Yup. A good sign when looking for a car is that it's hard to find. People hold on to good, reliable cars.

your both wrong they just didn't make many of them

jeff59rt You know I never really thought of it that way but that’s a damn good point!

The same truth applied for the worst cars also

Unless the car is a dud like the Dodge Intrepid. When those cars break down the next stop is the car recycler

My uncle did too

Wow man that is nice, I'm looking to buy 1 soon I like this car but I also like the 03-05 m45 they're beautiful Japanese/American luxury vehicles and I would like to find 1 or the other some time this year.

I had a 1996 Q45 and drove it for 4 years. Loved. Hell, everyone loved it. Fast! And rode like an S-class with BMW 7-Series handling. What a car. Never had a problem. Only work it ever needed was a new battery, fuel pump and fuel pump solenoid. Sold it in 2012 at 165,700 miles and the buyer is still driving it!

I have a 2001 Q45 ... nothing on it has ever broken or stopped working in the 16 years that I've owned it.

I had owned one of these, a 98 Q45T. I got it with 160K miles at an auction for $400. It was donated by kars for kids and the car was terribly maintained by the previous owner. I literally think that the owner did 0 maint in the entire 2-3 years of ownership. Then he let it sit for 2-3 years. It needed ALLOT, to get the car in 'fair' shape, it was easily over $1000 in parts alone. To get the car in pristine it was easily $2000. At the time I was broke, so I couldn't get it square right away, but let me tell you, this car was my savior and a super trooper. This car, with rear and front warped rotors, a caliper not working, no power steering, no A/C, and many MANY other issues, that car was a fucking tank and endured MONTHS of abuse and barely any maint on-top of what the previous owner had put it through, and never ONCE broke down on me. It was hanging on my what last bit it had, its engine and trans, and it wasn't going to let go. One of the most reliable bulletproof cars you can ever own. This is basically a sportier LS IMO. The LS has some better tech like dual-zone, but this car id say feels sportier. Both bulletproof, but you don't pay the Lexus tax on one of these. Also let me add; Noise? It doesn't make much noise, primarily the front fan. Its quiet. The noise it does make it unique due to the fan. Ride quality? Pretty solid for an old car. I must say that this thing will ride better than most mid-sized cars of today, and don't even start on econ cars. Seats? These are comfortable, I got back issues and I would gangsterlean that seat and it was great. the sound system? Pretty great. Speed? 266HP in a 4000pound car, 7S 0-60, not quick by any means but it will stomp out your local ricers. I easily got this thing up to 135MPH on a long road trip and it felt so stable the entire time. It didn't feel scary at all. This is the type of car you can do 90 in and not even notice. Also, bonus, its RWD, so that smooth RWD power deliver is so nice. Speeds up decently too because its a 5speed. I had the T model which has specific struts that are 'more sporty'. Obviously its a BIG car, but for what it was, I could easily corner 70+mph on some old backroads. It handled better than a civic I owned. This car was what really got me into luxury cars. I love old Nissans. I also owned a 97 Maxima and that car was extremely reliable too. I had a knock issue with that car where it would randomly knock on one cylinder under power (like going up hill) and it endured for a VERY long time until I was finally able to trace down why and fix it. These cars take tons of abuse, you can't get anything better for the money IMO. You can find Q45's (if you can find one) and they're typically like $1500. I got my Maxima for $1500 back-then too. Can't beat it.

@@ViolentMLG Awesome story! I can see the car left quite an impression on you brother. What I think many overlook is that the MSRP on these back in 98 was 50k. In todays times, according to inflation calculator that translates to 80k. Frankly I don't think you can get the same reliability out of an 80k car currently. The exception would go to Toyota vehicles, Lexus or Landcruiser, or if you left America and purchased the Japanese made and imported Nissans, Mazda's and Toyota. I Think the message here is that Vechiles built in Japan are not the same as vehicles made in America. No matter what manufacturers may claim. This holds true even currently. I own two 4urnners and I choice them for a reason, they're japanese made and the quality is just second to nothing compared to Jeeps, and other SUV. Some how people forgoet or overlook that small but curical detail. Made in Japanese still stands for realiable and quality. Even with Lexus vehicles, you can see the difference. Lexus made in Japan, is on another level of quality and luxary than Lexus made in America.

