1996 Infiniti G20 from North America - Comments

Actually the first thing that went wrong with the car was the front brakes over and over again. Still this was a nice car and all then I started feeling the transmission slip at certain times so I just said forget about it. Then one cold Georgia morning the car wouldn't go into gear at all, it was as if I wasn,t putting it in gear at all. Well the dealer came and got it and fixed it free of charge.. course in exchange I got a huge scratch down the side of my car that they said was already there. Anyway after that the car did very well until one afternoon me and my wife went out to dinner.. suddenly we hear that a car is on fire! Well wouldn't you know it, it the was the G20 a blaze in all its glory. Electrical fire. The car now sits in the back of my brother inlaws shop awaiting its fate as a parts car.

Nice car but beware of the small things that turn into big problems.

I gather you would not recommend buying this infinity. I was going to purchase one tomorrow. Please reply ASAP> nkirbyr@aol.com.

It's a perfect car, just bought one today!

For three years I drove a 1996 G20 and loved it! I had no major problems at all. I cried for a week afters someone hit me, and I had to junk it. I would recommend this car to anyone!

Unfortunately, I just had to junk my G20 after driving it less than a year. It was the greatest car I've ever owned, so I'm off to buy another one!

I've never owned a more reliable car. only problems were caused by my modifications.

I had a 96 G20 that I purchased at an auction. It idled hard, but that was fixable. I could tell that the previous owner didn't love it as much as I ended up loving it, because it was abused and neglected inside and out. The creep even used the cig lighter to put a burn in the dash. After three years, the tranny went up. I paid very little for a very good car. I'd buy another.

I bought my 1996 G20 a few years ago with 41 K and it's been the most reliable car I've had since my Celicas back in the eighties.

I did fork out the extra money to have dealer maintenance up to now (125,000 miles). I had one non dealer experience with a national chain and it was a nightmare. Unfortunately I don't think the mechanics at the dealers know how to deal with the higher mileage cars. They must be used to people with 6 year and younger vehicles or something.

The Write a Check Engine Light came on and the dealer recommended a tune up and new belts. I reminded them that the belts had been changed only 8 months prior. They went ahead and did it anyway, and when I complained they discounted the price.

Then the Write a Check Engine Light came on the next day. Dealer assured me that nothing was wrong and advised I just ignore it. Well, I'm not comfortable driving around with an orange light constantly on.

While looking for a lower mileage car to replace it with, I lucked out and met a good honest mechanic that repaired the problem. The manifold had a small build up of carbon and some rubber valve connectors were so old they were shedding pieces. You'd thing the dealer would have known at their prices.

Anyway, the G20 is a great car and I highly recommend it. I also can recommend dealer service if you can afford it up to about 75K, but after that I became increasingly unhappy with their service solutions. Their fix for everything was to change the belts. Find a good grease monkey mechanic that owns his own shop. Avoid the national chains at all costs.