1993 Infiniti Q45 review from North America
"Unless you are rich, don't buy this car!"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
This car had problems ever since the day after I bought it. As soon as I bought it I had to replace all of the ignition coils, New Brake Master Cylinder, 4 New Struts. A little while after I replace all of the following:
New Alternator & Holes, All New Ignition Injectors, New Coils, New Bosch A/C Compressor, 2 New Rear Calipers, New Bosch Gas Pump & Filter, New High Tech Radiator, New Bosch Water Pump, New Center caps and put on new Michelin Pilot GT V4 high-performance all-season tires.
Then once I hit 194,000 miles the transmission died, and I blew a head gasket. The guy who I bought it from did not take care of this car. I bought it for $5,500 with 145k miles and put on 40k miles myself. I have spent over $6,500 replacing parts ever since I bought it.
It would have costed around $3,000 USD to place the Trans and head gasket. The car is only worth 2k. It just isn't worth fixing, so I junked it.
General comments?
These cars have good performance and are fast and powerful. It is very expensive to fix. I should never have bought this for my first car. It was always being repaired. First it was one thing, and then next week it was something else. These cars suck a lot of gasoline and only get about 15 miles per gallon. I spent roughly 250 a month in gas. My next car wills most definitely a stick shift. I'll probably buy a Honda as those are good cars and get 40MPG to the tank. Plus, stick shift is a lot cheaper to replace...
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Year of manufacture | 1993 |
| First year of ownership | 2001 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2003 |
| Engine and transmission | V8 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 8 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 5 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 8 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 2 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 0 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 155000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 194000 miles |
| Date of Entry | 7th April, 2004 |