Will post them tonight, or tomorrow since we pick it up after work tonight
Wow! Congrats!
That's great. I've heard of this a few times, where it makes sense to finance with the dealer/manufacturer to get the rebate (if the math works out). You can pay it off later with a better loan rate, or even in cash.(To get the full $2000 rebate from Nissan, we have to keep the loan with NCF for the 6 month minimum, and then we will be financing through the bank I work for at a good staff rate, and pay them out.
Are you going to add a backup camera to it?
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View my fuel log 2015 Micra S manual: 5.0 L/100 km ... 56.5 mpg (Imp) ... 20.0 km/L ... 47.0 mpg (US) ...
Thank you so much, after a poor buying experience with my '08 at another dealership, I knew I had to do better the next time I bought a car so I am pretty impressed with myself for doing my research on the rebates and not accepting the first couple #s they came back at us with.
We won't be adding the backup camera after realizing it would be a waste for us. We thought originally we'd wait for the 2018 with the mandatory backup cameras, but then we felt we wouldn't get as good of a deal on the brand new 2018s. We also know that we don't utilize the backup camera in a vehicle much at all when we had driven one before (we had borrowed a family member's SUV with one many times to haul stuff around the city and didn't ever feel the need to use it).
I find the back up cameras are a waste for such a small car. I owned, at one time, a 1981, 4 door Malibu. That had no back up camera. If you can drive that and not need a camera then a Micra doesn't need one.
I think the only thing we will end up adding to the car is a Thule roof rack, I noticed the dealership sells it, I am going to ask the guy to see if they can get us a good price if they're willing to give us a discount. We would install it ourselves.
Just made my garage entry post
The backup camera really isn't necessary on a) such a small car and b) a hatchback since the car pretty much ends where the hatch is, unlike a sedan with a trunk. So reverse parking for instance is a cinch. I would though have liked to get the bigger infotainment screen but didn't make sense to spec up to an SR with all the other stuff I didn't want/need.
Congrats on your purchase! I knew I wanted a roof rack as well but didn't want to pony up the $500 or so that the dealership wants for it. Ended up ordering another brand off eBay out of Australia that fits our cars perfectly.
First car: 1984 silver Nissan Micra
Current car: 2016 Gun Metallic Nissan Micra SV
One instance where it's useful on a car of any size is "precision" maneuvers, where you're literally getting within centimeters of some other car or obstacle. I sometimes back into extremely tight spaces/garage entries while also turning, and that's one time I've appreciated a camera even on a small hatchback.
That said, I don't have one on any of my own cars.
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View my fuel log 2015 Micra S manual: 5.0 L/100 km ... 56.5 mpg (Imp) ... 20.0 km/L ... 47.0 mpg (US) ...