I'm going to look at a used 2004 G35 6MT with a salvage title. Are there any specific things I should look at to confirm its a genuine 6MT? [ie Engine codes? VIN numbers?]

What are the main differences between the 05 and 04? Should I just wait for a 2005 to come around? I know of the engine and a 18 HP difference.

Thanks in advance!

 

Bump please! Need some feedback before I go look at it today!

 

05/06 6mt have rev up engines

all 03/04 are non rev ups

id wait for a nice 05 to come around but thats just me

 

Look at the engine frame rails and check for damage. Check and make sure all damages parts have been replaced in the front. Find out where the damage was and get a professional to check it out. If the repair was done very well then be prepared to enjoy the car for a few years, but you wont have fun reselling it.

 

The most important thing you should reconsider is the salvage title and the price you'll pay should be rediculously low. No matter what the condition of the car, if it has salvage title I heard it's worth half price. It wouldn't matter to me too much if it was an '04 or '05. I sure hope you are a mechanic or know good mechanics since the car will not be under warranty. Specific things to look for if it's a 6MT is a clutch pedal, and a shifter with a 6 speed pattern. Good luck man.

 

Yeah I'm pretty nervous because the price is pretty low. I've purchased a salvage vehicle before and it ended up being a great car.

What exactly is a rev up engine?

 

buy it!!! any year coupes are just dam sexy

 

OKKKK serious replies please!

What exactly is the rev up engine?

 

honestly i wouldn't buy any vehicle with a salvage title.. if you buy this car make sure you get a carfax on the car and don't pay too much for a salvage title.

 

"Rev up" is referring to the 05+ engines, it doesn't apply to the car you are looking at.

If it's a 6MT it will have a stick shift

Other options that "should" be on there are brembo calipers and leather interior

 

I drove a 2004 6MT G Coupe today and took it to about 5-6k RPMS and heard a high pitch rattling. Is this common for G35's to sound very rice rockety?

Also, the clutch felt like it was grinding when i would switch gears, I'm sure this isn't normal right?

 

03-04 6MT's come with factory brembos in an orange/yellow color all other g's do not...

 

Thanks, but how about my question about rice rockety rattling sound?

 

salvage title? Oh hell no.!! Just imajine if you get plowed..Then what?

 

I had bad luck with salvaged vehicles... I would say, save the trouble and buy a used non-salvaged g35c.