Yes, I know... but the point was... was it worth it to invest so much money in a car that has already 167,xxx? I'm sure when a lot of people reach this high of a mileage, they want to know themselves if other people decided to just keep their car and just bring it back to life. I myself, have decided to take this route, and I just hope it's a smart one down the line.

 

Just do the routine maintenance and keep it running, its not like our cars have good resale values anyways. When your current vehicle starts having major issues, then you should consider the cost of repairing it to that of buying a new car. Oh, and no modern vehicle is a "good" investment.

 

I agree... modern cars are nice and all, but having a G35 just makes them a want... not a need.

 

Changing oil could have done yourself for about 40 bucks, and the Drive belts.

 

I'm at 90k..

 

How much maintenance did you put into the car previously? Were any of those repairs delayed for an extended period? Where I'm going is that if you spent minimally (maybe oil changes, tires, etc) since you bought it with 55,000 on it, then you got 112,000 miles out of the car and your maintenance expense was under $5,000 (I'll use $5000 maintenance over your ownership for examples). $5,000/112,000 = $0.045 per mile. Under a nickle per mile is good by my standard. Another way to look at it is monthly. 6 years or 72 months. $5,000/72 = $69.50/mo. My opinion here is that as long as the vehicle maintenance is less than half of a car payment, I keep it.

I say keep it and drive the wheels off!!!

 

Not to mention its still one of the best looking cars on the road..

 

I'm one for driving a car until the wheels fall off, or until the repairs start getting too often where it's better to just buy a newer car.

While $4k seems like a lot to spend in a short amount of time, it looks like over $2k was for "want" and performance upgrades vs just maintenance (wheels/bushings/sways). So it's really not bad if you're wanting to keep the car on the road past 200k miles.

My previous Infiniti had over 254,000 miles before I decided it wasn't worth repairing the trans. The mechanic who bought it was seriously impressed with the condition and couldn't believe it had that many miles.

Keep up on the preventative maintenance and it'll last you. Wait until things break and you'll be constantly fixing it.

 

I kept up with a lot of my maintenance prior to my spending spree. The only thing that was delayed for an extended period were the bushings because my front suspension was squealing for the longest time already. The door actuators I waited almost 1.5 years before I fixed it, so that one was on the list for a while too.

 

Was the investment worth it? Depends, do you love what you drive? If so, hell yes!
Gary

 

Thanks. Believe it or not, the sways ended up being both a need and want. My entire suspension started developing loud clunks and also floor board squeaking noises under the car. It was determined that the end links were bad and the bushings on my OEM sways were bad. So instead of just replacing it OEM, I went ahead and just replaced it with aftermarket. I wouldn't have done it if it weren't for the annoying squeaks and clunks.

But yes, a few are certainly wants and not needs.I'm glad to hear that one of your Infinitis made it to 254,000. I hope mine does too!

 

While I know how to change my own oil... I decided that dealing with the oil mess and cleaning up afterwards and bringing it to a dump shop isn't worth it for me. While I know a lot of people love to do their own oil, I just don't have the garage and patience to do it. Kudos to everyone that does their own though!

And I also have no experience with drive belt change. I'm sure I can learn that in the future. I'm a pretty good DIY person, but there are some things I just don't touch unless I know for sure.

 

And yes! I love this car! Best choice I made when I was shopping around during my early age.

 

You just answered your own question. If driving your G puts a smile on your face and you can't resist looking back at your G after you park it...Yes. When the G35 came out in 2002 Car and Driver Magazine called it the best looking coupe available. I still believe it looks great after 10 years.

 

So in conclusion, it is worth it if you LOVE your car! Hopefully other people feel the same way about their aging G.