Should I buy a G35 coupe 04 as first car?
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Should I buy a G35 coupe 04 as first car?
Hello I am going off to college this fall and found a G35 04 for sale on my street for 8000 but he says he's open to less so I was thinking of offering 7500. It would be my first car. Do you think it is a good price for this year and a good first car to hopefully last me a few years in college? The seller has owned it for almost 3 years and it has had 4 or 5 previous owners before that. Clean title and he said he just replaced the sensors and alternator. It sounded good when I drove it a few rattles but nothing major. The only thing me and my family are worried about is the mileage 140,000 miles. DO you think this is a smart buy with that many miles or no? Please let me know what you think? Thanks!
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What they're trying to tell you is it wouldn't be a good idea for an "Off to College Car!" Mileage is to high and maintenance would drain your wallet should the slightest breakdown occur. What you need is a Honda or VW that will give you good gas mileage and inexpensive to maintain...bottom line!
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If you are looking for your very first car and will be potentially on a tight budget because of school, ideally you would want a reliable, cheap, easy to maintain vehicle for that purpose. Sadly a high-mileage Infiniti with Multiple owners is not a good choice for that.
Get yourself like a used Toyota Corolla or Camry for around $5k and save yourself the headache (and money). Not to disappoint you or downplay a Infiniti's, but with the specs you mentioned on that G35, you can do better as your first car.
Get yourself like a used Toyota Corolla or Camry for around $5k and save yourself the headache (and money). Not to disappoint you or downplay a Infiniti's, but with the specs you mentioned on that G35, you can do better as your first car.
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At that age and miles, if you were asking would it be a good second "toy" car, then we'd say yes.
For a first ever car that will be your main mode of transport? No, i'd stay away. It's not that it's a bad car. It's just 11 years old and 140K miles. It's around this time that little things will start to nickel and dime you.
For a first ever car that will be your main mode of transport? No, i'd stay away. It's not that it's a bad car. It's just 11 years old and 140K miles. It's around this time that little things will start to nickel and dime you.
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No, pass. It is not smart. You don't buy an old, used, high mileage mid grade "luxury sports car" to be an affordable, reliable vehicle.
Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, VW Golf, or similar. I read an article that the Audi A3 was the #1 college student car, but repair costs on an Audi can be horrendous.
Sorry, but you need cheap and reliable.
Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, VW Golf, or similar. I read an article that the Audi A3 was the #1 college student car, but repair costs on an Audi can be horrendous.
Sorry, but you need cheap and reliable.
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you can probably grab a civic si in that price range. fun car for sure and good college car to put all your homies and ecigs in
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