G35 Coupe 40K+ miles - extended warranty?

[kahakauai]

Hey guys and girls,

I'm looking to buy my first G35 Coupe and pardon the n00bieness. But I had a few questions regarding purchasing a higher miles and whether it is worth getting an extended warranty, or if I should just shoot for getting a G35 with lower miles? The one I'm looking at is going for $19,990 and has 42K miles on it. Is there anything that I should look out for during this buying process?

Any info would help - Thanks!

-Christian K

[AZhitman]

Great question!

I am a staunch believer in getting an extended warranty for any new car, just not through the dealer!

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[rn79870]

Welcome to the forum. There are a lot of things on a G that can get pretty expensive to fix. All the electricals as an example. I'd look into it.

[kahakauai]

Right on, thanks for the quick responses! I spoke with my Mission Federal Credit Union who offers a 6 year 90K extended warranty for about $1200 which seems reasonable to me.

I guess my main question would be, do alot of things tend to break at higher mileage? If so, would it be worth it to just stick to a G35 with less miles, as opposed to higher miles with an extended warranty?

[tollboothwilley]

Well, its a car and depending on how you drive it and the fact that there are a lot of moving parts, things are prone to break. Not a lot of major problems though.

Find out what the extended warrantee covers. The price seems very reasonable, so if you feel like the coverage is apt I'd say go for it.

My G has 118K miles now and no problems. I wouldn't expect to have a lot of issues, but no downside to taking precautions.

[kahakauai]

Sick - Thanks willey

[Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT]

He must have one of the luckey G's

Mine has 40k

I have done 2 clutches, a transmission, and 2 slave cylinders

But I love it and it was all under warranty

DJ

[Jacko3]

This is my take on warranty related issues. Find out what the warranty covers. Remember, it is a legal document, and lawyers know how to say NO or YES in very ingenious ways. You will only find out about this ingenuity when it comes time for the company to pay up, if anything does happen to your car.

My idea of buying a G-35 Coupe, automatically suggests that I should have at least $1,000 saved up somewhere for any events associated with fixing major issues on the car. Of course, this same $1,000 will apply towards an insurance deductible, if I ever had a wreck. Other than the transmission and engine going totally bad, the only other expensive thing on the G-35 Coupe, which I am aware of, is the clutch replacement, which will net you about $1,200--parts and labor at the dealership. With $1,000 saved up, you can at least pin the other $200 on a credit card, if yuo have one. the flywheel is a littel cheaper. So, other than manufactueres defects, how often do you think transmissions and engines, really go bad? Of course, i am assuming you bought the G-35 brand new. personally, I already have my engines replaced with the revised VQ engine.

The expensive parts of the car, do not break down as easily as an extended warranty would suggest. Most of the issues of the G-35 Coupe were problems that where there from the first day. Of course, driver behavior in daily use, does play a role in this issue as well.

So, I would say, that if one anticipates not having the money or cash down the line, I would strongly suggest buying an extended warranty. However, If you are sure of having at least $1,000 in some bank account for any reason related to catastrophic events related to the car, then, i won't give an extended warranty a sceond thought.

Where your life is now, and where you think it will be in 5 years time, as it relates to your resources, should be the overriding decision on whether an extended warranty is applicable to you or not.

For now, since I still have a warranty on the car, I am going to flog the hell out of the car. If anything fails before 60,000 miles, Infiniti will replace it. I don't plan to drive this car beyond 100,000 miles. The car is simply too impractical to be a real car. It is a great toy, a great happiness producer, and a great stress reliever.

All I can gurantee the next owner of my car is that it was maintained excellently---routine oil change, routine transmission and differential oil change, routine brake fluids and clucth fluid change, routine collant changes, routine filter changes, routine PCV and spark plug changes, routine brake changes, alignments, and tire changes. However, I won't deny myself the joy of driving this car the way the manufacturers intended. The G-35 is a car that can take immense punishment. I have a second manual transmission car and I can say this with confidence.

[AZhitman]

Still, an air conditioning system can easily put you in the $6K range to repair.

I'd drop that $1K on a warranty without flinching, especially when they give you 12 months to pay it, with NO interest.

My Q45 had $7K in dealer work done over the course of its extended warranty. Cost me $1200. It's a smart buy.

[Q45tech]

When we evaluate any USED Infiniti during a prebuy inspection we always remind potential buyer that many wear and tear things are not covered and add up eventually.Why they are able to pay HALF PRICE.

40,000 miles can be 1/4 of a $4500 transmission or 1/5 of an engine or rear differential.40,000 miles can be HALF of the majority of rubber isolated suspension components and 3/4 of $1,000 worth of shocks.

Why we always recommend having $3,000 in ready cash after the factory warranty expires, unless you plan on taking the hit and dumping the car AGAIN when something fails.

Tire, brakes, suspension, electronics and HVAC control are things usually skipped in mind of used buyers.

[rn79870]

One thing that you should examine. Unless you're paying cash for a car, you're going to have a payment. Often USED cars offer higher APRs than NEW cars. Unless you can get the kind of financing that the dealers can offer with their incentives, you may be better looking at both options. You'll need to do the math, but the payment on a new car can be the same, or slightly higher than a used one, except that the new car term is longer. Just a thought.

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[telcoman]

Hey guys and girls,

I'm looking to buy my first G35 Coupe and pardon the n00bieness. But I had a few questions regarding purchasing a higher miles and whether it is worth getting an extended warranty, or if I should just shoot for getting a G35 with lower miles? The one I'm looking at is going for $19,990 and has 42K miles on it. Is there anything that I should look out for during this buying process?

Any info would help - Thanks!

-Christian K

I am no fan of extended warranties but I did decide to purchase one for my G

There are some items that are covered under the extended warranty that are not covered under the manufactures original warranty. I purchased mine thru the dealer because I didn't want to face any down the roadThe warranty is cheaper if purchased prior to 50k miles. It doesn't hurt to visit the dealer to get all the info and prices & then make up your mind.As others have written, the G35 is a great vehicle but some beat the piss out of them particularly the coupes. Personally I would not buy a used car anymore. Even if you have to drive a civic or an Altima for a few years until you can afford a new G, I think you'd be better off. Just my $.02

Telcoman