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ThePiker
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Need advice before making a purchase this weekend.
heres a link to the g ithinking of buying. is the price reasonable and what problems might i run into with 180k miles. Pros and Cons are welcome thanks in advance.
-Vince
http://unitedsportsandautos.hasyourcar. ... l/4M806872


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That's about the price that KBB states the car is worth in that condition (stock).

I'd take the VIN and see if your local Infiniti dealer would see what service has been performed. Otherwise you are buying a 10yo car with high miles and will have to contend with service and part replacements as needed due to age.

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Welcome to NICO Vince.

Seeing how it's a 6MT model, I'd be a little bit less concerned about replacing the transmission, and even if you have to replace the trans, they're about 1/4 cost of an automatic trans to replace.

I think the car is worth about $5500-$6500.

It looks pretty clean, and mileage isn't everything. At 180k, if the car was well maintained and driven on the highway, it probably has about as much wear as a city driven car with 120k.

I don't really think you'll see many more issues with that car than one with 120k miles, because most of what you'll start to see (suspension issues, and other things like that) are all due to age, not mileage (mostly).

The engine should be good assuming it's been decently maintained, and the rest of the drivetrain the same. The one good thing about higher miles cars is that you usually have had quite a few things replaced along the way that are newer, versus "middle-mileage" cars (say around 120k) usually have not had the same thing.

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ThePiker
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Thanks!!! i will start the offer at 5500 tomorrow.


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