hi i'm looking around to buy a manual g35 coupe. ive been wanting the car since da Gs came out. anything i should know about? any problems that year?

 

These cars are slightly prone to a few problems...mostly being the window motors SUCK and many of them have had tranny problems. They're not all lemons, they just have their share of problems. Also (and just personally speaking), not exactly the best gas mileage!

However all of that aside, this car is great and I love it. I wouldn't want to be driving anything else every day

 

tranny problems just with manual Gs? or same thing goes to auto? my friend used to work at one of the infiniti dealerships and told me that automatic Gs r just as fast as manual Gs. is that true?

 

no thats not true. so i have an 05 g coup and i love it. knock on wood but never had any of those problems. the 6mt gs have about 20hp more than auto

 

Since when did manuals have tranny problems? Thats the Acura TL.
The only problems you should worry about are the window motors, and OC issue.. that I can think of off the top of my head... But remember, all cars have problems..

 

well i have an 05 g that only has 16k miles on it and its for sale..... its IP with the stone interior.... also ive had NO problem staying door to door with a manual especially using the tiptronic...

 

windows motors always go out, but easy to replace...
brake pads and tires depending on how aggressive you are...
auto is about .5 sec slower...
overall, the Gs are very reliable, easy car to work on, plenty of aftermarket between 350z and G35s...

 

this is gonna be my 2nd car i'm gonna own. i didn't get to choose my first car. it was given to me by my parents. so i'm real excited about getting WHAT I WANT this time. i fell in love with my dad's FX35 when i first drove it. so i know G35 would do it for me. since economy is **** right now i'm looking to get a good deal on my purchase. where should i look around? ive been looking on cars.com ebay autotrader. any suggestion on where to look?

 

oh btw i live in central cali. i don't wanna go out of cali

 

Maybe try looking on craigslist-i have found a couple of people willing to work out a deal-Now im having trouble selling my car to get the money and thats the only thing holding me up.

 

is there anyway to see if the motor on a used car has been changed? I'm also in the hunt for a 04 and possibily an 05 6mt. I want the 05 for obvious reasons (high hp, interior, 19s). But then I want to make sure it will be reliable and get the 04... Such a dilemma...

 

How is the 05 any less reliable than an 04. It's actually more reliable besides the Oil Consumption. And if your 05 has oil consumption, you get a brand new engine for free. Why wouldn't you get 05?

And I'm pretty sure carfax will list if it had OC engine replacement.