My advice to you here is negotiate negotiate negotiate. We got our Altima hybrid for 24k. This was the base Altima hybrid + the $1,300 convenience package... and the dealer agreed to drop the desination charge. We had to pay tax and license on top of the 24k. This is way under MSRP... and under invoice.

The dealer told us ours was only one of five Altima hybrids he'd been able to sell. Everyone wants to get the Camry hybrid... and the Altima hybrids are not selling. So the dealers are more than willing to cut the prices.

I have a hunch the Altima hybrids will pick up steam as more start showing up around town. It is absolutley the best looking hybrid, and it drives better than any of the other hybrids we tried.

We are on 211 miles now, and we are still slightly above the 3/4 tank mark, but I don't know how accurate the tank mark indictor is. This has almost all been city driving, but on Wednesday I'll be driving to Las Vegas from LA... so we should get an idea of highway mileage then.

The keyless entry/ignition is WONDERFUL. We've never had a car that had that before, and I didn't even know that you could push the button on the door to get in. We were out to dinner with some friends Saturday night, and one friend had the feature on her car. She showed us that you can get in and out without fumbling for your key. I know this is a dumb little feature and it has nothing to do with hybrids, but boy is it a nice thing to have.