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superblackz · 03-11-2008, 03:23 PM

New. 2004 6MT Fully Loaded, all options. Prem Pack, Aero Pack, Nav, XM - original total MSRP was $38,195. In 2004, that's all you could add other than Winter Mats and accessories. Jan 2004, leased for 39 months then bought out my own lease. Normally a very foolish thing to do, but not when you can write off most of the cost, being self-employed. Now that I own it, all I can deduct is mileage, but that's still a sizeable chunk of change, like getting a %30% plus discount - most people commuting back and forth to work deduct nothing to do with the gas, car, expenses, it adds. Otherwise, no, I'd not spend my own post-tax money on a $40k car. I have a 1991 SE-R I bought used from SCC for $5k, an Altima '95 bought new but paid for with my car allowance by my employer at the time, and a Dodge Truck, also bought new but paid $26k on $33.4k MSRP. When I stopped to look at G37's in the showroom, there wasn't anything in a G37 Sport 6MT for less than $42k MSRP. The high water mark has gone up a good bit the last 4 years, along with the weight.

Sorry to hear about your problems, mine has been "Ok" with the usual recall gas tank issue that affected most Infiniti/Nissan vehicles, but there were some wear items that went faster than I expect - clutch, 30k miles, first set of brakes (new front rotors, turned rears) - also ~30k miles. Don't ever have a dealer do your brake work if you have Brembos - they wanted $500 per rotor, and with the clutch, they wanted to put in a NEW FW, for $1100, I said no thanks, had the work done elsewhere - JWT Clutch/FW for $800, and Brembos can be had for $750-800 for a set of four rotors.

It's been a somewhat expensive car to maintain. I added it up and if I let the dealer do all the work they proposed, I'd have spent nearly $5k in 40k miles - that's absurd. Tires cost plenty, too - I can buy 4 Kuhmo MX's for my SE-R for the price of one Michie PS2 rear tire. I'm outside the warranty period now on time, so I'm a little jaded on costs to date, been higher than I'd expect, a lot more than anything else I've owned, but possibly comparable to other cars in its class.

Still, just picked up 4x <21 lbs/wheel, 19x8.5" F, 19x9" R NISMO Rays for the G, so I must still like it a lot...at least until I order my tires.

03-11-2008, 03:23 PM	#43 (permalink)
superblackz 0-24 Posts Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: CT Posts: 1	New. 2004 6MT Fully Loaded, all options. Prem Pack, Aero Pack, Nav, XM - original total MSRP was $38,195. In 2004, that's all you could add other than Winter Mats and accessories. Jan 2004, leased for 39 months then bought out my own lease. Normally a very foolish thing to do, but not when you can write off most of the cost, being self-employed. Now that I own it, all I can deduct is mileage, but that's still a sizeable chunk of change, like getting a %30% plus discount - most people commuting back and forth to work deduct nothing to do with the gas, car, expenses, it adds. Otherwise, no, I'd not spend my own post-tax money on a $40k car. I have a 1991 SE-R I bought used from SCC for $5k, an Altima '95 bought new but paid for with my car allowance by my employer at the time, and a Dodge Truck, also bought new but paid $26k on $33.4k MSRP. When I stopped to look at G37's in the showroom, there wasn't anything in a G37 Sport 6MT for less than $42k MSRP. The high water mark has gone up a good bit the last 4 years, along with the weight. Sorry to hear about your problems, mine has been "Ok" with the usual recall gas tank issue that affected most Infiniti/Nissan vehicles, but there were some wear items that went faster than I expect - clutch, 30k miles, first set of brakes (new front rotors, turned rears) - also ~30k miles. Don't ever have a dealer do your brake work if you have Brembos - they wanted $500 per rotor, and with the clutch, they wanted to put in a NEW FW, for $1100, I said no thanks, had the work done elsewhere - JWT Clutch/FW for $800, and Brembos can be had for $750-800 for a set of four rotors. It's been a somewhat expensive car to maintain. I added it up and if I let the dealer do all the work they proposed, I'd have spent nearly $5k in 40k miles - that's absurd. Tires cost plenty, too - I can buy 4 Kuhmo MX's for my SE-R for the price of one Michie PS2 rear tire. I'm outside the warranty period now on time, so I'm a little jaded on costs to date, been higher than I'd expect, a lot more than anything else I've owned, but possibly comparable to other cars in its class. Still, just picked up 4x <21 lbs/wheel, 19x8.5" F, 19x9" R NISMO Rays for the G, so I must still like it a lot...at least until I order my tires.