Infiniti G37 Prices Paid and Buying Experience

tanjak

I'm looking for ivory pearl/wheat interior/wood. The dealer I was talking to didn't have that on the lot, but there was another one that did who he was talking about trading with if I decided to buy. They had my second choice--liquid platinum with the dark interior (don't remember what they call it) and the wood, but it got sold on Saturday. They also had a desert platinum with wheat (I think) interior and wood. These are all Journey's with prem/nav packages.

emli13

I'm not far from the Bay Area and have been looking at the infiniti g35 as well. Don't need to buy but willing to buy if the deal is right. Please keep us posted on the latest prices. Which dealerships are near you? What color /pkg etc are you guys interested in.....can't all go in together if we want the exact same car.=)
$31,700 - How much off MSRP is that? It doesn't sound like that kind of price would still be eligible for the 0.9% financing also....

houston_tn

Hey comohombre, funny thing is, West Houston has been one to deal the least with me. They haven't exactly been returning my e-mails and calls all that well. Clear Lake & Southwest have offered about $29,995 for a Journey with just premium package and they're not budging at all. I wish they could go a little lower. I might just hold out a little longer til November since I'm not in a rush to get a new car. If they go lower, that's great, if not, then it's no big deal, it'll still be a great deal on a G35.

Aside from that, if you're looking for JUST a Journey maybe with just a sunroof, check out their online specials and they have some pretty good ones right now. Let me know how it goes. Plus you can always check the surrounding cities too.

houston_tn

I just wanted to ask a quick, somewhat broad, question about financing. So I've been playing with the cash back vs. low APR calculator and I wanted to ask what is a realistic APR I a looking at if I decide to take the $3k cash back vs. the 0.9% financing. My credit score is considered excellent, over 750 on all 3 reports, and nothing delinquent on my credit report. Aside from that, I didn't know if me just graduating puts me in line for any special rates through Infiniti's finance group. A credit union in my hospital goes as low as 4.75%, but I wasn't sure if anyone has been offered a lower rate through Infiniti. Thanks and appreciate the help.

comohombre

Hi Houston_tn, the $29,995 for a Journey with just premium package that you mention in your email. Does that include any rebates such as the $1,000/$3,000. The lowest price I have been able to get is $33,800 through emails? Let me know, you can email me at ...@hotmail.com to discuss further. Thanks.

seeeca

i'm actually interesting to know as well. can you share this information on the forum? thanks

comohombre

Seeeca,
Do you have messenger so that we can discuss what we have gotten from the houston dealers?

houston_tn

That price is with $4,000 in rebates/cash back. So you'd have to either pay cash or find your own financing. The $33,800 sounds about right before the $3k off. Again, you should also check around other Infiniti dealerships like in Austin, San Antonio, & Dallas/Ft. Worth.

comohombre

Well, the $33,800 I was quoted included the $1,000 rebate. Your deal is still $800 better than what I got. What dealer was that? And was premium the only option?

cool_dude2kin

Got G35 Journey + Premium + sports + miscell for 29995 + ttl at glendale,CA. That's the best I could manage after talking to dealers near by..

Cheers,
Kevin.

jason80

Best price I have gotten on a G35X w/ premium is still $31,500, no .9 financing. Thats basically $4,000 under invoice because of incentives.($3,000 + $1,000)

If I cant get a better deal, I will just wait and try to pick up a G37X for invoice and get the .9 financing. (G37 only went up $1000 dollars) No sense in getting the G35X if I cant get it under the true invoice price.

jason80

Thats way better than my offer, you are getting nav for $200 more. What nav, a $1,500 option? So you are getting a price that is $1,300 better than mine. I know the $3,000 will stick around until January 2009, I believe the $1,000 is supposed to expire 11/3/08, but Im sure they will have a different incentive after that, maybe better. I still dont know if I would pull the trigger if I had your offer, I would be close to doing it.

Where are you located? My price was from a dealer in Minneapolis, MN.

denebj

It is a really good deal !!! 5000$ under invoice . I am looking for something like that, with premium and sport package

surge1

picked up 2008 g35x premium last night in Brooklyn.

