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Anyone have some insight into the Infifnity Pre-Paid Maintenance package. They ar eoffering a Premium maintenance package paid upfront for $1000 savings. All reccomended services are done in this plan. anyone have detaisl or info about this?
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Replying to: allbiz (Feb 20, 2008 10:45 am) Take the maintenance schedule and look at what needs to be done. Call a few local Infiniti dealers and find out their prices for oil changes, etc. See what can be done elsewhere (most all of it) or by you (depends on your skill level) and how much that would cost. Total it up and compare to the pre-paid price and I think you will see that it is not worth giving them your money up front. Of course, a lot depends on how many miles you drive and how long you are keeping the car - and the prices. It would be nice if Infiniti included maintenance with the cars like BMW and others. They might have to charge a bit more for them, but it would avoid having to pay some dealer's rip-off maintenance prices. Dennis |
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Replying to: george8100 (Feb 19, 2008 6:08 pm) Buy Price $42,000.00 Interest rate 2.90% Down payment $2,500.00 Other fees buy $0.00 Rate of depreciation 13% (if the car's residual value is 57% after 39mos, it depreciates at the rate of 13%/annum) Sales tax $2,520.00 Loan amount $42,020.00 Loan payment $754.86 Net cost of buying Total loan payments + $29,439.45 Lost interest on buy option + $573.13 Down payment + $2,500.00 Market value after 39 months* - $27,657.13 Ending loan balance + $15,425.71 Net cost of purchase = $20,281.16 Lease Price $42,000.00 Interest rate 5.99% Down payment $2,500.00 Other fees lease $100.00 Residual percent 57% Security deposit $500.00 Lease payment $593.13 Net cost of leasing Total lease payments + $23,132.26 Lost interest on up front costs + $312.58 Up front costs + $2,600.00 Net cost of lease = $26,044.83 As you can see the difference in the cost is somewhere around 6000. But the interesting thing about buying is the fact that after 5 years(end of your payments) your car still holds value!! according to cnn money the G37 is projected to hold as much as 52! after 5 years( http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/autos/0711/gallery.2007_best_resale_value_to- p_10/3.html ).... meaning that you can "potentially" sell the car for as much as $21K+.after 5 years.. which could mean that you drove a G37 for 5 years, for $24103 ($45943 - $21840)- AFTER TAXES and INTEREST!!! whew thats only $400/month for 60 months  .... so if your only intention is "value" then buy the car. BUT, since we are not debating lease vs buy here...lets get back on track.. My suggestion- look at the BOTTOM LINE COST of leasing, not your monthly payments(monthly payments can be decreased with the down payment- every $1000, wiil bring down the $/month by $25 for a 39month lease. Go to this calculator on bankrate.com http://www.bankrate.com/brm/calculators/auto/lease_or_buy_car.asp enter your lease terms and it will provide you the bottom line cost of your deal. Also see how any amt you put down does very little to your overall cost... Best of luck with your car shopping..">
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Did the $250 price increase in January effect only the MSRP or did it also affect the invoice price as well? I am not sure if I should be adjusting the invoice price based on this increase or not.. Thanks for the info.. Randy
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Replying to: kman1311 (Feb 20, 2008 5:37 pm) When you find a car you want, not all the equipment and the total with destination on the sticker. Look up the invoice online at Edmunds, KBB, or carsdirect.com for the same car with the same equipment. If the MSRP total matches what is on the sticker of the car you found, then the invoice should be correct. If the invoice online is MORE then the car you found is pre-price increase to take the difference in MSRPs from the online invoice to get "about" the invoice on your car. If the MSRP online is less that the MSRP of your car, then the online source you used has the old prices and you have a post 1/31/08 car. Either use a different source to get the correct numbers, or add the difference in MSRPs to the online invoice. Dennis |
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would like to know if the following is a good deal? 2008 g35 journey, premium, nav packages , with sports tires out the door for $ 36,658.50 I live in north carolina
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Anyone have a suggesstion on using synthetic oil or regular for a new 08 G35X? Also, does this car require premium gas only?
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Replying to: mrtaylor40 (Feb 20, 2008 7:26 pm) Dennis |
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Replying to: allbiz (Feb 20, 2008 8:09 pm)  . Some folks claim you have to wait until some many thousand miles to change to synthetic, but I have owned cars that came from the factory with full synthetic in them - and Mobile says you can switch to full synthetic at any time. To me, the key is getting the oil and filter changed frequently so while full synth is "better" than dino oil it costs a lot more and if you leave it in for longer really is no better for the motor. So if use full synth you need to change it and the filter at the same interval as dino oil (for the warranty if nothing else), so it gets quite expensive. If you have your dealer change your oil as most Infiniti owners do, it will get REALLY expensive to pay them for full synth. If you do your own oil changes in the back yard, then changing often with synth is probably cheaper than paying a dealer for dino oil. If you change your oil and filter as often as is recommended and use the grade and weight of oil Infiniti calls for you should have no problems. Dennis |
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