Project: MEEP is up for sale.

[Promise Land]

I haven't added this to the For Sale thread yet...

Up for sale is a unique 2009 Nissan Versa S hatchback dubbed "Project: MEEP". This was designed and built to be a great daily commuter, still get great gas mileage, have all the creature comforts, and still be a great weekend car to take to the track or get some groceries. It gets ~32 MPG on average (mixed city/highway). It comes with a single disc CD player, cruise control, ABS brakes, keyless entry system, etc. available for the Power Package. The car has been driven by one owner since purchased in March of 2009, all maintenance records have been kept, and the car is very clean inside and out.

Check the build thread in "New Owners" for pictures.

Year: 2009
Make: Nissan
Model: Versa S Hatchback
Engine: 1.8L
Mileage: 38,600
Warranty: 100,000 Powertrain warranty (transferrable to new owner)
Asking Price: $12,000

Upgrades Include...

Exterior:
B15 Sentra Nismo Stripe package
Japanese (JDM) Nissan Tiida Bi-Xenon Projector Headlamps (1 of 2 sets in the US)
APR Performance Carbon Fiber front splitter (1 of 4 ever made)
OEM Foglamps
Versaspeed Grille
Custom lower mesh grille

Chassis:
Tanabe NF210 lowering springs
Earl's Stainless Steel brake lines (front and rear)
Nissan Sentra Spec-V wheels (finished in Satin Black)
Continental DWS tires
Ultra Racing front strut tower brace
Engine / Exhaust:
Fujita F5 cold air intake system - Crinkle Black (1st in the US)
DC Sports cat-back exhaust + removable silencer

Interior:
35% window tint (removeable 5% on corner windows) - done by Solar Control of Jackson
Factory CD player
S-Tune graphics

Awards:
Shown is Super Street magazne (Reader's Rides April 2011)
Shown in Modified magazine (Reader's Rides March 2011)
Nissan Versa Forums Ride of the 1st Quarter (2011)
Micro Image (Featured Rides December 2010)
NICOclub.com Versa ride of the 3rd Quarter (2010)
Duplicolor Restoration Challenge (wheels placed 2nd in 2010 National Challenge contest)

[Andrews Chalmers]

moving on?

[williamk10]

Whats going on?

Also, hook up the projectors :P

[Promise Land]

Not moving on. I changed jobs at work and will be picking up a new 2011 or 2012 hatch to replace the '09 later this year. I figured rather than dismantle Project: MEEP (which may be what I do in the end), I'd put it up as is.

if I dismantle it, I may put the parts up for sale. Remember the projectors are 1 of 2 sets in North America. How much money you bringing to the table? They are $1,500 new (MSRP).

[Andrews Chalmers]

Not moving on. I changed jobs at work and will be picking up a new 2011 or 2012 hatch to replace the '09 later this year.

[br4dysays]

no price?? just curious!

[Promise Land]

no price?? just curious!

Wow, I'm slipping... Asking $12,000 as it sits.

[JHR16DE]

$12K as it sits sounds good. I paid a little over $11K for mine.

Building a 2nd gen V sounds good. Keep us updated.

[Promise Land]

A local dealership made a stupidly high offer for Project: MEEP, so I traded it in for a 2011 Red Alert hatch. It will be here next week. Between the trade-in, NMAC cash, and 0% interest, I actually dropped my monthly payment by $80 per month.

[JHR16DE]

Sweet dude! S or SL?

[br4dysays]

if you kept the same body style I hope you kept those headlamps lol

how much did they cough up if you dont mind me asking...

[Promise Land]

They got my car in early, so I picked it up today. 2011 Red Alert hatchback with charcoal interior. S model with aluminum kickplates and cargo organizer. Has the Power Pkg also. Nothing too amazing there. It is the same body style as we all have. The 2013 hatch should be the new style shown as the Tiida we've seen around the 'net. I was happy to find that my radio has an aux input too.

They offered me $11,000 for the car as it sat, which included the JDM headlights. i had spent out of pocket ~$3,000 for add-on parts and still owed $8,700. So they gave me $2,300 for the parts I had on there after I had them on for a year. I had 10,000 miles on the tires already, the clear coat on the wheels were cracking, one tire tended to leak in the winter because one wheel was slightly out of round, and a couple other complaints I had with the car. I still feel like I should have pulled for more cash, but I kept my cargo net and front tow hook from the deal. I could have parted it out, maybe made the same amount of cash back from the parts, spent a month haggling with boxing parts up and shipping them, etc. I honestly went in there just to "check numbers" on a new one for fun and they finally offered me $11k before I went to lunch to think it over.

So in the end, I got the car for ~$13,900 out the door. $11k trade-in, $500 NMAC cash for Easter weekend promotion, VPP pricing (employee special), and 0% interest. I'm paying $228 a month for 5 years and no rush to pay it off. Yeah it's not Project: MEEP. But, I could always build another one if I wanted to. I already have in mind what I would do differently a second time around. I have a 240sx that I'm planning to build from the ground up, so I still have something to tinker with when I feel the need. I know everyone loved the headlights, and I did too, but they were 1 of 2 sets in the US, almost irreplaceable because of that, and the bulbs were $300 a set. I had to constantly be worried about the damn car because it was one of a kind and half the parts were not easily replaceable if something happened. The dealer wanted to tote it up as a NISMO edition, and make it a big deal. Good for them. I doubt I would have been able to sell it as a whole otherwise. I doubt a bank was going to finance anyone.

As my wife told me, "Think of it like Michaelangelo smashing a statue if he couldn't keep it. Your car will live on in infamy on Youtube and maybe we'll see it around town with a happy new owner." I hope someone enjoys the heck out of it like I did. I just don't know what I'll be taking to Import Alliance in July now. :-(

[JHR16DE]

Good point, $228/month for an S is pretty good. Auto or manual?

[williamk10]

Good job on getting what you did for it. Almost always, money spent on a car is never returned.

[br4dysays]

you did well for sure, I'd say.

I figured a Nissan dealer might go that route with your car.

congrats on starting over with a new V. Least you know you're way around the car in and out already!

[iluvmyVersa08]

Congrats on getting a new one and in red ? Sweet! Enjoy!!!

[Promise Land]

my new one is auto trans. I thought about ordering a manual trans, but the wait would be a while. My 240sx is a manual 5-speed, so I can keep an auto so my wife will drive it also.

I didn't think I would get my money back on the parts. I got a lot of the parts at a discount or for free and still was able to get back what they were wroth after beating on them for a year. I needed to pick up a new one for my new job anyway, so I jumped at the offer when it came up.

Can I change my user name to iluvmyVersa11? Just kidding!

[iluvmyVersa08]

lol ... sure if you like you can but i have yet to find another person who loves their versa as much as me
i know i will be keeping her forever ... but as soon as her payments are done, i'm picking up a brand new "Beetle" ... TDI should be out at that time

[JHR16DE]

I hear you, I thought about getting an auto V but all the 1.6s they had at the moment were manual so I would've had to wait. Any pics? I almost got a 2011 S hatch around christmas but they wanted my 1.6, plus like $3K...I passed!

[future_stx_cube]

congrats.. i bought mine 4wks ago and love mine..