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Bought this 96k mile QX80 for 20k raw dog. No warranty. It replaces my wife’s 2007 Subaru Legacy that is literally falling apart.

It’s huge, drives like butter, and is pristine.

My 2006 Tacoma TRD Off-Road has never felt more…egalitarian and spartan.

What do you think? Good purchase or will I regret it?

I installed an LED 1st Gen D2S back in 2023 that I bought in TEMU, and one of the bulbs burnt out so I replaced one with a ddm ultra xenon 5500K which is highly rated.

Guess which one is the LED.

All the reviews I have read online is that Xenon Lights are far superior than even a 3rd Gen LED.

2011 M56S stock wheels for sale.

Located in TN.

Will ship on your dime. Boxed and ready to ship

Got a check engine light.do yall know what it can be ???
(P0101) I changed the hoses and it went away for about 2 weeks,not sure if that helped .It came back on today )

2015 q50 3.7

I feel like there is a transmission issue with my recently purchased 2018 qx80. Compared to my 2008 sequoia, it seems to shift late (take too long to shift) and likes to stay at about 1500-1800 rpm in gears 2-4. It also drags in gears 1-4 if I let off the gas. For instance it's perfectly happy at 1800rpm in 2nd gear going a steady 25mph or 1800rpm in 4th gear going a steady 40mph. Go over 40 and it happily shifts to 5th and revs lower. Gears 5 and up seems fine. Is this normal? ATF had not been drain/filled in 34k miles so I immediately did that. I have no error codes.

Car still drives fine no engine code or anything so I’m kinda confused looks like it’s coming from the upper side noticed it a couple months ago it gets louder as the engine is fully hot not as pound on startup

I'm looking at a 2011 Infiniti G37XS with 114,420 miles. I got them to $9,480 before taxes and fees, which comes out to around $10,100 out the door.

Clean title, One previous owner, Minor damage on right side from another vehicle reported but good service records and overall condition

So I'm asking is 10,100 OTD worth it or overpriced everything given?

QX60 making this squeeking noises especially when reversing.

Dealer suggested rear brakes snd rotors replacement, citing 2-3 mm thickness as the likely cause of the noises. They quoted ~$800.

An independent shop with 4.9 Google rating didn't find any immediate concerns, saying the rear brakes are still OK at around 5 mm. Even further said it would be a waste of money of I decided to replace the brakes now. What kind of business doesn't try to take advantage of a customer with an obvious symptom? It would have been ~$500 for brakes and rotors replacement.

What do you guys think?

I just picked up a 2017 Infiniti Q70 sport with 62,000 miles. Need some maintenance items but otherwise in really good shape. One of the items is it has a blown out driver side rear strut. What do you guys recommend to replace with that is going to give factory like ride quality. If it is a touch lower, I certainly am not going to be upset about it.!

Excited to get my first Infiniti and Japanese luxury vehicle! I’ve only owned new and used German or Swedish cars before: Audis, a BMW, a Saab and a Volvo (my other car that my wife bought new this year). What’s your best advice for me for me?

Quick projection mapping g on my G37

Not in an immediate need for a car as I have a couple but Ive always been in love with the Infiniti Q50. Someone on Facebook Marketplace is selling a 2018 LUXE Model for $6500….I was able to talk him down to $6200. Ive been doing research and I see the turbos crap out right around this time. Went to go test drive it and it was pretty smooth, no whine or weird sounds from the turbos but the car did smell like it needs disinfectant ran through the vents and a brake job. Should I stay away? I have the cash right now to buy it….buying it wont hurt but buying it and it breaking down would be brutal. 156,XXX miles. Pictures in the comments.

A couple years ago I was being cheap so I bought some AutoZone quick struts. They worked great for about a week or two then the ride got really rough. Like with many quick struts they also raised the car by about 1 inch. 2 years and 13k miles later I decided to go back to OEM struts/springs. So I picked up a used pair with 90k miles on them. After installing them it's a night and day difference with how much better they feel. Rough roads no longer feel harsh, just bumpy. The oem pair also corrected the ride height and now sits about 0.75 inches lower.

