Infiniti Certification on non dealer puchased car?

[gibz4]

I'm in the market for a M45 and non Infiniti dealers seem to have better prices. My question is, if i were to get a car from one of the non Infitinti dealers, can i bring it to a Infiniti dealer and get it certified? Thus extending the warranty?

[odie]

You can buy an extended warranty if you buy from a non-dealer. search Infiniti Elite and you will find a contact whom is well known on NICO forums for providing these extended warranties at great prices.

BTW, you will receive a better rate if the car i under 30k or 40k miles.

[szh]

I'm in the market for a M45 and non Infiniti dealers seem to have better prices. My question is, if i were to get a car from one of the non Infitinti dealers, can i bring it to a Infiniti dealer and get it certified? Thus extending the warranty?

Not sure if I totally understand your question. If the original Infiniti warranty has not yet expired, then it is still valid (AFAIK) no matter where you bought it from, I would think! Anybody know anything different?

If the warranty period has already expired, then you can get an Infiniti Extended Warranty as long as the miles and years are still within the limits.

I'd give Courtney at Scottsdale Infiniti a call and find out what is possible.

Z

[palincal]

Unless the car is a salvage or rebuilt due to an accident, the original factory warranty should be valid.

[gibz4]

I know the warranty is until 60K miles but doesn't getting the car certified by Infiniti extend the Warranty another year or so after expiration of the original warranty? I know some dealers selling points are that their cars are Certifited which usally cost an extra grand to do.

From an Infiniti dealership webpage

"With every Certified Pre-Owned Infiniti, the journey begins with confidence.

Only the highest quality pre-owned Infiniti vehicles are certified. All are backed by extensive coverage including a 72-month/100,000 total-vehicle-mile warranty, roadside assistance, trip interruption benefits, guaranteed clean title history, and a free oil and filter change. "

[szh]

From an Infiniti dealership webpage

"With every Certified Pre-Owned Infiniti, the journey begins with confidence.

Only the highest quality pre-owned Infiniti vehicles are certified. All are backed by extensive coverage including a 72-month/100,000 total-vehicle-mile warranty, roadside assistance, trip interruption benefits, guaranteed clean title history, and a free oil and filter change. "

Interesting! I did not know that they issued a 7year 100k mile warranty with Certified Pre-Owned cars. Sounds like you may want to get some prices from the dealer and the other sellers, and compare pricing possibilities ... it may be that the Infiniti dealership ends up being a better cost.

But do make sure of the warranty being included by the dealership before you sign for the car! And, it should be the Infiniti warranty - not the third-party stuff.

Z

[gibz4]

so has anyone purchased their car from a private seller or a broker and been able to bring it to an Infiniti dealer for certification or do only cars bought from Infiniti dealers get certified?

[jmcclain01]

There's a big difference between an Infiniti certified car and an extended warranty. The answer to your question is no, you can not buy a certified car from a non dealer. A dealer will not certify a car not purchased from them. Infact, Infiniti will not let them do this. The certification is offered by Infiniti, not the particular dealer. They pay the dealer for the warranty work just as they would if it was work done under the original warranty. I have a certified, 72 month/100,000 mile, car and it's worth it in my mind. That being said, if you find the car you want and it's not certified, make sure you get an extended warranty, it's the next best thing.

[gibz4]

tha

There's a big difference between an Infiniti certified car and an extended warranty. The answer to your question is no, you can not buy a certified car from a non dealer. A dealer will not certify a car not purchased from them. Infact, Infiniti will not let them do this. The certification is offered by Infiniti, not the particular dealer. They pay the dealer for the warranty work just as they would if it was work done under the original warranty. I have a certified, 72 month/100,000 mile, car and it's worth it in my mind. That being said, if you find the car you want and it's not certified, make sure you get an extended warranty, it's the next best thing.

Thanks for the info.. i didn't think they would but just wanted to see. Seeing that the good deals are from non Infiniti dealers will probably sway me towards them for my future purchase. An extended Infiniti Elite would also be part of that purchase since there are so many electronic gadgets in this car that can go wrong..

[jmcclain01]

tha

Thanks for the info.. i didn't think they would but just wanted to see. Seeing that the good deals are from non Infiniti dealers will probably sway me towards them for my future purchase. An extended Infiniti Elite would also be part of that purchase since there are so many electronic gadgets in this car that can go wrong..

Just keep in mind that dealers put a high price tag on their cars just to see if people will pay them. There's a lot of room in those prices. We talked ours down, in about 15 minutes, almost $3000. Just do some research online and KBB and everywhere else you can think of before you go in so you know exactly where the car, with it's miles and options should be priced. I would pay an extra $500 to have a dealer car, but that's just me.

[gibz4]

Just keep in mind that dealers put a high price tag on their cars just to see if people will pay them. There's a lot of room in those prices. We talked ours down, in about 15 minutes, almost $3000. Just do some research online and KBB and everywhere else you can think of before you go in so you know exactly where the car, with it's miles and options should be priced. I would pay an extra $500 to have a dealer car, but that's just me.

Thanks for your insight... I thought there would be some bargaining room but the last Infiniti dealer i went to didn't want to go any lower.. I was looking at a 06 m45 sport with 45K+ on the clock and they were asking $26995. They wouldn't come down lower than $26500. So i walked away.. Thats pretty high for a car wit that milage in my oppinion. I guess there are some people that will pay that since the car is no longer at the dealership... I've seen some lower milage cars same options priced lower on the web.

