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I am thrilled to say that I bought my G35 Blk/Willow Leather Prem/Sport/Aero Auto for 32,086 +tax/Title. I think it was a good price. The purchase was from Infiniti of Tampa. The salesman, Chris P. was very nice and I did most of the price talk via the internet. But things got ugly when I went to get the car.
Dealer Pass Through: I had a Blk Loaded Maxima SE '01 that I got a private buyer for. We negotiated and he suggested we do a 'dealer pass through with the Infiniti Dealer. This is where the dealer buys the car as trade for the price your private buyer is buying. You are only taxed on the difference like a trade and then the buyer purchases the car from the dealer. Well the dealer said no problem.
Then while I will filling out the final paperwork on the car, the salesman comes in and says 'I forgot to mention there is a $400 fee for the pass through. It turned into a 2 hour ordeal with the GM who as a total SOB to me and my buyer. Eventually he agreed and said he was taking the 400 bucks out of his salesman's salary. So I got my price but really felt crappy about the whole thing.
So that was my venting. My advice, try Lokey Infiniti in Clearwater. They were trying to get me but were not open on Sunday which was when my buyer could be in the area for my Maxima.
Thanks, just wanted to share. I do love the car though.
It's appropriate there too.
Thx, Anita
Thanks for the info on this dealer. I'm looking to lease a G35 at a great dealer in the chicagoland area and wondered if you could let me know who you dealt with there.
Thanks.
email me at spectech@spec-tech.net and I will send you the contacts.
bddaily
Black Obsidian/Black Interior
Sport
Moonroof
Winter Package
Leather
Xenons came standard
MSRP $32,140
Purchase Price $30,640- $1500 off MSRP
Not sure if I did ok price wise, but I love the car.
Is that a Coupe or Sedan? Everyone always forgets to mention that :-).
Please post more about your experience. So does that mean it has the premium package? Not too familiar with the packages for the sedan.
I also heard someone saying that price wise, these cars are still new and in demand so they don't give very low values.
I'm plugged in your options into edmunds with the 4d Sedan with Leather, Xenon, and Winter package (couldn't find moonroof) and see how close it matches the TMV. Came up with $30,443, which seems about right if you have to add the moonroof.
Sorry, It is the Sedan. I did not get the premium package. I didn't want the Bose, dual zone climate control, memory seats etc.
I just got the Sport Package, Winter Package, Moonroof, Leather, and the Xenons were standard.
I called one dealer(Lisle) and he had the identical car with the Bose and Spoiler. Both of which I did not want. He said if I bought before Friday 2/28/03, he would knock $1500 off the MSRP. Seemed like a fair price however I didn't want to pay for the extra stuff.
I called another dealer(Glenview) and they actually had the exact car I wanted. I stated that I didn't feel like driving 25 miles to haggle on a car and not come up with a price and that I wanted the same $1500 off that the other dealer offered. The salesman was hesitant to deal over the phone, but I convinced him that I was a serious buyer and would come in immediately and make the purchase. He called me back in about an hour and said to come in and pick it up. Everything was smooth from there. 5.75% for 48 months financing ( I could have done better I think) Overall it was a quick painless process.
I see some earlier posts in this townhall about good deals at Infiniti in Orland Park, did you talk/deal with them at all? I never did see anyone specify a price from Orland Park.
Through an internet request, I had Glenview quote $1500 off MSRP so I think your price wasn't bad.
I tried to "impulse" buy a G35 sedan in January from Lisle, but they were only off MSRP $1000 and were low on my trade-in, in my opinion. Its unfortunate because the salesman was very helpful.
Now that I've found this web site, I know MSRP minus $1000 won't cut it and am going check some more dealers.
Anyone get $2000 or more off MSRP on a sedan within 300 miles of Chicagoland?
jmenne1, did you use edmunds to calculate how much your trade-in was worth? Did you mention that at the dealer? How close was it?
From what I've found, $1500 off MSRP is about the going rate in Chicago for a sedan. I haven't seen anything below MSRP for the coupe....yet! I heard there is still a waiting list (willing to pay MSRP) for coupes.
Let me know what price you end up with and at which dealer. We should be able to match the better deals listed here with all the Chicagoland Infiniti dealers.
On the trade-in question, I had looked at kbb, intelliprice and black book and thought the dealer was $1500-$2500 low (10%-15%). Subsequently, the dealer manager called me to discuss and came up a little on the trade and said he had some more homework to do.
I had to order that configuration from Japan to get that car. I wanted Silver, but no one, I mean, no one, had a car without premium and with the sport package without either the bose or the aero. I do not think too many people want this configuration. Have fun with it. By the way, I am in southern NJ and ordered my car from Long Island and got it for $750 over invoice (back in January).
gperr
Thanks!
So you got the coupe with:
1. Premium Package
2. Nav System.
3. Aero Kit w/Rear Spoiler
What else? With these options on edmunds I get a TMV $36,241 for the Chicago area.
I noticed there are no heated seats on the coupe. Is that true? I am thinking of stopping by a dealer this friday for a "demo".
"Our" configuration with an MSRP of $32,140, which included the trunk mats has an invoice of $29075.
