i'm 6 months into my 4 year lease of my 05 coupe 5AT. as you guys noticed i posted some thread here about the squeaky front brake noise i've been having recently. i went to couple dealerships and they took apart my brakes and saw nothing wrong with them. both dealers told me it's a known problem with the g35s over the years and doesn't cause any safety issue, the noise will be gone as the mileage piles up. while i was at my dealership i complained this to my salesperson, he told me why not trade it in for another infiniti, he was trying to pushing me to lease the m35 or m45, but i'm not a big fan of them. i'm thinking is it worth it to trade it in for a 6mt coupe fully loaded because i'm sooo regret i didn't get the navi package the 1st time. the payoff on my 5AT is about 31k with 5000 miles. am i upside down on my current car? is it worth it to trade it in?

p.s. i just recently mastered my stick shift driving skill so i'm soooo eager to drive a manual car, i think this is another reason why i'm considering this.

 

keep your car, go with a aftermarket navi the noise will go away.. unless you REALLY want 6MT and want to pay the differance

 

It seems that every other thread is about someone regretting getting a 5AT instead of a 6MT. Unless you're okay with throwing away money, stick with what you got.

 

You'll lose out regardless on a lease, but they will make you pay more to get out of it early. I'm sure they'd figure out a way to get you into another lease for a little more money, but you'll just be screwed even harder when it comes to the end of your lease.

I hate leases. Building equity takes forever with a lease and it generally takes you 3+ years or so to pay the car off if you decide to keep it after your 36 month lease. That's 6+ years! If you turn it in you have to pay a fee and the dealer gets the benefit of any equity you mave have accumulated. You're also left with nothing to use as a trade-in.

Even though I purchase, I usually don't stay in a new car for more than 4 years, but I still have equity at that time that I can roll into a new vehicle.

 

getting out a lease early is not that costly like most ppl think IF AND ONLY IF you're getting another car from them at the same time. i told my salesperson my payoff amount and he told me he'll trying his best to not have me pay for any upside down amount, but i highly doubt i'll be walking away free and get right into a new car though. but it won't be as bad as it sounds.

 

I have no experience with lease as I am not american... but well if you can afford it and you are not happy now, maybe it would be a good thing? At least I wasnt happy with my 04, now I am

 

you could maybe get them to give you a trade in that high. you will loose anything you put down on the current lease though.

i'm at about 5500 miles on my '05 at and the brakes are squeaking a bit when i first get on the pedal. it's not that bad of a squeak to me, i'm just glad the brakes are as good as they are... i was parked next to a '03 or '04 350z with the 2 pots the other day. even with the 17" wheels on that car those older style brakes looked absolutely tiny.

 

the squeak on my car is just the opposite, it occurs when i push in the brake pedal quite a bit, therefore the noise only exists when i'm slowing down from freeway speed.

 

not related to this topic but can other car dealership pay off my leased car if i decide to get a car from them? the reason i asked is when i called the infiniti financial they would give me the pay off amount and told me i can ONLY pay the car off at an authorized infiniti dealership. can i trade in my car to a non-infiniti dealership then?