Nissan Announces 09 Maxima pricing.....

[Jaggrey]

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/06/24/2...ing-at-29-290/

[jsmithsole]

Not bad, can't wait until they update the site so I can build one!

[Jaggrey]

That's what I'm waiting for!

[ikalinin]

[NmexMAX]

Problem with the vents?

[jcalabria]

Originally Posted by ikalinin

I agree... based on the pictures. However, having sat in one the other night they don't stick out quite so badly as the pics make them look. Same phenomena that got people so worked up over the grill.

[ikalinin]

i think its hideous. the 08 max, the vents looked very professional.

[jcalabria]

Originally Posted by ikalinin

i think its hideous. the 08 max, the vents looked very professional.

Look better, yes. These have got to work better, though. 6g vents are a royal pain to adjust.

[ikalinin]

overall, i like the 09 max! nissan is #1 when it comes to styling. in comparison to Toyota and Honda.. (overall)

[maxger]

They look like the vents in my Mazda 3 gt. They look pretty good and are very easy to adjust and use while driving. [IMG]
The deal breaker with the mazda 3 (versus a focus) was the dash layout actually. I will still reserve judgement on the max until I see it in person.

[KiNgOfQuEeNz]

great price, hope it doesnt have torque steer

[EnervinE]

Originally Posted by KiNgOfQuEeNz

great price, hope it doesnt have torque steer

That's always been a lost hope with the Maxima line.

[gopack504]

Interesting the price is $29,290. I wonder if that was intentional to have it 2929. Hopefully by late fall Nissan will offer some rebates or discounts on the Maxima.

[vladi77]

I will be waiting like you guys until the site is updated so that I can design my own Max. I do like the pricing its a great starting price considering this is the MSRP. However I am most interested in the pricing of options for the car. I am looking for a pretty well equipped model, more like fully loaded. Pricing on the packages and how they are combined will be interesting to see. I understand someone out there has the actual brochure. can you post option prices? or have you scan it? Thanks in advance.

[DubbedQ45]

Originally Posted by vladi77

I will be waiting like you guys until the site is updated so that I can design my own Max. I do like the pricing its a great starting price considering this is the MSRP. However I am most interested in the pricing of options for the car. I am looking for a pretty well equipped model, more like fully loaded. Pricing on the packages and how they are combined will be interesting to see. I understand someone out there has the actual brochure. can you post option prices? or have you scan it? Thanks in advance.

As far as i know, Option Pricing is never in manufacturer brochures. A scan of the brochure would be nice though.

[NismoMax80]

i'll take a wild guess the new sunroof won't be the standard $900.

the packages will likely be a bit more than before since so much more is offered.
I'm thinking $35k for a nicely equipped 09 is the best one can hope for.

unless the sit on the lots and don't sell due to the lack of tranny choices

[tigersharkdude]

the top of the line model is 35,350. i know because i see the window stickers everyday

[lightonthehill]

tigersharkdude - Thanks! $35,350 is a GREAT MSRP for the top of the line version of the '09 Maxima. Numbers such as $38 to $40K for a top-of-the-line '09 have been bandied about here on the ORG over the past three months. Thank goodness, those estimates were not correct.

With the economy in the pits, and with the normal slide toward 'invoice' after the first few months of excitement have worn off, I would not be surprised to see an astute bargainer drive home a 'maxed out' '09 Maxima for not too much over $32K by around Thanksgiving. In my opinion, considering all the goodies included on a maxed-out '09, that would be excellent value for the money on an exciting new car.

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NervinE - Considering past Maxima performance, you had what would usually be considered a 'sure' expectation about torque steer on the '09 Maxima. And I'm sure you aren't alone. But, thank goodness, you are very wrong this time! KiNgOfQuEeNz's wishes have come true. Of the five road tests of the '09 Maxima we have seen referenced here, one found very slight torque only under hard accelleration in turns, but none otherwise. A second tester found barely noticable torque only at maximum accelleration in turns, but none otherwise. The other three testers found no torque steer under any conditions, and were most impressed Nissan has finally licked this ubiquitous and previously omnipresent annoyance.

I know my son will be glad. Strong torque steer was the reason he chose the TL Type 'S' over the Maxima several years ago.

[reb]

Originally Posted by gopack504

Interesting the price is $29,290. I wonder if that was intentional to have it 2929. Hopefully by late fall Nissan will offer some rebates or discounts on the Maxima.

I predict that this car will sell extremely poorly. In fact, it will be the worst selling Maxima ever. Given the price of gas, very few people will buy a car that gets 19mpg city (and requires premium?) . Look for 5k discounts off sticker rather quickly.

[DubbedQ45]

Originally Posted by reb

I predict that this car will sell extremely poorly. In fact, it will be the worst selling Maxima ever.

Those are some BOLD statements but you make a good point about the Premium. I cant see it being the worst selling but it may have some small problems. Some people may see that and run.

I was all in with the new Max but gave me a bit of a stumble when i saw "Remapped for premium gas only". After doing the math though its only an extra couple hundred dollars a year compared to the 08. I'm not sure how many people will sit down and do the math.

