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When I have purchased cars through my local CU, they always required an inpsection first. They quickly walk around the car, note the mileage, and document the VIN. I guess it would be a hassle with an out-of-town owner though.

PenFed is a great option, but make sure to stay on top of the paperwork they need.

I leased a Lexus before. When I contacted LFS to check on buying the car out, I was told I would need to pay taxes on the portion of the car I had not paid for yet. The residual + the remaining payments.

Your nephew could definitely coordinate this easier, but the dealership will probably charge you nearly $500 for the transaction. If your nephew can keep the cost of the deal down, and you have a trade-in, it may be worth it (if you use dealer financing options). If you stick with a credit union for financing, you will still have to meet their financing criteria, negating the benefit of running through a dealership.

On a side note, if you use your nephew's dealership to run this through, you can have a CPO warranty put on the car and get any special CPO financing options from IFS. I believe Infiniti CPO certifications costs $895. You may have to pay for any services/parts they say are required to certify the car.
 
Originally posted by: lastig21
When I have purchased cars through my local CU, they always required an inpsection first. They quickly walk around the car, note the mileage, and document the VIN. I guess it would be a hassle with an out-of-town owner though.

PenFed is a great option, but make sure to stay on top of the paperwork they need.

I leased a Lexus before. When I contacted LFS to check on buying the car out, I was told I would need to pay taxes on the portion of the car I had not paid for yet. The residual + the remaining payments.

Your nephew could definitely coordinate this easier, but the dealership will probably charge you nearly $500 for the transaction. If your nephew can keep the cost of the deal down, and you have a trade-in, it may be worth it (if you use dealer financing options). If you stick with a credit union for financing, you will still have to meet their financing criteria, negating the benefit of running through a dealership.

On a side note, if you use your nephew's dealership to run this through, you can have a CPO warranty put on the car and get any special CPO financing options from IFS. I believe Infiniti CPO certifications costs $895. You may have to pay for any services/parts they say are required to certify the car.
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Thanks. I was thinking the same thing. If she would be willing to take the vehicle to Memphis Infiniti and they could inspect it and have the CPO put on it. It would help a great deal. It is 5 hours to the car just to go look at it. Another option I guess would be to have a third party inspect it?

JC
PenFed is 3.99 right now. I think CPO Infiniti is 4.99.
 
Infiniti will charge you for an inspection (I belive CPO inspection is $120, and certification is $895). Your nephew's dealership might waive the fee, and I would expect most dealerships to waive the initial inspection fee if you made the final transaction through them. The CPO inspection is comprehensive, and would be worth the price to get details of the car.

I've no idea about the maintenace light, but that is reason for alarm. Get it inspected before purchasing, and see if you can get copies of the service records.

It is hard to find a used car without curb rash on the wheels. This seems especially true of cars that are/were owned by women. No offense intended to anyone, but it does seem to be highly correlated.

I think the Infiniti dealership is your best option for inspection, unless you have a family mechanic within easy driving distance of the car. The Infiniti dealership could pull the service records, and might even throw in a carfax for you.

You might check with your cousin and other Infiniti dealerships about costs and benefits of running the deal through them. If you have a trade-in, or the seller is buying a new car, they can subtract the value of the trade-in for tax benefits.
 
congrats on the car!

and other people: when you guys say a car like 335i or is350 is too cramped for a family. what do you mean? if you have two kids, they can easily fit in the back seat no?

as a kid i sat in back of a nissan stanza (pretty much a sentra) and never really thought about roominess or anything, ijust kept bitchingi f we were there yet
 
Grats!! I think it's one of the most beautiful sedans/coupes, in and out. I am looking forward to trade-in my Bimmer with G37 coupe 🙂
 
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