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Old Dec 23, 2010 | 01:09 AM
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Help is this worth it?

07 g35 coupe 6mt clean title, 60k miles for 18,000?
my only concern is the car fax it says this:

08/26/2006 NICB Vehicle manufactured
and shipped to original dealer
03/20/2007 49 California
Motor Vehicle Dept.
San Francisco, CA Title issued or updated
First owner reported
Registered as
personal vehicle
Loan or lien reported
04/01/2008 8,640 Auto Auction Sold at auction
in Pacific Region
Listed as
a fleet vehicle

04/12/2008 8,671 California
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Simi Valley, CA Odometer reading reported
04/23/2008 California
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Simi Valley, CA Title issued or updated
New owner reported
Loan or lien reported
12/30/2009 California
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Santa Clarita, CA Registration updated when owner moved
the vehicle to a new location
 
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Old Dec 23, 2010 | 09:15 AM
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What's your concern?
I'd say it's a good price for a coupe. 60k miles is only 15k per year which is average now a days. I've put over 200k on 2 Nissans and I'm still driving one of them. If it had oil consumption problems they should have been addressed by now.
 
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Old Dec 23, 2010 | 09:25 AM
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That sounds like a good price to me. I paid $17 for my 06 with 75K on it, two owners. I discovered later that it had been wrecked (faint mismatch in paint on left front fender) but the CarFax was clean. I've had no problems after 4 months. I suspect I overpaid by about $1000. But, the one you are looking at is a later model with fewer miles so the price seems fair at least.
 
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Old Dec 23, 2010 | 10:05 AM
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The price looks good and the report seems fine, although I'm not sure how reliable Carfax is. It may just be me, but I'm extremely, extremely nervous when looking at used G coupes. Many of them have been pushed hard and the tell-tale signs are not always visible. I often see G coupes being pushed or driven hard and you read stories here about how many guys throttle their cars and eventually trade them in or sell them to move up a step.

I do a lot of cycling and have known a few serious cyclists who will sell their $3-5K bike after they've worn out the gearing system. Unsuspecting buyers see Madone, Pinarello or Litespeed and jump on it, only to realize later that the frame is fatigued, or the flightdeck and gearing needs to be replaced... and this can easily cost >$1500.

Just my paranoid thots, which many will likely disagree with.
 
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Old Dec 23, 2010 | 10:11 AM
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Sounds like a good deal.
 
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Old Dec 23, 2010 | 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Infiniti Chica
Just my paranoid thots, which many will likely disagree with.
I don't disagree but I'm not sure it is relevant. I think it just comes with the territory (sports cars, fast bikes, 4x4 trucks, etc). But the bottom line is that a vehicle is only worth what the market says its worth and generally the 'market' (car buyers) have an idea what any given vehicle is supposed to look like, drive like and be worth when it has 'x' amount of miles on it.

And in truth, I'd probably rather take my chances with a decent sports car that may have been driven hard (which it is presumably made for) but valued by its owner than a Honda Accord that some housewife has driven for 5 years without changing the oil, always drives with her foot on the brake, frequently drives over parking lot barriers and makes frequent back and forth 2mile trips (soccer practice) and in which the family pet/infant has barfed in at least once a week.
 
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Old Dec 23, 2010 | 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by N80
And in truth, I'd probably rather take my chances with a decent sports car that may have been driven hard (which it is presumably made for) but valued by its owner than a Honda Accord that some housewife has driven for 5 years without changing the oil, always drives with her foot on the brake, frequently drives over parking lot barriers and makes frequent back and forth 2mile trips (soccer practice) and in which the family pet/infant has barfed in at least once a week.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh... the other extreme. Good point! I drove a beautiful 540 beemer before buying my sedan, perfect body and all. Pulled the oil cap and saw that it was gunked and asked the guy when he changed the oil. He said annually (every 15-20K) with conventional oil!! Babied car in one area that had crappy maintenance.
 
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Old Dec 24, 2010 | 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by N80
I don't disagree but I'm not sure it is relevant. I think it just comes with the territory (sports cars, fast bikes, 4x4 trucks, etc). But the bottom line is that a vehicle is only worth what the market says its worth and generally the 'market' (car buyers) have an idea what any given vehicle is supposed to look like, drive like and be worth when it has 'x' amount of miles on it.

And in truth, I'd probably rather take my chances with a decent sports car that may have been driven hard (which it is presumably made for) but valued by its owner than a Honda Accord that some housewife has driven for 5 years without changing the oil, always drives with her foot on the brake, frequently drives over parking lot barriers and makes frequent back and forth 2mile trips (soccer practice) and in which the family pet/infant has barfed in at least once a week.
x on that man! My GF never warms up the car, never takes care of anything or does any maintanence until something actually breaks, makes short trips all the time, car smells funky and she only changes the oil once every 6 months. I would rather buy a car that got romped on a bit by an owner who takes care of the car than someone who doesnt flog it a lot but takes zero care of the car.
 
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