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During March, there is a $2000 marketing support rebate to the dealers (according to Edmunds), so they have a lot of room to go below invoice. I'm optimistic that I'll be able to get a local price very near $27K.
Welcome to Edmund's Town Hall. I see that you are a new member.
You mentioned in your message#112 that you got a quote for $26,995 with the cold weather pkg in Dallas area. Which dealership is that? The best I am getting is $28,800 from the Dallas dealerships. Thank you.
Drop me an email if you need help finding one.
Pkgs:
Snrf/Mnrf
4 Splash Guards
Trunk Mat.
$25,158 + TTL = $27,499 OTD, 3.95% 60 mos
After the first 500 miles we love it. We traded a 2002 Nissan Maxima in so we are familiar with the product. This is our 3rd Nissan Product and they have all been great.
Congrats on your new purchase. I like my 03 Max, which now has 7500 miles after 18 months. I also have a 97 Max GLE and a 92 Max GXE, all of which have been very reliable.
He gave me (A) NO HIGH PRESSURE SALES PITCH
(B) OFFERED ME 1.9% FINANCING
(C) HAD ME CONSIDER WARRANTY 4 YEAR 60K vs 3 YEAR 36K
(D) EVERY PRICE QUOTE GIVEN WAS OUT THE DOOR PRICE
Other than that, both Infiniti and Maximas are very nice cars
It's a pretty strong bargain (imo) at that price, especially conpared to what else is available in the mid size, entry level luxury vehicles.
Your resale value will be lower as it is the last model year for that model but if you plan on driving it for a few years, it shouldn't hurt you too much financially (compared to any other new car purchase).
Now if your used to getting a new car every three years or so, you may want to consider another make/model or wait a while longer for the M35.
IMO, the Avalon is no where near the vehicle that the I35 is even though it is a Toyota. It was a really smooth highway cruiser but around town felt just ponderous in handling and general manuevering.
I shopped carefully about a year and a half ago for a new vehicle that was at least mid-size and could tow 2,000 lbs. Drove just about everything that could tow 2,000 lbs or better including the Avalon.
I ended up buying a Nissan Murano. Crossover utility size, higher seating position and proven engine in the 3.5 liter powerplant.
I still like the I35 and am very interested in buying a M35-M45 when they come out if they can keep the quality and performance as high as they have on the G35 and FX models.
I've always had pretty good luck with invoice and msrp figures matching up to what I see elsewhere by using digitalcars.com /compare and research/new car pricing/infiniti/I35/ This site also has all of the options listed (port and factory) with both msrp and invoice.
I think it's invoice is $26,360 + transportation fee of $545 for a total invoice to dealer of $26,905.
This did not include taxes. I live in Nebraska, and that is paid at the time of registration. Actually I don't have to pay Sales Tax due to my trade-in being worth more than the I35. Licensing (etc) will run me about $500.
On the other hand, an Acura dealership tried to play the same game (that you encountered) when I was shopping for an RL which, at that time, had a $4k customer incentive, making the RL (with Nav) a $37k car (not bad). But that dealership did not mention or acknowledge the incentive, and instead told me that $2k off MSRP was a good price.
Moreover, I would never talk about trade in (or even mention that I might have a trade in) until I finalize negotiations on the new car. In that way, I make sure I get a good price for the new car first and leaving myself an open option for negotiating the trade in later.
Also, don't fall in the trap of giving a dealer your driver license or credit card before a test drive. They might just make your life more difficult when you try to walk away.
It includes the "Winter Package" which has Heated Seats, Mirrors, and Steering Wheel. It does not include the Navigation Pkg. The original invoice on it was $29,100, and then I got the $2000 Dealer Cash subtracted from that (making it $27,100). Still all in all, a pretty good deal for Omaha, NE (NE has only 1 Infiniti Dealership).
I test drove a Maxima GLE last year and although I wasn't disappointed, I found it no better than the Accord. I don't imagine an I35 will be much different. I prefer the int/ext color combos in the I35. Even though the Accord is not a "luxury" car, it essentially has all the amenities the I35 has, with each having some the other does not. I really don't care about snob appeal or the difference in warranties as both are extremely good vehicles.
Anybody cross-shop an I35 and Accord EX?
Cold Weather Pkg
Satellite Radio
Cargo mat and flaps
Desert Platinum
26,500 + 295 processing (waived dest.) +TTL
Obviously they are trying to move these and it probably helped it was the end of the month. We were really stuck in deciding between this and the Accord EX V6. Although the Accord is not generally considered in the same class as the I35, I think they were very competitive. But we like the looks of the I35, it's bigger, and less common.
This was at Passport Nissan in Alexandria, VA. Good buying experience.
I purchased a new (not a demo)2004 Infiniti I35 with Cold Weather package. I bought it for the unbelievable price of $27,548.00 (tax,tags, destination fee and processing fee included)out the door.
Rosenthal Infiniti wanted $28,000 for the same car(tax+dest fee excluded)
I was offered the 2004 G35 with Premium package for $26.540 (tax and destination fee not included). I was tempted but I decided on the I35 since I need the extra room that the I35 offers. I also testdrove and looked at the Acura TL. The tranny on the TL slipped on me while on the highway. I loved the sound system in the '05 TL. Karen Radley Acura wanted $30,699.00 (tax+dest fee excluded)for the car. Pohanka wanted $29,900.
I didn't realize you can get a G35 that cheap. I hadn't really looked at them, sat in one the day we picked up our I35 and really liked it. However, I think it was a 2005. I don't know what people are saying about cheap interiors in the G, this one was very nice inside - but, again, it may have been a 2005. We still would have got the I35 for the FWD in the winter.
Congratulations.
The following cars were on my shortlist:
2004 Acura TL, 2005 Subaru Outback sedan, Honda Accord EX V6 with Nav and Sat Radio, 2005 Ford 500, 2004 Infiniti I35. I testdrove all these cars and the '04 I35, the '05 Subaru Outback Sedan, and the '05 Ford 500 were my favorites. Even though the editor talks about lack of horsepower in the Ford 500, I didn't really notice any of it during my testdrive. The car was pretty powerfull with the 3.0 L Duratech engine. The Subaru felt and handled like a BMW 530. The I35 became my best pick because it was more car for the money and since it was FWD it would most likely handle the snow better than a RWD G35.
You might still be able to get the 2004 G35 with Premium Package for that cheap price. They had a bunch of them in stock two weeks ago. I dunno about now. I was under the impression that they're trying to move their old stock and make space for the 2005 models.
Rosenthal had offered me a 2004 G35x (AWD) for around $30K. That's just the base model for the G35x