My last car was a Jaguar X-Type (Old Mans Car), and I wanted something sportier, faster, and something that was more for my age and that would be more fun. I sold mine and now am looking for something new. At first I wanted a BMW 330Ci, but then I drove a G35 coupe. I guess I was just looking for some general advice concerning what to look out for, and if their are differences in the years 03-05. I also wanted to ask how many miles you would recommend staying under. In my opinion, high miles don't bother me especially if the car has been maintained. I will be sure to take the car to my mechanic (very reputable for foreign imports) and have him run through the car and inspect it.

Thanks for all the help!!!

 

Well, i can see that you are looking at one that has the oil consumption problem. I believe it's the 2005 you have to stay away from. Others will help you out on that that are going through it right now. Maybe you can look into a g37. You will like that so much better.

 

Yea I would rather have a g37, but I don't want to spend that much.

 

what is your budget?

 

I really don't wanna go over 10k...I drove an 03 yesterday with 110k miles and they wanted $9,000. Something in that range is what I'm looking for.

 

10k then i guess your sticking w/ 03 or 04s.

 

Yea. Were there any major issues with those that you know of?

 

03-04 are less issue prone from what ive seen...but ur case u are going to be buying a high mileage car so thats a gamble all in itself

 

is 16k a good price for a 05 G35 5at with 32k miles on the clock ?

 

Not bad. But I think u can do better...



OP, 04 to 05 had the most changes (new interior; revup engine; RAYS)
05 to 06 had few changes (headlights, taillights, spoiler).

Try to get an 05 for around $11k...it's definitely possible. Even though SOME of the 05's have oil consumption issues, don't let that lead u away from an 05, high oil consumption is not that bad. The 05 6MT's have the revup engine whereas the 03-04's don't. This past march, I picked up an 05 6MT fully loaded (premium, navi, sport, and aero packages) (all 6MT's have the sport package) with 102k miles for $11,700. So just keep looking around. I'd definitely recommend an 05+, but that's just my preference cuz I like the redesigned interior and the revup engine.

Good luck on ur search!

 

if you can maintain a jaguar, then maintaining a g35 should be cake walk.

 

^this

 

Alright, that makes me feel a lot better about it!!!!! Do you think high miles are a problem? I won't have the car for a long time, 3-4 years and I won't put a lot of miles on it, and I will take care of it.

 

Well maintained, these'll go strong into the mid 100k's. Get it in.

 

are you looking for manual or AT? The AT is less prone to the oil consumption i believe. Maual gives you a 6sp vs 5AT.