^^well said.

 

So why are you planning to sell it? So you can purchase another G with no problems the current one has?

 

read the first post, it will answer your question.

I asked the people on this site, I can see how it looks from someone outside the g35 community. Matching codes, what is this a shelby cobra or a car on Barret Jackson? Whens the last time you checked the codes on a g35? LOL
The car is not abused at all, I rarely take her over 4k. ONCE AGAIN, THE CAR WAS NOT DAMAGED BY DRIVER USE, THE FIRST ENGINE CONSUMED OIL, 03 TRANSMISSION ARE ALMOST ON A RECALL STATUS...THE DEALERSHIP REPLACES THEM ALL THE TIME.

and yes it very noob to say I basically trashed my car, and think I was magically saved by this new engine.

 

Yeah, I know the G has a lot of problems. A lot of them wasn't expected from a "supposed" Luxury brand. (rattles, oil consumptions, poor tread wear, window motor, ghey leather seats (feels like vinyl), notchy transmission, sunroof failure, radio failure, etc etc....

But I didn't know the 03 also have Oil consumptions issues. Only thought it was the 05+ with Rev up...

But just to be honest, if you're looking to sell the car, I would keep everything in the DL. People will be turned away from a car with a new motor, even if it was replaced under warranty.

Let say ur looking to buy a used Beemer, and the owner tells you he just replaced the motor, would you honestly buy it?

 

^^OMG. Please read up before you post. Thank You!

In2win, I guess we are the sensable guys here as well as a few other people. But I would buy your car or any other one if it had all new motor/tranny and a clean title. But I guess that is why there is vanilla and chocolate ice creame right?
Thanks!

 

Thanks alot for the positive post, Im not officially putting the car up for sale yet, but I am glad you think as sensibly as I do. Its funny some guy said that a new stoptech stage II set is a bad thing, the car needs new rotors and pads...its a normal wear and tear item lol. Brembos eat pads about every 25k. You would think a set that the dealer charges $1500 for would be a good thing...

BTW, Infiniti corporate is calling me tommorrow, I may be getting a 100k warranty free of charge as told by Srvice Manager at Riverside, CA Infiniti.

 

Like OMG! So like are you saying that we are not "sensable" because we would have reservations buying a car that needed a new engine and transmission? Like OMG, totally give me break. You make it sound its completely normal for a car to need a new tranny and engine so early. Like, totally OMG, let me tell you it's not, I don't care what the excuse is. OMG!

 

Why did you ask us the question if all you're interested in doing is cutting down everyone's responses?

I hadn't noticed before... but now I see from your pictures and signature that you have an aftermarket Greddy Evo II exhaust system on your car, intake, etc and it is debadged with clear corners and the UTR spoiler as well as the slotted rotors.... what do you think a buyer is going to think when you try to sell him a car that has had both the motor and transmission replaced, has an aftermarket exhaust/performance mods and visually race-like brake equipment on it as well as some minor visual body modification? Anyone with half a brain is going to put 2 and 2 together and make the assumption(whether or not you beat on the car or not) that it was raced and generally driven hard by some young aggressive driver. Most people who buy a newer used car like to buy a car that is not modified and has the original parts installed on it, and yes... with matching numbers(assuming they bring it to a mechanic to have checked out and the tech is alert enough to notice this). Sure... a random motor replacement here and there will happen from time to time on any type of vehicle, but you have both a replaced motor and transmission on the same car as well as all of the other things that would lead a person down a path of coming to the conclusion that the car was driven hard by its previous owner.

Your statement about the '03/'04 engines "almost being on a recall status" is absolutely the farthest thing from the truth. In fact, it's won numerous awards for reliability and performance and is the powerplant for a good portion of Nissan/Infinitis vehicle lineup.

Also, for those of you who asked about the oil consumption on the non-Rev Up motors.... the problem is about 1/5th to 1/6th as common on the non Rev-Up cars as it is on the Rev Up motors(2005-2006 6MT Coupes). There was a poll done about a year ago right here on this forum where people who had oil consumption issues weighed in with the year and transmission of their car... and the vast vast majority of them were '05 and '06 6MT Coupes. I've been a member of these forums for quite some time, and I can honestly say that the oil consumption problems didn't really start to become a significant trend until the release of the Rev-Up motors on the '05+ year cars. I'm not saying the problem didn't occur at all on the older cars.. just that it was almost insignificant occurrence compared to the amount of the Rev-Up cars that have that problem and required motor replacements as a result.

