Staten Island Nissan

Reason for Visit: Sales (Used)

I recommend this dealer: Yes

My Review of Staten Island Nissan:
Staten Island Nissan is a scam! Beware! We went in there on May 31, 2009 and wanted to purchase the 2004 Nissan Altima on their lot. They were asking $9,900 for the car, and we negotiated the price down to $8,400 plus agreed to their $600 documentation/preperation fee (or junk fees as they should be called). We made a $500 deposit and agreed to come back on Wed June 3rd, to pick the car up, and pay the balance in cash.

During the test drive, I commented to the salesperson, Arony, that the A/C needed to be fixed, and that the car needed wheel alignment. We agreed to buy the car AS IS, and fix these things ourselves.

They were supposed to inspect the car and prepare it for a pick up. We handed them the insurance card for the vehicle on Monday June 1st, so they could proceed with the registration. We came in on Wed to pick up the car, and are told by the salesperson that he "took care of" the A/C and wheel alignment for free and we should give him a tip for that. I said fine.

We paid the agreed balance in cash, and after waiting for another 20 minutes were asked to sit down in finance mgr office. He asked us if we wanted the extended warranty for $3,000, and we declined. So, then he tells us that the A/C and alignment were just fixed on this car, and we need to pay them an additional $850. I refused since I never authorized them to make any repairs that I'd be paying for. He calls over the guy he introduced as the general manager, and this clown told me that "somebody's got to pay for it!". Wow! Like his argument will make me want to pay them $850 more... Especially when I could get these both items fixed elsewhere for less than $400.

Long story short, we took our money back, and will never go back to Staten Island Nissan (or Staten Island Honda since both are owned by the same people). Don't let them take you for a ride!!!

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Reason for Visit: Sales (Used)

I recommend this dealer: Yes

My Review of Staten Island Nissan:
My fiance and I just purchased a 2006 Maxima from Nick Scalici at Staten Island Nissan. At first, we were skeptical to visit this dealership because we heard some negative things about them. We were outside looking at the used Maximas and Nick came out and showed us the cars. He seemed like an honest person and did not have that slimey car salesman approach. He was not pushy at all. He gave us the lowest price that they were willing to accept on the car that we were interested in. When we got home we checked online and it was a pretty competitive price. We also ran a carfax on the vehicle and it came up as only having one previous owner. I called Nick a few times over the next few days and he was always immediately available and friendly. If he had to call back with information he called back right away. He walked us through the process and was a real pleasure to deal with. When we went in to pick the car up we were able to work out a pretty good deal with the finance manager (they threw in a few additional items) and we felt very satisfied with the service there. They also did an excellent job detailing the vehicle (and I am very picky with that). I love my new car and would recommend highly recommend Nick and Staten Island Nissan.

Please note - a lot of these websites are filled with hateful rants from people that are trying to get back at dealerships that they feel have "wronged" them. You need to take all those reviews with a grain of salt and get a feel for a dealership and salesperson on your own.

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Reason for Visit: Sales

I recommend this dealer: No

My Review of Staten Island Nissan:
Highly Unknowledgable sales people. My wife knew more about the vehicle than the sales guy did. They reel you in with an unbeatable price, then they give you the worst financing rate out there and force you into buying the extra's in order to get a better rate. By the time your done, your heads spinning and you feel like you were just held at gun point. Don't think of servicing there either cause your car get's damaged while it's in there too. BUYERS PLEASE BEWARE !!! GET IT ALL ON PAPER AND MAKE SURE THE CAR IS 100% BEFORE YOU SIGN ANYTHING!!!! DON'T GET SCREWED LIKE ME!!

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