from members that have personal experiences, and that actually own one that has passed 70k miles

thankyou

 

Historically, all cars start to break down around 70 to 80K. If you're planning on buying and 03' 0r 04' with 65K, good luck with that. My DD is a 2K SE MAx and, even though I've had the car since new, it had it's share of breakdowns up to 100K. Even with me babying it in every way possible.
Keep in mind, even if you're buying the car dirt cheap (15-18-19K) it was originally a 35-38K car. The maintenance and repairs are not at all cheap.

 

Depends on how you look at it. Some people like to wait until things break before doing something about it while others do it as "preventative maintenance" which, depending on how you categorize it can be considered along the same lines as an oil change or something way more expensive.

That being said, if you generally follow the manual for most things the car should hold up as well as any other decent modern car. Nissan's (Infiniti's) actually have great consumer reviews regarding mechanical aspects of the car (but the interiors suck until they really started revising them on the G37's).

Our 2002 Dodge Ram went nearly 90,000 miles with nothing but some power steering hoses and an AC compressor. That was all it needed outside of normal stuff like oil changes, tires, brakes, and the periodic transmission/radiator/diff service/flush.

If an American vehicle can go that long, a Japanese vehicle should be able to go just as far without issues.

 

wouldn't worry to much, usual maintenance. make sure you take care of it and you should be fine. Think about it, theres tons of altima 3.5's and 350Z's etc. with more then that many miles, and they have the same engine essentially.

 

Clicking driveshaft(s).

 

^that usually occurs around 30K, by the time you hit 70K you probably have serious problems if it hasn't been lubricated properly yet. Not expensive to repair just the clicking as long as no damage has been done, my G35 costed $150 incl. labour at the infiniti dealer.

 

At 80K miles now... Routine maintenance and recently replaced all brake pads/rotors for $600 (the last set lasted 40K miles). So--70k to 80k was pretty uneventful....

 

No offense to you man, but that is a heaping pile of crap. My car has 65K and last time I checked I didn't buy a Kia for it to start breaking down at 70-80K. This is not 1990, where people start freaking out at 100K miles.

I have never had a nissan before, but I sure as hell hope that it lasts as long as my previous Ford and Chevy, 1997 T-bird and 1998 Camaro Z28, respectively. Both of them hit 150K miles. The camaro I replaced the Clutch and a Window Motor, the Tbird was an automatic and it had every single original factory part (tranny, alternator, water pump, you name it). And that is the same manufacturer people call "Found On The Road Dead".

I turn my own wrenches on my car and do all the routine maintenance. Maybe that has been the reason for my success. Its bad enough the parts are expensive as hell for this car, at least I can hope they last some time

 

Throttle body sensor went out and radio freaks out alittle, but those are the only issues with mine. Runs strong and drives like a champ now. These cars seems to be reliable enough as long as you take good care of them. As with most cars. If you take care of them it will last you last you a long time. Just make sure maintanance was done on schedule and problems will be kept minimal, as long as you dont have a lemon

 

are you talking about the "check disc" that occurs? mine is doing this and if i go to the radio for a minute or two and try again, it'll work... whyyyy does this happen right after 60k?!?!

 

Sorry not the same car but aren't Civic's known for hitting 250-300k easily? friend at work has one with 270k miles only does his own oil changes and replaces brakes/tires. Those suckers live way tooo long

 

I think your drivetrain should be fine. More like things like power windows, stereos, navigation powerseats. maybe a battery or alternator. These cars are built in Japan with very high standards.

 

Batteries typically go out every 4 years or so anyway. I had to replace mine just after my warranty ended. It'll be especially apparent if you do a lot of short drives and don't drive your car often.

But if you drive your car very far and drive it everyday, your battery will last a lot longer.

 

my G 2005 just hit 50k and at around 43k my radio turned off when i was driving and wouldn't turn back on. i thought it was done then i was able to pull over turn my car off and then back on and the radio worked fine. Now at 50k it did it again and i just pull over turn the car off and back on and the radio worked. but now im concernced becuse usually 3 strikes and your out so i think if it happens again my radio won't turn back on

 

Mine is at 91K and I have had one issue with the wiring in the CD player. I used it a handful of times and then one day noticed that (just with the CD player) would loose sound in one speaker and then jump to the other and then they would both go off. Never have had any issues with the radio or tape player (use it daily to play my iPhone through the speakers)