My guess is that the Y34 will be higher than the I30 or I35, but not more than 20% to 25%, I would think. Little things like more spark plugs, more injectors, etc., will up the regular maintenance costs for those changes.MattB wrote:Is a Y34 M45 going to cost me a lot more to maintain than an I30 or I35? I'm not worried about major failures-that's what a warranty is for...but will things like brakes and stuff be outrageously expensive? I'm a college student and I can probably afford $1000/year in maintainance costs....
Thanks, that's a big help to me...having information on how much it costs to maintain will really help me determine whether I can actually afford the car.szhosain wrote:
My guess is that the Y34 will be higher than the I30 or I35, but not more than 20% to 25%, I would think. Little things like more spark plugs, more injectors, etc., will up the regular maintenance costs for those changes.
Tires (at 18") are definitely more expensive (assuming stock rims for the Y34 and the I30/35.) I use 245/45-18 Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 now and these are almost $1k for the four wheels (less cost than the stock OEM's, by the way!)
I recently received the coupon book from the local Infiniti dealer ... it is at home. So, I'll take a look later and see what their regular service costs are listed at for all the cars and post them here sometime soon.
I also have the details somewhere for how much my Y34 has cost me over the past few years ... I will look for that too.
Z
I just have to wait and see where the prices are by the time I'm planning on buying one (summer 06). I'm hoping that there will be a bunch of unwanted lease return '03s and the price will drop below $20000 for something with around 50-60K on it. I'm not even concerned about options...if I can get one in black, graphite, silver, or red (I saw one in red the other day and really liked the color) I'd buy it (assuming it had a clean carfax and was checked out by a dealer first).elwesso wrote:a newish M will cost less than a G50 Q to maintain to as new standards..... Im in college and have no problem with maintenance... dont worry about it, buy the damn car.....
Yeah, that mileage is pretty high! If it is a lease return, you also have to watch out for what was not done (like the transmission fluid changes, etc.) to the car for normal maintenance ... when people know they are going to turn the vehicle in after some period, many folks get sloppy about maintenance, unfortunately. I found this out the hard way with my previous 1995 Q45 (I purchased it used in 1998.)MattB wrote:They've dropped below $20000....this has too many miles for what I want but I like the price...this dealer has two, one at $18K and one at $20K.
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/...t=166
Yeah I work at a Honda/VW dealer during my summer breaks from school and see a lot of lease return cars that are beat to hell. I figure a top to bottom check by an Infiniti tech would be able to give me a decent idea how its been treated.szhosain wrote:
Yeah, that mileage is pretty high! If it is a lease return, you also have to watch out for what was not done (like the transmission fluid changes, etc.) to the car for normal maintenance ... when people know they are going to turn the vehicle in after some period, many folks get sloppy about maintenance, unfortunately. I found this out the hard way with my previous 1995 Q45 (I purchased it used in 1998.)
Z