I also had to pay the marketing assessment, which is different in each region. I paid $30,201 which was as follows:
invoice-----------------------29075
marketing assessment--376
profit over invoice---------750
I ordered the car and waited for 3 months for it to come in. I am happy with the dealership and my deal. Others have gotten a G35 Sedan a little cheaper- by a couple hundred- but I got exactly what I wanted, nothing more, nothing less- and a great experience with the dealership. i live in Southern NJ and ordered from North Shore Infiniti in Long Island- about 95 miles away. I do not regret it for a second. Love my G.
just please- no more snow. I have no garage- so my car is out in the evil bad weather- so hard to keep clean and shinny.
gperr
e-mail me and I will give you a contact.
spectech@spec-tech.net
bddaily
Thanks, Ryoken, it made my negotiation pretty simple. I was able to fall back on the spreadsheets that I prepared for 3.5% and 4% of the dealer's profit. After the dealer said "No, I can't delete the MA" and he added $400 back to 3.5% worksheet, I was able to get a few useful extras free and wound up paying about 4.5% on top of dealer's cost.
$$ off MSRP is the worst of the criteria of how good a deal you get because it depends a lot on the configuration of the car. (I wound up with $2052 off for a car with virtually no options but also got a free oil change, parts and triflets.)
$$ over invoice is better. (For me, it was about $270 for a no-frills car after I figured in what I got in extras.)
% profit over dealer's cost is best. (About 4.5% with everything counted.)
BTW, Edmunds education was worth quite a bit, also. By that, I mean not only the "official" stuff but also contributions of others in these chat rooms. It all makes buying a car a much more pleasant experience, no matter what kind of sales person you run into.
Just my 2c payback, hope it helps.
I live in Chicagoland area
Tampa:
I bought my Black with Willow leather G35 sedan with Prem/Sport/Aero/automatic for 32,086 from Infiniti of Tampa (that is 2% over invoice). Lokey Clearwater was even offering to beat that price. I was not thrilled with the sales staff, but the price is pretty good. I have 900 miles on car now and am loving every minute of it...
Atlanta buyers: I have also seen Nalley Infiniti advertising 2.5% over invoice on their g35 sedans. That is just an FYI for you all in the southeast region...
Needless to say, due to the supply/demand for this car, no deals are possible, at least in the Chicagoland area right now. 2 months ago Lisle was offering $1K under MSRP, but they dropped that after realizing the demand for this car. I paid MSRP, not one cent under. Some people in this area are offering to pay ABOVE MSRP if they could take someone else's car that's on "reserve".
I'm so psyched about my luck. Two other people I know at work put their order in in January and still have to wait til May to get their car!
I'll post again when I pick up my car next week - maybe Motorwerks will have some more by then? Doubt it!
I was satisfied with the dealer, they were quick, professional and pulled no punches. I had pretty much studied the car so I didn't require a lot of hand holding by the dealer.
Infinity salesman says "Sticker price, PERIOD". He claims other areas geting OVER MSRP, but Buffalo is soft market so this is just like getting a discount.
I gather from here the sales guy just might be streaching the truth a bit (who would've thought that in car saled).
So .. can I get better and how? Given his attitude, do I Just say: "Invoice + X$ or no deal"? If he won't move, then what? Go home and wait?
I won't put up with all the BS some places do: move $100 at a time, checking with manager, pushing a lease, offering 88 month finance deals, keeping me waiting forever to wear me down and allthat fun. I just want to buy a damn car at a decent price.
Suggestions?
Sedans are selling 1500-2000 under MSRP I believe.
For example, my local dealer in MD has about 60 sedans and only 2 coupes in inventory.
Am looking at an Auto Coupe!
I didn't ask, but got the impression he meant no discounts on any G35. Interesting issue. Maybe I'll ask.
You know ... It seems to annoy some places when you change your mind on stuff like that ...... I wonder why.
The MSRP was $32,785 (Leather, Auto, Sunroof, Bose, Winter Pkg, and trunk mat).
I got the car for the the Edmund's TMV price of $31,644 along with the molded splash guards thrown in for free.
Thank goodness I checked the Edmund's site Friday night -- the prices were updated and now show Invoice price which was a huge bargaining chip.
While Dorschel's willing to negotiate on Automatic sedans, their holding firm to MSRP on 6-speed sedans and all Coupes. I suspect Autoplace in Buffalo will do the same.
Thanks for the Info. Autoplace Infinity in Buffalo said the same - no discount on the Coupe, but "a few hundred" on the Sedan. Said they can sell all the coups they get. I haven't gotten down to brass tacks, and don't know if I will .... but sounds like he's serious and that you did pretty good.
Was yours no trade (or a fair trade price)? They quoted mine @ 4K below what I expect, but said that's "flexable". Wonder if $4K more is in the bounds of what they consider "flexable"
Guess a Rochester trip for me isn't worthwhile!
Enjoy that car .. definately a fun ride, but think I may wait until prices soften.
Sylvain
What color is your interior and did you have a choice?
Also, after you have had it for a while, please let us know how the carribean blue color does for showing dirt. I am talking about normal everyday dirt...not dirt from snow.
Thanks...
I got the black interior with the caribbean blue.
In general, I think the graphite interior looks better than the willow offering. The black interior just looks like it came out of German car; the willow interior reminds me of a Camry.
I'm also having a brushed aluminum interior trim kit installed since the console is all black without the sport package.