Anyone else considering getting the Altima coupe?

[miri]

I just like Nissans better. Better performance and styling for the money in comparison to Honda and Toyota.

Im thinking of getting this coupe this summer.

http://www.nissanusa.com/altimaCoupe/

It looks like it will be a nice upgrade from my 3 year old Scion TC.

 

[DaWhim]

wow....look nice

 

[mrSHEiK124]

I've got an 07 Altima sedan, Nissan FTW

 

[TruePaige]

Nice looking car for 20k

 

[InverseOfNeo]

It does look real nice. Nissan did a great job on the new Altimas.

 

[thomsbrain]

styling is subjective, but i think the only good looking car that Nissan/Datsun/Infiniti has ever produced is the current G35 coupe, and even that has one of the ugliest interiors ever made. i populate my list of the 10 ugliest cars with a lot of their products (J30, Armada, etc).

 

[mercanucaribe]

If you're going to buy a midsize car, buy the sedan. Otherwise you're just wasting the platform, weight, etc, for a less practical vehicle with less space.

 

[MegaVovaN]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
If you're going to buy a midsize car, buy the sedan. Otherwise you're just wasting the platform, weight, etc, for a less practical vehicle with less space.

qft

 

[mb]

Originally posted by: TruePaige
Nice looking car for 20k

Why do people do that?

Base price is $20,490. That's with no options. I guess if you're happy having a car with the base 4 cylinder engine and no option packages, you can probably get it out the door for that price.

 

[imported_sicko]

This looks like a poor man's G35/350z

 

[TruePaige]

Originally posted by: mb

Originally posted by: TruePaige
Nice looking car for 20k

Why do people do that?

Base price is $20,490. That's with no options. I guess if you're happy having a car with the base 4 cylinder engine and no option packages, you can probably get it out the door for that price.

Why do people do what?

I take the base price, add in haggling, and figure I get a few small option upgrades for about base price. =)

 

[iversonyin]

Originally posted by: mb

Originally posted by: TruePaige
Nice looking car for 20k

Why do people do that?

Base price is $20,490. That's with no options. I guess if you're happy having a car with the base 4 cylinder engine and no option packages, you can probably get it out the door for that price.

Well yea, 20k MSRP. After a couple months, you should be able to get the I4 basic for 20k OTD. Some people don't need all that stupid option. They charge like $85 for floor mat ffs.

 

[MegaVovaN]

HAWT floor mats add atleast +10hp!

(sic)

 

[mb]

Originally posted by: iversonyin

Originally posted by: mb

Originally posted by: TruePaige
Nice looking car for 20k

Why do people do that?

Base price is $20,490. That's with no options. I guess if you're happy having a car with the base 4 cylinder engine and no option packages, you can probably get it out the door for that price.

Well yea, 20k MSRP. After a couple months, you should be able to get the I4 basic for 20k OTD. Some people don't need all that stupid option. They charge like $85 for floor mat ffs.

Even the cheapest "convenience" package on the Altima sedan is $1,000. Tech package seems to vary from $3-6k depending on the model. At least the coupe comes with standard ABS. Evan that's another $310 on the sedan.

I think the worst was when the 350Z came out. I think the MSRP was something like $26k for the base model, with the track edition somewhere north of $35k. People would say things like "wow such a hot car for only $25k!" while discussing the track edition Z.
And for years, whenever there's a thread that pops up asking "which new car should I get for under 20k?" there always seems to be someone that says to get a WRX, even though the base price has started over $24k for as long as I can remember. It seemed that people thought they could get a Imprezza WRX for under $20k when it was only the 2.5 that could be had for that cheap.

 

[sniperruff]

not everyone's top priority is practicality. i think it looks decent. although i'd wait for the accord coupe on the new platform...

 

[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: mb

Originally posted by: iversonyin

Originally posted by: mb

Originally posted by: TruePaige
Nice looking car for 20k

Why do people do that?

Base price is $20,490. That's with no options. I guess if you're happy having a car with the base 4 cylinder engine and no option packages, you can probably get it out the door for that price.

Well yea, 20k MSRP. After a couple months, you should be able to get the I4 basic for 20k OTD. Some people don't need all that stupid option. They charge like $85 for floor mat ffs.

Even the cheapest "convenience" package on the Altima sedan is $1,000. Tech package seems to vary from $3-6k depending on the model. At least the coupe comes with standard ABS. Evan that's another $310 on the sedan.

I think the worst was when the 350Z came out. I think the MSRP was something like $26k for the base model, with the track edition somewhere north of $35k. People would say things like "wow such a hot car for only $25k!" while discussing the track edition Z.
And for years, whenever there's a thread that pops up asking "which new car should I get for under 20k?" there always seems to be someone that says to get a WRX, even though the base price has started over $24k for as long as I can remember. It seemed that people thought they could get a Imprezza WRX for under $20k when it was only the 2.5 that could be had for that cheap.

You can get new toyota camry le's for about 18kotd in some places. I got subaru legacy se for 20.5otd (I think it was 22 msrp) and people on the forums regularly get the GT versions for 26-27 while they msrp at 30-31. Factory rebates + dealer incentives + haggling means you should often get otd for at least msrp unless its a hot car.

 

[Gunslinger08]

Looks like a G6 + G35.