Noob to Nissan

hi guys.. im originally a honda guy turned toyota.. but now im looking to cross over to the infiniti side.. i was reallie interested in doing a f50 cima.. i think? or 2002-2004? q45.. i was looking on autotrader and found some for like 8300.. is that forreals? or do you think there has got to be somehting wrong wtih them.. the mileage was in the 7x,xxx range which is normal for the year.. but is the v8 motor reliable? im completely helpless when it comes to inifiniti.. so anyone here can chime in would be great. thanks guys in advanced and sorry for the completely noob question...

hey man, in response to your question about the pricing of the f50 the price u saw is right i see those cars on lots and online for around that price all day long so yeah that is foreals, as far as the engine i really cant speak on the f50 beacause i own a y33 so maybe some of the guys on here that own them can speak on them, but i have owned my infiniti for around 5 years now and have not had any major problems just normal wear and tear items, to me they are well built cars as long as you do the maint that is required i dont see u having to many problems if u decide to come to the infiniti side, good luck and i hope u get one PEACE

On Cars.com there use to be alot of F50's listed from 9K to 20K now there's only 3 for sale. There all gone now, haha

Honestly I've had the F50 for awhile now... As long as you keep up will oil changes, brakes, checking everything (weather through dealer or yourself).  You should be fine, but if buying used, like any car just consider the original owner(s), if they took care, drove it like crap, etc.  I lucked out on mine cause my friend was the original owner and he kept up with everything in general.

Looks like ill be picking up a F50 soon LOL. :runcoold:
 
If they are that cheap, atleast get the premium package. Reclining back seats, rear view camera, radio controlls in the back, etc. Its worth it.
 
I have not had one issue with the engine, tranny or electical

The V8 motor is very reliable.  It's the little crap that nickel and dime you.  Even though the car is 8-10k, the OEM parts do not reflect that price.

I'm am almost at 100K and I just have rattles here and there...I just replaced a noisy wheel bearing.   Engine is fine.   I went to get the transmission flushed but they looked at the color and smelld the ATF fluid and it was clean.    They said I didn't need to but I did a drain and fill anyways.   Make sure to use Matic J fluid from Nissan.    I've read everywhere that you should and so I didn't take any chances.   Why save a few bucks and have to worry later down the road.

thanks for all the input guys... im looking right now.. and im gonna have my mechanic go wtih me to look at the car when i find one that interests me.. thanks for all the input