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#21 of 9102 Mellie...First TimeBuying by nucar02 May 25, 2002 (5:25 am)
Ok.. I read your post and you are not alone. I am trying to buy a new car too! Let me give you my 2cents.   1) Find the car you like first. Then haggle about price on a later date. I find it is more fun to test drive and check cars out in showrooms .. without the pressure of dealing or talking price.. If you want to know price and invoice then check edmunds out and make a printout..If salesman asks you about when you will buy. I say "when I find the car I like". This allows them to sell you a car on it's merits instead of price or discounts. After you decide on the car (in my case it is the G35!) then you can talk price.   I also found that the salesman spoke so much during my first test drive that i couldnt even concentrate on driving the car. (I guess I should have told him to shut-up ... But I have driven the car several times now and finally was able to get a feel for the car. (yes I love it!)   OK. as for the G35.. Yes it is the "hot" car of the month. Dealers are trying to create a feeling that if you don't buy now you will miss out!! This is a sales tactic. Their tactics will change every week. But if they only have 5 cars on the lot... they aren't going to give the G35 away for too much discounts. Also, I have not heard of any price increases on this model. So I doubt they will mess with it so early in the year. So sit tit .. if you have to wait untill August to get one.. IMO you should be OK.   Also, you need to study the car a bit and go to the dealership and study the options available. This is what the dealer is supposed to help you with.. afterall they are the experts and know the features and options. They can go over each and every option in the showroom and you can decide which options you want. (Like I wanted the sports Package option - it has nicer tires and wheels) But this option may not be important to you. So choose all the add ons you want..color.. etc.   Lastly, after you choose the exact car.. I mean the exact car and color and options.. write them down. In my case it is a Black exterior, Graphite interior, Sunroof, Premium Package and Sports Package and Navigation. MSRP around $36K   Now call dealer and any other buying services you have access too (like credit union).. tell them exactly what you are looking for and want the best price quote on "your car" with the "options you chose"..   Someone will want to earn your business....   Hope this helps...! Good Luck!   Tom Replies to this message: tenzo (Jul 23, 2005 10:13 am) nyrefugee (Jul 23, 2005 10:56 am) laura26 (Nov 09, 2008 3:22 pm)
#22 of 9102 mellie1 by peaceofmindapa May 25, 2002 (9:32 am)
Let me try to help you a little...I do this for a living and women are my biggest fans for the reasons you are stating.   First don't sign a thing or agree to a thing until the day you are ready to buy. They want your credit report so they can start profiling you...what kind of person you are.   ALL car salespeople are not liars but for the simple reason that MANY of them are...DO NOT believe a word that one tells you. Simply take note of what they say and verify it here on the internet. Go to a search engine and punch in "G35"...you will find an endless supply of information.   When you take a test drive and the person will not stop bugging you, ask him/her politely to be quiet. You did not go there to make a new friend...you went there to test drive a car. They should only be saying something if they are answering a question. That is supposed to be why they are with you. Not to continue profiling you and trying to 'put you in that car today'. Also if the test drive is a 2 mile drive around the block that they tell you to take, make it a longer one. Test drive the vehicles in situations and on roads that YOU will be driving, not them.   I would advise you to use your credit union. Not so much for the prices but for the financing. You do not need a lease since you owned your last car for eight years and the warranty on an Infinity is very good and longer than average. For these reasons I would suggest financing and a credit union is almost always the best place for that. Use the information on the web to find the options you would like to have..get the invoice and MSRP for it...call your local motor vehicle dept. or tax division and find out all the taxes you will need to pay for the vehicle and add all that up.   