Hi. My son loves my 2004 Infiniti G35X sedan. What's not to love? However, it currently has 170,000 miles on it and needs new tires desparately. My question is, is this car worth putting new tires on? Boy, how much longer can this car last without being nickled and dimed for replacement parts? I think the engine is ok but I've heard the transmissions don't last as long as the engines. I'm trying to convince my son that it's better off being used as a trade-in for a younger, lower-mileaged used car than hanging on to it. When it runs, it runs great. But boy, anything can happen to a car with this kind of mileage. Any advice?

 

Hi. My son loves my 2004 Infiniti G35X sedan. What's not to love? However, it currently has 170,000 miles on it and needs new tires desperately. My question is, is this car worth putting new tires on? Boy, how much longer can this car last without me being nickled and dimed for repairs? I think the engine is ok but I've heard the transmissions don't last as long as the engines. I'm trying to convince my son that it's better off being used as a trade-in for a younger, lower-mileaged used car than hanging on to it. When it runs, it runs great. But boy, anything can happen to a car with this kind of mileage. Any advice?

 

How old is your son? Is this his first car? How has the car been maintained? How long have you had it and what have you replaced?

Let's assume everything is stock except for the usual maintenance items (tires, belts, fluids, spark plugs, battery, filters, etc)

If this is going to be his first car, and the car is well maintained and only needs tires, I would put tires on it and give it to him and let him drive it for a year or two and then think about trading in.

If he is going to be driving long distances often, I'd get something newer/more reliable.

Having had a car for up to 225,000 miles, everything starts breaking, nothing lasts as long as it should, and in the end it was cheaper to get a newer car than paying for maintenance.

I just bought my G35 with 43K miles, and I plan on driving it until about your mileage, then give it away or something, since it won't be worth much in ten more years.

 

As stated above if it was taken car of let him drive it for a couple years. Get your money's worth out of it.

 

Someone on here has 300k on their car. So if it is maintained it can last a long time.

 

No one can judge better than you if it warrants new tires. If it runs well, doesn't vibrate/shake/shimmy/burn oil, etc,. it's prob worth it.

 

Put on some $100 tires and call it a day. Who's to say whatever used car it gets traded in for won't need tires anyway.

Mine has 152K on it and I wouldn't hesitate to slap more tires on it and keep going. There are quite a few members with over 200K on their cars.