Amazing Q45a...Check it!

[DuDro]

I just found this listing on eBay...

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

This has to be the lowest mileage Q45a that I have seen! I like it aside from the placement of the "Q45a" logo on the spoiler...

I wonder if it will sell anywhere near the "Buy It Now" price.

[CrimsonQ]

lol i just saw that, 20,000 sorry its not that cool

wont even start on the plenum work....but beautiful interior!

[66mgb]

Very clean - well kept car - I seriously doubt that $20k will be near the selling price. Maybe 10 - 12k if he's lucky....

He should advertise in Dubai or Saudi. That's where he would get top dollar!

I can't keep a tan interior looking clean - let alone a white interior!

[maxnix]

What I want to know is what is he/she smoking?

[Q_SHIP]

4.6 V8?

[GM991]

LOL20k good one.

check this car out....A STEAL!!http://boston.craigslist.org/car/181941482.html

this guy is having problems selling his 2002.I have watched this car price drop like a rock over the last 2 months from 19900 to 16000

GM991

[elwesso]

What I want to know is what is he/she smoking?

agreed... 20k, are they out of their mind... 10k MAYBE to someone who really wants a stupid low miles active.

Still, stupid to overpay for such low miles, unless you are to keep it as a collector item..... because if you plan on driving it its still gonna need to full accumulator recharge and all that fun stuff..

[TAI CHI MASTER]

I wonder was the timing chain guides changed. With a car that clean if I had money to waste I would buy it. Damn I'm a little jealous. I also see that even as it has not been driven the hoses or other parts under the hood look as discolored as mine. I would be fearful of anyone tinting the window knowing they would be placing their knee in my seats I wonder was the car vacuum sealed for freshness.

[louiegz]

Yea, that's a lot for an old Q but he probably put it high to see if any idiot would bite. He has 4 offers. He put 20k, but maybe one of the offers could be 10k and he goes for it and the idiot buyer thinks he got a bargain at half price. Wait until the buyer finds out that he has to do the guides.

[Q451990]

WOW... new policy - from now on these types of posts are forbidden.

And I thought my Q2 was low miles back in 2000 with 47K! That car is a gem... overpriced - and the active suspension would scare the hell out of me.

I need a bigger garage...

Heath

[Q451990]

I just noticed something... does it look like there's a difference in the paint color between the fender and door in this picture?

[maxnix]

I just noticed something... does it look like there's a difference in the paint color between the fender and door in this picture?

Sharp eye! Does look suspicious.

[DuDro]

The seller states that all of the hoses have been replaced. He also stated that the Active System has been flushed and recharged, but the chain guides have NOT been replaced.

Given that the added cost of replacing the chain guides, what do you guys think is a fair price for this car?

[DetroitJazzMan]

I spoke to the owner (On serious witch hunt for an Nice Active) what he wants 20K I offered him 10K and he flat rejected it. I figured the car is so nice ( claims he chainged fluids even in storage) if I drove it gently and later had timing guides changed I would be in good shape. Its about the only 90-93 that I've seen that I would even consider buying. Still holding out for 94-95 Active

[DrewQ45]

Here's what KBB says.... (don't flame me, I was just curious)

Condition Value

Excellent $3,805 Good $3,420 Fair $3,005

[elwesso]

I spoke to the owner (On serious witch hunt for an Nice Active) what he wants 20K I offered him 10K and he flat rejected it. I figured the car is so nice ( claims he chainged fluids even in storage) if I drove it gently and later had timing guides changed I would be in good shape. Its about the only 90-93 that I've seen that I would even consider buying. Still holding out for 94-95 Active

Well we know for sure that he will have this car for a long time.....

IF ANYONE on this planet refuses 10k for ANY 90-96 Q45 (unless it has some crazy mods that no one has done.. MT, turbo, etc) they are completely clueless and will not sell the car... Or the buyer is an idiot.

[TgduMg]

It sure is pretty though. I'd give him maybe $2500 and take care of the guides.

I hate where the Q45a insignia is mounted on that aftermarket touring spoiler.

$2000 maybe?

Danisiti 1

[elwesso]

its worth way more than 2k.. Id think 8k would be a good price that id pay if i had the money.

[DrewQ45]

its worth way more than 2k.. Id think 8k would be a good price that id pay if i had the money.

