First off-- this appears to be an excellent community! I look forward to learning from the knowledge you all have shared.

I've purchased a 2007 G35s Sedan this week, and am picking it up in Houston on Saturday. Does anyone have any tips on what to look for before I formally sign for the car? Any common issues that are expensive to fix? I just want to be drive it off the lot and have something immediately break that's going to cost me several thousand dollars to fix.

The specific car I'm getting has the fairly common trim chipping on the steering wheel, and I plan to get that fixed. Seeing as it's out of warranty does anyone know the approximate cost to get it replaced at an Infiniti dealer? Or easy enough to do myself with good looking results?

Thanks!
David

 

Oh and its AT with paddle shifters-- looking forward to figuring those out.

 

Make sure it has a clear CARFAX, you don't want to spend your hard earned $$ on a car that's been in a wreck aka junk yard dog! Have a qualified Nissan mechanic check the car over, on a rack top to bottom. Service records are a major plus, indicates how the car was cared for. On the test drive push the car hard for at least a mile, no once around the block granny style. Good Luck, enjoy the ride!
Gary

 

There is a DIY/Fix on the site somewhere for the steering wheel bezel chipping. This is a common issue on the 07-08.

 

Thanks Gary, The Carfax looks clean-- one owner, consistently serviced at the dealer every ~4-5k miles

http://www.carfax.com/VehicleHistory...BV61E07M702537