Complete nonsense... They barely sold any. Thats the reason. If that Japanese attention to detail was actually real, they wouldnt put truck engines or economy car bits and pieces into these cars... The Europeans always had them beaten with dedicated engineering of their flagships and true top notch technologies and attention to detail put into them. A VW Phaeton, for example, was basically hand built in a purposefully built factory just for its manufacturing. They even pioneered laser welding technology for their chassis just so they can make car look cleaner and were galvanizing every bits of metal to avoid rust. The engine on that thing was a frikin purposefully built W12, whose power and smoothness was unparalleled by any JDM turd out there. That is attention to detail! That is dedication to a car and a true flagship. Not taking some truck engine and underpowering it so you can sell low maintenance costs and "reliability" like an LS or a Legend. There's a reason the Europeans outsells the Japanese even in their own homeland. Merc's been the best selling premium brand in Japan for a while already.

@@AI-qd4vb Apples to oranges. The V12 Toyota Century would be a much more accurate comparison.

Yea, ok bud! And, how many Phantons do you think they sold?! The only reason that car was even built was because it was the head of VW’s pulled outta his ass imagination of a car and wanted it built and to spare no expense. Is it a cool, well built car with an incredibly unreliable engine that barely anyone knows how to work on? Yes, it is. Was it a terrible sales flop? Yes, it was. You saying Japanese build quality is lesser than that of the German is incredibly naive of you. Would you rather a 10yr old German luxury car or a Japanese one of the same age? I have a feeling I know you’re answer, and with it, I hope you have another back up car to drive while you’re wrenching on that German POS. I’ll be cruising along in my JDM worrying about nothing but when my next oil change is due.

Amen to that

Pre-ghosn... might start something with that comment but low nissan quality and models updated once a decade showed up around the same time as him

Exactly but even then you were better off with something from Toyota. Some of Nissan's models back then were excellent but not all. Their newer vehicles are garbage.

Brian Myers That’s right and now Ghosn is in hiding because he’s a wanted fugitive for embezzling money. Go figure. No wonder Nissan is in such bad shape.

All of Nissans performance cars are still fantastic.

Journos simply ruin everything. It's a wonder anyone ever listened to mouthpieces who only cared about numbers cars to sell more magazines from more "thrilling" performance tests.

The new rendition that came out in 03 and 04 was a sales flop but my car when it was released in 06 as a total redesign it knocked bmw Mercedes and Lexus out of the ball game accordimg to Motor trend and car and driver. It was extremely a head as far as tech and features. To this day my 08 M45 Sport runs amazing with over 100,000 miles on it.

Modern *cars* beat up the occupants. My '95 Impala is comfortable, one sinks down into the seats. Amusingly GM advertised the seats as bolstered compared to the Caprice and Roadmaster.

I think people give the auto journos too much credit here. People didn't stop buying luxury sedans because the journos told them to. They stopped buying them because they started buying SUVs instead. Auto manufacturers listen to sales above all else and the sales (the people) have spoken. Not that the journos did the sedan any favors. As long as the majority of the new car buying public keeps buying CUVs and SUVs we won't be seeing a resurgence of nice sedans.

I remember when it first came out in 1990, it was criticized for its styling and being too 'brutish' to drive. Then in 94, they slapped a grill in the front and softened the ride. The car got softer and softer with each new generation / refresh. The other thing was it didn't have the reliability and resale of the Lexus and Acura and thus couldn't keep up with sales and demand. Lexus still makes the LS and neither Infiniti or even Acura have a proper flagship All that said, I have a J30 and it's amazing. I love the early 90s Japanese cars best. Overbuilt and over engineered machines. Too bad Renault took over Nissan

These are electronic controlled is the problem, just like on the Cadillac Seville STS

heh, you want to feel old, I was born that year and I just turned 50. Cool that you got something out there though.

2 Steak Sandwiches I had a 1996 and my friend had a 97 (the newer body style like in this video) and my car only had ONE problem in 200,000 miles: had to replace the fuel pump and pump solenoid at about 127,000 miles. THATS IT!!! The car was literally indestructible; it was incredibly fast and handled like an S-class....great suspension and V8 power. At 200k we decided to sell it. Starter was going bad. But it still started every time!

The Acura legend is one Modern Classic I feel is worth restoring. People restore Intergra Type R vehicle all the time. I think the mid 90’s Legends are worth restoring as well

@@kevinruger8819 100% agree. I’d like to find a good coupe with good bones and restore one.

