LexusNN

iTrader: (5)

Do it! Infiniti to Lexus is a huge step up in luxury. The GS will not disappoint

spwolf

are you buying or leasing? if you are buying with that 15% "limit", then she cant complain :-)

dseag2

If you don't need her to co-sign, just do it. I trade cars every year (sometimes more often) and my g/f just laughs and tells everyone she will know what I'm driving when the garage door goes up! Of course, I had to throw her a bone like surprising her with a G37 Convertible to keep the peace, but she will still be driving it and satisfied when I'm on my 4th car!

pinipig523

Buying. I am making a self-imposed limit on the car budget. The car can't cost more than 15% of my gross annual salary. I can stretch to 20% if it's really cool.

I don't need her to co-sign. I think it's more of just my sign of respect for her thoughts.

I know... such a cool car.

pinipig523

Btw, I test drove the ISF today along with the GS350F.

I had my wife with me. She sat in the GS and then the ISF... then she turned to me and said that if I wanted something sporty - why not the ISF?

I was dumbfounded that she was trying to convince me to get the ISF instead.

rominl

iTrader: (4)

lol well, that's your approval right there.

pinipig523

LOL.... too bad I still think I prefer the GS350F over the ISF for a daily driver.

Less money should = happy wife

crzyis

Having owned both cars for some reason I love my Gs350 F-sport a little bit more than my Isf. Yes the Isf has more power but I appreciate all the changes in the GS more and look forward to next gen Gs-f/Is-F.

caddyowner

15%?? I'd better step up my game and get a 4th car.

qualityday

If that's 15% on both your vehicles combined then that's ok. But 15% of your GROSS income on one car? Not a smart move in my opinion.

You would have bought it already if you really wanted it that bad.

LexusNN

iTrader: (5)

If the ISF is in the picture now, you should wait for the remodeled '13

Joe Z

iTrader: (10)

or you mean MY 2014...


~ Joe Z

rominl

iTrader: (4)

interesting how it gets into financing now. my question is, what does 15% translate to and on what merit? 4gs is a 50k car. does that mean 15% of gross is 50k or less? that's good 300k+ salary. to be honest at that salary a 4gs shouldn't be a big deal.

on the other hand if it's 15% of gross on monthly payment, that can be a different story.

either way, i think it's just something whether you feel comfortable with or not

pinipig523

Yeah, cars are never the best financial moves. I do like the car quite a bit, but I have a problem with paying full price. Not sure if I want to be one of the first few buyers... I'm thinking I'd rather wait until the next year models come in and I can come in for a discount on the remaining 4GS350Fs...

I make about 400K on my own and I figured that anything under 60K was a good purchase and a reasonable number for a daily driver. I have thought about a weekend car (like a P car) but for some reason I just don't feel comfortable spending more money on another car. I've also thought about 100K cars but once again - I just don't feel comfortable with that kind of cash on a car.

Wife handles our finances and she thinks that anything beyond 15% is too expensive. She wanted me to keep my car purchase around 40K actually... which is why she thinks the GS is too expensive for me.

Definitely tough choice... ISF just felt like it was trying to unleash itself onto the road the entire time. I'm thinking it's more of a weekend car. But I look forward to see what the next ISF brings to the table.

rominl

iTrader: (4)

life is too short and at times you have to reward yourself with something you truly like. that's the bottom line. otherwise you will be making all these money and it just sits there