Hello everyone, Im a previous Infiniti owenr of a 2008 G35xS which i had to let go (@110,000kms) couple years back due to financial reasons.

Now I am interested in a 2009 G37 sedan RWD. I reside in Calgary, Alberta and I am not too sure if the RWD will be safe enough if I put some Blizzaks during the winters but from searching so far people have stated that RWD with Blizzaks do fine in snow.

Winter in Calgary is slightly different than rest of Canada, we get snow but it melts within few days completely then comes back again for a few days.

This is the car im interested in, 2009 Infiniti G37 Luxury | used cars & trucks | Edmonton | Kijiji

It will come with inspection and safety reports according to the dealer. It needs a bit of cosmetic work but nothing major.

Anything I should look out for? My previous G was bone stock and was the most reliable vehicle I have even owned in terms of luxury sport sedan.

I will appreciate any Input you guys might have on this matter, Thank you!

 

Welcome back to the site The only real issue for the 09 (thorough at least 2011) is the oil gallery gasket in the timing cover, it's a poor design and has led to failure in many cases. This failure isn't inevitable but you should be aware of it, it's about $2k to repair. Here's a link on that, other than that they are a solid vehicle. And if you have decent experience in snow driving you should be ok w/ snows on a RWD as long as you don't have some icy long steep driveway to encounter on a regular basis https://www.myg37.com/forums/g37-cou...xperience.html

 

I certainly wish I had known about the issue before I bought a 11, but it is mine now. I have 158k on her and I have only been driving 240 of those miles, so I am hoping someone took care of it before me. Snow tires should take care of most of your worries. There are plenty of people who drive in snowy climates w/o too many problems. When you get on them, be careful.

 

Unless you've got a lot of snow covered inclines to deal with, then yes... snow tires are fine. However, that's a base model Journey you're eyeballing, so there's no limited slip.

100k miles on that car... yikes. I'd be a lot more comfortable if those were my miles, and not someone else's. Plus, the '07-'09 front end is drab. Look for a 2010+ Journey Sport.

 

Calgarian that had RWD the last few winters. It sucks, especially with an open diff. Get AWD or FWD. You'll never be able to resell the car easily later. It's a US car with 160000km on it. I'd pass.

 

^ i noticed the same. 160k kms and a US import, not that being an import is an issue. i have a US model that i imported 6 years ago since i could not find a 6MT in Canada. the car doesn't care where it's from, and all G's were imported from Japan anyhow. mine has about half the miles of the OP's link, but 160k is not necessarily a deal-breaker if it is sound.

the thing really working for this unit is the price - that's crazy low for Canada. so the risk exposure is minimal. will it be tough to sell? yep. i don't think i've ever seen a RWD base Journey in Canada (they didn't come that way up here) so it is not an overly desirable trim. but if the OP gets it for cheap enough then he has mitigated the resale risk on the front end. if he was on the road for $7k CAD or less that would be sweet, but i would suggest an independent inspection at either a dealer or trusted Nissan shop in Edmonton. i wouldn't trust the selling dealer's report. i've never heard of "go auto outlet". this unit will be only getting tougher to sell at his time of year in Edmonton so the OP has leverage to lean on the dealer.

as for driveability in snow, the OP needs to decide what his commute situation is. hills, mountain travel, etc? does he head to Banff often? does he have a backup/wife's vehicle when things get really rough? in Vancouver i have no issues with RWD in the winter (on Conti DWS for winter), but we rarely if ever get snow. i lived in Edmonton for 3 years going to school and did just fine with a RWD G35 and no snow tires, but i did not drive for commuting so the car sat most of the time.