Hi everyone,

I'm new to the G35Driver and this is the first Infiniti I'd buy. Anyways, I know very little about cars, so any help is appreciated.

I found a 2004 G35 sedan (automatic) with 65K miles for $5,700. I'm not a hard driver and I don't drive fast and furious. I would use this car for my daily ride, which is less than 20 miles.

I've been told that it's too old for a used car, but I really don't want to spend so much on a car that will end up parked on the street at night. I like the G35 for their reliability, so that's why I'm considering it.

So generally speaking (for an Infiniti) what should I look for before purchasing?

Thanks.

 

if the steering wheel is straight.. if not, the compression rods are probably gone..
cd player work? seats move back and forth okay.

FYI.. you might want to search..
just have ~$1500 to fix the car if needed...

 

That's actually really cheap for that mileage. Like Joe said, the compression rod bushings are most likely shot, as well as the lower control arm bushings. Other than that tho, it should be in good shape at that mileage

 

That's a good price for those miles.

I wouldn't say a 2003 is too old for a used car as the average age of a car on the road these days is 11 years old.

Just make sure you check it out completely and see what sort of maintainence has been done. These cars re pretty cheap to maintain in terms of fluids and such, but component prices can bite you in the *** if you need to replace control arms and such

 

Yes, those control arms/bushings are pricey. Each set cost me around $800, (there are 2 sets I believe).

If its auto, then you're probably saving money on clutches. Check to make sure power seat buttons work, cd player, and other electrical parts.

As someone said, have around $1500 on hand for maintenance and repair. But for that price, its a good deal if everything checks out.

 

^what? $800? Stop drinking the dealership kool-aid, man. It would be about $100 to replace all 3 bushing positions with energy bushings. If you wanted rubber bushings it would cist much much less. And even if you wanted brand new arms (all 4) with new rubber bushings it's like $200 at rockauto.

 

It's the entire control arms set not just bushings, and yes the dealer charged ~$800 for them. It's a dealership man, you should already know they are overpriced. Labor and parts come at a premium. I can afford it so I don't mind.

 

OK, well, again..that's some expensive kool-aid. You wanna waste your money cuz you can afford to, that's your business. I'd rather buy and extra $600 worth of tacos.

$200 you could get all 4 arms (with bushings) brand new.

 

Hi again,

Well I'm still looking at the car and it's still available.

One thing that he mentioned is that he changed the engine to a 2006 Infiniti engine with 65K miles. Does that make sense? Is that something that may reduce the value of the car?

Thanks.

 

So is he quoting the engine mileage as the mileage of the vehicle?

The engine is considered a replacable component, so you need to ask what the mileage is on the chassis. A vehicle with 200K miles and a 65K mile engine...is a 200K miles car.

SO, with that said, how many miles are on the body? What does the odometer read?

And yes, this will affect the value much more than having a 2nd engine would