Hey, long story short I am looking to buy my first car.

My expectation is that most of you are going to say it's not a good first-time car.

I'm just wondering how reliable these cars are? I cannot seem to find one without at least 80,000 miles on it and that worries me.

 

No.
Find a beater that is cheap to own, insure, maintain, drive.....etc. If maintained properly these cars will last a good while.

 

No you'll probably kill your self with a vq for your first car. At least I know I probably would have lol

 

Go with a 2000 civic si or something

 

Nope dont get it as a first car. Youll probably crash it. My first car at 15 was an SUV. Got the G at 18 (19 now). Holy **** talk about a complete difference.

 

was just looking at them a minute ago. don't think i can go wrong that way.

 

Definitely not a good beginner car. Lots of trouble.

How old are you ?

 

Theses cars are super expensive to mod, the civics are cheaper to mod and they still look good whe. You do clean mods to them

 

Agree with others, not good for a first car. Get a beater, learn to drive well in it, make all your mistakes on that and not on a G.

 

wow I can't believe how many people said its not a good beginner car
I (not my parents) Financed myself a 2004 6 speed G35 Coupe and I absolutely love it! I got it back in september 2012 when I was 18 years old.The only thing that was a bit hard to get used to was the clutch(never drove a manual car before,only dirtbikes/quads).If you have the money to maintain this car then I say go for it.I think you will do fine if you're a mature driver like I am,I actually think its kinda slow now but that's just me.The reason im not telling you to start off with a shi**y car is because I think you will regret it later on...but again,thats just me.The car is pretty reliable i'd say(bought mine with 100K miles and only 1 previous owner) decent on gas,and really smooth.I've put in 20K miles so far and very very minor problems that i've had and were easy to fix.Other cars that were in my price range and i liked was the g35 sedan or acura TSX / TL(Not a big fan of civics/rsx since everyone and their grandma has one now a days)So my conclusion is if you got a decent-good paying job or your parents are giving you wads of cash every now and then go for it.Good luck and think long & hard before you make the big decision

 

i would say only if you have a full time job...If your a full time student, i would go with a civic, integra, rsx. Those cars are cheaper to maintain and get better mpg.

 

I'm 20. Full time student, full time work, full time girlfriend, full time rent/bills/groceries/gas etc. Paycheck to paycheck but I do it!

 

The G I currently have was my first car at 16 without any driving experience prior and boy it was a scary ride. I only cracked my oem front lip and backed into two cars parking :P

 

You should have a couple of years experience before getting something like this. The vast majority of G wrecks are from inexperienced drivers not understanding how to correct properly when they drive beyond their experience level.

 

Welcome to DRIVER Giroux, we have seen '04s with 25K miles on their clock bought recently so they're out there. You just need to do a major search, read every auto sale publication available and most importantly check our MARKETPLACE under Private Classified for cars for sale. Our G35s are easily good for 200K miles plus if they've been taken care of. Whatever you look at make sure you get a FAX report, that will give you a history of the cars past....accidents etc. Next thing is maintenance history, very important! You don't want a G35 that's been neglected!
"Good Luck" with the search....Gary