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Well, if you look at where Infiniti sells the most cars, it seems likely those are the areas that will get large allocations while dealers in Mudwater MI will get maybe 1 or 2 G35 coupes a month.
Anyway, 3 of the 4 said they wouldn't charge over MSRP (one flat out said they would), 1 of the 3 said the sunroof was not part of the Premium Package even though the Infiniti site said it was. The idiot said you can't trust the web site - sounded like a gimmick to up the price. Well, I called and spoke to Kurt von Zumwalt, Director of Product and Consumer PR for Nissan/Infiniti, and he said the dealers should have received the pricing packet ahead of the press release! He also said he didn't know about the sunroof exclusion from the Premium Pkg. Further, he said they discourage dealers from charging over MSRP, but couldn't control their pricing policies. Finally, he told me they were only producing 12,000 coupes, so supply will be low.
Oh, to i tried to check colors from cheerioboy26's suggestion, but the pre-order wouldn't open. I'll try again later.
Base ED invoice price: $29,610
Options at invoice: sport package ($545), premium package ($2,640), bi-xenons ($635), metallic paint ($430) = $4,250 total
Destination & handling = $645
Invoice total: $34,505
Dealer profit: $1,200 to $1,500
Total price: $35,705 to $36,005
The key to making ED work is finding a BMW dealer willing to discount the price to $1,200 to $1,500 over the ED invoice. The 3/5 series boards are full of people who have successfully negotiated such deals throughout the country.
If you prefer a G35 coupe to a 330ci, that is certainly your perogative. But if you are doing a cost benefit analysis, the ED program does bring the cost of a BMW down much more substantially than your MSRP figures suggest. I have a friend taking delivery of a the above 2003 330ci in Munich in late October for a total price of $35,950. He was going to take his wife and kids along, but is now going by himself just to get the car. Estimated trip cost is about $800.
If you are interested, check out www.eurobuyers.com for more information, including the actual ED invoice prices.
I would agree that a G35 looks like a good deal if you are comparing to BMW's at MSRP. That's just not how I would look at it.
What in the world? Tack on the premium, shipping, sport and xenons and it's at 38k again.
Addendum: Okay, you're talking about the euro delivery wholesale prices! wow. That's a tremendous bargain.
Hey Infiniti, how 'bout offering a base car with six-speed and nothing else? (That Acura CL is suddenly looking better.)
My impression after reviewing the new pricing information on the Infiniti web site is that the base package will not be available initially. Does it look the same way to you?
Maybe Infiniti wants to release the higher profit models first to maximize profits at the introduction.
Please give me your opionions on the following:
1. Will the base G35 Coupe have a problem with resale without leather or the moonroof??
2. Will the lack of a premium package hurt resale value?
Living in Florida I really prefer not to have leather in the summer heat. At the same time I dont want to buy a configuration that I cannot sell down the road.
Thankyou for your input.
Personally, I think resale value will be a wash without the Premium Package if you can order it that way with the base. Someone out there will want it and will pay you less, but then again, you've paid less to begin with.
Heck infiniti is already changing the 2003 G35 sedan. They are listening to buyers.
some are calling the freshened G35 with the new trunk and standard xenons on the leather model the 2003.5.
Shifty the Host
If not, a meeting/discussion should be arranged.
Ruski once started a topic comparing a Pontiac to the BMW 5-Series. People actually participated.
You had to be there.
That'd be a first...a Pontiac that gets attention.
Performance tire and wheel package
Brembo brakes
Parking hand brake
Double mass flywheel
Unique console
You will need to have leather and heated seats before you can order a 6 speed.
Every other option is at your discretion. Can you get one without a sunroof or premium package? Probably not at the beginning. With so few cars available, dealers will mostly be ordering fully equiped cars. You can order your car to your own specs, but since each dealer has very few order/production slots each month, you may still have to wait some extra time before your "base" car gets ordered. In answer to an earlier question, historically, higher end cars that do not have sunroofs and premium packages, have lower re-sales values and are much harder to sell.
And I don’t live in NJ so I am not sure how a thing works there. But since you wanted to know where you can get a special deal? Well you really have to wait for the right moment and be at the right place. I should have mentioned that you don’t get this kind of deal often and you have to be really up to date with news paper ads b/c when its comes for clearance season there are few dealer in Long Island, NY gives special deal on BMW. Last year a friend of mine got a BMW 330i loaded for only $450 after putting down about $4000 down. Just for the reference I am not encouraging you to buy a BMW b/c I really don’t give a [non-permissible content removed] about what other gets. I really don’t care about any name brand that much but I look where can I get a special deal. If you really want to get a car that you can brag about than you really have to know about your car very well. Just b/c you got yourself a BMW doesn’t mean that you got the best car in the town. Always look for the performance of the car b/c that counts more than anything, unless you want to be like average people who just look for a brand name. Well anyway good luck.
They know the price - they just want to get you committted (even if the deposit is refundable) and let the sheet metal work its magic when the car comes in. By the time the car arrives, they'll have a better idea of how many are willing to pay over MSRP so they can maximize their profit by getting what market will bear. I'd view it unlikely you'll get the car for MSRP or below, but you might. It all depends on supply and demand.
You have nothing to lose leaving your deposit, other than the use of your money for a few months, so if the idea of walking when the car comes in doesn't bother you, I'd leave it there. But if you want to get a car delivery nailed down, then I'd find a dealer willing to commit to a price. MSRP is probably the best you can hope for if you want one of the firsts ones.
Good luck,
- Mark
Exterior: Absol UTELY beautiful! Great lines! The wheels are awesome as well, although, you can't rotate the tires (225/45 18's in front and 245/45 18's in back) which kind of stniks. Still, a homerun on the exterior. Some problems I had were with the hood having prop rod instead of being on hydraulics (for $33K, a prop rod is kind of cheap!).
Interior: Here is where this car falls short. The interior plastics, IMO are about on level with the new Altima. My 02 Maxima is WAY better (again IMO)! I was NOT impressed. After seeing the exterior, I was sold. I then got "unsold" when I sat in it. You guys be the judge, but it was really cheap in there. Plus, no auto headlights (for $33K) and no auto-dimming rear-view mirror (for $33K). Plus the rear-view mirror felt as though it had come out of a Geo. One thing I liked was the way the clutch and the shifter felt. I am sure this thing drives awesome.
Which brings me to my point. I think when Nissan spends more on the exterior, the interior loses out (a.k.a. the Altima and G35 Coupe) and when they spend more on the interior, the exterior loses out (a.k.a. my Maxima). Maybe all this still has to do with Nissan trying to make up all the debt they got from the 90's. Any other opinions?
Oh yeah, the M45 was AWESOME!! Sign me up for one of those bad boys!
Obi
Obi
I got a brochure in the mail. It advertised 280hp but had no interior shots. I still think the trunk is way to high.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Obi
P.S. Most likely the car I sat in DID NOT have the premium package.