I feel bad in the midst of
I feel bad in the midst of all this good Nissan bashing but I bought by 2012 SL one year ago with 6000 miles for under $18K US. I bought it as a work car which is 25 miles round trip and find I use it a lot on the weekends (We have a second car). It now has over 12K miles on it. I have all the bars and my biggest complaint is how easy the paint is to scratch (I know, shut up you whiney.....) I keep it in a slightly heated garage during the winter. I honestly like the car a lot as it is very appropriate for what I need. It is not for everyone for sure. Oh, and yes Nissan is like every corporation...in business to maximize profits. It will only do what it sees a financial advantage in doing. Every customer has a price, and their marketing executives know what this exact dollar amount is. That's business. Yeah, it sucks.