Mike

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Ok, so Riverside Manheim, Lease return, 22,500 wholesale price, 39k miles, average condition (aka not great, not bad), graphite, Auto, 6 cylinder gas engine....

Your point?

This is a wholesale price for wholesalers with a wholesaler's license, and is NOT ready to be sold.

Still need to do safety, smog, and all work necessary to meet regulations...

There's at best, a weak correlation between auction prices and actual prices.

The fact that this even made it to an public auction just shows that EVERY SINGLE local infiniti dealer passed on the car for some reason.

confusedbruin

End of the day it shouldnt be more than 23. I can take it off the lot at that price, just saying my budget range isnt unreasonable

Mike

iTrader: (1)

Best of luck to you, sir.

That's neither a car I would buy for myself, nor a car I would recommend any of my friends to buy.

Mike

iTrader: (1)

Here's some more data for you, since you're so set on wholesale.


7/4/2011 $19,500 45,048
7/4/2011 $20,000 44,893
7/11/2011 $20,250 38,098
7/11/2011 $20,750 43,746
7/11/2011 $20,750 57,003
7/11/2011 $20,750 63,925
7/11/2011 $21,000 64,355
7/11/2011 $21,500 53,060
7/11/2011 $21,750 54,171
7/11/2011 $22,000 34,578
7/11/2011 $22,000 45,905
7/11/2011 $22,500 22,935
7/11/2011 $22,500 27,706
7/11/2011 $22,500 32,396
7/11/2011 $22,750 41,299
7/11/2011 $22,750 47,273
7/11/2011 $22,750 51,378
7/11/2011 $22,800 43,346
7/11/2011 $23,000 17,991
7/11/2011 $23,000 30,637
7/11/2011 $23,000 32,616
7/4/2011 $23,500 36,134
7/11/2011 $23,750 45,127
7/4/2011 $23,750 47,739
7/11/2011 $23,900 29,644
7/11/2011 $24,000 26,854
7/4/2011 $24,500 39,882
7/11/2011 $24,750 27,675
7/11/2011 $25,000 29,208
7/11/2011 $25,000 33,291
7/4/2011 $25,200 44,412
7/11/2011 $25,250 38,216
7/11/2011 $25,750 23,340
7/11/2011 $25,750 26,340
7/11/2011 $26,250 26,919
7/11/2011 $26,750 37,962
7/11/2011 $27,000 35,581
7/11/2011 $27,750 20,167
7/11/2011 $28,000 33,851

confusedbruin

i dont get whats wrong w. wholesale? add an extended warranty and you're chillin, no?

Mike

iTrader: (1)

re-read my post above.

Third party extended warranties are worthless.

LarryG

I guess it also depends where you live but CA car prices seem to be a lot higher than others. Not to mention the sales tax and fees in CA.. Good deal if you got it for 27,000 out the door then.

confusedbruin

Ohhhh sorry dixnt read it properly. I always assumed dealers buy from these auctions? I got an x5 from one a while ago, got an extended warranty and everythings been kosher 3 years now

Mike

iTrader: (1)

Luck of the draw, but if it made it to a public auction, then it's because no dealer wanted to certify the car.

You're in the minority if you've had a BMW without any significant downtime.

JohnEnglish

+1,000,000

Third party warranties are generally not even worth the paper they're written on.

_ant_

iTrader: (4)

^ agreed

TinsleyC

I test drove an 08 sedan with the 5AT and loved the way it shifted and drove. Almost bought it, but saw a dealer driven 09 and bought it instead, without hardly any test drive. I love my car, but sure wish I had that 5AT. It's a faster feeling ride. The 7AT is too slow to shift sometimes. MPG - maybe 1-2 MPG difference, not really a consideration in the 18-20 MPG city arena.

LarryG

+100000000000000000000000

ATCG37S

i say just go haggle with the dealer. i bought my 09 coupe black on black with nav, auto everything and what not for tags taxes and title for 39 out the door with 2.9 apr. i also went and drove 4 times, visited them and haggled for 2 weeks straight. granted i bought it on dec 30th, but hey, it got me what i wanted. in the end is it worth your time and effort to get what you want and how you want it?

confusedbruin

lol i cant afford to pay that much...