I love my 03 G35 sedan. Tragically though, it's time to sell her. I'm looking for advice from y'all as to what you think I could get for her, and what I should replace her with. Keep in mind that I'm a college student and don't want to pay anymore than 10k not including the private party or trade-in value of my G. Also, I would like the replacement to get around 30mpg on the highway and fit at least 4 people. I prefer clean title, but I'm willing to look at restored and salvage title.

My Car: 03 G35 Sedan (Silver)
181k miles
Clean title
(Clean) Tan Cloth interior
Alloy Rims
Suspension has been replace about 30k miles ago
Tires replaced less than 1k miles ago
Radio repaired a year ago
NO Nav
NO Moon Roof

Any suggestions are welcome!

 

prius

 

smart car

 

It'll be hard to come up with the same performance of the G and 30 mpg.
An older honda civic maybe or toyota corolla?
VW Jetta

 

A minivan. or the scion iQ

 

geo metro

 

Dude your about to downgrade like a ****....just add another 3 grand n get a 3rd gen g35 sedan

 

Gti?

 

This... Your going to take a hard hit downgrading. Save the extra money...

 

If he buys a cheaper car imagen the resale value....I say add 2-3 thousand on your 10 grand n sell the car cause trade in's are like giving your car away for free you can find a decent 3rd gen G sedan for 19-22 gs n that's the lowest....

 

Buy another G with 100k less miles lol

 

2012 M5 will have 550hp and 30 mpg so that sounds like your choice

is money an issue?

 

Nice to see an 03 sedan with 181k miles. If you're a student, keep it. Instead of spending 10k on another car, you can spend less than 3k swapping the motor and transmission if it goes out with low mileage ones.

 

^this...

 

First, why is it time to sell her? If it's still running well, then keep it for now. Second, as you said, you're a college student. Wait until you're out of school and have a real job before taking on a bigger car payment. The slight increase in mpg you're looking for is greatly offset by the extra $200+ per month you'll be paying for that extra $10K. Even if you've got the cash to pay for it, you'd be better off saving that money for now and just using some of it for repairs as they come up.

EDIT: Sorry, I wrote this before the two previous responses, but forgot to Reply until after lunch.