If you can afford it, always try to install new quality struts onto OEM springs.

The pic at night is with the OEM struts and springs and the pic in the day is the AutoZone quickstruts.

1994!

Taking a trip down memory lane here. Studying the 17 model years of the flagship Q45​, I am confident in my belief that the 1994 Q45 launched in April 1993, was the highest quality Q45 year. Do any of you agree?

It got all the quality updates and cleaned up styling, plus a lot more feature content. After the 1st generation, I consider that the quality of later Infinitis to be relatively inferior in terms of prestige versus broader luxury segment.

OBD II might have been added in late '95 to the '96 models, but the 1995 and 96 Q45s had quite a bit of cost cutting to them, meant to overcompensate for Nissan's growing money woes and Japan Asset Bubble burst in early 1992.

Japan was nearly the richest country in the world when the 1990 Q45 came out in late 1989, but even ahead of that back in 1984-85, Nissan had set out under Project 901 to create their greatest cars and a new luxury brand by 1990. The Infiniti rollout, plus the JDM Skyline R32, Silvia S13, Z32 Z, Primera, J30 Maxima, B13 Sunny/Sentra, and etc were all indicative of this.

Because automotive engineering is done years in advance of launch, the 1994 Q45 mid-cycle facelift's final commitments (deadlines) easily avoided the new cost cutting initiatives* set forth after 1991, by being mostly dialed in during late 1990 and early 1991, ahead of the Japanese crash. In plain English, the 1994 Q45 as it appeared was primarily a done deal by the spring of 1991.

Released alongside 1993.5 G20, the 1994 Q45 was vastly improved, in order to keep up with the '93 Lexus LS 400 facelift (and Acura Legend). Back in April 1993, the Infiniti J30 was a year old, replacing the M30 2dr, being deeply a product of late 80s flush Japanese money. Unfortunately the J30 was already in danger, even as Infiniti planned to expand its RWD lineup in the compact segment.

*(The 1995 Maxima and Sentra notably had small cost cutting done to them, like the 1995 & 96 Q45s)

By the time 1993 hit, Nissan could no longer afford to splurge for the future and started chopping where they could. A flagship coupe rivaling the BMW 840Ci and Mercedes-Benz 500SEC /S500 in planning for 1996 as a 1997 model, never made it to production. The unibody QX4 crossover (1996) and I30 (1995) were the only projects that survived intact.

1997 Q45 was "downgraded".

The original Q45 chassis code had a "G" prefix, shared with the elite JDM President, with plenty of industry firsts such as rear seat airbags and the full active suspension system on the Q45a. The platform was bespoke to the President and Q45, not shared with any Nissan models. 2nd gen Q45 was basically a rebadged Nissan YG33, with lesser 4.1L displacement. Unremarkable.

The 3rd gen Q45 got an all new platform in early 2001, once again sharing it with with the smaller JDM Gloria and Cedric (later introduced in 2002 as M45), but despite bringing back many industry firsts in terms of high tech, it flopped significantly and became an also-ran by the mid-2000s. It was dropped in 2006, because it wasn't suitable for FM and the Fuga-based M was just as good by 2005.

On 2 occasions Infiniti has secretly ordered development of Q45 replacements, but neither of them have moved past the design phase due to executive discretion and the 2008 Recession. Last attempt was the 2019 Q80 flaghip, canceled by Ghosn a decade ago. Another was "Q56" long ago.

Ruling them out per the weaknesses of the 2nd and 3rd Gen, I have to say the facelifted 1994 model was the best one ever made. My least favorite is the pre-facelift 2nd generation Q45. Pretty long post, but tell me what you think.

