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07-06-2011, 06:23 PM
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Carmax advice
whats goin on everyone?
I plan on getting deployed at the end of the year for 6-7 months and when i get back i want to upgrade from my 04 srt-4 to an 08 g37s 6mt, now i plan on buying my car from carmax, spending no more than 30k and no more than 25-30k miles on it, now ive done alot of reading and ive seen how ppl who have bought used cars from them have gotten alot of lemon cars
.....now thats what im trying to avoid . Now i understand that sometimes lemons come out of the blue, but i want to find this problem b4 it 
well u kno.
my question is even tho carmax says it does one of those inspections, should i go and get it inspected at a dealership myself?, and is it even worth it to do so?
Also do you kno how much an inspection like that may run me $$?
any and all advice you can give would be great, thanks again!
I plan on getting deployed at the end of the year for 6-7 months and when i get back i want to upgrade from my 04 srt-4 to an 08 g37s 6mt, now i plan on buying my car from carmax, spending no more than 30k and no more than 25-30k miles on it, now ive done alot of reading and ive seen how ppl who have bought used cars from them have gotten alot of lemon cars
.....now thats what im trying to avoid . Now i understand that sometimes lemons come out of the blue, but i want to find this problem b4 it well u kno.my question is even tho carmax says it does one of those inspections, should i go and get it inspected at a dealership myself?, and is it even worth it to do so?
Also do you kno how much an inspection like that may run me $$?
any and all advice you can give would be great, thanks again!
07-06-2011, 07:55 PM
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They really only inspect for body damage and if the car starts up and sounds like it isn't missing parts.
They're really good at the above, but when it comes to whether or not the car actually runs well... Most of the time they don't even take them for a test drive.
My 2 cents.
07-06-2011, 08:53 PM
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selling a car to carmax is great tho based on my own personal experience. have never bought from them tho. Buying a used car is always a gamble whether it be at the dealer or carmax. **** even buying a new car is lol. you can get a lemon either way! Not much experience buying used cars either tho but my suggestion would be to have a mechanic do a thorough inspection of it, not necessarily at the dealer.
07-06-2011, 09:26 PM
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I got my G Certified Pre Owned from a Infiniti DEaler and im glad i did. I have had them replaced the whole clutch assembly, flywheel, transmission, and a rear axle under warranty no questions asked. Except for the axle the service manager kinda accused me of racing it. Anyway if i didnt have a warranty these would have been expensive repairs
07-06-2011, 10:49 PM
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For 08 Certified Pre-owned is less stress as you get the warranty with it. The 09-10's still have their original warranties though for a few more years so shouldn't be too much to worry about if you get a newer one.
You should post this in buying/leasing subforum for better feedback
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You should post this in buying/leasing subforum for better feedback
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07-06-2011, 11:10 PM
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whats goin on everyone?
I plan on getting deployed at the end of the year for 6-7 months and when i get back i want to upgrade from my 04 srt-4 to an 08 g37s 6mt, now i plan on buying my car from carmax, spending no more than 30k and no more than 25-30k miles on it, now ive done alot of reading and ive seen how ppl who have bought used cars from them have gotten alot of lemon cars.....now thats what im trying to avoid . Now i understand that sometimes lemons come out of the blue, but i want to find this problem b4 it well u kno.
my question is even tho carmax says it does one of those inspections, should i go and get it inspected at a dealership myself?, and is it even worth it to do so?
Also do you kno how much an inspection like that may run me $$?
any and all advice you can give would be great, thanks again!
I plan on getting deployed at the end of the year for 6-7 months and when i get back i want to upgrade from my 04 srt-4 to an 08 g37s 6mt, now i plan on buying my car from carmax, spending no more than 30k and no more than 25-30k miles on it, now ive done alot of reading and ive seen how ppl who have bought used cars from them have gotten alot of lemon cars
.....now thats what im trying to avoid . Now i understand that sometimes lemons come out of the blue, but i want to find this problem b4 it well u kno.my question is even tho carmax says it does one of those inspections, should i go and get it inspected at a dealership myself?, and is it even worth it to do so?
Also do you kno how much an inspection like that may run me $$?
any and all advice you can give would be great, thanks again!
Bought my g37S from carmax last September, based on my personal experiense 9/10. Test drove the car, did a visual inspection and bought the car fax ( even tho they gave me a copy, I wanted to make sure the one the gave wasen't fake) Car was a lease return and it was leased by a lady. I also bought the extende warranty just in case. The only bad thing the car needed clay bar real bad! had water sport on all windows, but nothing that a a few zaino products and a 12 pack of coronas can solve.
