1995 Q45 on eBay

[Jeff Williams]

Now, I know it is from Florida, and the seller's feedback is scary, but this car looks wonderful!

If anybody is close to Boca Raton, take a look at this baby for me!

give me a call, on my cell phone (205) 492-2515

CarFax reports are worthless, and I have asked the seller 25 questions.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...85768

The bid ends April 5th!

[90Q45blue]

I have asked the seller 25 questions.

Jeff,

Are you looking at buying this car?

Nick

[Jeff Williams]

I was, but I don't want to pay more than about $4,500 or $5,000. I ahve not bid on the car, yet. I have to talk to the wife, first. My 2nd cousin lives in Boca, so I might get him to look at the car for me.

The seller responded to my questions, very fast. He bought the car at an auction 2 weeks ago, and had it cleaned, and servcied by his mechanic. It is originally from New York, and he could not find any signs of painting. The carfax report is clean. He is faxing it to me.

Are you bidding on it, Nick?

I hate, when the seller makes the bidder's ID's private.

[natsoundup]

real easy question...have you called infiniti's 800 number so you can get dealer service records...

I bought a 94 with 82k at the time for 5600....I have been very happy with it.... a few minor gremlins...but runs nice.

[90Q45blue]

No way, I'm not bidding. One 80k Q is plenty for me.

Nick

[Jeff Williams]

real easy question...have you called infiniti's 800 number so you can get dealer service records...

I bought a 94 with 82k at the time for 5600....I have been very happy with it.... a few minor gremlins...but runs nice.

Thanks for the great idea. I didn't even think of that.

What is the 800 number?

[90Q45blue]

Infiniti: 800/662-6200

[Jeff Williams]

11-28-04 - Shifter Knob Replaced06-16-95 - Servcie 4,000 miles02-01-96 - Service 10,250 miles07-25-96 - Oil Change / Bulbs 11,130 miles04-08-97 - Servcie "B" 15,229 miles04-24-98 - CD Changer, EEC Valve Radio Volume Knob 23,150 Miles07-06-98 - TCS Light, Alternator 26,711 miles11-11-98 - Wheel Replaced & balbance/Fog Lamp 33,361

All of this done at South Motors Infiniti, in Miami

05-14-02 - Door Lock assembly/Horn/ PS FLuid/Belts/Oil Press Switch 70,613 miles

NEW OWNER!

Work done at Warren Henry Infiniti in Miami

No records, since.

I guess it is not a one-owner, is it.

[AZhitman]

New York?

One word: RUST.

Jeff, you say the word and I'll find you a perfectly preserved Q in the arid southwest.

[AZhitman]

Get pics of the rear undercarriage - It's certainly worth $5K even if it has some minor issues.

[Jeff Williams]

New York?

One word: RUST.

Jeff, you say the word and I'll find you a perfectly preserved Q in the arid southwest.

I may take you up on that offer.

Don't the interiors cook, in the southwest?;)

Since all the maintenance was done, in Miami, and the owner seemed to be from New York. I think it was a winter car, for when they traveled to FLorida. Possibly left it in Florida, since it was relatively low mileage, until it was presumably sold, in 1998.

I have made a bid. Let's see how it turns out. I bid a little over $4,000, but I double the reserve is that low. This weekend, it might get sold, for the "Buy It Now" ammount

They send me the CARFAX report, but it was the short one, and it shows 12 history records. I have asked for the complete one.

If anybody has an account with CARFAX, and can get it for free, please get it for me.

Thanks!

[rsiwicki]

Jeff....sorry that it is not a "true" one owner. I had almost bought a Jag off of ebay that was in West Palm Beach, FL, and it was advertised as a Florida car. Well come to find out that the seller's definition of a Florida car was that it currently held a Florida title, which was only 1 month old, and the car was actually from a Detroit auto auction and serviced in the Detroit area. The seller was a total jerk about it when I confronted him about it.

Anyway, I live here in Miami and would be more than glad to check out a car for you or another NICO member here locally. There are really legitimate good low mile older cars down here in South Florida as many cars are just "snow bird" cars or a weekend get away car. I have lived in 4 different condos in Miami on the beach and you would be amazed at how many nice older cars are just sitting there in the condo garages collecting dust and only used a couple of times a year. If you are interested in another Q...shoot me an email with what you are looking for and I will keep my eye out for one. There are many South Americans and others that have 2nd, 3rd, and the 4th homes here in Miami and only visit every now and then. They unlaod these cars becuase almost everyone here in Miami has to drive something new as it is an image thing. So if I happen to see a nice older Q in a condo garage just sitting there, I can try getting in touch with the owner to see if they are interested in unloading it.

BTW...their feedback rating is really only 1 for 2 which is not all that good. They bought some items to give them a boost on the rating and have only 2 items, both cars, as items that they have sold. One of which was good and the other was bad so to me they are at 50% of satisfying car buyers from them. Not to discourage you or anything as it does look like a nice car, but I just noticed that they have only sold 2 cars and that a customer was not happy one of the times.

If you are really interested in it, I could possibly get up there Saturday morning and take it to an independent mechanic to find out what the deal is on it and have them do a prepurchase inspection. Cost is usually around $120....that is what I paid for my car to be inspected back in 1998 when I bought it.

[AZhitman]

Interiors and paint take a TON of abuse in the SW if they're not garaged.

