Should I invest my highschol savings on a 98' Infiniti I30?

Question

There's a 1998 Infiniti I30 for sale, its worth around $2,300 should i buy it, maybe thats not a lot of my money for you but try saving that working minimum wage.... 126Kmiles on it....

Answer 1

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Answer 2

I would try to find one with lower miles.  You want the car to last you as long as possible. I wouldn't want your hard earned money to be wasted on an unreliable car.  Just look around and compare several before jumping to buy this one.

Answer 3

id say no, get something more reliable, less miles and older....i bought a 93 240sx with 80k miles for 2.5 grand....i love it, new engine, racing seats, roll cage...the works

Answer 4

Sounds okay for the price, an I30 is a nice car with the 190hp VQ30DE engine. The Nissan Maxima made from 1995-1999 has the same engine and I'd imagine would be cheaper. The Infiniti J30 is the predecessor to the I30 and has a VG30DE shared with the Nissan 300ZX sports car and is also rear wheel drive. The J30 also makes 210hp and 192ft/lbs of torque. So it again, it would probably be cheaper than an I30 if you could find one and in my opinion is better in all ways.

edit: Who says a Nissan VQ or any other Nissan V6 is unreliable? Nissan made bar none the most reliable engines in the 90s, can't say I'm impressed with the new 2.5 liter I4 or some of the other new engines but all their engines made in the 90s should last 200-300K miles with proper maintenance

Since you are buying it at 126K you need to know if the 60K tuneups were done. If you can't get proof that the timing belt, water pump, spark plugs, wires, fuel filter, air filter, oil, etc. Haven't been changed yet, change them as soon as you get it.

Answer 5

With 126 miles on the clock and no warranty, I say no. Get something reliable and practical; if you're working minimum wage you can't afford to throw $2,300 away, which is what you could be doing if that Infinity develops any major problems.

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