Haha, not quite. I'm just not like you man. I'm not going to just do whatever, and buy one off the lot. My financial spending is calculated. This is how you grow in your investments, so you don't have to retire when you are 70, you can do it at 50.

The homelink mirror can be had for just over $200 online. Telescoping wheel? I'm going to set that steering wheel exactly one time, so what purpose would this serve other than a gimmick to show off to your friends? I don't want a Z, I want a back seat. What is laughable, is how you think that someone should do whatever they want you to. Luxury is leather, heated seats, which are standard.

And you sound like some punk kid, who is in debt already, at 20

 

"Ok how 'bout a spelling contest then?"

 

Seriously, people here are just offering suggestions. No need to get pissy about it.

If you post something like this on a message baord, you have to expect all different kinds of responses.

 

mrb: I had a similar problem last year when I was trying to purchase an IP with Graphite 6MT with the options that I wanted. I was told that there were none in the country. However, I found that I could go on-line through Inifiniti's site and I could search for cars by state and view inventory down to how each car was equipped. I searched and found 2.....one in NJ and another in TN. I informed my dealership and they were shocked......so try doing a search yourself for the specific car you want. I was told that the Infinti Dealerships are broken into geographic regions in the US and do not cross regions to search for inventory. That could be a load of BS but for some reason, my dealership didn't/couldn't locate my car and I had to myself. PM me if you need help with the locator system.

 

I had the same experience as the post above- Just because the dealer says they can't get a car for you with the specs you want doesn't mean there isn't one out there.

When I got my G last November, I wanted a Caribbean Blue 6MT. My local dealer in Jacksonville said they couldn't get one. Instead, I found five throughout the US on Infiniti's website, so I wound up buying mine from a dealer in Baltimore, after negotiating over the phone with the various dealers. The dealers don't want to bother getting a car from a long ways away (different geographic region), as the poster above says. Don't give up and call around. I negotiated the price over the phone and wound up flying up to Baltimore and driving the new G back to Florida.

 

Just wait and get what you want, it will be your baby, outfit the car as you see fit. Unless you can get the dealer to completely eat the cost of the premium package?

Hey nothing wrong with some debt in your 20's....But then again I should be out of debt by the spring ;-)

 

The Dealer wants you to buy one of the cars on the lot NOW, now wait for one. Of course they won't tell you there's one close by.

 

When they tell me to more or less go and buy a RSX because I want what I want, then they should expect a smartass or as you put it, pissy response.

 

The retail difference might be $1500, but the point is, if you custom order, you pay full price. You pick one off the lot and you can haggle. With so many on lots these days (and 06's coming in a few months), you can probably get close to invoice. So I stand by my roughly $1000 difference (maybe less).

Let's take YOUR stupid analogy one step further. In your left hand stick 15 one dollar bills each month. In your right hand, grasp the shifter of your new 2005 IP/Stone G35 Coupe 6MT as you slam it into 4th and drop the hammer. Which would you rather have?

I guess I know the answer...
--Viral

 

you aren't completely wasting your 1.5k...you do get something in return (the audio system and a sunroof). although you may not want it, it does improve the value/resale of your car. A total waste of 1.5k would be something like paying dealer markup etc...

another thing to consider is opportunity cost...

what's the opportunity cost of not having a G for the next 4 or so months?

also, you aren't settling...
settling implies some sort of inferiority whether that be quality, performance, or luxury in your final selection. this isn't the case however. ending up with a better equipped car isn't settling, it's more like over-extending. in your case, the price of the G is peanuts, thus you aren't stretching your budget to afford a car that has superflous options.

at least from my persepective, it would just make more sense to find another car with similar options and try to bargain close to invoice. By going this route, you get the car right now and you maybe pay a nominal amount above what you would have paid had you customed ordered your G.

 

Haha. I custom ordered and negotiated to $500 over invoice.

 

Let me repeat this to you. I ordered my car with the sunroof, not without. If no sunroof, then $2500 difference, not $1500, $1500 difference is with the sunroof. Understand?

Settling would be me buying that option, I don't want it. I'm not going to buy the premium package because a dealer can't order a car right, that woudl be "settling" if I did. I don't want it, it's more crap I have to pull out of the car when I do the audio system. I'm not paying $2500 for a sunroof and fluff, I 'd rather pay $1k for it (sunroof only). I would never use the telescoping wheel, or daytime lights, the homelink mirror can be acquired but it's fluff as well. The other parts of it, I don't want either.

I already checked, there isn't a similar car they can find for me, I'd have to reorder. I read this site for a while, decided on the config of the car I wanted and the int/ext color choices and that is what I want. For now, they just lost a customer because of their Fukup. In a little over a year, there will be an all new G, GTR will be on its' way, and Honda is coming out with a new sportscar to be priced in the $40-50k range that is due for '07 as well. No real opportunity cost, as I have a car now. When the new G gets here, I'll re-evaluate what options are out there. With a few new all new rides not far away, I can wait. I'm not buying a last year model and that is pretty much what I'm looking at, no worries.

 

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As a side note, settling means ending up somewhere other than ideal. It doesn't mean that the product you purchased is inferior, it means you didn't end up where you wanted. By definition, if he were to buy a car in spite of what he wants, then he would be SETTLING.

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yes i understand, that's why i said, settling almost "implies" a level of inferiority. it doesn't necessitate that discrepancy but in the typical sense when one settles, they opt for a lesser product in lieu of their orignal expectation.

i.e. if i go to the dealership intending to buy a dodge neon but walked out with a dodge viper, i would hardly call that settling; eventhough it was something that wasn't in accordance with my initial intention.