Blowing sand and 120+ degree temps play havoc with rubber, leather and paint.

However, if you condition your leather and rubber and keep your car garaged, the southwest is quite kind to cars. No rust, no grit in the suspension components from snow/rain, no "acid rain", bug goo or tree sap either.

The 1949 Olds that I restored had been here since new, and when we pulled the body there was a light dusting of rust on the tops of the frame rails - It wiped off with a damp rag!!!

[Jeff Williams]

Thanks, I am still hooked on the silver/grey '94 to '96 model, under 100K, for about $4,000 to $5,000 range. I may be off, but I think I can get one, around that. A one-owner, close to Alabama is great, but I don't mind taking a trip to Miami.

[Q45Viper]

Just remember you can wash a salvage title in Florida. That's why so many of the exotic car dealers base there. Just get it checked good. Car fax will not help on a florida car.

[maxnix]

New York?

One word: RUST.

Jeff, you say the word and I'll find you a perfectly preserved Q in the arid southwest.

Not necessarily so. My one from Brooklyn with 26K was very corrosion free under the chassis and running gear. But I don't think it ever saw any salt. No different form my Texas car in appearance.

[90Q45blue]

Brian,

If your Q never saw any salt then no one drove it from October-April every year. The entire state of New York has vehicles salting their roads and plowing snow 24 hours a day for the entire winter period. My fiancee goes to school up in NY and it is ridiculous how much salt she gets on her car.

Nick

[fxjackso]

Yep, plenty of miles left on those $47 tires (Tire Rack price) . Now that's the sign of an owner who truly cared about maintaining a high performance vehicle.

[maxnix]

Brian,

If your Q never saw any salt then no one drove it from October-April every year. The entire state of New York has vehicles salting their roads and plowing snow 24 hours a day for the entire winter period. My fiancee goes to school up in NY and it is ridiculous how much salt she gets on her car.

Nick

He may not have. It was owned by a city offical who had a city car. The only reason he used this car was to go from Brooklyn to Manhattan to dinner. Think about it, 26K miles in 7 years. Also, I may be wrong, but I think Long Island and Manhattan are not subject to the more severe winter of upstate NY, like Buffalo. There, I am sure salt is everywhere in abundance. In my travel across country, Minneapolis, hands down, had the most salt damaged cars I have ever seen. Even the pump island geard bands were rife with rust. In any case, from underneath, there is not difference between it and my TX car which never saw salt, except maybe near the TX coast.

That's the problem with all the Ebay, Autotrader, Cars sites. No one posts pictures of the under cariage.__________________Brian1995 Q45 & Q45t & 2000 Q45

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[90Q45blue]

Very true. Picking up as used Q that was used sparingly is a great deal. Kind of like the one i just picked up. 80k over 13 years.From what I hear, there's still quite a bit of salt on the Manhattan/Brooklyn roads, they just don't have to do it for as many months. Being farther east of the Great Lakes helps.

Nick

[maxnix]

Yeah, maybe he never drove it in winter. I don't know. But it looks far better than AZHitman's Q45 which spent some time in NJ.__________________Brian1995 Q45 & Q45t & 2000 Q45

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[Jeff Williams]

The car is actually in Delrey Beach, which is where my cousin lives. I called him last night (first time, in 7 years, second time in 37 years - we are very close).

He is going to try to go look at the car, on Monday.

The 12 entrys into CARFAX, are emmission tests, etc. No wrecks.

The wife is OK with me getting another car, but not excited.

We will see what happens, Monday.

Thanks for all your help.

The car has spent all of it's life in the Miami/Bocca area. I guess the original owner had a vacation home, there.

[rsiwicki]

jeff....how did it go? Are you a new owner & did your distant cousin look at the car? I will be in that area late this week, maybe Saturday and can check it out for you if you are still interested.

[Jeff Williams]

Phil looked at the car, and was impressed with the performance, and finish of the car. There wer a couple of scratches on the passenger front & rear doors, from parking lots, the steering wheel had some wear, and the trunk mat was wet, but everything else was good.

I put my max bid at $5,675, but the bid never went above $5,200. The reserve was not met, at the end of the auction, so I called the seller. They had a reserve of $6,700.00 and said they would go to $6,650.00 I offered the $5,675.00 and gave them my cell phone #.

I was trying to keep the total cost of the vehicle under $6,000.00 With a $150 paperwork fee, $40 flight, and gas money, I hit my limit.

They might call me, who knows.

Thanks for the offer.

[rsiwicki]

Sounds like a good plan....just curious, how do you get a $40 plane ticket? Do you work for the airlines? I grew up in northwest Florida, Destin, FL and I don't know where you live in Alabama, but if there is a $40 flight that I am missing out on I want to know about it and I will rent a car the rest of the way.

[Jeff Williams]

Southwest. Birmingham to West Palm Beach, with 14 day reservation one-way.

http://www.southwest.com/hotfa....html

[natsoundup]

the only thing that I don't like about that car is that the 60k service was either not done or not done at the dealer.....

...that became the real sell point when I got mine..... I was able to track it at a dealer through 60k...bought it at 81k.... the 94q that is.... I got it in Fort Lauderdale.... the records showed that is was pretty consistently driven about 8k a year.... that's what I was looking for in the dealer records...a certain amount of consistency

i figured if someone wanted to give the dealer his premium for the 30k and 60k service ...they at least cared somewhat about the car.