Bought a G35 Sedan yesterday !!

[gsethi]

Just bought a G35 Sedan yesterday.

It is a 2006 (2007 model was ~4-5k more ). And yes, it is AT (sorry, manual is too hectic to drive in the SF Bay Area traffic) but it has that step-tronic (or whatever it is called) manual mode

Diamond Graphite exterior w/ Black interior. The car only had 7 miles when I picked up too (means no one had test driven it before). It had all that white plastic wrapped all over it, the seats were all wrapped up too with plastic

EDIT:
Price: $28,900 + TTL (for 2WD w/ Premium Package C and Splash Guards - ~4k Under Invoice )
The best part was that I got the color combination that I wanted at that price. This was the only dealership in the Bay area that had a black interior in stock with diamond graphite exterior. (the other dealership w/ black interior was asking ~1k more). Took ~1 week of negotiation (over email and Phone) to get this price. But after I had negotiated the price over phone, i just walked in, signed the paperwork, and walked out (no games played by dealership).

A question: Does a first-time car buyer always get charged with higher interest rate ? I am ~25, just graduated from college, doing own business (doing well), credit score of ~750 but I still got a 8.79 APR (for 60 months) from the dealership.

I took an option to find my own financing within next 7 days before that rate clicks in. Hopefully, i should find something cheaper from Wells fargo (with whom I have excellent business relationship). Worst case, I will go before 7 days expire and pay down all cash

PICS soon (maybe later tonight or sometime tomorrow)

 

[AccruedExpenditure]

Congarts... how much?

I drive a standard shift 40 minutes back and forth to San Jose... it's not that bad.

 

[imported_Mike]

Sweet, love the G35. :thumbsup:

 

[CraKaJaX]

You should know better by now.... pics?

 

[gsethi]

Originally posted by: AccruedExpenditure
Congarts... how much?

I drive a standard shift 40 minutes back and forth to San Jose... it's not that bad.

yeah, but I live in Alameda, and the city streets on the main island are very small with red light and/or stop sign every other block and speed limit of 25mph all around the city . Also, I drive to SF city sometimes and manual is NO-NO there with tons of stop-n-go traffic.

If I still lived in Benicia (moved to Alameda 6 months ago from there), then I would have gotten the MT but I am not driving MT in the downtown traffic.

I tried the manual mode in the city this morning and it was still too hectic with constant shifting every block. I wanted at MT but i knew I would hate MT in the city driving in less than a month.

 

[sjwaste]

Nice purchase price you got there. The 07's are really driving them down.

Any idea how much more they would want for the coupe? My Supra's becoming something I don't want to drive daily and I'm starting to consider options. The economist in me will probably end up with a 2-3 year old Corolla (at the bottom of the depreciation rate curve), but its nice to at least look

You got a color combo that's usually marked up, too. Congrats.

 

[Terabyte]

Originally posted by: gsethi

Originally posted by: AccruedExpenditure
Congarts... how much?

I drive a standard shift 40 minutes back and forth to San Jose... it's not that bad.

yeah, but I live in Alameda, and the city streets on the main island are very small with red light and/or stop sign every other block and speed limit of 25mph all around the city . Also, I drive to SF city sometimes and manual is NO-NO there with tons of stop-n-go traffic.

If I still lived in Benicia (moved to Alameda 6 months ago from there), then I would have gotten the MT but I am not driving MT in the downtown traffic.

I tried the manual mode in the city this morning and it was still too hectic with constant shifting every block. I wanted at MT but i knew I would hate MT in the city driving in less than a month.

Watch out for the cops in Alameda
Why not a coupe?

 

[AccruedExpenditure]

Originally posted by: gsethi

Originally posted by: AccruedExpenditure
Congarts... how much?

I drive a standard shift 40 minutes back and forth to San Jose... it's not that bad.

yeah, but I live in Alameda, and the city streets on the main island are very small with red light and/or stop sign every other block and speed limit of 25mph all around the city . Also, I drive to SF city sometimes and manual is NO-NO there with tons of stop-n-go traffic.

If I still lived in Benicia (moved to Alameda 6 months ago from there), then I would have gotten the MT but I am not driving MT in the downtown traffic.

I tried the manual mode in the city this morning and it was still too hectic with constant shifting every block. I wanted at MT but i knew I would hate MT in the city driving in less than a month.