Blue Slate
Terms: 39mo 10k miles
MSRP: $38,080
Agreed upon Value of Vehicle: $33,192.81
Out the door price: $1379(1st month, reg fee, acq fee, doc fee, tire fee, plates, etc)
Monthly Payment: $409

probably could have done better. Car is registered in NY so NY taxes.

rhard49

I'm in NY. I don't think I;ll pull the trigger unless I get to 33500 with .9 percent at this point its wait to see what the new incentives would be. Read some of the M35 forum experiences. People whos lease's are ending are being offered 6k off a g35 and up to 12k off of the resideuals on M35's to buy thier car's at the end of the lease. You can bet they're not calling people who purchased them. It gives you good reason to pause before your purchase you may be upside down on the loan for a long time..

jason80

Thanks for the info. I will check out the M35 forum to see what you are talking about. I'm assuming you are talking about getting a G35X w/ premium and navigation for $33,500 with .9% financing?(I believe this was in one of your previous posts) I would be all over that deal, and it may be possible as we get closer to December.

ronspartan

Just picked up my 08 G35Xs at Infiniti of Ann Arbor. The deal I got was as follows:

Platinum graphite with graphite leather
39180 MSRP
$466 per mo, 39months; 1120 at closing (1st payment+ doc fees+)
15K, cap cost was $35K +
Think it was decent deal. Want to thank everyone who helped me through the process. Dealership was awesome. Did the whole deal via email & telephone.
Picked up the car & they arranged for me to return my expiring leased car (Saab) down the round. So within an hour I was out of Ann Arbor which made me happy being a Spartan. (As little time as I can spend in AA the better).. The good thing is that the owner of this dealership also owns Spartan Toyota in E Lansing.

Has anyone had any experience with a rear spoiler on this car. My wife likes it as we saw one on one of the cars at another dealership & she wants to buy it for me. I am not sold on it yet. Any thoughts.........

blnewto

Here's a couple different versions compared to the ones on the G35Sport
http://g35driver.com/forums/g35-sedan-07/250772-new-spoiler-non-sport-style-any-- one-have.html

houston_tn

Hey guys, so I couldn't get myself to pull the trigger just yet on the G35. The prices I were getting were decent and I could say that I almost did yesterday, but luckily the voice of reason (wife) convinced me that it's not that urgent of a purchase just yet. The question I pose to you is what do you think the incentives will be for this upcoming month, or even lack there of? Do you think they'll continue the $1000 customer cash and the choice between 0.9% or $3000? I think the 0.9% is all the way through January, but the $3000 is only through 11/3.

Reason I ask is that the parent company Nissan is hurting and on the Nissan side of things, they're offering 0% on 5 of there most common models. I was trying to wonder if you think any of that will transfer over to their luxury brand? Not so much 0%, but any different cash incentives. Just a little food for thought. Any idea how well the G35s have been selling this past month? If they've been leaving the lots like hot cakes, then I guess that'll be doubtful. Appreciate your insight.

kyfdx

Congratulations! That looks like a decent lease deal..

Buy a spoiler for a leased car? I wouldn't... $25/mo. for an appendage?

Plus, the current G looks pretty darn good, as is..

jason80

I wish I knew the answer. I also almost pulled the trigger yesterday but I have decided that I will hold out and see what the November/December incentives are. If the deals are worse, well I guess I'm not getting a G35 because I'm not paying more than the $31,500 I was quoted for the G35X w/premium.(took $3,000 instead of the special financing)

I got this feeling that it isnt going to be any better in November and that you will have to hold off until December to get a better deal then we have seen. Thats fine with me, I'm in no hurry, especially in this economy.

njalan

Hi all, after getting 3 quotes from the internet/telephone I went to a local Infiniti dealership in Edison, NJ to take a look at the car. I was there 10 minutes before their closing and so I only briefly looked at the car & asked some basic questions. If the price is right I plan to take a test drive next Monday (the dealer incentives expire 11/3/08). I have another car in mind, the 2009 Acura TL AWD, but it is not available until next week (after 11/3).

The G35x has the following options:
Premium package
Navigation package
Wood trim package
Splash guards
The MSRP is $40605 and the Invoice is $37107 including the $815 destination charge. Doc fee $249, MV fee $334, Tire & other charges $15.5. I can have this car for $32653 plus sales tax of $2285.71 for $34938.71 OTD.

The above price includes the $1000/3000 dealer incentive and is only for cash purchase. If I decide to lease or finance the car, the $3000 incentive would be added back for the computation. In other words, I have to pay $3210 more if I choose leasing or financing.

I have not tested drive the car but the first impression the car gave me was good. However, I was provided with the following points to consider by my friends:
1) Extremely low resale value.
2) Poor fuel efficiency (only 17/23, the 2009 G37x with bigger engine gets 18/25; however, it would cost $5000/$6000 more).
3) Trunk mounted CD changer making the already tiny trunk space (13.5 cf?) even smaller.
4) Cramped rear leg room (34.7 in?).
5) Uncomfortable rear center seat (would be a pain for the 3rd person in the rear center seal).