[jmcclain01]

Thanks for your insight... I thought there would be some bargaining room but the last Infiniti dealer i went to didn't want to go any lower.. I was looking at a 06 m45 sport with 45K+ on the clock and they were asking $26995. They wouldn't come down lower than $26500. So i walked away.. Thats pretty high for a car wit that milage in my oppinion. I guess there are some people that will pay that since the car is no longer at the dealership... I've seen some lower milage cars same options priced lower on the web.

I know this seems crazy, but I would open your search up to other markets. I got an 06 M35, no sport, but everything you can possibly get on the inside, with 38,000 miles for $24,000. Keep in mind that was with out the certification. Work the car deal then worry about the certification. The certification is $1800 on top of what ever deal you make, no matter what. They won't move on that price, it's set by Infiniti. So if the price you're telling me about is with the certification it's not a horrible deal, but you can find better. May be worth a $500 flight to get one out of market if you find what you want.

[jmcclain01]

Just for comparisons, take a look at this link in the Dallas area. This is a dealer link and I can promise they'll move on these prices. They came off almost $3000 on my deal.

http://crestinfiniti.com/index...icles

[gibz4]

I know this seems crazy, but I would open your search up to other markets. I got an 06 M35, no sport, but everything you can possibly get on the inside, with 38,000 miles for $24,000. Keep in mind that was with out the certification. Work the car deal then worry about the certification. The certification is $1800 on top of what ever deal you make, no matter what. They won't move on that price, it's set by Infiniti. So if the price you're telling me about is with the certification it's not a horrible deal, but you can find better. May be worth a $500 flight to get one out of market if you find what you want.

Thanks but the price they gave me didn't even include a certification.. i saw one though with a similar configuration at a dealer in NoCal with the same price, lower milage, and even certified. It just wasn't the color combo i wanted. so i know there are better deals out there..

[DaddysWhiteCar]

you can get a used infiniti.. as long as the factory warranty is still valid, buy an Infiniti Elite Warranty (which) actually still translates to CERTIFIED + WRAP.

Elite warranty covers pretty much everything except for normal maintenance - it actually covers more.

as far as I know, CERTIFIED only covers certain parts, that's why Infinit dealers sell a WRAP coverage for certified cars.

Note: You can always bring the car to an Infiniti dealer, have them check it, get everything worked/fix if there are problems since it is still under the factory warranty.

Depending on your usage, Certified only goes up to 7 years from date of original service. Elite warranty can get more years if you are not a high mileage driver. Example: car is 3.5 years old under 40K + Infiniti Elite( 5 yrs/60K) = 8.5 years/100K compared to 7 yrs/100K for certified.

Hope this helps. So, for me, the Elite made better sense.

[jmcclain01]

you can get a used infiniti.. as long as the factory warranty is still valid, buy an Infiniti Elite Warranty (which) actually still translates to CERTIFIED + WRAP.

Elite warranty covers pretty much everything except for normal maintenance - it actually covers more.

as far as I know, CERTIFIED only covers certain parts, that's why Infinit dealers sell a WRAP coverage for certified cars.

Note: You can always bring the car to an Infiniti dealer, have them check it, get everything worked/fix if there are problems since it is still under the factory warranty.

Depending on your usage, Certified only goes up to 7 years from date of original service. Elite warranty can get more years if you are not a high mileage driver. Example: car is 3.5 years old under 40K + Infiniti Elite( 5 yrs/60K) = 8.5 years/100K compared to 7 yrs/100K for certified.

Hope this helps. So, for me, the Elite made better sense.

This is all true. The certification extends the dealer warranty to 7 years from service date or 100,000 miles. It covers everything that the factory warranty covers. I was told by a good friend of mine who is an Infiniti sales lady to never buy any extended warranty other then one offered by Infiniti, such as a certification. Of course I'm sure this advice is some what biased. Either way you look at it, any extended warranty is better then nothing. The only thing the certification has over the rest is that they have to bring the car's service records to a certain level to get it certified. So when you buy it they'll do a lot of service work to it the day of the purchase, which is nice.

[Q45tech]

Dealer warranty?

The dealer has nothing to do with Infiniti/Nissan Warranty. Other than act as a Sales Agent. A Dealer's Service Department Corporation has a written agreement with Nissan Warranty to do work if preapproved, they will get paid.

Never confuse the 4 separate corporations.A dealer SERVICE DEPARTMENT is just a separate repair company occupying space on dealership property with a direct bill reimbursement contract with Nissan's various separate coporations.

[DaddysWhiteCar]

Note: Elite warranty is backed by Infiniti. Not by the dealer so you can go to any Infiniti dealer to get warranty repair worked done. This is similar to certified warranty. Dealer is simply a sales agent for this.

[brianVA]

I think the point may be answered but might as well pile on:

It is my understanding, certified pre-owned is a dealer program that brings a used car up to snuff and then extends the warranty to 7 years from the day of first ownership. Its an infiniti program and adds cost to the dealership. The owner can further upgrade (=wrap) and extend the cpo warranty longer into an elite warranty which covers more stuff, including the electronic toys. I dont think you can take your non-dealer purchased car and get a certified pre-own on it but you can get an elite warranty which puts you in the exact same place. Upgrading the cpo to elite will cost you of the order of a grand where as getting an elite warranty off the street will be 2-3K roughly depending on miles, year etc.