2017 Armada - prices paid?

[ex35]

What is everyone paying for their new 17 Armadas? What percent off MSRP? I'm located in south Texas and I can't find a single dealer willing to sell me one for less than MSRP. And yet, I've followed their inventory and it doesn't appear like a single vehicle has sold off their lots.

Any tips?

[wmouse]

It is difficult to get any incentive from the dealer or Nissan when it is a new model. It is demand and supply. It was like only 1 month since they got their new inventory. Let that truck stay in their parking lot for a few months then they will get soft on the price tag. Probably not for the 2017 model though....I think 2017 model will be gone soon enough. If you really want that machine, well...

My dealer here will not offer any price less than MSRP. and their inventory stays in their parking lot for only a few days before some one purchases it. They don't need a lot of people in the area to know about Nissan Patrol, 1 in 1000 is good enough to move their inventory fast enough. I didn't even bother to negotiate the price.

Of course we all want that beautiful machine. But we have the winning card, we don't have to buy it today.

[ex35]

It is difficult to get any incentive from the dealer or Nissan when it is a new model. It is demand and supply. It was like only 1 month since they got their new inventory. Let that truck stay in their parking lot for a few months then they will get soft on the price tag. Probably not for the 2017 model though....I think 2017 model will be gone soon enough. If you really want that machine, well...

My dealer here will not offer any price less than MSRP. and their inventory stays in their parking lot for only a few days before some one purchases it. They don't need a lot of people in the area to know about Nissan Patrol, 1 in 1000 is good enough to move their inventory fast enough. I didn't even bother to negotiate the price.

Of course we all want that beautiful machine. But we have the winning card, we don't have to buy it today.

The armadas, at least here in TX, have been on lots for close to 2 months now. I've followed the inventory closely and it doesn't seem like anyone is buying them, as the same original release models are still there.

I've never paid over invoice for a Nissan/Infiniti (4 new purchases), so the idea of paying anywhere close to MSRP is foreign to me. There is such huge holdback on these cars and huge money to be made on NMAC loans on 60k vehicles for dealers not to discount them even without manufacturer incentives. It's just such an odd situation.

[wmouse]

My guess is that those marketing dudes in TN are a bit of out of their minds too. I read Edmund article that they predict most of the sales are Platinum, which sounds like they forgot they are Nissan not Infiniti or Lexus.

I am in WA so the trucks just came here like a month ago and the inventory is just very low. My local dealer had 2 of them and they were sold within a week.

Given the fact that Patrol is sold at a much higher premium in other third world countries, maybe they just don't want to lower the price?

[ex35]

My guess is that those marketing dudes in TN are a bit of out of their minds too. I read Edmund article that they predict most of the sales are Platinum, which sounds like they forgot they are Nissan not Infiniti or Lexus.

I am in WA so the trucks just came here like a month ago and the inventory is just very low. My local dealer had 2 of them and they were sold within a week.

Given the fact that Patrol is sold at a much higher premium in other third world countries, maybe they just don't want to lower the price?

Maybe Nissan forgot that although the armada is based on a patrol, the armada lacks much of the expensive drivetrain equipment which makes the patrol much more expensive. Plus, Americans seem much more price sensitive than those in other countries when it comes to vehicle purchases. We have loads of competition from American makes that can be had at incredible discounts. Nissan is starting to realize this with their overpriced Titan truck.

[wmouse]

Well, I am not sure the differential locks and hydraulic controls would cost a good $20k+ to put onto a truck ($20k can get a decent car). My assumption is that they just don't want to admit that this truck is 95% of a Patrol but actually only costs 70% of the price to get in US. Otherwise there would be a new wave of buy it here and sale it to the entire latin America etc.

[immyja]

Purchased 2017 Armada SL with moonroof and tech package for $50,407 OTD at Benton Nissan in Hoover, AL. Former Silverado owner who has been "delivered"! God help me if I ever buy another chevy.