I was just about to buy this car but checked under neath the car and notice there was leaks. The owner did not mention them but thanks to your video i knew more less what to look for so for that my friend thank you.
Brought mine at 161k it's at 181k. Besides value cover gasket camshaft and crankshaft it's been very reliable... And the parts depending where u get them from can be expensive
The wheel bearing and front suspension goes out for me after 30,000 miles of modest driving summer/winter. Also, valve cover leaks too. Original parts are expensive
I'm really hoping that I didn't make an impulse buy on the G35X that I just bout 2 months ago. It has high mileage and I've never even considered buying a vehicle at 199k. It has 205k now, so far so good. But it does like to burn oil. About a quarter of quart of oil ever 500 miles or so. I managed to talk the guy down from $3,300 to $2,500. I was actually impressed on how nice the engine sounded for having such high mileage. The fans are really the loudest thing that is until I get on the throttle. I'm going to keep the stock exhaust, might get some test pipes that's about it. I've already drained and filled the coolant, it needed it bad and it had that yellow universal crap mucking up the radiator. Then I drained 5qts of atf and filled that as well as the transfer case, front and rear diffs. I neglected to take a look at the u joints on the front driveshaft. Apparently these are known to fail, and once they do the front diff grenades. Wreaking havoc everywhere. I have no clue if the previous owners replaced them or even done a timing chain replacement for that matter. I ordered some Valve covers w/ felpro gaskets for like $55 it also came w/ new hardware. I painted them an aluminum color. Had 3 coil packs fall apart on me,so I got 6 new ones on eBay for $45. 6 NGK Laser Platinum Plugs for only $21 on eBay. Went ahead and installed a Blox 5/16th plenum spacer. Cleaned the hell out of the intake manifold,lower plenum runners, upper Plenum, Throttle body and maf. It really wasn't too bad considering it has to be over 10yrs since it was last cleaned. Thats if it has ever been cleaned. Installed a catch can, plugged the inlet on the intake tube. Ran the driver's side emission hose behind the engine to the catch can over by the power steering reservoir. Took out the pcv valve and added a pcv delete. Ran that hose to the catch can. It has two inlets and one outlet in the middle of a baffled set up. I originally vented the outlet to atmosphere installing a all breather. But I was thinking that maybe I should have the vacuum to the lower plenum. That way it will help vent the crankcase a bit. I no longer have it venting past the MAF in the intake tube. I by passed the coolant hoses for the throttle body and I can actually tell a huge difference in temperature deductions from the CAI to plenum spacer. I also painted the plenum so that may have something to do with why it doesn't feel no where near as hot as it used to get. However I couldn't install the throttle body spacer at all. Had 2 bolts that were completely stripped. I gave up and Im not taking it all apart again just to install a throttle body spacer. Probably wouldn't even get any noticable gain's, just help with keeping the intake temps down? I need to sell it, if anyone's interested pm me. I'll let it go for $30, I paid close to $50 for it. Comes with 2 gaskets and new hardware alone with the spacer of course. Now that I got all of the basic maintenance out of the way. It seriously needs some new suspension bushings like woah. I really shouldn't of neglected to do that first. But I figured I should clean the engine and give it a good tune up first. The suspension is shot,but he told me about that. The front rotors were toast. I already got a pair of vented cross drilled rotors and ceramic brakes for the front. The brake fluid was a murky dark brown,not good. Flushed all of that crap out. The atf and transfer case fluids weren't in real bad shape. They atleast looked like they had been changed before. The gear oil in the diffs was another story though. It was burnt and needed replaced thousands of miles ago. Both had a lot of metal shavings on the drain plugs. It kind of worries me,and reading about how these ujoints fail a lot, really has me paranoid now. I should of known better getting a 16yr old awd vehicle with 200k. But I was really impressed in how smooth the engine was. Now it's like an awakened beast. I won't take it past 100 though. The average speed is 75 around here. So if Im not paying attention I catch myself going over 100 easily. But if the road is rough,then there's a lot of bouncing. It's getting pretty bad. It's going to be over 600 in parts alone. I can't find the bushings I need for my yr and model. Especially that damn ball joint that bolts onto the frontward lca. So I'm going to have to order each part individually. Need to look into how difficult of a job replacing that front driveshaft will be, and might as well replace the cv axle why I'm at it. I really need this car to last atleast another 60k-80k. Enough for me to keep it for 2yrs and sell it for atleast$1,500.
