Alternator at 119000, Thermostat at 110000, 115000 fan blower.
It is a great car. I love it. It does make you feel like your sitting on a time bomb (Transmission, Time belt). I do not have any problems with the transmission and that is all you ever hear about. I bought the car for a good price $3450.00 and have spent about $650.00 for the things that went wrong. Try to do all the repairs yourself, the dealer will take your last dollar!!
Try buying a Mercedees for this price, and not spending $5,000 to $10,000 for maintenance.
To the previous posters comment, the gentlemen said he only spent $650 on repairs, not $5,000 to $10,000. Also, for $3,450, you're not going to get a mercedes worth the space it takes up, plus you'll have the extra maintenance costs of owning a german car, rather than the nissan built Q45.. And the car IS 14 years old, so I wouldn't say it has done all that bad.
I don't understand the Mercedes post comment.
It's a bit meaningless.
The reviewer is wise to avoid rip-off dealers and we should all do the same with all out-of-warranty cars, so I think it's a good review and good advice from someone who can do maintenance himself and knows what he's doing.
It's a good idea to source cheap parts suppliers.
You can order belts, brake parts, filters & other consumables in advance and have them ready for when you need or choose to fit them, not wait until something goes wrong and don't have time to find a cheap source of supply.
I think the Mercedes compliment was simply saying that the Q45 was great because it rivals Mercedes and BMW's, but is far cheaper to maintain. It was made to compete with them you know, i.e.; its autobahn capabilities and German labeling on underhood items. ;)
I just bought 1 for 3500 and its rips it drifts anything and everything.. I had a problem with the ecu at 99991.
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