According to a care vendor, one visitor earned 20% of the value of their electric vehicle. Here’s how they did it.
In a viral video, a local Nissan dealership explained how one of its consumers “misled” the dealership “and even Nissan. “
“Someone rented one with no intention of making payments,” reads an overlay text on the @puyallupnissan video.
The car salesman explained that a visitor had come to rent a Nissan Ariya but had no intention of suspending the lease. Now, the Nissan Ariya is an all-electric vehicle that is supposedly looking to compete with Tesla. However, some reviewers that in its starting value of $40,000, it doesn’t have much benefit over the Tesla Model Y.
However, Car and Driver rates the Nissan Ariya an 8 out of 10 and the Tesla Model Y a 7. 5.
The car salesman explained that in Washington state you can get more than $12,000 off a leased vehicle, but that’s the savings you can get when buying a car. The Daily Dot was unable to verify this information through the information that can be obtained online, so if you check this out, call your local broker to verify.
The visitor @puyallupnissan was running with knew two vital details: that leased cars were significantly discounted, and that Nissan allowed him to lease them back at any time.
Instead of buying a new Nissan, the user rented one, taking advantage of the $12,000 discount, and paid the lease at the bank.
From what the dealership showed, the price of the car is around $63,000, so $12,000 represents about 20%.
“What this user did was fantastic,” the seller said.
If this express offer is rarely available in your area, you may still be able to take advantage of some monetary benefits. Through the Electric Vehicle Tax Credit, you can get a tax break of $7,500 for the purchase of a new electric vehicle and $4,000 for a used vehicle, NerdWallet reported.
Starting this year, you can choose to claim the credits on your tax return or transfer the credits to your broker to reduce the cost of the vehicle upfront. However, the challenge is that it will have to be an eligible runner and a vehicle. that meets IRS specifications. You can locate this data directly on the IRS website.
People in the comment segment had mixed reactions.
“Why wouldn’t you buy a Model Y at that price?” reads one of the more sensible comments.
“63,000 for a Nissan? You’re kidding, it’s true,” wrote another.
“Yes, and now Nissan and even dealers are going to put the brakes on this,” commented another.
The Daily Dot reached out to the Nissan dealership to email them with their comments.
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