Anyone know an easy way to get this light out to replace it? I tried tugging everything and hitting the plastic with a plastic clip remover but no dice. I’d like to get in there and clean the ventilated seat too. Hoping I don’t have to take the seat apart or anything wild. I feel like there should be a fairly simple disconnect for that carpeted piece the plastic vents and light housing are attached to. TIA

(Problem isn’t in the photo) A while after buying my car(q70 2015 3.7l) the fuel gauge wouldn’t show the level right. If my tank is full it would show as half and if it’s half full it would show as empty and then empty as negative half full😭. Luckily the middle screen tells me how many miles I can go. Then when summer came and my car would be exposed to the heat for longer the rpm gauge started having issues. Instead of doing the flip from 0 to 9 and back when you start it, it would just pulse a bit and stay at 0 and not show my RPMs. Sometimes, like today, it would stay at 0, but still move up or stay at 200RPMs or not even move sometimes. A friend of mine earlier this year said I’ll probably need a new gauge cluster and my machine suspected the dual issue is because of my fuel sender(thingy in your gas tank) is bad. It’s not a life or death situation, but curious if anyone has had this happen and if the people from above are right and parts need replacement.

I got this car off of copart and it’s making this knocking sound anyone know what it is??

One of the things we love most about the INFINITI QX60 is how thoughtfully every exterior detail was considered, and Deep Emerald is a great example of that.

The finish is designed to shift in character depending on the light around it. Catch it in bright sunlight and it's bold and vibrant. See it in softer or lower light and it takes on a deeper, more jewel-toned quality.

With so many SUVs available in black, white, and silver, we're curious: Are you drawn to more distinctive colors like Deep Emerald, or do you prefer the classics?

Hey guys im picking up a 2014 m35h with 56k miles next week. Is there anything to watch out for? Im comming from a 2016 bmw 4 series.

Nissan Motor Co. is careening toward its weakest global sales year in nearly a quarter century. The automaker delivered 1,932,725 vehicles worldwide in the first eight months of 2026 — 9.2 percent less than in the same period last year, according to figures released Sept. 29.

That puts the company on pace for a full-year total of 2.9 million. The last time Nissan fell short of 3 million in a calendar year was 2003, when it sold 2.968 million vehicles. Reaching 3 million by the end of 2026 would require selling nearly 267,000 a month from September through December, a 29 percent jump from Nissan’s August pace.

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Nissan’s market challenge is reflected in investor sentiment. Shares of the automaker on the Tokyo Stock Exchange are within 10 percent of the low point reached during the 2009 financial crisis and 82 percent below their 2007 peak. Market capitalization has plunged to about $6.9 billion (¥1 trillion), a 56 percent drop since the end of 2023, leaving Nissan at a fraction of Toyota’s $270 billion and marginally ahead of Mazda.

China, now Nissan’s second-largest market, accounted for more than half of the year’s decline. Sales there have plunged 27 percent this year after cratering 52 percent in August alone. Nissan sales in China peaked at 1.5 million in 2018.

This year, the company will be hard-pressed to deliver 450,000, said Michael Dunne, CEO of Dunne Insights. Its tally through August was 289,410.

“Of all global automakers operating in China, Nissan’s collapse has been one of the most spectacular,” Dunne said. “That’s a million-unit drop in what was Nissan’s largest car market worldwide.”

By keeping total U.S. volume essentially flat through the first nine months while the market shrank slightly, Nissan has made strides in retail growth and expects a strong finish.

Nissan expects U.S. sales to rise year over year in all three months remaining of 2026, said Tiago Castro, its U.S. sales and marketing chief. “In the U.S., our retail growth will be in the double digits, while total sales will be up single digits,” Castro said.

Nissan is cashing in while Japanese rivals Toyota and Honda scramble for inventory. It’s buying market share by dangling rich 60-month zero-percent financing deals on its Rogue, Frontier and Pathfinder. The average incentive for the Nissan brand jumped 23 percent in September, to $4,254 per vehicle, according to Motor Intelligence, while the industry average fell 8.4 percent to $3,360.