The Poll:
https://g35driver.com/forums/poll.ph...ts&pollid=1019

Here is my suggestion if you do decide to sell the car: Reinstall the OEM intake, exhaust and lights... and sell them on E-bay as well as the plenum spacer. If the buyer asks about the brakes, tell them that you needed to replace the pads/rotors because they were worn out and the slotted rotors were about the same price as the Brembo ones would be from a dealer, so you got those instead. As far as the motor/tranny is concerned... if you really don't believe that people will see that as a bad thing, try showing the car to a few potential buyers and tell them about the motor/tranny replacement.. then try to show it to a few others and don't tell them. You should be able to gauge its impact by their reactions to it when you tell them.

 

You dont know your infiniti then, I bet your engine is burning oil..then again who knows how to check their dipstick these days, like in your case!

Why dont you read the thread on how many engines have been replaced due to oil consumption. Actually theres a sticky on it, so everytime you log onto our site you can see how many mebers add themselves to the list. You dont even know the terrible track record for our terrible valves and seals in the early VQ and 06 engines, grow up buddy!

 

[QUOTE=partyman66]Why did you ask us the question if all you're interested in doing is cutting down everyone's responses?

If you actaully read the threads, its on 6mt manual cars mostly. I have the earliest 6mt car pretty much produced, 11/2002. That means I had the oldest tranny and motor out of 90% of the people on the forum. Do you really think that Nissan did everything right on the first 03, are you serious? Every went wrong with THAT year, hell they even changed the arm rest IN 03.5.

I know I drive the care very carefully and in the right manner, I actually rev match when shifting and downshifting. I rarely go over 4k, I run full sythetic mobil 1 every 3k and motul rear diff fluid. Never tracked the car at all, I basically could care less if you guys say I drove the car hard.

Even if I drove the car hard, everything in the drive train in practically new HOW THE F COULD IT HURT THE NEW OWNER, HES GOT A NEW ENGINE WHY WOULD IT MATTER IF I HAD HURT THE OLD ONE, ITS GONE.

AND AS FAR AS THE 03's practically being on recall, that followed my comment on the transmissions.....03 TRANNYS ARE TERRIBLE AND YES ARE USUALLY REPLACED WITH BARELY A ROAD TEST AS TOLD BY A TECH TO ME. You guys know everything about every year, have had every thing replaced and have dealt with every single warranty issue.

im hitting you back with responses because you guys are being dumb, the new owner doesnt have to get the greddy exhaust, hell have a new engine I dont care, Ill tell him everything was on there.

This is like pissin up a rope...dumb

 

As much as all of that sounds good, and I'm sure the car runs better than ever, I wouldnt use those as your selling points. If you were trying to sell a 15yr+ old car, then having the motor and transmission replaced would be a huge posative. But when you are talking about a 5yr old G35 with 44k miles, then the car looks like it has alot of problems. Some people on this forum understand because the G35's have oil burning issues, the trannys grind, ans the seats can wear like crazy, but someone who know nothing about G35's might get scared by all of the things that have been replaced.

Imagine a 40yr old guy who comes to look at the car, he knows nothing about cars, all he knows is that he wants a G35. You then tell him that the motor, tranny, and seat have been replaced. When he asks why???? You tell him that the motor burned oil, the tranny would grid, and the seat had bead wear marks, and then you say alot of G35's have this problem. Chances are he will not buy your car, unless you try and sell it to him at a wholesale price.

I'm not trying to knock your car, but I think you are going to have trouble getting a good price for the car. See what the dealer offeres you as a trade in, use that as your bottom line. If the Infinit dealer says they cant give you much because of all the things replaced on the car, then call corporate Infinit and ask why they sold you a defective car that is worth less because of all of the design problems.
-Tom

 

thanks for the responses guy, i did get a little rowled up lol

agreed guys, it shouldnt be my main selling point, if they ask Ill just say they were replaced because the dealership decided to replace them. I say I dont know what exactly what was wrong.

Ive sold a few high end cars private party before, most people say things scare them and then they end up counter offering not much below what you were asking. Example: sold 2006 gs300 fully loaded, bought for 46k and driven for 36k miles in one year. guy says "a repainted front bumper and the high mileage in one year scares me, I wont pay 35k. He hits me back with 31k, we settle on 33k. it was a friends car, so he was happy with selling price, I was happy.

 

For the record, if they car is sold to a non member all the aftermarket parts are uninstalled except for the exhaust and plenum spacer as of now due to engine replacement.

 

thats an 03 model?? looks newer than my G! nice job!

 

i say about 23-24k
mine is an 03 with 24k original miles so might be worth the same

good luck