@@kevinruger8819 - I have not seen a Legend on the road in many years.

@@petrosaguilar8916 There is a guy in my neighborhood that drives a vigor and every time I see it I get excited LOL. I love early Acuras

Being sold by the "no low ballers I know what I have" crowd.

Derek C damn best automotive comment of the month right here

thumperjdm it always looked sportier than the Lexus

The LS is nice and all but I feel like the Q45 was a more interesting car. The LS just looks like a Mercedes but the Q45 was unique, especially the pre face-lift first gens

I have a 2005 Q45 I love it, I'm going to drive that thing till it falls apart of it ever does it's only been in the shop once for a $10 sensor... And $300 labor of course🤦‍♂️🤣

Same here. My grandfather sold his 1999 about five years ago for a Lincoln

Def not easy to repair but they are reliable

I doubt if you can get 150 000 miles before it becomes an endless money pit. None of the Q45 from all years and models held up and thats why you don't see hardly any on the road today. There are more 90's ls 400 on the road than all q45 combined. Infiniti doesn't make the q 70 anymore because of the bad reliability of their flagship cars in the past. Hyundai Genesis have surpassed Infiniti in overall quality and number of cars that they make. I currently have a 2002 infiniti q45 and am fixing it every other week. It burns oil, burns gas and have replaced the transmission computer twice along with a list of other problems. These cars are engineering disasters and the sad part of it is that nissan has been making cars too long not to be able to compete with Toyota and honda.

@@rodneycoleman2919 shout out to Q45s all day over Ls 400🤮 we are on a 1997 that’s just about to hit 200 K probably runs better than any Lexus you’ve ever 😎seen

Indeed, and the LS series had timing belts, these are chain driver. WAY less maintenance

@@rodneycoleman2919 I've owned two Q45s. Both extremely reliable and trouble free.

all ICE cars are more or less the same

@@CarsMeetsBikes rotaries and radials beg to differ.

He is magic after all :)

@@michaelkrenzer3296 They all still need fuel, air, compression, and spark to work

@@michaelkrenzer3296 they still use basic suspension, breaks, transmissions, differentials, and electronics too

Did you ever have any power steering issues?

I’m in SoCal too, I see them from time to time, generally they are trashed when is see them. A lot of LS 400’s too.

I'd love it if they did. But Nissan seems content to let Infiniti wither...

I wanted a Q but now have a J30 with 52,000 miles. Amazing machine. Love the old Infinities

Meanwhile a 2008 Nissan Maxima is burning down from a power steering leak.

Proud owner a 2008 Infiniti m45 sport.

Aye I owned the same model year. Although I think if Nissan dropped any car today id be hesitant sadly. Just don't build them the same anymore.

I think it was called Hunter Green Pearl. One of my favorite things about Infiniti was their obscure but all too accurate paint names. Like when they introduced burnt copper with the FX

My family had a 99 1/2 Pathfinder when I was in high school - you’re right it really was a cool departure from the 99’s!

Never gonna sell my 08 M45 Sport which replaced this. But looking to purchase one of these aswell

This Q45t and the first modern M45 are still some of my favourite looking sedans ever. So clean, yet imposing and timeless. They got really popular along with the LS400 when the VIP tuning scene got popular in the late 2000s. Never see them around anymore, so I figured the electronics got the best of them.

The refresh QX fours with those bad ass H ID headlights and the two-tone are so fresh I love them

i bought the non touring struts to put on my 99t and they will not fit- bad info you are dispensing here

@@americanbadass011 they do fit. But they just make a terrible noise.

show a pic of them on the car then

@@americanbadass011 wym I have a 97 q45T with the air suspension

@@americanbadass011 my back ones are still original but my front ones were about to go out. So I had to go to the junk yard and their was only a base 98q45 with 90k miles on it so I took the struts from it.

I can confirm that PS leaks are a thing with Nissan! 😂 Mine was a $200 fix, no biggie.

I remember the 2002 sentra I learned driving on, my dad kept that car in really immaculate shape. Except before selling it in 2013 it always had a bottle of stp power steering fluid in the trunk. 😂😂

Can also confirm, my 2012 leaks 😂

@@anasnasir9424 then he didn't keep it in as great of shape as you think. If you know of a problem and refuse to fix it, you aren't taking good care of the car.

