I'm looking at a 2011 G37x with nav and 42,000 miles for $21,000. New tires, no accidents, a few scratches on the rear bumper. Also, the metal trim (where the ash tray is/used to be) is all scratched. They won't budge on the price even though they've had the car on the lot for 2 1/2 months. What should I do? Any input?

 

Sounds fair to me. New tires alone can be several hundred bucks right? The metal trim is scratch prone, have a few on my 13 already. You can live with it, replace it (not cheap) or look into covering it if its really bad - some have done carbon fiber looking vinyl overlays and it comes out looking nice.

Its good to read that somebody knows how long a dealer has owned the car. It shows you've done your research & understand dealers floorplan financing for their inventory. If they aren't budging on the price then its likely the best they can do. Todays the 21st and end of month will be here before we know it. Maybe try to get it for the weekend, return it, and push for whatever you think is a better price come Wednesday. But I'd say its fair.

I use CarGurus.com a lot for price comparasion - yes there are cheaper, but $21 with nav & new tires with 42K is a good price IMO.

 

Too much. Needs to be below 20K at least. Also depends on the mechanical condition, not just cosmetics.

 

Research the average price for the car your thinking of on Edmunds.com, Kelly Blue Book and NADA.
The value of certain cars vary some what depending on what part of the country you live in.
I wouldn't depend on what someone's opinion on a forum as far as the value of the car.
If they won't budge on the price you could ask them to throw some free stuff in like some oil changes,etc.
Tom

 

Sometimes a car can languish on the lot over winter, and the dealership needs to get rid of it so that they can hold inventory that has a higher profit margin. That's the game.

Sometimes dealerships won't budge on price because they put too much into the trade-in to begin with, and they feel like they can't. Sometimes they're already at rock bottom, and it's an honest transaction. And sometimes for in-person deals, they make a personality assessment that strong-arming the deal could work.

All that said, it seems like a fair price for a reasonable number of miles, but visit Edmunds and NADA to get a better handle on it. Also, lurk around AutoTrader.com to see what similarly spec'd G's are going for by way of asking price. The more you watch cars on AutoTrader (or Cars.com), you'll start to see patterns emerge. And if you lurk often enough, you'll see cars drop in price.

 

So so deal.
I can get 2012 g37 journey RWD or AWD with less than 30k for $20000 and there is a lot of those cars to choose from.
off leas vehicle with clean Carfax.
+ there is still some room for negotiation, never pay sticker price for a used car.

 

What about a 2011 g37x with nav and 23,000 miles for $23,000? They've had the car since July so I'm hoping they're reading to get rid of it.

 

Seems like a a solid price. Remember, a car is only worth what you want to pay for it. Try offering them 21 and if they balk walk out the door. Chances are they wont let you leave but if they do, don't sweat it unless you really want the car. A dealers best friend is lack of patience and in my case they've probably become very wealthy due to people like me and my hastiness.