Hey everyone,

I frequent this forum once in a while, but decided to finally take the plunge and make my first post after leasing my EX35 today (picking up tomorrow). I've test driven the car, but I am still very, very eager to get me in this car for a longer drive. The EX35 is the Journey edition in Tidewater and comes with the Premium and Navigation packages. I opted out of the technology and Luxe packages as I personally couldn't justify the extra costs. Either way, I think MSRP on the car was just under 42,000. I got a 24 month, 12k mile lease for $4800 down and $350 a month. I was wondering what you everyone thought about the pricing on the lease (this is the first car I've ever leased and I'm not very good when it comes to attaining a new car, but I thought it was a damn good deal). The dealer said that anything less than this would be too much loss on the dealer side, supposedly.My only slight disappointment is that I didn't realize that non-Luxe packages did not come with xenon headlights; the sales rep told me that all EX35's come stock with xenon, so I got the impression that it was only the Adaptive Front lighting System (AFS) that differed with the Luxe package. Either way, I have yet to pick up the car so hopefully the xenons are on it. Other than that, I'm totally excited to start driving and I look forward to posting more on these forums!

EDIT: Oh, I forgot to address something else that bothered me a bit. Apparently the car the dealer sold me has 133 miles on it; they claim that the car was swapped with another dealer in CT, but I don't know how credible this is. Think I should inquire more into this, or is this not a big deal? Thanks again.
Modified by lionheart at 7:07 PM 7/24/2008

Welcome to Nico.

Glad you made the leap to a new Infiniti. Great cars, great engines and great transmissions. I'm sure you're going to love the car.

I think the EXs have bi-xenon. With the bi-xenon both low and high are xenon.

I can't speak for a dealer, however, I've learned to take anything they say with a large grain of salt. Anyway you look at it, EX's are expensive, so you probably got a good deal.

Again, welcome to Nico.

no, EX35s are not bi xenon. Someone else was griping about that.

Congrats on your new EX! You're really going to enjoy it.

Re your lease, if you're happy, then it was a good deal. Just the same, you may want to compare the lease rate/residuals they gave you compared to the Infiniti Financial Services lease rate for July 2008 on Journey Models:

2008 Infiniti EX35 AWD – 7/9/0824 Month – Residual 67% of MSRP – .00014 Base Rate36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00057 Base Rate

2008 Infiniti EX35 Journey AWD – 7/9/0824 Month – Residual 63% of MSRP – .00014 Base Rate36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00057 Base Rate

BTW, our first choice was the Tidewater but it was impossible to find in the configuration we wanted. Post pictures!

my workmy playmy EX35

congratulation!! i have a tidewater too, i love the color.

I had 150km on my delivery, it was driven from another dealership. Oh well...

150km ~ ----------- = 0 Hence, forget about it and enjoy your new toy. Lifespan of the Vehicle

lionheart wrote:My only slight disappointment is that I didn't realize that non-Luxe packages did not come with xenon headlights; the sales rep told me that all EX35's come stock with xenon, so I got the impression that it was only the Adaptive Front lighting System (AFS) that differed with the Luxe package. Either way, I have yet to pick up the car so hopefully the xenons are on it. Other than that, I'm totally excited to start driving and I look forward to posting more on these forums!

Xenon's are the reason I got the Luxe. Don't come without.

lionheart wrote:EDIT: Oh, I forgot to address something else that bothered me a bit. Apparently the car the dealer sold me has 133 miles on it; they claim that the car was swapped with another dealer in CT, but I don't know how credible this is. Think I should inquire more into this, or is this not a big deal? Thanks again.

No biggie. Just make sure the odometer reading is in the agreement. Your 12k/year starts at that number.