@@ericbeal6358 well said! People always blame the car brand before taking ownership of proper maintenance.

You do understand a convertible lift strut is a hydraulic ram like on a lift, floor jack, caterpillar, forklift etc and a gas filled hydropneumatic strut is something completely different.

@@chipfukmaster5928 I do. These are not standard gas/oil filled struts. They are air/oil but not at any pressure. The machinary top hydraulics have means they can refurb these. A company that just gets things done. The work these guys do is world class

Hell, it’s always worth asking. The worst they can say is no.

Kind of suicidal for Chrysler to voluntarily let people compare the LH cars to an Infiniti Q45.

Joe but those Chryslers were ~ 1/2 the price of a Q45. So they probably used the Q45 as a way of saying something along the lines of “2/3 of the Q45’s luxury for 1/2 the price”

@@joe6096 We were all salesmen who worked at Chrysler dealerships. The idea is that we could drive the new models and compare to the competition. There was an LHS there as well. Closer, but still.... It was laughable that they thought they had anything in the same league as the Q45.

bigmedge Still not a very smart approach. That’s “old school” sales tactics. 1. The customer forgets the price when they get behind the wheel. 2. People shopping in the price class of a Chrysler are not cross shopping an Infiniti. 3. People who CAN afford an Infiniti and are shopping for one don’t even have a Chrysler on their list. Rear wheel drive V8 vs front wheel drive V6. Those customers don’t cross shop.

Those intrepids held up. Except for the freeze plugs. Had one and drove the hdck out of it.

And 2002 to 2006 models. They came equipped with backup cameras

How do you know there was 80k miles on the old lady?

@@2H80vids :)

Wont work. Its a moving part under intermittent pressure. Look up how shocks work.

@@houseofno You missed the funny part, Leo.

Flex Seal is oil based ... per Hoovie ; )

@@livegoodeathealthy5049 😮 😲

@@houseofno 🤦🏻‍♂️

That is the best model of FGY33. Maintain it forever.

Smoothest V8 i've experienced, has that really smooth whine noise to it

one of the smoothest engines ive ever driven

They have a huge following in Japan.

VIP cars. 👍

Stay away from the T. Replacement suspension parts are non-existent.

A friend owned one which I enjoyed riding in. Why he traded it for a Cadillac, which was a lessor car to me, I will never understand. He got only $6,600 as a trade, had I only known that he was going to trade it...

@@nomebear Yea I always loved this body style. I have a 2008 M45 Sport which kinda replaced this in a since. And I tell myself I will never part with it

And the Wizard will fix and sale it for him at the same time.. I think Bob is on to something. Hoovie needs some lessons from Bob.

Elementality Seriously I had A 2003 M45, and then a 2007 G35S and they were both great cars, I’d beat the hell out of them and they ran strong, The new QX 50 is good looking, and the Q 60 is stunning but I wouldn’t buy one, I had a rental 2018 Q50 3.0t and it was seriously fast, but no match for a 335I which it competes with, now the red sports are bad ass but I haven’t driven one

I was a mechanic for Infiniti starting in around 2010. The exterior and body got better but the engines got worse. VQ and I think VZ engines have major problems at low mileage. Thanks to pen pushers at the top trying to cheap out on engine internals and people being cheap owners and running regular non-synthetic oil in them which would cause problems at 10k miles piston rings started blowing by oil like a car with 300k miles.

@@CrazyCat229 Dude you ain't lying.. The VQ35DE I had was garbage, and that transmission was even worse.. I can't see myself ever buying another Nissan product. My cousins Titan burned to the ground this year and my idiot stepdad bought an Altima and has had two transmissions before 60k miles.. I told him he should have listened and bought a Toyota and he's on his own, good luck...

@@nicholasbabeaux2052 They have gorgeous body styles on some of their sedans and SUVs but fuck having something that falls apart after 60k miles. I'd rather buy another BMW for that kind of waste of money... Lexus for life for me.

Jordan Kinberg Even the VQ engines in the 2003 through 2007 G35 coupe and G35 sedan? I know they had crankshaft position sensor’s and sometimes oil consumption’s but they were pretty bulletproof and tunable right? I had a 2007G 35S with a higher VQ and it was bulletproof I sold it at 175,000 no issues

A good year with the badges and wood steering wheel

Man is it hard to find parts though. I have an 05 and no one knows what the hell the car is.

