In the market? I just bought mine from Kirkland Monday night for $456 below Invoice with the 0.9% financing. Fife wasn't willing to touch that; actually they weren't willing to touch Kirkland's original offer which was Invoice. Beaverton was though.

 

Grats on your new G35!

Yes, I'm in the market, so any additional info you have to share would be helpful!

Was your below invoice pricing due to the VPP program, or did you negotiate it on your own?

Did you deal with Ken, or a different saleperson, at Kirkland?

 

I think you're right. Automakers began posting Sept sales today. Ford off 34% from prior year. GM off 16% only because of heavy incentives. Japan is feeling the effects of a huge cultural change that has young buyers rejecting expensive cars and crowded roads for public transportation. So, the Japanese makers were counting on U.S. sales.....oops!

Banks have tightened up their sphincters like it's 1929. Consumers are scared out of their wits to spend as they watch the six o'clock news and see thousands of people being tossed out of homes and jobs as the holidays and winter approach.

We bought our G35X a couple of weeks ago for almost 6 grand off MSRP. I think it was a good deal at that moment and we were able to get exactly the car we wanted. But if you're willing to wait and possibly compromise on color and options, I've gotta believe that the deals will only get better. Winter's around the corner. Typically not a huge car sales period in the northern states.

 

I would have to disagree with you. I called 6 different Dealers in the Washington DC metro area and landed a good deal by doing so. Dealers are desperate for sales now. In the middle of paying for my car last Wednesday, I had another dealer car and say, "Don’t sign anything, Ill give you $150 off the price your about to sign." I ended up getting the car for $930 below invoice. I went to the showroom on saturday to test drive the G35 and NO one was there except for me and my friend for the whole 90 minutes I was there. This is a dealership that usually sells 200 Infinitis a month. There sales manager said that Salesmen turnover is really bad now. Last month he lost 5 of them.

I test drove the cars I might have wanted and then decided on the G35. I then did my research and called the dealers by phone ALWAYS negotiating the out the door price. I told them that I don’t care if your processing fee is $30k and you price the car at $4k, I want to know you’re out the door price.

My younger brother bought his car this way (M3) as did my parents.

 

Thanks! Not sure what the VPP program is, so I guess I negotiated it on my own? Went in Sunday and ultimately got an offer OTD on the table and walked away without any real pressure from them; didn't go in ready to buy and the wifey and I wanted to talk it over and do some research on pricing.

I figured since it was month end, and they were only a few cars away from their quota per my salesman, it was probably as good a time as any to negotiate. If I wasn't going to get a deal that I could live with now, then maybe it wasn't the appropriate car financially.

Initial offer Sunday for an IP Sedan Sport 6MT with Nav, Premium, Splash Guards, Trunk Cargo Net, Trunk Mat and Wheel Locks (and with or without the rear spoiler) was $36,506 with 1k down and then factor in the $3k incentive plus TTL. They had 2 IP 6MT sedans, one with the rear spoiler and 220 miles and the one that I ultimately chose, the one without the rear spoiler with 33 miles.

In short, my salesman was very very proactive (though not pushy) and came back on Monday after tons of calls with a "final" offer (using the 0.9% financing after I decided that I preferred that over the $3k incentive) of $38,900 OTD (with TTL and $0 down). I told him let me talk it over with the wife.

During that time, I called Beaverton and Fife. Beaverton had a Platinum Silver 6MT with the same configuration but without the Nav (which I originally didn't want). They were willing to do $31,350 + $50 doc fee + trip permit fee to drive it home using the $3k incentive -- $34,143 using the 0.9% financing instead. I think I could've gotten a slightly better deal if I tried but I wanted IP.

Fife had an IP 6MT configured exactly the same as Kirkland. They came back with a best of $39,6xx OTD using the 0.9% financing. I told them I already have a better offer on the table and the salesman said go ahead and buy that car then.

Fife's sales manager called me back later to confirm that I had a great deal at $38,900 OTD and that if the numbers changed when I went to buy at Kirkland, his offer was still good but he wouldn't go any lower. He seemed rather shock and I mentioned that I was hoping to get an even better deal from Kirkland but he didn't think it was going to happen.

Oh yeah, I recall asking for $38k OTD and eventually raised it to $38,250 OTD. After figuring out what invoice was, I decided that $38,900 was fine and I was going to take it since it was $98 under invoice except he called me back first and was able to offer $38,500 OTD or $456 under invoice.

My salesman was Brian Barclay but he was there only a month and actually left yesterday and to start a business in Spokane.

 

I got my 2008 G35 with Premium Sport package for $30,000($32,200 out the door.) I got a GREAT deal because I got it at the end of the month.

 

I'm not saying you can't get a decent deal over the phone..... They just typically won't give you their "rock bottom" price unless you're in person ready to buy.

FWIW, you got $930 under invoice, we're talking about $3k under invoice.