While my car was being serviced, I was approached by salesman Asem ** and I asked "Are there 2012s here?" He said "Yes." He showed me a 2011 Sentra base model. I asked about the 2012s and he told me they wouldn't be here until December or January. I was confused thinking I misunderstood him the first time.
After 4 hours of haggling I did not to take the deal on the 2011 Sentra and I told the Sales Manager, Rick **, that it was because I wanted to research what the prices of the 2012s upon release. He said "How can you research something that hasn't come out yet? They won't be out for a few months." I even asked Rick how much the 2012s would be and he said he wouldn't know until they came out. I eventually went to a neighboring Nissan and specifically asked for a 2011 Sentra (the 2012s "weren't out yet" so why would I ask for one?) and they gave me a better deal so I purchased the vehicle.
I called the original dealership and spoke with their General Manager, Tom **, to discuss my experience with Asem ** and his customer service. He revealed that 2012 Sentra cars had been on the lot for 39 days and that I must have misunderstood his salesman! He was extremely rude and acted as if I wasn't worthy of conversation and so, I had to defend myself! Those salesmen were trying to clear their 2011 inventory and were outright dishonest and it led me to purchase a vehicle that greatly depreciated in value once I drove it off the lot because it was already a year old the day I bought it.