IT sounds a little complicated but one night on the internet with all the correct information and you can have a number figured out. The G35 is 'new' and a 'luxury' car so don't expect to get it at 'invoice' but I would not pay MSRP or anything above MSRP either. There is about 3 grand of markup in them plus their holdback (OH NO I ACTUALLY MENTIONED HOLDBACK) so if you got it for 1500 to 2000 under MSRP that would about split the profit between you and the dealership. Take that number..add your taxes...and write them a check. If that dealership says no go to another one. To me personally (and this is a personal choice) I would drive 500 miles to save 1000 dollars. I do it for my customers. If you buy out of state though, you will only pay for the car. You will pay for the taxes in your state so be aware of that.   There are just a few options for the G35 so it should not be too hard for you to figure out what you would like to have on it. I have seen a lot of ones with the luxury leather and sunroof. There are only about 4-5 things you can get to have one 'fully loaded'. But that will also drive the price up 4-5000 $$$. You can go to Infinity's own website and 'build one' yourself to see all the options and then go to KBB or somewhere else to get the invoice price for those options.   I would also suggest selling your camry yourself. I assume it is paid for and you will get more for it that way. Do your research on it also and run some ads for it. Use that money to make the first XX # of payments on your new car.   Hope this helps a little, like I said. You already did the most important thing though...asking for advise BEFORE signing the dotted line. You're welcome to e-mail me if you have any specific questions. I start getting flamed by car dealers that surf these message threads when I try to help someone too much though... Good luck...Ken
#23 of 9102 How to shop for a G35 by louish1 May 25, 2002 (8:11 pm)
I recommend carbuyingtips.com as a great source of information before you go into any showroom. Replies to this message: kjottman (Apr 15, 2005 7:59 pm)
#24 of 9102 mellie 1 by boomer23 May 26, 2002 (8:57 pm)
Looks like papa gave you great advice.   In addition, go to Infiniti.com to the G35 pages and "build" a car exactly how you want it. You'll learn a lot about the options and packages. There are many required combinations and deletions. The car can be had without a sunroof, but they are rare and your dealer didn't have one, so he lied to you.   I agree that you should use your credit union. They probably have a buying service and they won't get lied to.   I found the fleet manager at my dealer to be a great guy and very responsive. I made a pricing inquiry at CarsDirect.com and got fast responses from two dealers.   My other recommendation, if you do go back to the dealer, is to take a friend, any friend, to calm you down and remind you of your 'plan' because we do get emotional when our hearts go 'pitty-pat'. Take a man if you can, just for the same reason you mentioned. These guys just treat men differently.   Good luck and let us know how it works out.
#25 of 9102 Test Drive with Salesman by jonalan323 May 31, 2002 (8:16 am)
One trick I use to keep a salesman who comes along for the test drive quiet...pop in a CD and crank up the stereo. You get to check out the quality of the stereo and don't have to listen to sales talk.
#26 of 9102 Prices in Florida by ecofresi May 31, 2002 (10:27 am)
Anyone from Florida? How much you paid? I need help. If anybody out there knows of a good dealership down here, could you please give me their info.? I've tried to contact a dealer in Palm Beach and the sales person does not want to come down from MSRP.
#27 of 9102 Prices in Florida by fnt May 31, 2002 (5:28 pm)
I don't know about Florida prices per se, but in general, I think you're doing exceptionally well if you can get the G35 for $1,000 below list. I've seen prices $500 below and even some above MSRP.
#28 of 9102 mchard1: Was your $33,700 price out the door? by fnt May 31, 2002 (5:34 pm)
If so, that's a great deal. Congrats!
#29 of 9102 fnt: Prices in Florida by ecofresi Jun 01, 2002 (8:40 pm)
Really? That's incredible. I'll guess I'l have to wait. Thanks.
#30 of 9102 G35 in Memphis by tcrowell Jun 02, 2002 (7:20 pm)
Pulled the trigger on Saturday at Infiniti of Memphis (Sales Consultant - Jim Hawkins, outstanding). Desert Platinum, Winter Package, Sunroof, Bose for $30,450 (MSRP $32,025). This is a terrific dealership and there was absolutely no pressure. They've probably got around 12 more on the lot. Initially I did not want the sunroof or Bose, but I would have had to wait until late-August / September to get one from the factory and the Memphis summer made that a painful prospect (the a/c on my '93 G20 struggles a bit).   The car is awesome. In a different league from anything I've owned before. It makes little errands a joy (and I now take the long way).   Thanks for all of the info in this forum. It makes the experience that much more fun. I even swapped a wave with another G35 driver this afternoon (Ivory Pearl w/spoiler).   Tom

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