New G Sedan owner. Again!
06-02-2010, 05:51 PM
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New G Sedan owner. Again!
In February 2004, I leased a silver/black 2004 G35 RWD AT Sedan for 39 months. In May of 2007, I bought the car off lease and added an extended warranty. As of May 2010, the car had 54K miles on it.
My only complaints about it were excessive road noise, jarring suspension, and poor gas mileage in the city (14-15 mpg). I test drove one of the 2010 G37 sedans recently, and it seemed my complaints have been answered, at least in the non-sport version with regular tires.
As we neared the end of May, and after researching prices on Truecar.com and CarsDirect.com, I blasted an e-mail to various Infiniti dealers around the state of Texas asking for their best offer on a:
White/wheat Journey RWD AT w/
Premium pkg
Navigation pkg
Wood accents
There aren't that many G37s with those specifications in Texas! Fortunately, Grubbs Infiniti in Euless (near DFW airport) offered one with those options plus illuminated kick plates and splash guards for $36,011, which is below factory invoice due to a $1000 in dealer cash promotion that was going on. Tinted windows, trunk cargo mat, trunk net and a first aid kit cost me $375 more.
I couldn't resist. Grubbs gave me $11K for my trade in (which is the equivalent to $11,660 at Car Max given the tax break). After TTL and getting a refund on the balance of my extended warranty on the G35, I'm out the door with a new car at $26.5K. I picked the car up Saturday. I figure I'll drive it at least 6 years.
I was looking over my old paperwork, and my lease was based on a price of $33,700 in 2004 for the G35 without navigation. Hard to believe that the G37 with navigation today is going for almost exactly the same nominal price as the G35 with navigation six years ago, considering:
1) all the money we've printed in the last 6 years;
2) the improved engine and performance;
3) the improved transmission and gas mileage;
4) the improved technology.
Are cars becoming like home computers? You pay $1500-2000 for an excellent home computer just about every year, but they keep getting faster with better memory.
Finally, in looking over Infiniti's sales figures the last several months, I was astonished to learn that out of every 100 Infinitis sold, 40 are G Sedans!
Of course, the G Sedan faces the most competitive segment in the market, jockeying with the 3-series, TL, ES/IS, C-Class, Genesis, CTS, A4 etc.
No wonder Infiniti offers a great performance and lots of goodies at a competitive price in the G Sedan. They have to. It's their bread and butter!
Here's some photos of a car that looks exactly like mine:
My only complaints about it were excessive road noise, jarring suspension, and poor gas mileage in the city (14-15 mpg). I test drove one of the 2010 G37 sedans recently, and it seemed my complaints have been answered, at least in the non-sport version with regular tires.
As we neared the end of May, and after researching prices on Truecar.com and CarsDirect.com, I blasted an e-mail to various Infiniti dealers around the state of Texas asking for their best offer on a:
White/wheat Journey RWD AT w/
Premium pkg
Navigation pkg
Wood accents
There aren't that many G37s with those specifications in Texas! Fortunately, Grubbs Infiniti in Euless (near DFW airport) offered one with those options plus illuminated kick plates and splash guards for $36,011, which is below factory invoice due to a $1000 in dealer cash promotion that was going on. Tinted windows, trunk cargo mat, trunk net and a first aid kit cost me $375 more.
I couldn't resist. Grubbs gave me $11K for my trade in (which is the equivalent to $11,660 at Car Max given the tax break). After TTL and getting a refund on the balance of my extended warranty on the G35, I'm out the door with a new car at $26.5K. I picked the car up Saturday. I figure I'll drive it at least 6 years.
I was looking over my old paperwork, and my lease was based on a price of $33,700 in 2004 for the G35 without navigation. Hard to believe that the G37 with navigation today is going for almost exactly the same nominal price as the G35 with navigation six years ago, considering:
1) all the money we've printed in the last 6 years;
2) the improved engine and performance;
3) the improved transmission and gas mileage;
4) the improved technology.
Are cars becoming like home computers? You pay $1500-2000 for an excellent home computer just about every year, but they keep getting faster with better memory.
Finally, in looking over Infiniti's sales figures the last several months, I was astonished to learn that out of every 100 Infinitis sold, 40 are G Sedans!
Of course, the G Sedan faces the most competitive segment in the market, jockeying with the 3-series, TL, ES/IS, C-Class, Genesis, CTS, A4 etc.
No wonder Infiniti offers a great performance and lots of goodies at a competitive price in the G Sedan. They have to. It's their bread and butter!
Here's some photos of a car that looks exactly like mine:
06-02-2010, 06:17 PM
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I was looking at Consumer Reports today at the bookstore. Not that it matters, but I found it interesting they rated the G Sedan a 95.
The only cars they rate higher are the Lexus LS, Porsche 911, and BMW 135i. None of which are mid-size entry luxury sedans.
The only cars they rate higher are the Lexus LS, Porsche 911, and BMW 135i. None of which are mid-size entry luxury sedans.
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06-03-2010, 01:28 AM
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congrats on the new G.
i recently got my G as well but in Liquid Platinum with the graphite leather.
i was thinking of getting a white one but the light colored interior killed it for me.
i recently got my G as well but in Liquid Platinum with the graphite leather.
i was thinking of getting a white one but the light colored interior killed it for me.
06-03-2010, 01:50 PM
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I didn't waste anytime getting the clear bra put on my car. Make sure if you decide to get one that it is guaranteed not to yellow. Some of the older clear bras would get just a bit of yellow to them as they aged, in the sun. Not very noticeable on most colors, but very noticeable on a white car.
06-03-2010, 05:02 PM
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I was thinking about the clear bra but my soon to be G sedan is a lease so doubt its worth the money. Talked to the dealer about it and the normal rock chips are expected and/or covered in your excessive wear return allowance, $500 I believe. Tints are a must though, hope to get those done sometime next week.
06-03-2010, 09:39 PM
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