Great video, your G is in very nice condition for its mileage and age. One question: do you know if this model year had the seat tears caused by a metal strip beneath the leather padding? How are your seats holding up so far? Also, do you see any cracking in your dashboard at all? Thanks in advance.
Cory Quinn Thank You! My leather seats are holding up great! Only tears are from people (Previous owner) seating with things like pens in their pockets.My door panel handles have some separation of the leather, but I just haven't had time to do a quick fix.No material tears caused from the car itself.Knock on wood no dashboard cracks!
Own this car/color. My only issues are brakes & bushings. Don't see too many out there. Good in the snow. Keep VDC off in the summer. It's useless. Also headlights very expensive to replace. Did spacer mod and intake. Sounds great pulls nice
I have 05 an 05 g35x with 78k and everything u said is accurate. The only problems are minor besides like u said the expensive parts. I’ve put 10k on since I bought it a year ago and it was a great investment. I just need to replace my breaks and buy wheels spacers for my 19’ Infiniti G37 sports rims. I have so many pans for it and I can’t wait. Keep posting more and keep us updated please.
I'm considering buying this same year model, now that you've owned it for a while, would you still make the same purchase? I'm curious about your opinion now that you've had some more time with the car? Ps, I really enjoyed your review
Tattooed Munky I just sold it yesterday lol.if I had to do it again, for the price I paid I would buy a very mechanically sound one.This one was not, needed work at first.Very comfortable,great handling, and fun power.If you are looking into one I highly recommend you check it out on a lift first.Check for leaks and broken suspension.The suspensions parts for this car are very expensive (although it is a luxury car).Buy one, but thoroughly look at it cosmetically and mechanically.
@@redcaddy99 Yes, haha you kinda answered your own question.If You can, try to look under the vehicle and look at the bushings for the control arms/Balljoints instead of just driving and listening for noises.If you find anything out of the ordinary Negotiate! Good luck
Ali Khan I believe the rims would look great with that color also. I also thought about putting a small spoiler (like a trunk lip) on the car but I think the car looks good without the spoiler also, so I left it without one.
A relative of mine has a 2004 G35X, and she had a 2002 Altima 3.5SE before it, which is similar. I did a LOT of work on her Altima (valve covers, wheel bearings, catalytic converters, tie rods, brakes, oil cooler o-ring, etc), so I felt prepared when she decided on the G35X. Fortunately, the previous owner had just replaced the steering rack and a lot of the front suspension components before putting the car up for sale. I don't want to spam your channel, but I just did the front wheel bearings on the G35X a couple weeks ago, and I recorded a series of videos - really not too difficult if you use the proper tools and techniques. I agree that the valve cover job is very labor intensive; it took me about 6 hours to do that job on the Altima.
Yeah, they can be very expensive to maintain after about the 100K-mile mark. My relative's G35X has 105K, but it runs great and has no mechanical issues. If you can work on them yourself, you can save a TON of money. The Altima was going to cost around $6K at a shop to do all the work it needed, but I was able to do it myself for around $2500. Labor is a killer.
no i was thinking about getting a sporty ride next year like a 2007 chevy malibu ltz then i looked at the infinity im not sure if i could afford the parts then i would make my mechanic mad if i choose a infinity i might just stick with the chevy because of labor and parts availability thats what i meant
When you say expensive can you compare like highlights or other repairs regular prices to what you have to pay please. nice review. I seen a 06 with 130k miles (is that high) but now I’m a little scared about if I run into a repair that cause more then the car 🚗 they only want 3500.00
Thank you! Right now at 127,000 miles (Mine).I need a power steering rack (slow leak, i'm not replacing it lol) that costs about $800 with labor.It is currently in the shop for a wheel bearing and valve cover gasket.This will run me about $600.When you buy these cars, especially AWD get them looked at by a mechanic for suspension wear and leaks in the engine area.Make sure they put it in the air and not just look at it on the ground.IF YOU KNOW HOW TO WORK ON CARS, You will save even more!
iv got rear wheel drive 2005 model but im asuming the switch for snow is 4WD and new ones i think are 7 speed auto i dont think they have manual transmission
TYK Honcho From factory it does not have Aux.It does have hands free for phone but the system is kind of aged.What I mean by that is that sometimes it can be hard to get your phone to connect.
jguillen2009 I would check Kelly Blue Book value to see what one in good condition goes for in your area.In my opinion that is pretty good mileage for a 2007.I would go over the car very well and if you aren't sure get a trusted mechanic/shop to do a pre purchase inspection for you.Good luck!
jguillen2009 that's a great deal, hop on that!Coming from a 6 year owner of an 08 G35X 103k miles.....take care of it, and it will certainly take care of tou! Nothing beats the sound of the exhaust note every time I fire it up!
I bought a bluetooth-radio adapter for my 05' g35x at Walmart for like 30 bucks. Set it to an empty radio station (I use 88.7) works great plays anything off of your phone.
I’m looking to get an 06 G35 this monday, it has 136k miles and I’m getting it for $3,800 what do you guys think? The car is decent and didn’t seem to have any problems when i test drove it
Integrafreak1 it was originally $4,500 but i got him to go down to $3,800, i left a deposit, I’m picking it up monday forsure. Thanks bro any things I should be worried about off the bat ?
Integrafreak1 My bad I put a wrong price is 4000$ 😂 nothing is wrong with the car it’s in perfect condition it’s my friend’s car that’s why he is selling it to me “cheap”but Im thinking about it just for the miles do you think the price and the miles are up ? I don’t know much about this cars that’s why I’m asking you
Integrafreak1 No dude Is not 400 I put a wrong price sorry😂 Its 4000$ and nothing is wrong is just the miles that I’m thinking about do you think is a good price?
I got one a few weeks ago for a decent price. I checked the Carfax report...all routine stuff, no wrecks or major issues. My question would be how many miles are these cars usually good for? I know lots of things come into play as to the longevity of a car, but assuming it was taken good care of...any idea how long these cars can go? If you could give a estimate it would be appreciated :)
johnsos9 engine wise and transmission wise I believe these cars are very solid. As long as you do the regular oil change and transmission fluid (Not flush) change I think those components will be very good. Another big part of these cars like I said in the video is the suspension that has been my biggest problem but since I've fixed everything since I got the car everything has been very smooth sailing so far, knock on wood! I see that these cars will be able to reach 200,000 miles with no major issues honestly with good maintenance.I plan on keeping this car for as long as possible its a great daily driver that is fun to drive.Hope my opinion helped!
That seems a bit excessive to change the oil every 3K miles with full synthetic. Usually you can go 5K miles on full synth oil. Using regular oil, yeah definitely want to change every 3K.
I've owned 3 05s (2 sedans and 1 coupe) over the years and didn't have any oil consumption or other major issues. It's a great car. Makes sure the previous owner did all the maintenance and has records to show. Otherwise wait until you find one who did
Jay Jay just regular maintenance and you should be fine these cars are usually good with transmission and engine and should last a long time if taken care of properly
xStaySkilledx - #Infinite In my opinion NO.I sold this one for $4,800 and I was pretty happy with that.Is SUPER clean though and fully loaded? If so, I would compare others on your local craigslist to see if you are getting a good deal or not.For me locally cars with that mileage go for right around $4,500.Lastly ALWAYS negotiate!
Just got the same car but silver and without that woodgrain interior( wish I has that woodgrain). What wheels you got on there? I dig em and the stock ones on mine are slightly scuffed from the previous youngster who apparently didn't notice curbs while turning.
