Saw a 08 journey model with 51K miles . Is that too much miles for such a car? I think it has some warranty on it albeit not a whole lot left.

 

I think that's pretty normal, only about !7k miles per year.....

 

i think normal is 10-15 a year but you also dont know if thats all city/highway or both? you also dont know how long that car has been sitting in the lot. the big thing is you dont know if those were abused 50k miles or cared for. good luck

 

depends on service records and asking price.

12-15k miles a year is average.

My last car was a RSX. Bought new in 06, sold in 10 with 100k miles. I sold it 3k less than a "low mileage" car of the same year. My car was always dealer serviced and still under extended warranty. Modern cars wih proper maintanence will go easily over 150k miles. Assuming the car you're looking at is well sorted, it should be okay.

 

I meant to ask at 50 thousand plus miles is that too much mileage? When do most G57 start to have problems? I know it all depends on different factors but most Hondas and Toyotas don't start to crap out until at least 100K.


BTW it's going for $22K ...is that too much for a sport trim? It has leather, 19" rim, roofs but no Nav

 

Your question was answered. I am not sure if you missed it or did not like the answer. 50k is nothing on a car that has been taken care of. It might be near end of life for one who had little to no maintenance. Service records are everything imo. Prove a car has been taken care of NOT that you have little to no control over your emotional purchasing.

You might be able to get it for less; too many factors and too little info to say. There is a recent post about buying from dealers; search and learn.

The more research the less you will pay. The more control you exercise the less you will pay. The more patient...

 

50,000 miles isn't too many miles. Our cars can last 200,000 or more if they are taken care of. There's no reason to think that 50,000 miles means the car is going to blow up next week or something.

If the car still has its original factory fill of oil, then yea it's at the end of its life. If it hasn't been decently maintained, yea it's at the end of its life. If the previous owner took care of it, there's no reason to not get it. Take a 2 hour test drive in it. Does it still have the power it started off with, or is it lacking something? Park it in one of those car wash stalls and roll down the windows. Do you hear any rattles or odd noises when you rev the engine? Look under the hood, any engine modifications that have been returned to stock? Drive around for a while, does the car feel ok?

 

12K isn't the norm anymore, it's more like 15-18K. We have a '08 Journey with 58K on it. We bought it in '09 with 16k on it

 

to give you an idea, my coworker had a 2002 Nissan Sentra. He had NEVER changed oil since the car was bought new. In 10 years, he drove the car in city traffic and rolled 86k miles on its original oil, filters and everything else. He did have to fill the oil once in a while when the level is low (when lights came on). He does not proactively check anything.

The car did crap out this Spring. Guess how? The spark plug wire (a non-serviceable item) went out and he needed an excuse to get a new car.

10 years of not doing anything and the Nissan kept going. Your Infiniti may not be so lucky, but at least that gives you an idea how robust modern cars are.

 

I have a 2008 G37s with 47k miles and runs like a dream. Before that I had a 2003 G35 coupe and I sold it with 178k miles!!!!! All I did was regular maintenance along with belts, batteries, gaskets, ect. That car still had alot of life in it when I sold it!! You got no worries dude

 

That friend of yours sounds a lot like me. I have a 1998 Accord and hardly ever performed any oil change. Maybe once or twice a year if that. It's still on the road til this day albeit not in the greatest of condition ..but still running

Though I don't recommend skipping oil changes but I too hear these stories quite often.

 

We argue all the time over the virtue of oil changes and regular maintenance. For the guy, proof was in the pudding. The car runs and runs (not well, but it runs) and he never services the car. Can't convince a guy like that the cars need regular service.

Funny thing is that at the end of the day, I bet the trade in value for his car is the same as the next one that has all the service. Records are important.

 

My personal rule when buying used is < 30k miles.