Yeah Gunn doesn't have any 6MTs right now but the sales guy who called me (don't remember his name) was very nice.

 

Went to a dealer today looking for a Journey+Premium+Nav+Wheels, black/black. I found a demo, Sport+Auto+Premium+Nav+4WS+Spoiler+Mud Flaps, black/black. I asked how much, first offer given was $37,250+TTL. It has about 2,200 miles, driven for about six months. The miles do not bother me. I think it sounds like a good deal, and I think I can get them down to $36,800. I put down a refundable deposit and they'll hold it for 48 hours while I sleep on it.

I'm pretty set on a Sport right now. If I don't go for this, I'll likely go for a Sport with just Prem+Nav, which I will be able to get for $1k over invoice (before negotiating), at $36,300.

Any thoughts? Is it worth paying invoice for a demo, or should I be paying below? I'm paying cash, which I didn't mention yet, and dealers are willing to deal more when its cash.

 

$36.8k is not too bad. I wouldn't do $37.2k since it has 2k miles. You should ask for $36.8k OTD

 

I'll probably be able to do $38.5k OTD when all is said and done. I'm not very concerned about the miles. I personally live in the city, so I don't commute, and the car won't get more than 5-6k miles a year for the three years I plan to own it. I know 4WS limits aftermarket stuff, but I won't be doing any mods. I like my cars straight from the factory.

Anybody else buy a demo? This is why it's hard to judge if this a deal or not, because demos are just starting to be sold.

 

Finally ordered yesterday @ $900 under MSRP from Infiniti of Kirkland. There's no competition here so you can't do much but I'm happy.

G35 Sedan (Journey)
Blue Slate ext, graphite int
Premium package, no nav
18" wheels, cargo net, mud guards

Invoice = $32,574
MSRP = $35,565
price = $34,665

Should be here in 2 or 3 weeks. I don't know how some of you waited months.

-Karl

 

Not too bad. In a few months I'll be looking for that same config. But hope to score a similar OTD price

 

Backed out of a deal for the demo I mentioned earlier and got a great deal on a brand new one:

G35 Sport 5AT + Premium + Nav + Tech + Spioler + Mud Flaps + Cargo Net

MSRP: $40,455
Invoice: $36,811
Paid: $37,300
OTD: $40,539

Pick it up tomorrow night.

 

Demos are risky because you know everyone drove it HARD during their test drive (the speed of the car is one of the biggest selling points, obviously). You never want to buy a car that's been driven/braked hard during the first 1200 miles. Heck, the first ANY miles, for that matter. Unless you're getting an amazing deal.

 

Austin Infiniti - 06.19.07

07 G35S 6MT - Premium, Nav, Splash Guards, Trunk Net

MSRP - $37,605 (or something like that)
Negotiated Price - $35,550
Money Factor - .002095
39 months @ $600 per month
$600 due at signing

I'm happy with that deal especially since it's the exact configuration I wanted and I searched the entire country for a 6MT and couldn't find an adequate replacement. Worked out to be a little over $1k over invoice which I was willing to pay after I exhausted myself for the search.

Austin Infiniti took a little finessing but when I told them I was ready to purchase immediately at that deal, they came through and within 30 minutes they had my credit app, and within 2 hours of them accepting I was driving the car.

My experience in dealing with so many online dealers was that you can't really negotiate until you're ready to purchase immediately. I wasn't getting the best rate when I was saying, "I'm purchasing next week" or "I'm purchasing once I sell my car."

I emailed them my offer 5 minutes after I sold my car, and things were quite smooth after that.

Love the car!

 

Congrats! I just got my VIN number for my order from I of Kirkland. Maybe they're on the same boat.

 

As others have suggested, I went online and used Edmunds to get a price quote, most dealers did not want to e-mail me there quote but rather wanted me to come in for a test drive (yeah right). Anyway, I did receive a quote from infiniti of orland park for a sport/premium/nav/tech for 37+ttl (OTD for 40) but i did not like the color, I also received a quote from infiniti of lisle for an IP Sport/ graphite interior, Premium/NAV/ Splash guards, cargo net, for 36124 + ttl. OTD for 38.7. what do you guys think?

 

I'll second the recommendation for Howard. We had been working with him before I read scastelino's post when we were in our "just looking" phase of getting a new car. When we were ready to buy we were able to get the same deal without any problems. Howard had his dealer trade guy search all over Texas and Oklahoma for the exact color combination we wanted (blue slate/stone), but wasn't able to find it so we ended up with the same config as scastelino minus the wood and clear bra in Liquid Platinum/Graphite.

 

2007 G35 Sport, Nav and Tech package, 3M, Tint and all taxes included $55,100.00 (Canadian)

Canadian cars come standard with the Spoiler and summer Bridgestone Potenza summers on the Sport model.

$2000.00 below MSRP

http://www.infiniti.ca/en/models/bui...re/default.asp

 

Sounds reasonable enough to me. Then again, I bought mine from Lisle the week they came out for 1k off sticker. Now that they've been out for months, you don't seem to be doing badly at all.

My experience with Infiniti of Lisle has been very good BTW. I have a Sport AT with Premium, Nav, splash.

 

Thanks for the response! Do you remember who you dealt with? How has there ongoing service been?