How much should I make an offer for an 05' G35X Sedan, 51000km

[Smartidiot]

Hello Guys,

I have a question here that I am hoping to get some honest advice from all the experts on this forum.

Since all my family members are so much in love with the Infiniti brand we are planning to pick up another 2005 G35 Sedan soon.

So far we have found one on Autorader from Richmond Nissan dealership asking for $CAD 21000 + tax

It is an 05' G35X 5AT in beige colour, 51,000km to date. I have had the car checked by a mechanic and there aint' any major problems except some dirty filters/oil that needs to be replaced/changed. The exterior of the car looks okay with some minor scratch paint on the front bumper which is expected given that it is a 4 years old car.

So my obvious quetsion here is, what is a reasonable offer that I should make to the dealer after putting the current economy and car market sales into factor? I have used Canada black book value and it came out that the "trade-in" value for this particular vehicle is somwhere between CAD$17K - 20K. However, I believe this number is simply derived from a mathematic formula which may/may not reflect the true value of this car.

Also note that this is a Canadian vehicle with a clean carfax and all the numbers are in CAD currency because I live in Canada...

Any opinions/advice are much appreciated.

Robin

[jardolei]

Too expensive....

I'll give you an idea of what I got/paid

2006 Coupe 6MT16,700 KMAll options except for Nav and the rear steer thingy whatever it isIt had one rub on front bumper but it doesnt show since its underRecord was clean. Inspected and was in perfect conditionPrevious owner exchanged it for the FX35

Price: 25,500 CAD

Good luck, but $21,000 CAD waaaaayy too expensive!

I'm in Montreal, Quebec but check Toronto, they have nice prices

For PICs: http://montrealpreludeclub.com...t=g35
Modified by jardolei at 10:11 AM 4/23/2009

[uncbeers]

I think you're disregarding the fact that he is talking about an X series (AWD). You always end up paying more for the X (at least in my experience).

Personally, I don't know much about the CDN market so I'm afraid I can't help but have you tried to play with the value on KBB.com? I know it is probably geared more for US consumers so don't know what the value is for you guys in Canada but worth the look.

Good luck!

EDIT-I just read the whole post-you used the Black Book so you're already on the right path.

[jardolei]

alrighty, I just checked prices from Toronto, and your 21k seems to be a fair price actually. Didn't know the X cost that much more

The prices I saw varied from 20k-25k

http://www.trader.ca/search/Re...CAT=1

[kmckis1029]

wow nice to know my car's value is that high lol.... but i got my 2005 g35x for $19k(23k after tax/fees) with 18k miles, everything but wood and navi, on it last year. So im sad to say this but the price is too high

edit:oh didnt see CAD... so thats about what i paid last year though... with less miles...

[Smartidiot]

Thanks for everyone's quick reply.

Yes I did use Black Book Value in my research as my understanding is that KBB is only suitable for American buyers and they usually get a much better deal compared to us Canadians...(blame the size of economy here..)...

jardolei,Thanks for your help. autotrader.ca is where I found this particualr vehicle too.. that's why I am just tryign to get an idea what is a reasonable offer that does't make me seem like an a**hole to the salesperson.

any more opinions and/or previous buying experiences are welcome here.

[GWhiz35]

I would first like to say that i've worked at used car dealerships before, and i'm pretty up to date on my car values, with that said, i would say that car is worth about 16K or 17K. I have an 05 G35 Coupe w/ 32K and i only paid $17,500, with everything but Navi. I would say that car is wayyy to high!

[jardolei]

I think the prices you are quoting are in US$ as opposed to the OP which is CAN$ ?

17,000.00 USD = 20,795.90 CAD ( http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi )