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Should I buy this used Infiniti QX56 -- it does need some work?!

thcguy12thcguy12 Member Posts: 1
edited March 2023 in INFINITI
My boss is willing to sell me his 2012 Infinity QX56 -- 156K miles -- he got a new car recently and has this one just sitting around. It had some check engine lights and AC didn't work so he ended up getting a new car since his was 10 years old anyway.

He will sell it to me for $2500 (and I don't have to pay till next spring).

But after going to get it checked out it needs two catalytic convertors (both are bad) -- that is the check engine light. They are quoting $2500-$3000 - they are really hard to find I guess.

It has some other stuff too - the AC needs a new motor, the spare tire won't lower and needs mechanism fixed, some brake work, oil change, windshield repalcement - all about $1000-$1500.

So with all that this makes the car more like $6500.

The blue book on this unit is between $10,000 and $12,000 so it's still probably a good deal right?


P.S. I am moving from a 08 GMC Envoy RWD with 116,000 miles. Needs new rear brakes, windshield, and wipers won't spray.

I need a bigger towing vehicle (which this is), I really need AWD or 4X4, reliability, and space for family.

Our budget is about $6500 - what makes this above vehicle nice is 2500 of that can be paid a year from now.
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  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 11,088
    You will not get reliability in the $6,500 price range. It sounds like the Infiniti is not an upgrade in condition from the Envoy.

    I'm not sure of your situation, but I would consider fixing and keeping the Envoy and saving my money until something upmarket is more affordable.
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 52,826
    well, it should fill your needs. Just make sure you have accurate amounts on everything it needs done. If you get it fully sorted should be fine on the back end.

    2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.

  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 23,951
    I suppose in today’s market that’s about the best you can expect for $6500 but I’d want to know the maintenance history of the Infinity. You don’t want to experience a cascade of repairs after sinking $4k into fixing it up. I assume you know the repair history of your Envoy and it seems the repairs on that might be cheaper.

    2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible

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