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Nissan Altima coupe is the poor(er) man's G37

JEREMY CATO AND MICHAEL VAUGHAN

Globe and Mail Update

Latest comment posted at 12:55 PM EDT 21/04/08

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  1. Paul Sallmen from Burnaby, BC, writes: So Mr Cato, you say: So buy the Altima and you get a sexy car with hot performance, and you'll pocket about 10 grand.

    How about adding: Cross the border and save even more:

    www. nissan.ca
    MSRP of Altima 4-cylinder: $24 498.
    6-cylinder: $30 298.
    Altima Hybrid: $33 998.

    www. nissanusa.com
    MSRP of Altima 4-cylinder: $20 180.
    6-cylinder: $25 480.
    Altima Hybrid: $25 170.
  2. Joe Calgarian from Canada writes: Does it require premium gas? If so, best of luck with your sales this season.
  3. jackson smith from Canada writes: I really don't get why Jeremy Cato is still writing for the G&M, must have friends in high places. Apparently he's not even allowed to write articles on his own anymore, they need to create "conversations" with other writers to prop him up
  4. john shantz from Canada writes: Until Nissan brings its repair parts prices in line with Toyota I won't be having another one.
  5. mad dog from Salt Spring, Canada writes: Things still have a long way to go regarding equal pricing north and south of the border. For example, my friend is considering purchasing a fully loaded Tundra (Toyota). Price in Canada $58,000. Price in Bellingham Washington (just south of the border $43,000. Dealer will handle all paper work re vehicle coming into Canada. This price was accurate on April 18/08.
    I'm starting to think the car dealerships all have Air Canada senior management. Their gouging of Canadians is so similar.
    Glad to hear that Volvo is waking up and fired their Can. Pres. Most important though is that the Canadian consumer is slowly waking up and demanding the price reductions. Failing to do so is going to mean a lot of new vehicle's with the primary numbers on the speedometer in MPH instead of KPH. The loss will be to our dealers who wouldn't deal.
  6. Peter S from Vancouver, Canada writes: Regarding the Altima and G37, although both look similar the G37 is more aesthetically pleasing and not to mention a little more sporty. It also holds that sweet sound when you hit the start button. Personally I'd choose the G37, think about it, if you're pulling up to a valet to park, you look much better coming out of an Infiniti rather than a Nissan.
  7. Hope Springs A Leak from Canada writes: Gee I guess Paul Sallmen doesn't get it.

    Americans don't get those hot financing deals us lucky Canadians get; you just read the fine print. Or the improved warranties, we get at least a six month fully comprehensive warranty... them, who knows they probably need longer ones than us. And you know for the Japanese to import a car into Canada, they have to fly them in on specially configured airplanes to Toronto. Then for the cars to get to Burnaby or anywhere on the west coast, a Member of Parliament has to drive it out from Ontario. And you know the tolls on the Trans-Canada they're awesome, so lets not complain about a few tens of thousands less that Americans pay for their cars.

    We get the real deal here in Canada, just drop into most dealerships and they'll help you spend the difference and sell you a bridge to boot.

    If that doesn't work, you can have my '99 Japanese SUV for only $1000 dollars more than I paid for it back then - has new tires and brakes too.
  8. Michele Pisa from Hamilton,Ontario Canada, Canada writes: Since Cato and Vaughan are smart people (I guess), the reason they tell us fairy tales about tremendous values in car buying this side of the Border must not be that they are incompetent, rather that they have under the table interests in spurious advertising for the Canadian vehicles industry.

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