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135 messages, Last post on Jul 28, 2001 at 10:10 AM
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| I am about to purchase a 90 Q. I need to know the pros and cons of the car. It has 128,000 miles. Seems to be in good shape. Any thought would be helpful. | |
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Eric, I see you visited the Sedans conference. Did you ask this question there: Infiniti Q45 ? Your host, Bruce |
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Just looked at a 95 Q45 (not the touring version) with 50,000 miles for $15500. I currently own an 89 Maxima that has been good except for a more than average number of repairs. Advice? |
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I suggest you follow the link that our host Bruce provided in the post just before yours. The Sedans conference is the best place to look for buying advice. Our conference here focuses on maintenance and repair issues for the vehicles our members have already purchased. Good luck! Pat Community Leader/Maintenance & Repair Conference |
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| Not sure where you are located but try to get a car that hasn't seen salt from Northern winters. As far as maintenance, I've only had a few problems, all of which were covered under warrantee - driver doorlocks inoperable, water pump, and leaky tension rod. But this occurred when the car was 6 years old - so to be expected. If you enjoy spirited driving, try to find a Tour model. The rear sway bar makes a huge difference. BTW, get the extended warranty because major repairs are expensive although so far so good for me. I've used Warranty Gold with no problems | |
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On June 30th I bought a 2000 Q45 ae. For the people who are asking the price paid on new Qs, I paid $40,764 excluding delivery fee ($399), taxes and license. This was taking advantage of the $5,000 dealer incentive that the dealer passed on. He did not pass on the dealer holdback. The list on this car was $51,120. Overall I am very satisfied with my car and it drives extremely well. However, I want to ask about three minor problems and one question I have on this car to see if any one else is experiencing the same problems on their new Q's. I have noticed a shimmy in the steering wheel at about 50-60mph and again at 80-85mph. I have had it back to the dealer now twice. Each time they have said one of the tires was not quite balanced. However, I still have the problem and noticed it when I bought the car. At that time I signed and still have a "Special Conditions of Sale" form that indicates that if I am not satisfied I can swap out for another Q45. However, I am sure if I want to swap out for another one that it will be a major hassle if it will be done at all. I now have about 1800 miles on the car I also notice that at a certain speeds(40-50) I see and feel the gear shift handle moving forward and back slightly. I cannot feel anything in the driver's seat, but if I am in the passenger seat(which is not often) I feel a very very slight lurching or vibrating. It stops when the speed changes and the gearshift handle quits moving. One other thing that I notice is that at about 40-45mph, if I am cruising along and take my foot off the gas, as one would if the car in front of you slowed down, the transmission does a very noticeable, somewhat of a bump, downshift. The dealer has said this is a downshift from overdrive, is nothing and occurs on all Qs. Finally, I am 6'2", with long legs and have realized that I just cannot get back far enough to be comfortable in the seat. The car drove so great relative to what I was previously driving, I just didn't notice at the time I test drove it. Has anyone done anything to get the seat to go back further? These problems may seem minor to many, but when I buy a car with a list price of $51,000, I expect perfection. |
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| My '97 Q cuts off in a hard rain. Not all the way; just for a fraction of a second, repeatedly, lurching like a bucking bronco. Feels like you're hitting airpockets in a plane. It's got to be hard on the drive train and engine. The dealer says he's got to catch it while it's doing it to hook up a machine and tell what's going on. I don't live close to him, so it's next to impossible to do this. Anyone have a clue? | |
| I had a similiar problem with my LS400. Brought it to the dealer several times. First couple of times they couldn't figure it out - frustrating, espeically since mine did cutoff in the middle of a busy intersection with wife and newborn in the car. Anyway, during my 60,000 mile service they played with some ignition wires (car was previosuyl in an accident). They went back and looked over the wires and "retaped" them. I am not an mechanic type so I can't give you more details than that. Nonetheless, haven't had the cutoff problem since. | |
My 94 Q45 has been flawless since I've had it nearly 1 year. However, the trip odometer display screen has gone blank. It doesn't indicate "OK" when first started, no diagnostic warnings, no trip mile information, no nothing - it just went dead. Looked at fuses but didn't see any one fuse dedicated to this function. Any ideas??? msrankin prodigy.net
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In the past many brands of cars had seat-track-extenders. Maybe you can get them for the Q45. You cannot expect perfection in a car with rear drive and only 45% of its weight on its drive wheels. The first time you are on snow or ice you will hate yourself for choosing this model. Other unrelated posts on Edmunds note short life of front brake rotors and oil leaks from the differential, as well as ignition cutoffs in rain. |
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