I go to SF a good 10 times a month doesn't seem to bother me (even on the inclines)... tho it could be because I've driven standard shift since I started driving... anyway great car... I think i'll head out to the dealerships later in the month to see if I can get something similar...

 

[amol]

Welcome to the club! :thumbsup:

2006 G35 Coupe - Lakeshore Slate Blue.

 

[gsethi]

Originally posted by: sjwaste
Nice purchase price you got there. The 07's are really driving them down.

Any idea how much more they would want for the coupe? My Supra's becoming something I don't want to drive daily and I'm starting to consider options. The economist in me will probably end up with a 2-3 year old Corolla (at the bottom of the depreciation rate curve), but its nice to at least look

You got a color combo that's usually marked up, too. Congrats.

the Coupes are little more b/c they only have/had a $1k rebate from Infiniti as opposed to $2.5k rebate on sedan. for the coupe, I would aim at invoice - 2k (with lots of haggling).

Originally posted by: sil3nt t0rnado

Originally posted by: gsethi

Originally posted by: AccruedExpenditure
Congarts... how much?

I drive a standard shift 40 minutes back and forth to San Jose... it's not that bad.

yeah, but I live in Alameda, and the city streets on the main island are very small with red light and/or stop sign every other block and speed limit of 25mph all around the city . Also, I drive to SF city sometimes and manual is NO-NO there with tons of stop-n-go traffic.

If I still lived in Benicia (moved to Alameda 6 months ago from there), then I would have gotten the MT but I am not driving MT in the downtown traffic.

I tried the manual mode in the city this morning and it was still too hectic with constant shifting every block. I wanted at MT but i knew I would hate MT in the city driving in less than a month.

Watch out for the cops in Alameda
Why not a coupe?

Yea, the cops in Alameda are really harsh but most of them know me (advantage of having a retail business in the city itself) and I know a couple of them. I know that they have let me go through couple of times when I was speeding (they saw me, waived at me, and showed lights to the person infront of me couple of times ).

Coupe wont fit me b/c sometimes I have to carry stuff for my business and need that extra room in the back seat when everything wont fit in the trunk.

 

[gsethi]

Originally posted by: AccruedExpenditure

I go to SF a good 10 times a month doesn't seem to bother me (even on the inclines)... tho it could be because I've driven standard shift since I started driving... anyway great car... I think i'll head out to the dealerships later in the month to see if I can get something similar...

MT also wont suit me that much b/c I am on the phone a lot while driving (Business work). I cant be talking on the phone with one hand and shifting with the other while driving. Although, with Package C, i got the Built-in BT in the car....now only if it works fine and recognizes the voice commands properly

If you want a 06, this is the time. Most of the dealers in the SF Bay area only have ~5-10 cars left in stock and your color options are also pretty limited. No more 06s are being shipped.

07s are being sold at MSRP right now (although I had managed to take it down to Invoice + 2%.....but it was still ~4-5k over the 06)

 

[Imdmn04]

Not to sh!t in your thread, but 2007 is so much better than 2006, it is a completely new generation with 300+ hp, push start, voice commands, paddle shifters, HD and CF card, etc, the list of improvement goes on.
Buying the last models of a generation is certainly a good deal, but I would of expected the opposite from gadget freaks on ATOT.

 

[ScottFern]

Wow, and I thought my 6.55% APR on my Camry was high. lol Credit score is a 780.

 

[gsethi]

Originally posted by: Imdmn04
Not to sh!t in your thread, but 2007 is so much better than 2006, it is a completely new generation with 300+ hp, push start, voice commands, paddle shifters, HD and CF card, etc, the list of improvement goes on.
Buying the last models of a generation is certainly a good deal, but I would of expected the opposite from gadget freaks on ATOT.

Yes, but the 07 was going to cost me ~5K more.
i got 280HP, intelligent key (not push start but I dont need a key to start also), limited voice command for Phone feature. The 07 was going to be over my budget And I purposely did NOT test drive a 07 b/c if I did, i know I would have not gone back to the 06...(have to stay within budget and limits also)

Originally posted by: ScottFern
Wow, and I thought my 6.55% APR on my Camry was high. lol Credit score is a 780.

yep...But I know that I will get better rate with my Bank and/or Credit Union. I am aiming to get ~7% for 60 months and I should be happy. No way, I am going to pay them 8.79% (worst case, will use my Biz line of credit @ 7% APR )

 

[prontospyder]

congrats!