What's the best way to search nationwide for a new "unicorn" truck?

"arl" (arl1968) 01/18/2020 at 08:04 • Filed to: None

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So, if I wanted to search nationwide US Nissan dealers for a “unicorn” Frontier, i.e. manual 4 cylinder King Cab (i.e. cheap, but no lo cal dealers have one), is it possible to do myself without Googling dealers in farther and farther away cities until I find one?

How the heck do you search nationwide without spending hours looking up dealers in all 50 states and checking their inventories?

Maybe I’m just having a bad morning and overthinking this and should just call a local dealer to see if they can do the search for me?

I did have nightmares last night about my son getting his driver’s license and now I’m sleep deprived and over caffeinated on cheap Costco coffee, so forgive me for my simple question. 

E90M3 > arl 01/18/2020 at 08:13

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Autotrader, cargurus? I know ORLG found his IS-F on autot rdaer in Boston, when he was in Nashville.

arl > E90M3 01/18/2020 at 08:19

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Hmmm, interesting. I haven’t thought of autotrader in forever and I always think of them as a used car rag. I’ve never checked out cargurus before, so I’ll check them out. Thanks! 

Sovande > arl 01/18/2020 at 08:43

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CarGurus is my go-to since it easily allows you to search for specific trims and colors.

vondon302 > arl 01/18/2020 at 08:43

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I found the only ram big horn 2 door I've ever seen on cargurus.  Good luck

SiennaMan > arl 01/18/2020 at 09:09

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 I think cars.com has new inventories as well.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > E90M3 01/18/2020 at 09:17

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Yeah back when I bought my E55, I found it on autotrader in Utah, but I'm in Oregon.

Shane Moore > arl 01/18/2020 at 09:21

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Autotempest.com

Nibby > arl 01/18/2020 at 09:35

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cars.com or autotrader

alternatively just give me $10,000 and i will buy 2 trucks... one for you and one for me

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > arl 01/18/2020 at 09:46

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When I did this looking for my unicorn F-150, I searched using Ford's inventory search tool and entering zip codes from major cities with the largest search radius available set.  It probably took a couple of hours before I found the only two trucks in such a configuration west of the Mississippi.

glemon > arl 01/18/2020 at 09:51

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Does Nissan let you configurate it and then search new dealer inventories for it? Some manufacturers have that I think.  I am not near as familiar with new car searches.

arl > Sovande 01/18/2020 at 09:58

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Sounds like a good place to check, thanks. 

arl > SiennaMan 01/18/2020 at 09:58

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I’ll check it, thanks. 

arl > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 01/18/2020 at 09:58

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Thanks. 

arl > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 01/18/2020 at 10:00

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Yea, that’s what I started to do and got frustrated trying to find an exact match. Such is the curse of the impatient perfectionist.

arl > glemon 01/18/2020 at 10:00

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It doesn’t look like it. You can pull up the dealers, but then it’s up to you to go to their websites and search their inventory. Which may be OK, it’s just going to take a while.

arl > Nibby 01/18/2020 at 10:01

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Well heck, here’s 10K! 

arl > vondon302 01/18/2020 at 10:01

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Thanks. 

arl > Shane Moore 01/18/2020 at 10:01

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Ah, another one I didn’t know about - thanks. 

Renescent > arl 01/18/2020 at 10:03

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Autotempest is a fun rabbit hole too.

glemon > arl 01/18/2020 at 10:33

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Autotrader shows 18 manual 4 cylinder new Frontiers in the USA, none are near me, looks like many are in California https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/New+Cars/4+Cylinder/Nissan/Frontier/Lincoln+NE-68506?makeCodeList=NISSAN&transmissionCodes=MAN&listingTypes=NEW&engineCodes=4CLDR&searchRadius=0&modelCodeList=FRONTI&zip=68506&marketExtension=include&isNewSearch=true&sortBy=derivedpriceDESC&numRecords=25&firstRecord=0  

With all the talk of expensive 60k new trucks I had no idea you could still get a truck for under $20k, I am intrigued.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > arl 01/18/2020 at 10:45

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Autotempest searches all of the major car sales sites. 

Nom De Plume > arl 01/18/2020 at 12:45

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Following the rainbow road, of course.

Good old fashioned research and talking to as many people as possible in the nicest manner available to deal with them?

Nibby > arl 01/18/2020 at 12:49

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yay thanks

arl > Nom De Plume 01/18/2020 at 13:25

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Yes, except we’re talking about car dealers. Nice does not apply. 

arl > Renescent 01/18/2020 at 13:26

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So I’ve discovered! 

Nom De Plume > arl 01/18/2020 at 15:23

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White collar amounts of money, tattered and stained blue collar behavior.  

Thisismydisplayname > arl 01/18/2020 at 18:21

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Cargurus.com

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Shane Moore 01/18/2020 at 19:32

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I’ll second this.  It’s my usual go-to spot for looking for things.