I had a 2003 M45, it was a great car and I loved the styling at the time so classic, the Q 45s were super nice, the Gatlin gun projector headlights were so unique, and the voice control by Visteon was really good actually, you don’t see many of them on the road unfortunately

Recently bought a 2006 M45 because of that parts sourcing issue. I told myself even though the old ones are rare and classic, at least with the 2006 I get modern amenities and shared parts with G35s and M35s, so I'm not completely screwed

@@darrenlee1256 smart, I bought my 2003 M45 in 2007, and I lusted after the 2006 M's, as much as I loved the 2003-2004 I wanted adaptive HIDs, push button start, and speakers in the seats lol

@@nicholasbabeaux2052 the sad part about the one I just bought is that the entertainment system isn't working properly. Currently diagnosing it because no matter how fun and smooth the motor is, I also want to hear the 5 channel surround sound system at work haha. Can't wait till it's fixed to blast some tunes or watch some movies

We have so many old Infinitis, both M cars and G cars, around where I live. I'm a proud owner of an 04 G35, dead reliable beast of a car. My dad owns an m56x, which is also incredibly awesome. Wish Infiniti still made cars like that now.

@@dialect749 No oil consumption in the 04 G35?

6lemans10 vq35de is still reliable when using oil just make sure to check your fluids..have owned a 03 g35 sold it with 235k on it drove the car for 3 years with nothing but a control arm and add oil 😂

@@dialect749 im trying to save up money for a 2007-2008 350z with the VQ35HR engine. Those cars are so expensive.

@@6lemans10 LMAO, what? They're under 10 grand.

Lisandro Landoni how much?

Three words. Line of credit.

@@OMGWTFLOLSMH Right? I seriously considered that. I just hate paying interest on loans!

@@xabhax That engine is now going to outlast it's owner. You have done the lords work.

Stick out yer hand!

There aren't too many companies that do that. The ones that to are Arnott, and Strut Masters.

Yes... and in Japan, this was called Cima. Really nice cars.

@@fportobr also Cedric, Gran Tourismo 😀😀

This is a Cima, Gloria is a bit different

Only the US got the FGY33 with the VH41DE.

@@Random-nf7qb Gloria still looks badass man, a poor man's Bentley 🤣👌

It's a q45t it's way different than the q45 setup

In that respect I'm kinda blessed to be in a country that has a younger age limit on vehicle imports. The Toyota Crowns are pretty bad ass.

Ahhhh, same here, that was the true successor to this car, the best looking car Infiniti made and my favorite car I ever owned, the real M45 only made 03-04, I had a pearl white 03 M45 and that car still looks amazing today and nobody knew what it was, ya just didn't see them, 345 HP RWD V8, it was a luxury muscle car, such sharp clean lines, I miss that car.

I have an 05 Q45, and it really is something. I actually like the more classic design of the model shown in this video, but I still love my car for sure. Like no one knows what I have either, it's funny. They upped the hp number to 340 in 02.

@@goldengod5915 That's cool. I love my 08 Infiniti M45 Sport. Like you it's just something about it. Hope you keep it. 👍

Leather from Kobe beef...

QX80 still has this level of quality

This is common in the motorcycle world - search for an off road shock reconditioning company . Normally £100 a strut here in the UK. Like brand new afterwards

toolenq same thing I was thinking we do it to motorcycles, why not cars?

Yeah a blast from the past Nissan really wore brilliant company

Infiniti has a q50 red sport model with 400hp not bad

I would say it started falling off after 2010. They were still doing well then, but they started resting on their laurels and stopped keeping up

@@CarsMeetsBikes Resting on their Laurels :)

One Renault did not buy nissan but took over operations and prior to it, nissans were unreliable garbage. Renault gave nissan the ability to become nissan again.

But you got rid of it?

Kenneth M. Sullivan I also have a scion FRS and unfortunately my friend came under harsh times and so I sold it to him with 120k miles for a grand

@@turtleonmeth1560 is that Q45 still roadworthy? That's nice of you.

Kenneth M. Sullivan yeah perfectly fine and drove normally I loved the cushy ride and everything about it but someone needed it more especially since it was my secondary car ya know

Vq37?

03-04 models were m45.

he cant its impossible you should buy all

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