Applewood Nissan Richmond vs Southside Nissan
Applewood Nissan Richmond and Southside Nissan both sell Nissan in the Vancouver area, 5.1 km apart. If you're trading in a Nissan or buying one, these are the two stores you're most likely to compare.
Southside Nissan comes out ahead on both sides: the likelier buyer for your car, and more on offer for buying your next one. If its offer on your car is fair, one visit can do both, and trading in where you buy usually saves sales tax.
Selling or trading in your car
Which store is likelier to want your car, and to make buying it easy.
| Applewood Nissan Richmond | Southside Nissan | |
|---|---|---|
| Buyer's takeOur score for how likely a dealer is to want a car, from what it says and sells. | Good fitOffers trade-in appraisals online, and lists used inventory on its site. | Strong fitSays on its website that it buys cars from the public, and has a page on its site for selling or trading in your car. |
| Says it buys cars from the public | Not stated on its site | Yes“Sell Your Car” |
| A page for selling or trading in | Not stated on its site | Trade/Sell ↗ |
| Online appraisal | Yes“Value your Trade” | Canadian Black Book |
| Lots it can place your car onA group can move a trade to whichever of its stores sells it best, which helps the offer. | Applewood group | Southside group |
Buying your next car
What each store offers someone buying from it, as its own website puts it.
| Applewood Nissan Richmond | Southside Nissan | |
|---|---|---|
| New makes it sells | Nissan | Nissan |
| Certified pre-owned programInspected used cars with a manufacturer warranty. | Yes“Certified Pre-Owned” | Not stated on its site |
| Used inventory on its site | Yes“Pre-Owned Inventory” | Yes“Pre-Owned Inventory” |
| Pricing policyNo-haggle, upfront or transparent pricing, in its own words. | Not stated on its site | Not stated on its site |
| Free vehicle history report | Not stated on its site | Not stated on its site |
| Help with creditSays it finances buyers with bruised or no credit. | Not stated on its site | Yes“Second Chance Financing” |
| Buy online or at home | Not stated on its site | Buy online“Shop Online” |
| Extended or lifetime warranty | Not stated on its site | Not stated on its site |
Visiting, and living with the car
When you can get there, and what the service side offers once you own the car.
| Applewood Nissan Richmond | Southside Nissan | |
|---|---|---|
| Showroom hours a week | 64 hours | 64 hours |
| Weeknight hours | None | None |
| Saturday | 9 am–6 pm | 9 am–6 pm |
| Sunday | 11 am–5 pm | 11 am–5 pm |
| Service extras mentioned | None mentioned | None mentioned |
| Languages | Not stated | Not stated |
The business behind it
Track record and recognition. Older isn't automatically better, but a long-running store has a reputation it's protecting.
| Applewood Nissan Richmond | Southside Nissan | |
|---|---|---|
| In business since | Not stated | Not stated |
| Family-owned | Not stated | Not stated |
| Awards it mentions | None mentioned | None mentioned |
| Size | 6–20 staff | 61–150 staff |
| Showroom | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applewood Nissan Richmond | 9 am–7 pm | 9 am–7 pm | 9 am–7 pm | 9 am–7 pm | 9 am–6 pm | 9 am–6 pm | 11 am–5 pm |
| Southside Nissan | 9 am–7 pm | 9 am–7 pm | 9 am–7 pm | 9 am–7 pm | 9 am–6 pm | 9 am–6 pm | 11 am–5 pm |
What trading in here is worth
In British Columbia, GST and PST on a dealer sale is charged on the price minus your trade-in. So trading in at the store you buy from saves 12% of the trade-in's value in tax: on a $15,000 trade-in, about $1,800. A cash offer for your car from anyone else has to beat the trade-in by that much to leave you better off.
Tax saved by trading in: $1,800. To beat it, a cash offer must be over $16,800.
BC's PST is higher on cars priced over $55,000. Rates as of 2026. Confirm with the dealer, and see what your car is worth with a free Smart Estimate before you take any offer.
Where this comes from
Applewood Nissan Richmond
We read 2 pages of its website on 2026-10-08: home, directions. Check its licence: Vehicle Sales Authority search ↗.
Southside Nissan
We read 3 pages of its website on 2026-10-08: home, about us, contact us. Check its licence: Vehicle Sales Authority search ↗.
A winner is only named for a row when one dealer says something the other doesn't. A store's website not mentioning something doesn't mean it doesn't offer it — ask. This comparison says nothing about prices, how a store treats its customers, or how its service department does the work. For that, read each one's reviews and ask people who've bought there.
Common questions
Is Applewood Nissan Richmond or Southside Nissan better for selling my car?
On what their websites say, Southside Nissan is the likelier buyer. In its favour: buyer's take; says it buys cars from the public; a page for selling or trading in. Get a written offer from both before you decide.
Is Applewood Nissan Richmond or Southside Nissan better for buying a Nissan?
Southside Nissan says more about what it offers buyers. Compare the price of the exact car you want at both, and check each one's reviews.
Which is open later, Applewood Nissan Richmond or Southside Nissan?
Applewood Nissan Richmond: 0 weeknights to 8 pm or later, 64 showroom hours a week, open Sundays. Southside Nissan: 0 weeknights to 8 pm or later, 64 hours a week, open Sundays. Hours as listed on their websites; holidays differ.
Should I trade in my car at Applewood Nissan Richmond or Southside Nissan, or sell it myself?
Trading in at the store you buy from saves 12% of the trade-in's value in sales tax, because tax is charged on the price minus the trade. A private sale usually gets more money, but it has to beat the trade-in by that margin to come out ahead.