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Replying to: podochigae (Dec 06, 2004 6:31 pm) |
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I just bought my 2005 G35x and I love it!! I got it from the dealer in Grand Rapids, Michigan (over 100 miles away but worth the drive). My package: 2005 G35x Black/Black Premium C Pkg XM Radio Floor Mats All weather mats Trunk Mat Splash Guards For $34,300 (before tax, title, etc). I thought that was a darn good deal! Not too much over invoice/wholesale for a 2005 I think (invoice about $34,003). I did all my negotiations of the internet (with dealers all over the midwest and even Grubbs...this dealership gave me the best offer and courtesy). I was very happy with the service (that's why I drove so far) and am very happy with the price (no buyer's remorse...so I really should stop reading this forum or I might find I paid too much!!)  They had a big bow on it when I arrived and it was in the middle of the showroom (only 8 miles on it) and I got to drive it off the showroom...which was pretty cool!
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| Interested in 05 G35 coupe. So far, all want MSRP's. Anybody had experience purchasing at Infiniti of Thousand Oaks, California or Costa Mesa Infiniti (CA) or have bought same car above invoice but below MSRP? Appreciate any help. | |
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Replying to: mycar1 (Dec 06, 2004 4:14 pm) |
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I got VPP from a friend and have been calling several dealers in S. Calif. re: purchase of a 2005 G35 6MT. Some of the responses from these dealers are that they accept VPP but the prices are not set. My understanding was the VPP was dealer invoice minus 1.5%. Are these dealers trying to pull a fast one? Should I just take whatever deal I can get since the car is suppose to be jumping off the lots? Thanks for any info |
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Here's my story: Contacted several dealers in various parts of the country through the Infiniti site. I live in Florida, so contacted many Florida dealers and others in places I could get to cheaply by plane and have friends in the area. Infiniti of Tampa (FL): Responded promptly, treated me well, would sell any 6MT sedan at $1000 under invoice, no tricks or add-ons. Infiniti of Raleigh (NC): Never responded. Can you believe that? Infiniti of Charlotte (NC): a bit slower to respond, offered $500 under invoice. Lokey Infiniti (Clearwater, FL): Received an auto response, but nothing after that. Hard to believe! Infiniti of Huntsville (AL): Had added the full aero package to the car and offered $800 under invoice plus $3801 (!) for the aero. They were evidently asking full MSRP on the aero and it's also evidently much more expensive when added post-factory. Infiniti of Melbourne (FL): Gave a price that was $324 under invoice. They had added splash guards and spoiler, so those probably had a higher invoice than from the factory. Therefore, I figure the offer was probably $500 under the inflated invoice. Slowest of those who actually responded. Orlando (FL) Infinity: Offered $750 under invoice, but added a $399 dealer fee. Net $351. Bommarito Infiniti (St. Louis) Offered $800 under invoice. I took this deal. When they first quoted the price, it seemed $317 too high. I mentioned this and they confirmed my calculations. They said that they had a $317 'marketing assessment' on that car, but would waive it to do the deal with me. Later, they mentioned that they also usually add a $149 dealer processing fee, but were not charging it to me. The sales guy was quick to confirm my calcs from the Edmunds data, and I didn't feel he had been trying to nail me, but felt that the $317 was considered part of the invoice. Except for that, I would recommend the dealership. I really wanted to to business with Tampa Infiniti, who not only had the best deal, but is very close to me. In the end, I decided I just had to have the NAV and Tampa didn't have it and couldn't get a 6MT with NAV. An added advantage of the car I'm getting is that it had been there for a while and was at the pre-price increase level. The base price increased midyear by $200 and the delivery charge by $45. However, the invoice price on the base increased by $609! That's not a typo. If you can find an '04 sedan in stock that is at the lower price level and can negotiate a deal off of that lower invoice, you should do quite well. You can easily tell by the list price on the base. Early '04 was $29,850 +545 delivery. Later was $200 more, with $590 delivery. Early year invoice on the base car was $27,037, increasing to $27,646 later in the year. For my particular car (6MT, premium, NAV), the MSRP/invoice was 35,445/32,016, and my price was $31,216. This is $800 off of the early year invoice, but $1,454 off of the invoice price for later in the year. Now I have to buy a plane ticket and make a long drive, but can visit friends in the area anddrive home with exactly the car I wanted. If you're near the area or can get there easily, you should check Infiniti of Tampa. They are a huge dealership and have a lot of cars in stock and offered the best deal relative to invoice of any of the several dealers I contacted. They were also the quickest to respond and didn't play any games, although they did ask for a deposit from me at a point earlier than I thought appropriate. There was an earlier report about a pushy F&I guy, but with the Infiniti money available at 1.9% for 36 months, the F&I guy is probably temporarily preempted.
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Replying to: george7777 (Dec 07, 2004 10:49 pm) Several years ago, I purchased an I30 from Bommarito and found their sales & service staff to be excellent. The service there is really great - too bad you live a bit far to take advantage of it, but it sounds like you've got a good alternative in Tampa. kirstie_h Roving Host & Future Vehicles Host
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Replying to: gachan (Dec 07, 2004 1:24 pm)
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Replying to: cheerioboy26 (Dec 08, 2004 7:56 am)
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Replying to: kirstie_h (Dec 08, 2004 6:58 am) From this process I've learned: * This forum is wonderfully valuable, as is the info from Edmunds that tells us what dealer incentives are available. * It is easy to go to infiniti.com to search for dealers by zip code and to view their inventory. One of the dealers told me that the Internet inventory probably lags the actual by about a week. You can look for 2004 inventory, even though it seems you can't. You have to go to the section on the right side of the page after clicking 'build and locate'. It is cumbersome, but it works. * By checking with several dealers this way, and checking this forum, you will know what's a pretty good deal. I also believe there's great value in buying your car locally, and would have given up a couple hundred bucks to buy locally if I could have gotten the configuration I wanted. * It seems there are few six-speed sedans with NAV around, but it also seems that they were very slow sellers. A high percentage of the few I came across were at the early year MSRP, indicating they had been at the dealership for a while. |
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