With the above weaknesses on the G35x you may ask why I still am interested in this car and not go for the 2009 TL AWD. Well, the price is about $9000 more for the TL AWD and I can use that money for other things. Also, the G35x compares favorably to Lexus IS 250 AWD, BMW 330 AWD, the Mercedes C300 4Matic, the Audi A4 AWD, and some other AWD vehicles in terms of value and features. Moreover It receives a lot of good reviews from the current owners.

I appreciate your honest opinion on this car before Monday 11/3/08.

houston_tn

You know Njalan, the longer I hold off on buying the G35 Journey, I start having the same questions like you. The resale value, fuel economy, etc...I figure it all depends on how we plan to use the car. Daily driver for me, to & from work and since work is about 5 miles away, I only rack up close to (if not less) than 50miles/week. That helps with fuel costs. Plus I plan on keeping this car til it's drivetrain falls out from underneath it, so in regards to resale value, I'm hoping by then I'll have saved up enough for another car or for whatever else I need.

Of course this will be different for everyone, but that's how I convinced myself that if or when I buy this car, I won't have a ton of buyer's remorse. Best of luck with your car shopping and that is an amazing price on the car though.

rhard49

I was looking for the same car best quote I got was 35195 with the .9 percent financing and 32195 without, but this is in NY. After reading the remarks in the m35 forum about them lowering residuals on leased cars by 6k if you would buy them and up to 12k on M35x. I began to remorse over the resale values of the car and the very key points you brought up fun car to drive but not wiithout its negatives, and will the economy rebound enough to bring them back up during the 5 years I will have it.

njalan

Well, your quote is better than my best quote by $458 plus tax. Actually, I made a mistake when computing the OTD price because I did not include the doc fee ($249), MV fee ($334) & other fee ($15.5). So, the correct OTD should be $35537.21.

I am still debating whether or not to go to the dealership next Monday to test drive the car. Thank you and Houston TN (Posting #6725) for the valuable opinion. Meanwhile, I welcome more advice from other folks in this forum.

txvinyl1

Has anyone here had any luck in getting a deal on a new 2008 Infiniti? I'm looking at the G37 and I've been talking with dealers all over Texas through the internet but nobody is offering me a good enough deal. I would like to get a G37 below invoice, and use the 0.9% APR. I've seen in several places that Infiniti has a 1% of the MSRP dealer holdback, and I saw on another website that, in addition, they have a 2% flooring allowance. Does anyone know if this information is accurate, or outdated? I've been looking throughout October, and it doesn't seem like the dealerships are selling many cars, because their online inventory remains the same everyday. Yet, they won't offer a good deal, some not even close to invoice. Has anyone here bought an Infiniti below invoice and used the 0.9%, or does anyone know if the holdback and flooring allowance is accurate?

gooddeal2

1) Extremely low resale value.

I don't think that's true. G has very good resale value base on KBB. I think the big discounts on the new cars thus lower the trade in value for older cars is normal because of the economy. I think even the TL has lower value now b/c people can get a NEW '08 base TL for about 26K.

rhard49

But go to a dealer and tell them you have a trade and kbb says its xxx. When they get up off the floor from laughing they will tell you they use galves or nada whoever gives the lowest number. Actually go to autotrader .com and look at 5 year old infiniti dealer resales they have dropped into the 15k-16k and these are at resale its tough to say how big and issue it will be in several years. It kind of makes me wonder if Nissan can afford to hemorage from two markee's if the recession is prolonged.

gooddeal2

No, I didn't say that you should go to dealers and asking them to give you KBB's numbers. I just want to point out that since KBB rates the G so high, the resale value should NOT be that bad comparing to other cars like the TL.

If you have access to auction numbers, you can give us some numbers between the TL and the G. I really want to know that as well.

aokhan

i got an offer for a 2008 g37 coupe (aby edition) at $1000 below invoice. anyone get better deals?

currently the man to dealer incentive is $1000 for the coupes and 3000 for the sedans.

seemed ot have lots of coupes left on the lot. anyoen think the incentives will get better in december?

thanks

AK

mpkneip

I'm thinking of offering Invoice less 5K for a cash purchase of a 2008 G35 - what have you guys been paying for this vehicle ?
Thanks,
Mike

jason80

Try reading some of the other posts, you only have to go back 2-3 pages to see what people are currently paying.

grkmec

Anyone know what the November incentives are?

tanjak

I don't know if y'all saw this and not sure what it'll mean for November incentives....

