car has under 40k on it and looks to be in great shape, OC and compression rods aside anything I should be on the lookout for?

 

Is the car still under warranty? There isnt really a way to check for oil consumption.

 

yes it is still under warranty till December of this year. I plan on taking it to the dealer ASAP to have them start the OC test

 

check radio heated seats and if the seats move forward and back easily theres alot of seat track problems

 

thank you for the heads up!

 

Make sure the hood moves smoothly, if it stutters or catches at all, the hood hinges may be shot.

Regardless, once you have it, get fresh white lithium grease in the hinges. I brought mine back from near-death with lithium grease when it had caused the hood to rub against the fender.

 

thanks for the heads up on the hood. I will take a look when i pick up the car in the AM

 

Watch out for the burning oil issues.

 

taking it to the dealer as soon as i get home to start the oc test!

 

Keep an eye on the transmission and the synchros (grinding into 2nd, losing 5th).

 

Also, make sure to run up the revs merging onto the highway or something.

My wouldn't rev all the way to redline. The dealer said it turned out to be the crank sensor & replaced it (not the REV limiter).

 

Thanks fir all the help car was clean and runs strong. Flew to DC picked it up and on the way back to Boston picked up an 05 TL 6 speed for the wife. Long but good day and fun drive home

 

Funny, that was the car I was looking at before I got my G35, but it sold right before I left to take the test drive.
Bought the G, and then the saleman called back saying the buyer's financing did not go through, and the TL was back up for sale - I had to tell him "sorry, too late"!

 

they are both nice cars, but the G makes me want to do "bad" things

 

def check the clutch fluid for contamination. There is a huge thread on here regarding "sticking clutch pedal and burning clutch smell" it's an easy fix, and can avoid damaging your clutch if you catch it soon