Planning to buy G37x

[Mudgen]

Have done some browsing, and this looks like a great, very active forum site. Congratulations to all for the way you support each other.

After an '05 and and '08 Subaru Legacy GT, I find that Subaru has abandoned this old slushbox addicted performance enthusiast. No auto in the latest GT, which is reputed not to handle like the 05-10 models, anyway. I enjoy driving my wife's WRX on occasion, but my arthritic hips won't take clutching on my daily 20 mile rush hour commute, so there it is.

Test drove a G37x last week. Just, wow. I had a mid-nineties Q45, so I expected solid and luxurious, but the power and handling of the G just blew me away. So, numbers.

Edmunds has TMV of a G37x with premium package at $35,989, but they also show the Volvo S60 T6 TMV at full sticker, which can't be right, so I'm wondering. Invoice looks like $36918, sticker $40,025. A dealer 75 miles up I95 has Internet pricing on the car @$34,615, which I suppose is factoring in the $1500 current dealer cash incentive and leaving around $500 profit. The local dealer is about 20mi from me, in Richmond, VA, and I left the salesman with contact info and the notion that I intended to buy in March or April. He said he'd probably call me toward the end of the month if they had any good pricing going on.

Any advice on what I should target, pricewise? I think I'm realistic about my trade, expect to get Edmunds "clean" trade in value, and would buy this month if the money is right. Or would I do much better in March-April? The Legacy trade-in will, of course, decline somewhat in that time.

[joe603]

I'd try and sell your car outright...you will always do better than trading it in.

PM me for buying a new Infiniti...I have a guy that can probably beat that price.

[Mudgen]

Thanks, Joe. I'm leaning to trading because of recent experiences of a friend who's moving back to Minnesota and selling one of his cars. Calls like "It's an automatic, right? I can't use a clutch with this leg bracelet on.", and "I'll be there at 2:00pm. Really, I will be this time.".

I have not figured out how to PM you. When I drill to your profile, "Contact Joe603" is not a link. Is there a wait period or posting minimum? For someone with an InterNIC handle dating to 1995, I can be remarkably clueless about web stuff.

[soul_hfk]

welcome to Nico

[soul_hfk]

the pm link is right below the name or date join on the left side

[Mudgen]

the pm link is right below the name or date join on the left side

That would be the "Contact joe603" that is not a link on my screen, just text. Have tried both Firefox and IE. I don't suppose Safari or Chrome would make a difference.

Thanks for the welcome and the follow-up.

[Mudgen]

OK, I see it now: you have to be around for a bit before they'll let you use PM. Fair enough. I expect to be around, have a hankering for that G.