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Hi all,

I am an avid forum user at G35driver and find these forums very helpful. I am looking at a 99 CL 3.0 for my son who is 18. I looked at one earlier today, it was white / tan leather / auto / 3.0 / very clean engine bay / clean interior / with 110,000 miles on her. He is asking $6,500 and I was thinking of offering 6K cash. Does this sound like a fair deal?

Not sure about the white color but it was a very clean well cared for car.

Any input in appreciated.

Thanks...

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sorry for double post... I deleted the other one.

duluoz

fair to say price is in the ballpark @ 6K.
transmission is usually the area of most concern for the 3.0. tough to 'test' that out, but something to keep in mind when feeling it out.
window regulators failing is a less that vital concern, but worth a mention; make sure they wind up/down well.
cl was my first in a way; great first car for a kid, classy, pretty safe, not a slowpoke, yet not a hot rod -- pretty cool dad

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Cool, thanks for the heads up on the window regulators... Is this a carbon build up issue where I can take the panels of the door and DIY? That was an issue on my G coupe as well and I took care of it myself (was about an hour job to clean them)

The only other thing I noticed driving it today was it was a bit "floaty" on the road. It tracked straight and level but seemed floaty... I might be just used to the "G" tho.

Here are a couple of pics of what I am looking at.











and the clean engine bay




Thanks for the input

supaman8118

GO FOR IT!! as long as the tranny shifts good

supaman8118

wish my dad brought my cl! My first car was a 95 buick lesabre. car was a sweeeeeeet ride but had way more issues than my ack.

subbuzz

not bad,looks good.engine bay is spic and span. just do a highway run and make sure the tranny is ok, good luck.......

edit: throw him $5500



edit: ron a is lurking to lock and ban

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Thanks

Yeah, I think I will start out at 5500 and then if I gotsta go to 6K ... Seems like a real nice car.

P.S. Here are a couple of shots of my current ride

AznX TL

omg, that is a nice g35

98clgirllv

I'm actually considering a g35 for my next car... my 3.0 is going up for sale next month As long as I roll in the birthday cash that is...

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You will love the "G"... I got mine new in 04 and I now have 76K miles on her and she is running strong. I put a Vortech SC in and am hitting right at 400rwhp.

I liked the 350z as well but needed the back seats... I am soooo glad I got the "G" over the 350Z for many reasons!

asianspec

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nice ride. but im not really feeling the back bumper

Trijicon

hehe, yeah... it does grow on ya tho

Here is another pic from a diff angle...




and here is a pic with my other bumper w/ CF rear diffuser.

AznX TL

i'd green light that cl, it looks clean and i think the cf diffuser looks 1000x cleaner than the need for speed bodykit.

shnee

and

and i would lose the taillight covers or paint them the body color

97BlackAckCL

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That is a sick ass G35, as for the CL 6K cash is a good deal, just make sure the tranny shifts good

ZeroCL

Sick G, I really like it. Always been a fan but yours looks pretty damn good.

fliplyricist1

Just to let you know....I'm up for adoption.

agranado

damn nice.

Iagent

I bought a 97 white 3.0 for my daughter. Trans is okay, but showing signs of eventual trouble and has 127k. I bought it for $3,700.

Also beautiful G35. I was tossing around getting one for quite some time, and decided to fix up my red CL instead (suspension kit to remove "floaty feel"). Eventually, I will probably get the G35 and turn the CL over to my son in a couple years.

97BlackAckCL

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Fo real

ZeroCL

Heyy me too! I'm a little bit, actually im a pain in the ass, but you can adopt me anyway.

97BlackAckCL

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He aint lyin anyway, that G is sick man, wish we could get brake kits like that for our cars

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LOL.... Thanks for the replies... I am going to check out the CL again this morning, this time with the wife. Which gears do I need to be weary of on the tranny.... where does it start to show? Also, where is the best / lowest price on a spoiler?

