I was wondering since these initial units are demo's and belong to infiniti and I'm sure infiniti doesn't want all these cars back would infiniti offer the dealer any incentive to buy them ie kickback?

My guess is no because initial demand will be high.

 

Perhaps after the initial demos were finished and the dealers had sufficent stock on the lot.

 

Are they still considered pre-production though?
Remember these would be the first cars to roll off the line...
if I'd want one or not.

 

I think these are probably considered preproduction, however, you would think Infiniti would put together solid cars for the unveiling on 25/26th. First impressions are everything. Like you, inTgr8r, I'm not sure I'd want a demo either.

 

That was my thought, that infiniti would look over these pre-production cars pretty carefully since these will be the first the public sees. The one I looked at had a VIN of 733 so this should mean this was the 733rd made?

 

They also may want (at least) some of these back to see how they stackup after being demoed

 

The salesperson at the Tustin, CA dealership I did a test drive with told me that the car I was driving would be 'crushed.' I asked him if he was kidding and he said No. Those are Infiniti's cars and they would be destroyed after the dealership is done with them. Seems strange, but maybe there is some liability with those cars. ?????

 

Damn, if that is true.....what a waste of a nice car.

 

That's crazy!

 

The Slate Blue G35 I test drove at Infiniti of Oakland was already sold before I even saw it in person.

 

Damn...I'd be really pissed if a dealer let someone else drive a car I purchased.

 

I'm not sure if that buyer got a good dealer. Even to this day, it's still sitting in the showroom for people to test drive it. Sucks to be that person!

 

Car companies sometimes donate vehicles such as this to trade schools for use in training. -mechanics, paint and body, etc... When I went to school, we had some whole cars, and lots of body panels that were brand new from the factory that could not be sold for some reason. I'd like to think Infiniti would do something like this instead of crushing them, ouch!
At least give me the engine first!

 

I'm incline to believe these are production cars that can be sold. My reasoning is they all have real VIN numbers and hundreds were made. Why would infiniti crashed hundreds of cars and from I saw they were every bit as good as any production car I've seen.

Also everything came with these cars, owners manual, front license plate holder, first aid kit, floor mats, etc.

What I have found is ask 10 dealers the same question and you get 10 different answers, like the IRS.

 

Well, whoever bought the one at Oakland is getting this car: