First off i might as well say im new to the g35. I recently sold my BMW and going for a g35 coupe.

The car i was looking into is a 2003. I want to know if there is anything that i should be cautious of. I am going to get it inspected and everything buy the dealer, but i just want to know what you all think i should look for specifically.


Thanks!

 

get an 04 and up

 

Don't get an 03. Read through posts on this board. Any issues from other owners you find probably affect the 03. I would get 2005 and up with a little warranty left.

 

Never had a problem that I didn't cause to my '03. Still runs like new and rides smooth on the 20"s I have.

 

I just bought an 03 coupe in February, nothing to worry about as long as you know what you're looking for.

Here is a list of things I checked before I bought it:

- Carfax & Ownership information

- Suspension/Steering components (I found a leaking steering rack, ripped ball joint and a threaded stabilizer link)

- Exhaust (I found my flex pipes were f**ked, also a leak in the muffler)

- Motor/tranny (I found that my drive belts were starting to crack, chattering while clutch is depressed turned out to be a throwout bearing)

- Electronics (Window motors, cd player, auto sliding seats, burnt out side marker lights)

- BODY! (My paint was **** to start but i found, upper windshield molding torn, driver-side window molding not sealing properly)


I got most of the stuff fixed by the dealer, but the small cheap stuff that I didn't care about I took care of myself. Also check tires and brakes and your e-brake.

I'm not sure if I covered everything since this was my first time buying a car from a dealer (where as my first car I bought off my dad). So if anyone else can chime in with extra things to look at, I think you should be fine.

 

brembos FTW!

 

sounds pretty good so far, although most of the problems i have read about are from the 03's since it was the release year model they still had lots of stuff to learn for subsequent years. I got my 03 through a private party, garage kept and basically just driven to and from work since they bought it. Everything is stock, but when I took it to infiniti today to have them take care of some aesthetic stuff for me, they said whoever had done the 60k service used 5 groove belts instead of 7, which i don't really know makes a huge difference. It will all depend on the car itself, every one is gonna have something different aside from the obvious similarities. I got mine for 13k if you were wondering about prices too.

 

Thank you guys! Its tough to find one in the bay area. Decent that is.