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Sep 29, 2011 | 04:16 PM

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Dablakbradpitt

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Whether you owe money or not shouldn't impact what you do with a particular car. Your two cars are worth A1 and A2, you owe B. (A1+A2)-B=C, your net car value, and C doesn't change. You either get more for the Sedan but still owe on the Coupe, or get less for the Coupe but lose your payment. The X is worth about $11K on a trade in, or about $14K selling it. The Coupe is worth about $15K trade in, and maybe $19K selling it. But, you're getting a huge bonus on the value because of the very low miles. Unfortunately, that doesn't always translate to the selling price. Private buyers aren't as willing to give you that extra money for lower miles. I think you'd be lucky to get $17K for it on the market (there are a fair number on Autotrader selling for less than that with similar miles).

However, a dealer is more likely to give you that credit because they often go by pure Blue Book. And they might give you more money because of the 19's. So you're looking at $17K on the market or as much as $16K trade in, especially if you're buying an 07/08X from them. BTW, Infiniti is currently offering finance deals on CPO's, as well as 8 years/120K mile warranty.

Option 1: Keep the Sedan and get rid of the Coupe. It'll sell fast because of the lower miles.
Option 2: Get rid of both and buy the 07/08X. It doesn't make sense to keep paying on a Coupe that old. If you're going to have a payment, put it towards a newer car. Depending on what you owe, you might be able to get rid of both, get your 07X, and not have a payment.

Thanks for the advice. Definately going to infiniti with this cheat sheet lol. Dealers use the "black book" which is wholesale prices. i lose $2k just for not having a sunroof (wtf?). i have some scratches n etc but its ipod ready. If i end up keeping the sedan i will keep my 19s.
Quick questions: whats is a CPO?

why doesnt infiniti have high mileage cars in the inventory? I have been searching for like 2 months and the highest milage i have seen was 60k.

Oct 1, 2011 | 03:36 AM

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I used NadaGuides.com for those prices. I live in Michigan, and that's what most banks in the midwest use for determining financing. Your part of the country may use Kelley Blue Book. Ask your bank and use that source. And no, you don't lose $2K for the sunroof. It's about $500 on Nada. Scratches can be overlooked, but not if they're really bad. And iPod ready won't affect your price. If you're going to trade-in the Coupe, don't show it to them with the 19's on it. They'll assume they come with it, and will probably drop their price if you bring it in for trade without them.

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Quick questions: whats is a CPO? Why doesnt infiniti have high mileage cars in the inventory? I have been searching for like 2 months and the highest milage i have seen was 60k.

Certified Pre-Owned. Infiniti/Nissan have one of, if not the best, programs out there. Currently, if you get a CPO and add their Elite Plan to it, it's good for 8 years or 120,000 miles from the in-service date (original purchase date). That's bumper-to-bumper coverage, not just power train. No other plans really come close to that. Honda and Toyota add 1 year and 12K miles. BMW adds 2 years 50K miles, but who drives 25K a year? It also caps at 6 years 100K from in-service date. http://www.edmunds.com/certified-car...-programs.html

I don't know where you're searching for Infiniti, but if it's for a CPO, they only Certify cars with fewer than 60K miles and less than 4 years old.