[lightonthehill]

Without trying to impugn the judgement of any of my beloved personal acquaintances who drive Maxima, honesty forces me to admit that, in talking with many of them, I find they bought the Max because they loved the style, loved the image they felt the car gave them, loved the way the car drove, and loved all the bells and whistles and things that made life comfortable while driving. Within reason, MPG was never a serious concern for them.

Being even more honest, two drivers I know who have driven Maximas for over fifteen years have never put one drop of premium gas in their vehicles, and never will. The way they use their Maxima (as a roomy, comfortable and reasonably impressive way to make it to their Tupperware parties) is not impacted by any reduction in performance based on octane. To be even more brutally honest, that reduction in power has been undetectable in my style of driving also, which is why I have used only regular in my 6th gen for almost two years.

Granted, the re-mapping of the 7th gen will make the octane difference more noticable for drivers who have performance high on their list of 'needs'. But, although I demand many things from my vehicle, I am perfectly happy with less HP. The Maxima has more power than 80% of drivers need anyhow.

Several times recently around where I live, the difference between regular and premium exceeded 50 cents a gallon. Regardless of the fact that, because of the doubling of the price of gas, that was, percentage-wise, similar to the traditional 20 cents difference, I found 50 cents difference to be unacceptable. When we get back to a situation where the difference between regular and premium is less than forty cents a gallon (always was less in some places), I will probably step up my octane grade again. Especially in the '09.

Yes, MPG will be a factor wth more buyers than it once was. But the real problem was for folks driving behemoths that got 10 MPG in the city. Improving their MPG by 5 MPG will save them 50% on gas. But stepping up from the Maximas's current city MPG to a vehicle getting 5 more MPG in city driving will only save around 25% on gas.

Those who crunch numbers for a living say it means a great deal to move from a vehicle getting 15 MPG on the open highway to one that gets 20, but means only half as much savings to go from one getting 30 MPG on the highway to one getting 35. The 'crunchers' are exactly right.

I get around 28 MPG on freeway trips, often have my wife and either grown children and/or grandchildren on board and have absolutely no intention of giving up the regal comfort, room and things like heated steering wheel and air conditioned driver's seat to jam into a smaller car for any paltry 5 to 10 MPG increase in MPG.

I personally feel the new Maxima will sell at a time when several similar cars are not selling as well. We will see.

[vladi77]

I would not agree that the Maxima will be the worst seller of all Maximas. I also do not see these things flying off the dealer lots. Yes there are many that have been waiting for the car and will buy right away.

But I will tend to agree that with the economy in the shape it is in, and so much competition from other manufacturers, people losing jobs, others are worried if they will have a job next month. I for one am not going to purchase right away. I will wait at least 6 months to hear what bugs they need to fix and also to see how good the deals at dealerships get. Trust me people, new car or not, all car dealerships are offering or going to be offering very sweet deals to move inventory.

[lightonthehill]

Well, since this thread began with a post on price, and although we know the base and SV prices, we may still have a few questions about 'top end' price, I jotted down a few numbers from the window sticker of a loaded '09 at my dealer. Doing this was difficult, as the temptation was to either stand back and admire the aggressive lines, or sit in the driver's seat and enjoy the interior.

Premium or Sport packages can only be added to the SV, not the base S, so we start with the SV:

SV price - - - - - $31,990
Splash guards - - - -$170
Mats, incl trnk- - - - $180
Premium pkg - - - - $3450
Destination chg - - - $660
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Total - - - - - - - $36,450

If being bought by an Arab oil sheik, add:

Appearance pkg & etch -$1494

That price includes everything I could ever want on a vehicle, including the new black double roof, which really looks very snappy on the radiant silver car I was checking.

I feel certain the 'Sport' package will be very similar in price to the 'Premium' pkg.

It is my plan to hold off until the 'newness' wears somewhat, this recession continues to deepen, and the dealers become somewhat desperate. By Thanksgiving, I believe I can drive this 'Premium' package equipped car for $33K. That is a lot of money, but actually this is clearly less than the price of most cars equipped this well.

I continue to be excited!



edit - If we subtract the delivery charge and the non-mandatory splash guards and mats, we are very near the $35,350 'top of the line' price tigersharkdude gave us yesterday. For the 'Sport' package, his number might be right to the penny.

[landoniandeux]

The nissan dealership down here in new orleans got the new yesterday and the price on the sticker was 39,000

[gopack504]

Originally Posted by vladi77

I would not agree that the Maxima will be the worst seller of all Maximas. I also do not see these things flying off the dealer lots. Yes there are many that have been waiting for the car and will buy right away.

I'm new to being a fan of the Maxima, but some how I find it hard to believe the new Maxima will be the worst seller. I personally have never liked any Maxima until this one, so maybe it will be the new fans that will be buying them. The price alone eliminates most car buyers as the majority of car buyers fall between the $15k-25k range (I don't have the stats but I bet it can be proven).

[NmexMAX]

Originally Posted by landoniandeux

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