside SL $35,240 $34,240 ($1,000 ) (2.8%) incl. destination
16 Fontana Nissan Riverside SL $35,695 $34,695 ($1,000 ) (2.8%) incl. destination
17 Connell Nissan Costa Mesa, CA SL $34,940 $33,940 ($1,000 ) (2.9%)
18 North Bay Nissan Petaluma SL $35,635 $33,853 ($1,782 ) (5.0%) incl. destination & handling
19 Rairdon Nissan Auburn SL-E $34,380 $33,531 ($849 ) (2.5%) incl. destination
20 Fontana Nissan Riverside SL $35,430 $34,430 ($1,000 ) (2.8%) incl. destination
21 Connell Nissan Costa Mesa, CA SL $34,610 $33,610 ($1,000 ) (2.9%) excl. destination & handling
22 Fontana Nissan Riverside SL $34,955 $33,955 ($1,000 ) (2.9%) incl. destination & handling


Source: www.mynissanleaf.com
Date: 3.sep.2010

Thanks leaf2010 for summarizing. It's interesting data. I wish more south bay buyers had been able to travel up to North Bay Nissan Petaluma to break the bay area zone pricing, but they must of had very good reasons for selecting Sunnyvale. I choose Connell Nissan in Costa Mesa. I figured they would get their fair share, but they appear to have done very well. Like others, Connell offered $1000 off MSRP and clearly that brought a lot of busines. But as I thought about it, another reason for their success is likely due to the size of the market they can reach in a 100 mile radius from their dealership, all of LA and most of SD.

EVDRIVER said:

Long4Leaf said:

For anyone in the SF Bay area, recommend you do not go to Premier Nissan, Fremont. Waste of time.

Click to expand...

Pricing?

Click to expand...

Hello EVDRIVER,

I have discussed pricing with 2 reps there. They are unable to provide any details until you provide an order confirmation. My order is for a November wave.

My initial plan is to go to Premier with the competitive 5% off offered by North Bay. I am interested in pooling a number of November offers to further make the deal with Premier, so if anyone in the November wave is interested, pls post up in the SF Bay Are Group Buy thread.

If they do not budge, I will order from North Bay. On the pickup day, my wife will drive us up and we'll drive back home together. She'll be driving behind me as the backup vehicle in case we have any issues on the way home.

mxp said:

EVDRIVER said:

Long4Leaf said:

For anyone in the SF Bay area, recommend you do not go to Premier Nissan, Fremont. Waste of time.

Click to expand...

Pricing?

Click to expand...

Hello EVDRIVER,

I have discussed pricing with 2 reps there. They are unable to provide any details until you provide an order confirmation. My order is for a November wave.

My initial plan is to go to Premier with the competitive 5% off offered by North Bay. I am interested in pooling a number of November offers to further make the deal with Premier, so if anyone in the November wave is interested, pls post up in the SF Bay Are Group Buy thread.

If they do not budge, I will order from North Bay. On the pickup day, my wife will drive us up and we'll drive back home together. She'll be driving behind me as the backup vehicle in case we have any issues on the way home.

Click to expand...

Hi mxp,

Hope you have a better experience with Premier than I did. I did have an open order (Sep 1) and they were unwilling to discuss anything below MSRP. The rep I spoke to was very rude, seemed to think they were doing me a favor at offering MSRP. But if enough people reject the offers, maybe South Bay dealers will figure it out and change there approach. Good luck.

State: CA
Metro area: Sacramento
Trim: SL in glacier pearl white
MSRP: $34850
Accepted price: $34850
Options: $820 dest. charge, mats, splash guards (no L3 charger)
Dealer: Shingle Springs Nissan
Order Date & Time: 9/3/2010 at 11:23 pm

guywithleaf said:

State: CA
Metro area: Sacramento
Trim: SL in glacier pearl white
MSRP: $34850
Accepted price: $34850
Options: $820 dest. charge, mats, splash guards (no L3 charger)
Dealer: Shingle Springs Nissan

Click to expand...

Congratulations!
Did you get a Nissan email before your dashboard opened/went live?

guywithleaf said:

State: CA
Metro area: Sacramento
Trim: SL in glacier pearl white
MSRP: $34850
Accepted price: $34850
Options: $820 dest. charge, mats, splash guards (no L3 charger)
Dealer: Shingle Springs Nissan

Click to expand...

Order date & time ?

State: CA
Metro area: SF Bay Area
Trim: SL in Silver
MSRP: $35,240
Accepted price: $33,478
Options: 820 destination & handling + 700 quick charge port
Dealer: North Bay Nissan
Order Date: 9/1/2010
Delivery Date: Unknown

leaffan said:

guywithleaf said:

State: CA
Metro area: Sacramento
Trim: SL in glacier pearl white
MSRP: $34850
Accepted price: $34850
Options: $820 dest. charge, mats, splash guards (no L3 charger)
Dealer: Shingle Springs Nissan

Click to expand...

Congratulations!
Did you get a Nissan email before your dashboard opened/went live?

Click to expand...

Yes, I received the email first and then later checked the dashboard for follow-up. Thanks for asking.

I have been following this site everyday but didn't post many comments. This site has been extremely informative. Thanks.

Here are my order details:

STATE-CA
METRO AREA-Sacramento
TRIM-SL, Glacier Pearl
MSRP: 35920 (including destination charges+L3+Accssories)
ACCEPTED PRICE: 34920 (Includes L3 charger option, Splash guards, Carpeted mats, Cargo net, Hologram kick plates, Protection package)
DEALER-Chico Nissan
ORDER DATE & TIME-9/7/10. Order placed 12.20PM, accepted 12.48PM
DELIVERY DATE-Pending

Harv
Granite Bay, CA 95746

Harv said:

MSRP: 34540 (including destination charges)
ACCEPTED PRICE: 34920 (Includes L3 charger option, Splash guards, Carpeted mats, Cargo net, Hologram kick plates, Protection package)

Click to expand...

I think your MSRP is not correct - you have probably not added the list prices of accessories.