Originally Posted by jeffmo2334

You can do much better.

The invoice price on the G35S/Premium, including destination, is $32,900, so your offer is $1700 over invoice. You should be able to get $0 to $500 over invoice, which on these specs would be $33,000 to $33,500 or so.

I live in Houston and just bought my G last month. The best offer I got in Houston was $1500 over invoice or so -- crazy! One of the salesmen actually told me that all of the dealers in Houston have an agreement (Infiniti dealers) not to sell below a certain price. As a result, I looked in Dallas, and found an offer for $500 over invoice, and found a deal for $170 under invoice from Gunn in San Antonio. I ended up getting the car from Gunn, and paid $125 for a one-way ticket out to San Antonio, got the car, and enjoyed the 200 mile trip back to Houston It was the best buying experience I have had.

Gunn has a unique pricing structure -- they fix the prices on the car each week, and there is no haggling. You can see their stock on their website, and then call Duane (the internet salesman) and he'll tell you the price on each car. Their pricing ranges from under invoice to $1500 to $2000 over invoice, and depends on how long the car has been on their lot. Once it has been there for 2 1/2 to 3 months, the price comes way down. They update the prices every Thursday evening, so you can check back week-to-week and see what they are charging. The exact one I wanted (Premium Journey, wood trim, charcoal interior and garnet ember exterior) was marked down from $900 over invoice to $170 under invoice in one week, and I jumped right on it.

I know someone up in Dallas who also will give you a good deal -- I almost did the one-way flight up to Dallas to buy there, but then found the San Antonio deal last minute.

You can get an offer from Dallas or SA and try to get Houston to match, but that did not work for me -- they would not budge below $1500 over invoice or so.

Re: the 2 years free maintenance, keep in mind that depending on how many miles you drive, this will only cover your 7500 mile and 15000 mile checkups, which are only oil changes, tire rotations, and checking belts and fluids. While the dealer charges a lot for these normally (rip-off!), you can get 2 oil changes with synthetic oils and tire rotations for a total of $150 or so, so that is the real value of the maintenance deal (maybe a little more when you figure in convenience of having the dealer do it). Thus, if they are charging over $1000 more than somewhere else, then it is not worth it even with the maintenance. For me, if they would have come within $400 or $500 of my best deal out of town, I would have bought in town, but they wouldn't come that close.

I hope that helps! Feel free to email me if you want to know any more about my Houston buying experience (I took my time and really shopped around).

Jeff

Originally Posted by popcornten

According to Edmunds, the invoice on my vehicle is 34,001 - so the offer I've received is only 600 above. ALSO, I asked specifically, and he said the Premium Service at 3,750 intervals is included in their service offers. So according to the Edmunds invoice, I think this is a really good deal because the Premium Service runs around $200. And It'll be paid off with a 1.9%APR

I emailed Gunn last week and they were not able to offer me anything close to the 34,600. I also went to Southwest Infiniti here in Houston, and the guy said he wouldn't touch anywhere near that figure.

Are the vehicles on the Gunn website set at their low price already?

Thanks for all the help, I'm going up to North Houston today to see the car and maybe make a deposit. I'm going to ask to perhaps get the car tinted and wheel locks included free of charge.

Originally Posted by stevej88

Just bought a 2008 G35 Journey, Sedan, 5AT, Premium, Sunroof, and Navigation Package (XM Sat 3 months)
Dealer Add-ons: Nitro in Tires ($250.00) dealer option(joke).
Cargo net in trunk and mats in car
Sticker: 37725
All said and done I worked them down to $34,613
They showed their invoice it was $34,249

I got them to throw in 2 free oil changes and 2 Free tanks of gas

What do you think?

Originally Posted by igolfchip

Any suggestions on dealers in North Carolina? Willing to go to Charlotte or other city to ensure I get the best deal.

Originally Posted by popcornten

Lucky man, that's a pretty darn good price.
I'm just finishing up my deal, and the car market is doing well here in Texas, so there wasn't as much play room in price as i was hoping for (worked out to 1600 belove MSRP plus 2 years free service, tint, and wheel locks).

Also, this is IMPORTANT, the prices on new G35s that are fresh into dealership s is going up $400. The salesman at West Houston today showed me the sticker on a G35 just off the truck today, and the Journey now starts at 32,700 - up from 32,300!!!

So go out quickly and find a car already in dealer stock to avoid the price increase!!


I would not recommend working with North Houston Infiniti. When I got up there, the car I was interested in was USEDDDD but he tried to pass it off as new. I drove all the way up there, only to find out that it had 1700 miles on it, although TECHNICALLY it had not been titled, it had been purchased and returned. The car also had tint, wheel locks, and a hideous pinstripe. I was very disappointed in the dealership that I was mislead just to get me up to the dealership.

Originally Posted by briantk

Model 2008 Infiniti G35
Options: Navigation, Premium, Sport Package, Spash, Truck Mat, Trunk net

MSRP: $39,625
Price Paid: $35,624 + sales tax and tags
Atlanta, GA

Originally Posted by MMsG35

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How did you buy your car for less than invoice??

Originally Posted by MMsG35

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How did you buy your car for less than invoice??

Originally Posted by mgG35S

Given the current state of economy, it is not that difficult to find a G35 below invoice, although your location and the number of Infinity dealers in your area will likely make a difference on the price you're able to negotiate. It also helps to time your purchase, so that it takes place at the end of the month (and preferably at the end of the quarter too), which is what I did.

Looks like briantk bought his G35 at $465 below the $36,089 invoice ($39,625 MSRP) on his G35 configuration. That's a pretty good deal.

I also recently bought the same '08 G35 configuration below the $36,089 invoice ($39,625 MSRP), Lakeshore Slate/Stone interior with Sport, Premium, Navigation, Splash Guards, Carpeted Trunk Mat, and Cargo Net. I also asked dealer to include free wheel locks, "G35" logo license plate frame, and touchup paint (approximately $100 value at dealer retail prices).

I paid $35,218 (approximately $971 under invoice, including the free accessories) plus tax and license, and no other dealer fees.

Originally Posted by mgG35S

Given the current state of economy, it is not that difficult to find a G35 below invoice, although your location and the number of Infinity dealers in your area will likely make a difference on the price you're able to negotiate.