has anyone traded in their car when purchasing at an infiniti dealer? what type of price relative to kelley blue book trade-in value did the dealer give you for your trade-in?

 

traded in a 2002 mustang gt 5mt at thousand oaks infiniti...blue book was about $15,500 and i got 15k for it.

 

Yeah, I did back in november of 2002 at the Monrovia location. It was quiet disappointing to say the least. If I recall the blue book value on my 99 Prelude (about 60K miles, 2-3 dime size door dings, no mechanical/operational problems, proper maintenance) was about 14k. Their offer was 10K stating that my car was involved in an accident. Although true, the accident was minor. Some lady rear-ended me and scratched the bumper. Due to the fact that it was her fault, I filed a claim. After hours of aggravating discussion, I was offerred 12.2k, 3 hundred less than what the University Credit Union offerred. I accepted under the condition that they match the interest rate offerred by People First.

 

the prices that you all found in kbb, were they trade-in value or did you look up private seller prices?

 

I was going to trade my I35 in for my G coupe...the dealer wanted to give me only 16,000 for a 2002 loaded I35 with everything but NAV and sport pkg.....The car had no damage or dents/dings and the interior was immaculate......

I sold it privately with 42,500 miles for 19,500.......so if you can do it, sell it on your own if the car has any resale value....


04 cpe IP/willow/5at/prem/18's/JDM clear corners/Piaa's/MTEC H4 Super White fog/highs

 

How are htey when it comes to taking a car off a lease and ending the lease early?
I am going to see if they would take my 2001 altima early. The lease expires in December i believe. Will they have no problem ending a lease early?

 

I think how much they offer you depends on the dealership you're working with. I traded in a 98 Accord coupe EX-V6. I think the Bluebook value is around $9-10k. I was offered $6k for it. Ended up selling it myself for $8.5k. The Accord was actually estimated at a "Bargin Lot" owned by the same dealer.
Anyway, unless your car has some problems that you think will make it a hard sell on your own, I would sell it privately. Just need to be patient.

<font color=purple>2004 G35 Coupe Diamond Graphite/Graphite 5AT</font color=purple>
Premium, Nav., 18" Wheels, Z-Xtreme Hyper Grounding Cables,
K&N filter, Clear Corners, 350Z Aluminum Pedals,
Sony Ericsson HCB-30

 

I'm not too sure about lease deals...but when my wife and myself purchased our 2002 Infiniti's...she was at the end of her Volkswagen lease....they worked alot with us on that deal because there were two cars involved in the new sale....

Most dealers will buy you out early on your existing lease...but I don't know if its in your best interest to do so....
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04 cpe IP/willow/5at/prem/18's/JDM clear corners/Piaa's/MTEC H4 Super White fog/highs

 

Ending the lease early is a bad idea. You are responsible for the remaining lease payments. When the dealership says they will handle them or take care of them they are actually adding that amount to your new lease payments and you dont feel it becuz they extend the lease term to 48 or 60 months and kink around with the residual. Never end a lease early unless you only have a month or two left.

When you lease a vehicle make sure the lease contract is with the car manufacturer (toyota financial, honda america finance, and so on). When the dealer uses a traditional bank (bank of the west, etc) they have the most stringent rules in terms of returning the vehicle. You have to return to a certain location, and they completely check your vehicle top to bottom and start to tally up the fees.

If your lease contract is with the car manufacturer financial institution then you can return to any dealer and they mostly just want to make sure you didnt go over miles.

my 2 cents

 

I want to trade my 04 Coupe with 4K for the first batch of 05s in Sept. I'm wondering what the Infiniti dealer will give me. (I do get the 6% tax savings here in Florida)

2004 G35C/IvoryPearl/Graphite/5AT/Premium/Clear Bra