I bought my OEM spoiler on ebay and had it installed for 100$

 

2002s are the best!






joking, i have 2003 never had major problem, but rev-match thing is appealing besides, u will get better re-sale value when u r selling a 2005+ as opposed to 2003-2004

 

i just got an 05 coupe @ 54k miles for 14.9k . it also had the 06 projector headlights and it was a sports package

 

If there really isn't any difference whatsoever between '06 and '07 models, then the best bang for ur buck would be to get an 06... fully loaded as possible... and CPO on top of that.

 

But with the mileages I listed, you guys would all still say to go with the 90k+miles 05 and 06?

Thanks

 

damn you got a deal! And I'm assuming it's the 6mt? what color combination?

 

Anyone?

 

funny that you said that,

I just picked up an 05 Lakeshore Auto coupe @ 65k for $14.3K.

 

HOW ARE YOU GETTING SUCH DEALS? was it from a dealer?

 

OK... I was considering backing out of my pending purchase of an 05 g35 coupe with all the problems (eating tires, oil consumption MT only??, oil in spark plugs) that I have read about on these forums, but everyone responding to this question seems to be saying the 05 if the way to go.

I am looking at a 05 g35 coupe, automatic transmission, 25k miles for $18.8k.

Would you guys recommend this car (in terms of reliability) or is it going to be more trouble than it is worth?

One other note the closet infiniti dealership (for warranty work) is 2 hrs away

 

Price-wise, it sounds solid.... assuming you can get it a notch under 18k

 

actually I have talked them down to $18.8k (originally $20k)... book is about $23k.

Do you have any comment on reliability?

 

Comment on reliability...I have 35k miles on my '05 and no problems whatsoever with eating tires, oil consumption, or oil in spark plugs. I only had a problem with the driver seat shifting randomly but got the motor replaced out of warranty but it wasn't a big deal as it doesn't happen often, I just wanted to use the warranty before it is up this year.

I was able to push the stock bridgestone tires to 24k miles and replaced them with falkens which still have plenty of meat left in the tread (probably just half its life)

I bought my car new at the end of '05 from the factory so I assume they fixed all the bugs by the time I took delivery of my car.

I personally think it has great reliability, not perfect, but what car is? I had my old 1996 Infiniti I30t that lasted me 240k miles without any problems but I know people who did. I think it's just a matter of how well you take care of the car and being aware of the possible problems and keep an eye out for them. I plan on keeping my car as long as I had my I30t, just make sure you know the maintenance history for the car you are looking at...

 

I had on 05 loaded with everything, id say the only problem it had was that dang clutch rattle, but of course its common with G's.

Get this you drive normal,oil wont go away as much
You drive fast and hard, make sure you check your oil because it will go away from being burnt up

I drove alot when I first got it, taking it around town and through the canyons and it consumed alot, when it was low it would sometime rattle in the engine. I then got slapped with the noob stick and checked my oil often whenever i drove the canyons alot.

Then when that phase went by and I started driving like a typical chinese driver, my oil never burned up as much as it did, in fact it didnt even seem to burn up at all.

My car was at 85k miles and still running just as strong as the first day I got it(note that I changed the oil every 3k-5k miles,cleaned the filter and did all the necessary maintenance to the tranny and diff with LUCAS gear oil)

In my opinion 05 looked best interior wise, and on the outside as well. I dislike the angled rear backup lights but then thing I would say I wish I had on the 05 were the projector headlights.
Thats it, hands down, 05 wins.

Take care of the car, and the car will take care of you.........

Also considering that you might be a "driver" I wouldn't choose auto because the foot ebrake. You cant do 180s without the hand ebrake =D