It seems like a lot of the certified ones I'm finding were a lease, corporate car, or fleet car on the CarFax, then bought at auction by a dealership and certified. Sure the miles are only like 25-35k miles...but would you buy any of those kinds?? It's hard to find one what just a personal owner and not a lease. Why are 90% of the cars registered as lease vehicles sold at auction? I dont know about buying a leased car

 

If it is lot cheaper and you won't keep it longer than the warranty.... well why not.

 

+1. but if you are buying the car for the long haul, i like to try to buy a car from a private owner who has been meticulous with maintenance and seems mature enough not to have driven the car into the ground. that said, it seems these cars are made to handle a fair amount of abuse.

 

I wonder if after I buy from a private person, can I go to Infiniti later that day, get an inspection, and buy a warranty after they inspect it?

 

If it only has 25k-35k miles, the factory warranty is still good until 4 yr/60k I believe.

 

A lot of leased cars are turned in before the actual lease is up. This means the actual value of the car is still relatively high. Then, factor in the dealer markup. Lets say you have an 07 and its worth 25k + 3-4k markup. It sits on an infiniti dealers lot for a long time, and no one buys it. After a while, they put it up to auction, and usually gets sold.
If an independant dealer buys it at auction, I dont think it can be "certified". Also, I'm almost certain Infiniti dealers don't buy Infiniti cars at auction.
I agree with the others. If you're going to keep the car short term, I'd say go for it. If you want it for the long run, I'd say look somewhere else. Fleet and rental cars can be driven by many people, most of which probally dont care about the car.

 

Mine was a fleet vehicle..... drives fine, no dents, scratches etc on it. But yea, i dont really trust it was driven kindly..

 

ur finding lease returns because any one who bought their G would loose money if they traded it in right now. most people that have 07 are just over the hump on the loan. but 08 and 09s, people usually owe more on the loan then the car is worth at the moment.
unless the paid cash, or put down a big down payment.



+ who wants to trade in a sweet car.

 

the "abuse" you think of would mostly be on the tires and brakes, and will usually be taken care of before a dealer sells the vehicle.

I would change the tranny and rear diff fluid. other than that, you should have a solid vehicle at a good price.

 

i agree.

 

Disagree. When you beat on a car you beat on everything. Include engine tranny diff, etc Especially when the car has only 1-2k on it maybe not even.

 

this is also true.

but if u want a like new car, then buy a new one.

the cars not a virgin, hence its used status.

u can ***** foot around all day worrying about the cars history.

in the end, you really will never know. even people that buy a new car still beat the **** out of it, cuz they know thay are gunna trade it in, in a few years.

my car was a demo, had 1200 miles on it.
and we all know demo cars are "test driven" and people step on it when test driving.
but i got a good deal on it. (invoice with a few extra freebes)

its just one of those "it is what it is" situations.

 

I agree that's why I stated this.

To me it seems if you keep the car for 6-7 years the 3k off or so not much of a deal. If you only keep it for few years sure why not. You have warranty to hang on if anything goes wrong. Of course that's how I think. Others might feel different.

Also you might get better financing on new cars than used. Some dealers only apply the promo's on new cars. At the end you may end up paying the same over the financial period of the car.

Not sure what's the rate now for used and new. So this could be out of wack. But that is something to think about it if you buy a car. Of course if you pay cash than this won't apply.

LOL

 

tg is right.


so, good luck OP.

 

ughhhhh, EVERY used one I find on autotrader doesn't make me happy. There's like 87 I found in my price range. Of all the ones I can see the carfax on, ALL of them were sold at auction as a "manufacturer" vehicle.