My son is in Cali on a road trip with his girlfriend (we live in AZ) and comes back on Sunday. I am hoping to pick this up today and then Zaino / wax it up tonight for him and have it sittn in the driveway when he comes home tomorrow.


As far as adoption.... LOL.... one son is enough of a handful.... On the other hand however, I do not have a daughter yet... So if you are 18+ (a must) and lookn fo a "daddy" apply within.... <------------- Disclaimer, this is a joke

98clgirllv

You found your girl...

I'll be 22 on the 4th of August in case ya wanna buy me a present








sort of...

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LMAO.... that "Sort of" almost got past me.... hehe....

Well The "G" could be a "hand me down" once I get my GT-R in the driveway next year..... hmmmmm ....

hehe...

asianspec

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haha. really? wanna have a first gen meet in LV. (of course if you can hook us up with rooms ) if mitch is still there then id think he would join.

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Well..... I took the CL plunge and bought her for him today... Very nice smooth ride. I picked her up for $5,900 cash which seemed like a fair deal. Items she needs... Front windshield drivers side molding, drivers side headlight bulb, windshield wipers.... and thats about it.

She has just minor door dings and I am gonna give her a good bath / detail and Zaino her up tonight (it's 110 out right now) with a nice coat of McGuiers to top her off.

I'll post some pics tomorrow once I have her cleeeeeaaaaaan....

97BlackAckCL

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Congrats

ZeroCL

sounds good, good luck with everything!

shnee

you should have a little photoshoot with the g35 and the cl when you make it shinin all purdy-like

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I definately will get the two together for some pix

Well, He comes home tomorrow and I have the headlights changed out to Mtec 4350K which puts out a nice white hugh instead of that OEM yellowish crap... Next is the peanut bulbs to a white. Still tryn to get the windhield wipers off so I can paint them black again (faded out due to age i guess).

ZeroCL

I just painted by wipers and wiper arms yesterday, lookin good. They were fading as well and pretty much silver.

97BlackAckCL

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Pop your hood up and it's one bolt per arm, 14 mm on each side

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Yeah.... I got the bolts off in like 2 seconds but I could not free the arms up and off for some reason.... LOL, I just taped newspaper all over the windshield / hood / fenders and painted em on the car.... They came out great

I am going to wash / claybar / wash / zaino / NXT / tomorrow AM so when he gets home she will be looking as good as new!

The Mtec lights make a HUGE difference... now I gotta change out the high beams and peanut lights to match up...lol...

Very happy with this purchase, and she has some get up and go as well.

97BlackAckCL

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They come right off, u just gotta tilt them up a little bit

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LOL, now ya tell me :P

Ill give it a bit more umph next time... I didnt want to force anything and bust it the 1st day.

I been reading the NUB section.... very good info there! Also the DIY guides... I did not find anything on how to get to the peanut lights tho. any info on that anywhere? I know they are 168 bulbs...

Also what is that plastic "baffold" right behind the light housing and in front of the air filter on the drivers side? I can look down into it and it looks like it goes into the wheel well covering... Anyone know what I am describing?

thanks!

ZeroCL

The peanut lights? as in the corners on the headlight assembly or on the corner light BELOW the headlight assembly, if its that one theres a screw inside a hole if you look in from the side of your bumper. you just unscrew that and the housing pops out. I think the lights are 168, either that or 194, i think they are somewhere around the same thing either way. If you're trying to get the corner light in the headlight assembly it requires a smaller hand but im sure you can probably still get in there. You may get cut up a lil, but once you do it the first time, its not as hard.

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Cool, thanks! It's the one in the headlight... I thought there might be a trick to it LOL... My hands are having a hard time trying to get to that stupid thing out...

I just finished a 5 hour detail on the car and I don't think she was this clean off the dealer floor hehe.... I cant wait to see his face tonight when he gets it.

DaInFaMMuS1

im thinking maybe the stock resonater box, which can be removed cuz its just there to keep the car quiet