07-07-2011, 12:30 AM
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whats goin on everyone?
I plan on getting deployed at the end of the year for 6-7 months and when i get back i want to upgrade from my 04 srt-4 to an 08 g37s 6mt, now i plan on buying my car from carmax, spending no more than 30k and no more than 25-30k miles on it, now ive done alot of reading and ive seen how ppl who have bought used cars from them have gotten alot of lemon cars.....now thats what im trying to avoid . Now i understand that sometimes lemons come out of the blue, but i want to find this problem b4 it well u kno.
my question is even tho carmax says it does one of those inspections, should i go and get it inspected at a dealership myself?, and is it even worth it to do so?
Also do you kno how much an inspection like that may run me $$?
any and all advice you can give would be great, thanks again!
I plan on getting deployed at the end of the year for 6-7 months and when i get back i want to upgrade from my 04 srt-4 to an 08 g37s 6mt, now i plan on buying my car from carmax, spending no more than 30k and no more than 25-30k miles on it, now ive done alot of reading and ive seen how ppl who have bought used cars from them have gotten alot of lemon cars
.....now thats what im trying to avoid . Now i understand that sometimes lemons come out of the blue, but i want to find this problem b4 it well u kno.my question is even tho carmax says it does one of those inspections, should i go and get it inspected at a dealership myself?, and is it even worth it to do so?
Also do you kno how much an inspection like that may run me $$?
any and all advice you can give would be great, thanks again!
Why are you limiting yourself to carmax? I got my 08 6MT almost a year ago for less than what you are looking to pay with similar mileage.
Have an Infiniti dealership do an oil change on it and ask them to check it out for you. That's $50. Or you could have a proper inspection done anywhere from $100-300.
07-07-2011, 08:07 AM
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Because it is still under factory warranty like stated above. My advice would be to find the cleanest low mileage one owner car you can. Carmax always seemed high prisewise to me. I'd buy from a private seller if possible. You have a better chance getting all the details on the car. A forum member is even better.
07-07-2011, 09:15 AM
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First off I want to say hey. I went from an 05 SRT to an 09 G37 10 months ago. Not going to lie I doo miss the raw, loud, aggressive SRT sometimes, but don't regret buying the G for a second. You will absolutely love it. Just a different style of car all together, just wish I could have kept both and big turbo'ed the SRT.
Second, I bought mine from an Infiniti dealer. They did have me go to Carmax for a trade in appraisal because they gave me a higher trade in value than the Infiniti dealer, but the dealer said they would match carmax.
When I was looking carmax prices always seemed to be a little on the high end. I did look at carmax but couldnt find the exact car I wanted in my price range. I would say keep your options open dont limit yourself to just a carmax car.
Infiniti CPO>Carmax
Second, I bought mine from an Infiniti dealer. They did have me go to Carmax for a trade in appraisal because they gave me a higher trade in value than the Infiniti dealer, but the dealer said they would match carmax.
When I was looking carmax prices always seemed to be a little on the high end. I did look at carmax but couldnt find the exact car I wanted in my price range. I would say keep your options open dont limit yourself to just a carmax car.
Infiniti CPO>Carmax
07-07-2011, 09:43 AM
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whats goin on everyone?
I plan on getting deployed at the end of the year for 6-7 months and when i get back i want to upgrade from my 04 srt-4 to an 08 g37s 6mt, now i plan on buying my car from carmax, spending no more than 30k and no more than 25-30k miles on it, now ive done alot of reading and ive seen how ppl who have bought used cars from them have gotten alot of lemon cars.....now thats what im trying to avoid . Now i understand that sometimes lemons come out of the blue, but i want to find this problem b4 it well u kno.
my question is even tho carmax says it does one of those inspections, should i go and get it inspected at a dealership myself?, and is it even worth it to do so?
Also do you kno how much an inspection like that may run me $$?
any and all advice you can give would be great, thanks again!
I plan on getting deployed at the end of the year for 6-7 months and when i get back i want to upgrade from my 04 srt-4 to an 08 g37s 6mt, now i plan on buying my car from carmax, spending no more than 30k and no more than 25-30k miles on it, now ive done alot of reading and ive seen how ppl who have bought used cars from them have gotten alot of lemon cars
.....now thats what im trying to avoid . Now i understand that sometimes lemons come out of the blue, but i want to find this problem b4 it well u kno.my question is even tho carmax says it does one of those inspections, should i go and get it inspected at a dealership myself?, and is it even worth it to do so?
Also do you kno how much an inspection like that may run me $$?
any and all advice you can give would be great, thanks again!