Here you go man. Passport Infiniti (I looked there). Below your price range: https://www.truecar.com/used-cars-fo...iti-g37-coupe/


My suggestion is to also use truecar as primary. They have a good platform for making sure you are getting a good price. Its an X. I wasn't sure your color preferences etc.

 

Oh come on now you have to realize i was never comparing the 2 cars. I just looked at this opportunity to explore going either the fuel efficient route or the sporty fun route.


Black is my primary color i am looking for, it is a good price though. Thanks for input!

 

Enjoy your new car. Please let it be a G :-)

 

yes it will be a G thats why i came on this forum to get more info on best years , i like how there is a good aftermarket community as well

 

I too struggled with what car to get and kept looking back at the G37. I drove several cars that I thought I wanted, but went back to the G37 everytime. That was until I drove the G37, end of story. I had to have it! Picked it up a month ago, 2013 G37s coupe blue slate color. I grin every time I drive it, oh and there is the looking back at the car several times as I go into a store or work or where ever.

 

Ford never owned Mazda; they had a 20% stake in them. I was eligible for an employee discount through my company back in 2006 when I bought an RX-8 and it was because of that partnership.

As for which year G, I test drove a 2012 and couldn't believe it had rust on it already (it was an X in the snowbelt.) I checked Consumer Reports and sure enough, that particular year and perhaps the year prior had lower rating (problematic) in the body integrity department. This was just this past November and the car had maybe 28K miles on it and they were asking $25K+. That they let me test drive it without addressing the rust and paint bumbling turned me off. It's the little things.

I ended up finding a 2010 AWD Coupe for $15,300, 60,000 miles and still several months of overall warranty left, from its original owners, too (early 60's). My advice: do not use blue book as a means of value. Heck, the brown book on mine is over $21K (it has navigation and premium packages). I hired an outfit in the area of the seller to go and do a THOROUGH inspection. Satisfied, I flew down and drove it back.

Ultimately the value is, and only is, what someone is willing to pay for a vehicle at any given moment. I researched and watched prices for a good six months before making the purchase. During that time, I saw people (and dealerships) try to list their vehicles at BB value and they weren't selling. Some people never budged. Others dropped, like in my case several thousand, and I pounced.

 

I should also add, my main reasoning for going with the 2010 was because I learned my lesson with the RX-8: let someone else suffer the depreciated value. This particular G37x was, with tax, a $50,000 car. I got it for a little over $16K with tax. It's already taken the bulk of the hit for depreciated value and will level off - those first four/five years eat the value of your car. In a couple of years when I get rid of this, the BB value should still be higher than what I actually paid for it.

 

My mistake, your more right than me. After research, they used 33% stake, and shared parts. "Only two Mazda's that used Ford designs and parts. And they were built in the U.S.A along with the Mazda 626/6 and MX-6. All other Mazda's were made in Japan like the Protege, 323, 3, Demio, RX-7, RX-8, RX-2, RX-3, Miata MX5, and CX-5. "


I think this alone skewed my judgment for the rest of my life. Being that I will never buy one. Maybe I am biased with when rotary engines had terrible performance, reliability, and MPG. Given, they have done away with rotaries, but I think the damage is already done on a consumer standpoint on my behalf.

 

The RX-8 was a fun car to drive, really smooth. Powerful? No, especially by today's standards (unless were talking displacement per liter). Not fast, but quick. The gas was abysmal from the aspect ratio between hp and mileage, but I don't think it's that much worse than what I'm seeing on my G (it's just hard to tell with the different size gas tanks and the fact that there was no means of pushing a button and seeing average.) It was light and, more or less, an enthusiast's automobile - driving one, you could get a sense of the whole "soul" aspect they aimed for whereas some cars, particular muscle variety, have been touted for their power but lacking soul (I think I watched a recent review of the new NSX that pointed this out as a weakness as well despite all its technological advances).

The RX-8's engine had issues, but I'm not sure how much of it was due to design vs. changes forced upon consumers here in North America (both obviously had a hand, but NA was the only place where a lighter grade of oil was required - there had been much discussion as to how this contributed to the seals weakening). I personally had issues driving it in hot, desert weather in stop and go traffic; the engine just hated it.

That being said, I don't miss the issues, but I do miss the way the car rode and handled. I'm happy with the G, but it's an "X" and automatic so it's not really fair to draw comparisons - plus it's simply a +$15K car. Mazda has been working on a new rotary and recently debuted their next RX concept, the RX-VISION, last October with a vehicle design that looked suspiciously like the new Aston Martin. I'm interested in seeing what technological advances they will have over the next couple of years with the engine - there's been a lot of discussion on everything from laser ignition to changing the combustion.

The quality of Mazda vehicles overall have increased to the top tier since Ford exited the picture (I think Consumer Reports had maybe Lexus as the only one rated higher) and they still retain their "fun to drive" mantra, but they really lack a true sports car and there are a lot of people clamoring for something else other than the Miata (which is pretty fun to drive... for what it is). Whether they'll ever move forward with something more traditional with a V-6 remains to be seen, but they are pretty adamant about getting the next rotary right before releasing it.