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Sedans Infiniti G35 Infiniti G35 Maintenance and Repair
2835 messages, Last post on Oct 30, 2009 at 4:11 PM
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Replying to: greg59 (Jul 28, 2009 10:32 am) 
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Replying to: cheerioboy26 (Jul 28, 2009 10:16 am) Other than breaks and tires.. did you incur any major costs? Should I be worried about anything? I just got a 750Li Beamer and I am paranoid about potentially paying premium maintainence costs for the Infiniti (Beamers eat you up on maintainence). Thanks |
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Replying to: jimlacourse (Jul 28, 2009 10:33 am)
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Replying to: pfreak76 (Jul 28, 2009 3:51 pm)
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Replying to: esfoad (Jul 29, 2009 3:38 pm)
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Replying to: sl530 (Jul 29, 2009 5:31 pm)
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Replying to: greg59 (Jul 28, 2009 10:32 am)
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Replying to: jimlacourse (Jul 29, 2009 6:23 pm)
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Replying to: pfreak76 (Jul 26, 2009 7:52 pm) Personally, we drive cars cradle to grave. Wife gets the new one and I drive the hand me downs. Figure 10-12 years total life expectancy. I just have to make sure what my wife wants next is something I would eventually enjoy. Once the car is paid off, you can pay for a lot of repairs and not be concerned a lick because it it still cheaper than the car payments. Insurance costs drop as do annual excise taxes (in MA.) Depreciation expense becomes a non issue also.. I have never had an engine failure. Oil changes and coolant......keep those up to snuff and the car will rust out before the engine wears out. Transmissions have been another expensive story despite the correct maintence schedule. Same with a/c units. I have never figured out if it was due to buying American or running a couple of teens through the pipeline at the same time I owned the cars. The G35 Coupe is my first venture into foreign. Figure that we get about 120,000 miles out of a car on average. Like the others who have responded, I stay away from dealers for repairs, and certainly mantenance, if humanly possible except for warranty work. Have the same private mechanic for 15 years. Have been selective on rotor/pad replacement as one posted. Tires......swiched to all seasons for some winter traction, TireRack or a local tire dealer that will match the price. Currently running Bridgestone Potenza 960AS at about one third less than the oem Michelin summer tires, and I love them. Most have you have read the rants about the G's fuel economy. It isn't great but the car is no Civic either. But the Coupe can consistently get 26-27 highway on cruise for the long haul at the speed limits plus 7. Around town 17-18. Mixed 20-21. Add in the right foot "happies" for some fun and everything plummets from there. But that for me is where the fun factor outweighs practicality. I'm underwhelmed by the Coupe's tiny trunk, but it is not intended to be ultra practical. With the back seat folded down, no space issues. And I never ride in the back seat, didn't buy the car to be a people hauler, yet the back seat is surprisingly functional for what the car is. So my opinion is keep it and drive it to death. |
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Replying to: toddzobean (Dec 18, 2002 10:31 am) Thanks! |
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