Well, to make a long story short, my fiance' made the mistake of letting them know that I got in an accident & that the insurance rental needed to be returned in a week. They then knew that I was desperate. further more, the x that I bought & put a $500 deposit down(which was supposed to be a special order promised to me in 5 weeks with the EXACT options that I wanted) is a granite off road with a 6 speed manual (rare, unique truck - harder to come by). they basically waited until they found one at another dealership & did a dealer trade instead of "special ordering" the truck (which I later found out takes anywhere from 12 to 20 weeks per another dealership). this "other" X had $500 more options than I wanted as well as not having a tow package & they weren't willing to deal on the price. I went in there the next day to cancel the order & grab my check & run to the dealer that had the truck on there lot & buy it & they had already done the trade the night before. Right then & there, I knew I was FUCT!! Then, just to make matters worse, the finance rate (which I had asked the salesman at least 4 times to get me hard numbers that could work with), that was originally told to me was that I could qualify for 5% & not to worry about it. WRONG!!! Once I was in with the finance person, she changed the rate 3 times & it went lower every time I "purchased" something from the dealership (ie. extended warantee etc.). I called her out on this & she said: "we buy coupons from the bank that allow us to get you a better rate". I have yet been able to veryfy the validity of that statement made by the finance person. at this point, they had already reeled me in & set the hook (I needed transportation & wasn't going to settle for anything less than I expected).

So, to add to your comment of: "if so you must not have been too disgusted" I would say this: If it wasn't for me calling them out on all of their shadiness & typical sales tactics, I would of been completely bent over a log on this one. BUT, the positive thing about it is that I now own a great vehicle!!! I'm happy with my new X but not the dealership (if that clarifies anything)

This is my first import that I've bought brand new. The last 2 brand new cars that I bought were Chevy & both of the transactions went 10x better than this one. My 1st new car transaction I was soooooo happy with. made me a great deal & gave me more than I expected on my trade in. Also, I had a problem with my AC 3k miles out of the factory warrantee & the dealership met me half way on the bill!! This dealership is Reichert Chevy in Crystal Lake, IL. I wish they had a Nissan dealership. I would of went there instead.

Yea, I guess all dealerships have a certain degree of shadiness. I'm just glad that I was able to manipulate them just as much as they manipulated me. example: I was able to get the extended warrantee $50 above their cost (so they say - showed me the spreadsheet with the prices - for whatever that's worth) & get free oil changes.

Thanx DocNo for your input!!!! I appreciate it!!

Now I gotta find a time to "break the offroad cherry" on my new X!!!

Thnx,

cipher77