With guides not being done, I wouldn't go more than 6.5 K. Even with the low mileage, all the components are aged. This car underwent some serious sitting to have that low of a mileage...sometimes that's worse than a car with say... 45-50K which was exercised more frequently. I'd flush that engine well as soon as I got it.

All said, it's a beautiful specimen.

[HashiriyaS14]

He should advertise in Dubai or Saudi. That's where he would get top dollar!

Do you know people over there? I've been interested in the possibility of shipping cars to either, but particularly Dubai, for awhile.

If so, shoot me an email: [email protected]

<back on topic>

I think he could get $12k for it, and I think it'd be worth that. The low mileage is a meaningful plus in regards to wear & tear, even the best kept 120k mile interior likely won't look like a 14k mile interior, and that level of perfection matters to some people.

[Ozzie]

What about the different colour on the trunk lid too??

[MinisterofDOOM]

Yeah, the spoiler definitely doesn't match...

Quote »"What it is: Active suspension systems move each wheel up and down to control body motion in response to road abnormalities.[/quote]Really? Because I thought it varied damping levels...

[elwesso]

Really? Because I thought it varied damping levels...

No.. Well techincally it does both. Adjustable shocks adjust damping levels, active suspension can actually lift or lower each individual strut.

[Q451990]

I think I would pay in the $8K range for it if and only if the paint is all OEM. Maybe go to $10K but that's pushing it. Honestly, I paid a little over KBB retail for "Q2" back in 2001. To me KBB and the other sites don't adequately adjust for mileage differences. I think at that time the retail value of Q1 with 170K and Q2 with 47K was only about $800 less.

In any case I decided that I couldn't come close to duplicating the driving experience that I had enjoyed in Q1 for five years (at that time) in anything else in that price range - so I made the plunge. For a while I had a considerable bout of buyer's remorse... overpaying is something I do very rarely. But after Q1 was totaled earleir this year, I was so thankful that I had another Q in the garage!

Heath

[AZhitman]

Someone invite the seller over!

We need to educate him/her on the chain guide issue...

Beautiful car, but I'd be suspicious of the paintwork as well. If it's indeed all OEM paint, then that's phenomenal.

Adding a Touring spoiler was a nice touch, but the emblem placement leads me to believe that it was done by someone who knows little to nothing about the Q.

It never retailed for $52K. My 95 sold for 38K new.

I'd pay 8K for it without flinching.

[louiegz]

It never retailed for $52K. My 95 sold for 38K new.

Sorry Hitman. When my dad bought the 95 Q with the TCS and heated seats, it listed for $54K. I think my dad paid $48 or $50K. So long ago it's hard to remember exact numbers. You're right in the fact that I don't ever thing the 90-93s ever were listed at over 50k, active and all.

[Jackielantern]

I checked the listing out again yesterday. He added to the description to address questions. Also in the listing it says engine: 4.5 liter - I think Ebay fills this part in based on year, etc. Later on in the description it says 4.6 liter. I'm thinking that's a typo. What was the comment on the "plenum" about? I don't know much about engines, but if the plenum is that white thing under the hood with the Infiniti insignia on it, it looked pretty good to me....?? Sharp car, though. No doubt about that. I'll be keeping my eye on it to see what happens.

[maxnix]

It never retailed for $52K. My 95 sold for 38K new.

My t was over $56K with a Gold kit, wood dash appliqué, and lo jack (removed before I bought it).

[DetroitJazzMan]

I spoke with this gentleman yesterday, He's changed his spiel from the last time that I talked to him. before there was nothing done to the active suspension. Now he tells me that he changes the active fluid on a regular basis. I wonder if he remered the conversation we had before where he indicated none of that. Anyway, I offered him 10K for the second time and for the second time he has told me no!. He's holding out for 13K, thinking that its a collector car. Right now it's a old active with good looks, IMHO, but for 10K i'd be all over it. maybe I'll have to wait until he lists it on ebay again. 7K price reduction last time, maybe 3K next time, then it will be a Jazzmobile, and trust me, I wouldn't be collecting it, i'd be driving it!

[AZhitman]

My t was over $56K with a Gold kit, wood dash appliqué, and lo jack (removed before I bought it).

My mistake. Old thread, but after looking at my paperwork, I was looking at the papers for the original owners FIRST Q45, a 91 Touring, which they traded in on my 95. The 91 was the one they paid $38K for.