http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...er_id=65019209

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...aler_id=832963

http://www.autotrader.com/ATCarID/AT-10507B72

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?car_id=268670198

Out of these listed, which do you guys prefer?

 

#1 looks like the best. Navi and options, decent miles decent price, plus newer.

 

Can't go wrong with #1 IMO

 

if #1 was a 2006, would it still be the best choice?

 

Well, then I would take #1 and #3 on a test drive, haggle the crap out of each dealership and buy the one I could get the best deal on

 

no way, none of those.... if you up your budget a little to around $25k you could get a 2008 G37.

 

I don't have $25k & don't really want a G37

 

$2-3k amounts to really nothing on a monthly payment

 

I can't get a loan, paying cash

 

gotcha

 

#3 doesnt have navi and #1 does, for only around $1000 diff.

 

get the one with nav. there was an option of nav/no nav for 2000 CAD difference when i bought mine and i regretted not having the nav.

 

How much more difficult is it to mod the stereo w/ the nav vs/ w/o the nav?

 

IIRC, the nav uses the stereo system only for the voice navigation. So if you took out the stock HU, youd lose the voice nav and bluetooth, but there are ways to get the voice nav back. I dont know it off the top of my head, but you can look in the AV section here on driver. Regardless, I'm pretty sure there's not more difficulty with the OEM nav being present during an aftermarket stereo install.

I'd go with the one with the navigation (I did), theoretically you should be paying more for it but in today's crazy market I wouldn't be surprised if #1 and #3 get very close in pricing after some haggling (unless if theyre both from the same dealer).

 

+1 On #1. It has Navi and its a 6mt. Pretty fair price and miles to boot.