I was hoping for bad news!

http://www.autospies.com/news/Nissan-October-Sales-Rise-9-8-Infiniti-Sales-Up-1-- 8-22644/

mosho

The autospies link is comparing 2007 sales to 2006 sales.
What does this mean as good news or bad news for 2008?

kingpcgeek

Check the date of the article, it was published on 11/02/2007, not 2008!

tanjak

Oops! My bad--must've been way to early in the AM for me to be reading.

epamaran

I recently notice while washing the car that my G37 has a pair of identical PATCHES ? on both sides of the body in front of the rear wheels....any body here has them too ?????? Very Curious .......

stellllla

Hi guys, I am from the boston area, thought I'd get a G37 coupe sport/prem/nav, been emailing the dealers but im not getting any real numbers, you guys have any idea how much I should pay for ?? And is there gonna be incentives for this month? im paying cash btw, thx alot ><

stellllla

woo jus checked my email,,, like im getting a $36,226 for it did not say if it was sport or journey tho... advises please?

njalan

I just came back from an Infiniti dealership in Edison, NJ. I tested drive the G35x with premium, navigation & splash guards package. The salesman pushed very hard to sell me the car but I said I wanted to compare the 09 Acura TL AWD before making my decision. Today is the last day the October incentives expire ($4000). I also said the November incentives could be higher. However, he said the November incentives could be lower because there are fewer 2008 G35x on the lot (5 in total).

The Nov incentive could be $1000 less (total $3000 vs $4000) according to him, but I walked out anyway because I did not think that would be the case. They are still holding back the 09 G35x as of today. So, I think the November incentives would be at least as much as the October's, if not more. Of course I hope I am right.

pjt6970

What dealer in MN gave you that offer of $34,500?

blnewto

Those "patches" are a clear protective film applied to keep rocks and pebbles from chunking the paint, common on most newer vehicles now, similar to the 3m clear-bra film used on hoods and fenders.

cptbongue

I'm getting quotes for $33,500 on Journey + Sport + Premium

This includes 0.9%.

Wonderring if I should just pull the trigger. People who are getting better quotes on this thread aren't mentioning whether they include the 0.9% financing or not, so it's not really informative

What are your thoughts? Is it time to pull the trigger?

mpkneip

I think you can do better -
Edmunds shows invoice for that car as 32,551 (destination not included) ... take out the 4K in incentives, that's now 28,551 ...

houston_tn

I found this article to be more accurate in regards to October sales, so there could be hope for better November incentives yet.

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Nissan-October-US-sales-fall/story.aspx?gu- id={7C057149-F844-4665-91E3-823F217B54AE}

So I guess we shall see.

txvinyl1

cptbonque,

Be sure to confirm with the dealer that this is with the 0.9% APR. It is my understanding that you could get 0.9% or the $4000 off incentive, not both. I am calculating the invoice to be $34468 on your G35 (assuming $815 dest. charge), MSRP $37665. At $33500, that is $968 below invoice, which exceeds their 1% holdback of $377. Please let me know if you are able to close the deal with that price. Nobody around here is quoting me more than $100 below invoice on a G37 using the 0.9% APR, yet their 08 cars still sit there collecting dust on the lot.

txvinyl1

houston_tn,

Are you in Houston, Texas? If so, could you please let me know if you end up getting a deal around here. I would like to see how low these Infiniti dealers will actually go. I will do the same if I get a deal.

Thanks!

rhard49

This is the one you were looking for lets hope the incentives follow "Worst sales rate in 25 years"

http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/03/news/companies/auto_sales/index.htm?postversion=- - 2008110317

njalan

If you think the November incentives are the same as October, I think this is a fair deal for the 08 G35 Journey + Sport + Premium.

The Invoice for the car with the options you want stands at $34,468 which includes $815 destination charge. If you elect to take the 0.9% financing, you only get the $1000 sell down cash but not the $3000 dealer incentive. So the price is $33,468, which is very close to the $33500 you were quoted. You can massage down a couple of hundred dollars if you are serious. This was quoted to me by a NJ dealer in Edison, NJ, while I was shopping for a G35x earlier today, the last day for the October price with incentives.

You could buy the car with cash for $30468 plus TTL. If you can take a home equity loan or line of credit for the money, that sounds a better deal. I am thinking about this option along with other choices. Good luck.