Just curious to see what others are paying. I got the 35 Sport with journey and nav plus some of the other small stuff. Sticker was $48,950, then I added Sirius and the spoiler...but the cost of the car without the sirius and spoiler ended up being $43,350 before taxes, so about $4,600. From what I have seen, most people are getting like $1500 off sticker. Is the art of a deal over here?

What I did was researched the price and dealer invoice, and also know that Infiniti has a 1.5% holdback on the invoice price (which the dealer gets as pure profit in most cases), and worked the car to like $100 over sticker.

Welcome to NICO!

Sure does sound like you got a very good deal.

Picture, please, when you get a free moment from driving your car!

Z

You did much better than I did. I don't even want to publish what I paid. I'll get on some list as a sucker.

I am hearing of $2K back of sticker for less-equipped models.

Premium colors and well-optioned models in Phoenix are bringing sticker price.

Mike (AZskygod) was shopping for one and got up into the $53K range I believe.... Right before he said "screw this" and bought a loaded-up G35 Coupe.

That makes me feel better. The problem here is that there's one Infiniti dealer within 120 miles.

And yes, that was the explanation I got from the dealer... mine was a showcase model, with Aero, high-demand color combo, sport, etc. So the real dealing was on my trade, after they held firm on the sticker, saying that the previous week they just removed the $1700 vig on top of the sticker that was on these cars because of supply/demand.

I guess it makes sense to me when a dealer has only about 5 M35s in stock in a market with 2 million people. And today, the Oregonian published a very favorable write-up on the M.

I have to stop with the post-lease remorse syndrome, cause I love the car. What difference would a few bucks have made? I consider myself lucky to be driving the coolest M in the Portland area. I've had it now for three weeks, and have yet to pass another M on the road.

I just purchased an M45 Sport stickered at $56,550 (journey/tech/misc stuff) for $3120 under sticker price. I think I've read on Edmunds of people doing better, like $1000 over invoice (my price was $1800 over invoice approx).

The leasing deals Infiniti credit is offering at the moment are very good, as well. True cost to lease is well below a higher-priced BMW or Lexus.
Modified by Innerloop at 8:43 AM 12/6/2005

Innerloop wrote:I just purchased an M45 Sport stickered at $56,550 (journey/tech/misc stuff) for $3120 under sticker price. I think I've read on Edmunds of people doing better, like $1000 over invoice (my price was $1800 over invoice approx).

The leasing deals Infiniti credit is offering at the moment are very good, as well. True cost to lease is well below a less-priced BMW or Lexus.

Welcome to NICO!

Please post pictures and write up your driving experience with the car when you get a chance!

Z

I just got a great deal my M45 Sport with journey, tech, aero and full size spare. Basically I got the car at invoice price. MSRP was $57,990 and cap cost on my lease was $52,785. Invoice price from edmunds.com was $52,804. When I was signing the lease papers, the finance manager at the dealer confirmed the edmunds invoice price when he showed me the actual invoice. I did a 39 month, 12K miles/year lease from Infiniti Financial Services with no money down. The monthly payment is $695 which includes 8.625% sales tax. I only paid $1496 out the door which includes first payment, bank fee, dmv fee and document fee. I didn't have to pay a security deposit because of tier 1 credit. For people that like to do the math, the money factor was 0.00177 and residual percentage was 59%. Originally I was on the market for an M35 Sport with those same options that I got but when the dealer made me the offer on that M45 Sport, I couldn't resist.

I think they gave me such a good deal because I took a car that they had in stock. If you can find a dealer with the car that you want, you shouldn't have a problem getting it for between $500 and $1000 over invoice price. I hit all the car websites online and had them refer me to dealers in my area. When I was I had several dealers in the NY/NJ area offer me cars between $500 and $1000 over invoice.

JerseyEd25, I was told that the 1.5% dealer holdback is on the base MSRP (i.e. base price without options), not the invoice price. Maybe the info I got was incorrect.

Innerloop is right. Infiniti is much cheaper to lease than a Lexus, at least through Lexus Financial Services. I had leased 2 Lexus GS300's prior to my Infiniti and this time around it would have cost me more money to lease a 2006 Lexus GS300 with Lexus Financial Services than it did to lease my M45 Sport.

Wow you got a great deal. I'm paying 632 for 36mo 15k and I paid the taxes up front along with the bank fee and 1st payment. (It's and M45 w/Journey and Tech pkg (not a Sport) )

When I was shopping I was looking at an Audi A6 4.2. The sticker was the same (actually less) as the M45 I ended up getting. The difference was Audi wanted $800 a month on a 36mo lease! I was returning an A6 2.7T and wanted the extra power of the v8. I am very happy with the M45, it seems much quicker than the A6 (not to mention all of the gizmos that the M adds).

These cars are excellent and the price is more competetive than anything else in its class.

Just got my M45 sport with tech, journey and aero for $56,600 which included a dealer transfer. Without the transfer cost, I think it came out to around $2100 under sticker. No money down on a 39 month lease for 15k/yr came out with $820/month.

Sticker on my M45 Premium was $58.3K and I paid $54.4k

spunkyvision wrote:Sticker on my M45 Premium was $58.3K and I paid $54.4k

That is a good deal for the current M!

Z

Hi all,

I paid $51,750 - Cash (without tax) with the Premium Package on Long Island NY for my M35x 2006..sand exterior and wheat interior...

waited 3 weeks for this one..due to the color and interior request...

love this toy!!

Alan Russell

spunkyvision wrote:Sticker on my M45 Premium was $58.3K and I paid $54.4k

Good God man! That's awesome! Sticker on my M45 Tech/Journey/Aero was $57,770. I was thinking that the Premium package was ~$3-4k more than the Tech/Journey. Anyway, 4k under sticker almost sounds like a give away.

I didn't have much leverage getting mine. First they found the car I wanted in Miami and Minnesota where I'm in Chattanooga, TN. Then they found one in Northern FL. I think I came out with invoice + $1500 before the transfer fee.

spunkyvision wrote:Sticker on my M45 Premium was $58.3K and I paid $54.4k

ONE HELL OF A DEAL!!

From every dealer I have talked with I can not get more than 1000 off sticker for M45 Premium pkg.

Is this true?


Modified by m45consult at 1:28 PM 1/3/2006

m45consult wrote:
ONE HELL OF A DEAL!!

From every dealer I have talked with I can not get more than 1000 off sticker for M45 Premium pkg.

Is this true?

Modified by m45consult at 1:28 PM 1/3/2006

I got this in Southern Cal from a Fleet Salesman. I didn't have to do much work. I was lucky this was the only premium M45 with the colors I wanted in Cal. The Internet Dealer in Carlsbad (BE VERY CAUTIOUS WITH HIM, DEE) said he would match the $1500 over invoice. I wasnt comfortable with him and I was glad because he also had a problem with a friend's family member.

m45consult wrote:ONE HELL OF A DEAL!!

From every dealer I have talked with I can not get more than 1000 off sticker for M45 Premium pkg.

Is this true?

I don't think that's true. If you take a car that a dealer has in stock, you should be able to get it for a $1000 over invoice price (or even less). Always try to negotiate up from invoice price, not down from sticker price. Goto edmunds.com to get invoice price. They were exact to the dollar for my M45 Sport.

2006 M45 w/ Technology, Journey, Sirius, colored mud guards, and rear spoiler for $53,600, including $650 destination. I did the deal for 3% over invoice or roughly $51,992.00 + 3%.