So I'm shopping around for a loaded 2015 6MT coupe which is hard to find since the 2015 will be the model until the new 2017 coupe is released.

The one I was looking at was recently clipped in the rear in the parking lot requiring $2k worth of repairs. Don't have the full details on it yet other than that.

That seems pretty excessive. Even with the damages, no discount is offered other than what was previously negotiated.

Which is $850 out of pocket and $425 a month (after tax).
10K miles / year. 24 months lease.

Pass?

 

If the work was done right, I don't see why you would pass, especially if you're only going to have the car for 2 years. I'm assuming this is a new car and the accident happened on the dealers lot.

See if you can get a list of what was repaired/replaced. It's pretty easy to rack up $2000 in repair costs.

 

When I was trading in my car (2008 EX35) it cost about $2,000 less vs the same car, year mileage that did not have any accident history. So dealer wants to buy my car for $12,000 vs $14,000+

I would not buy anything with accident history unless they are willing to negotiate with the price.

 

Yep. But this isn't a purchase, it's a rental.

OP, if you're sure you're just going to turn the car back in after two years, the accident is irrelevant. You're trying to get a discount on a car that you don't actually own, because of a repair record that never affects you at all. I mean, go right ahead and negotiate, but if they don't play along, it's not like it matters.

Just get the car, enjoy it, then toss the keys back over the counter for the redesigned Coupe in 2017.

 

How did they know your car was in an accident? And how much was the accident repair?

 

It depends, if the 2017 Coupe is available in the 6MT option, I might just get that. If not, I do plan to buy out the car at the end of the lease.

Reason why I'm leasing is because I can write off half. So when the lease is up and I do plan to buy, I would be getting a pretty good deal when it's all said and done.

 

Pretty sure I read that there will be no 6MT, unless thats changed in the last couple months.

 

Yeah, that's why it's a good thing to just lease the 2015 Q60 2 years and wait. I'll skip the 1st year release.

 

Buy or lease, car is already depreciated by at least a grand or two due to accident. Lease, you pay for depreciation and yet you are paying full lease price.

 

How so?

$2000 is a minor repair. If the repair was done properly, and is unnoticeable, I don't see how it is depreciating the car by "at least $2000", are you saying it might even be depreciating more than the cost of the repair?

Again, how much damage was done to your car such that the dealer reduced the trade in? If it was minor and the repair was done correctly, what approach did you use to negotiate the dealer upward? If you had a major accident, then yeah, it's a different story.

I was in a $2000 fender bender. A freaking front headlight was $1000 + labor to install it. Did my car depreciate by $2000 because I had a new factory headlight installed and some minor paintwork done? I don't think so.

 

You mean write off half as a work expense? That would make me strongly consider leasing, too. Particularly if you're already planning on buying it out in two years. All that considered, I can see why you don't want to be the one who sucks up the accident depreciation. However, since the initial arrangement is a lease, I don't see how you have any leverage in the deal to make that happen.

The idea that Infiniti's next Sport Coupe won't have a 6MT is so disappointing, it's almost downright offensive.

 

you arent buying it though???

 

Depends on what Infiniti does with the 2017 Q60.

If they they mess it up, I'll buy out the lease, if they do it right, I'll get the new Q60 when the lease is up.

 

In another thread, someone stated that it will have a 6mt.

The 2016 Q50S won't get the horrible (DAS), so maybe Infiniti has learned something.

 

so this is a trick question you are asking then?