Hi, zoomie-ga!
I am tackling your 5 points one at a time, and I will be providing
links to supporting materials and website resources in the course of
this answer.
Question 1. What was this car's original sticker price?
According to StoneAge Financial's web site, which has a great search
interface for researching older automobiles. In this case, the 1993
Infiniti J30 Sedan, which seems to only have been produced in a 4-door
model, had an MSRP of $34,400. This is not necessarily the price that
it was originally sold at, of course, but only what Infiniti felt it
should be sold for.
According to the same web site, the trade-in value on this vehicle is
$4,308 and the private-party sale price would be $7,288.
[StoneAge Financial Report on 1993 Infiniti J30 Sedan]
http://www.stoneage.com/pricing/pricing_trim.cfm?model=J30&year=1993&make=19&menu=1
Question 2. What is its blue book value now?
This is a question which actually depends on a couple of factors. I
went to the Kelley Blue Book web site at http://www.kbb.com, which I
would highly recommend as a resource for furnther research.
According to Kelley, a 1993 Infiniti J30 in "Excellent" condition,
with 35,000 miles and loaded (using some guesses on "loaded" based on
the info in your question) is worth $6,385 and is referred to as an
"exceptional" vehicle. Oddly enough, in my area it would be worth over
$7,300.
I would recommend visiting Kelley Blue Book website, and selecting the
"My Car's Value" link from the menu on the left. I can't provide a
direct link because it's a fully dynamic web site. From there, you
should select "Private Party" and fill out the forms as appropriate.
It will take about 2 or 3 minutes and you will have a much better feel
for the actual value of the car, as you can take a full survey on its
condition, and indicate exactly what options are included with it.
[Kelley Blue Book]
http://www.kbb.com
3. What kind of reliability can I expect?
I located a web site called "carsurvey.org", which seems to have a
large collection of auto owner's reviews, told from their perspective.
A very educational read.
[1993 Infiniti J30 Review]
http://www.carsurvey.org/review_46112.html
The reviews for the 1993 Infiniti J30 start here; click the "Next"
link to move through the others. The general tone seems to be
positive. The most often-mentioned point was the transmission, which
seems to require extensive maintenance or replacement between 90,000
and 200,000 miles, based on my relatively quick read of these reviews.
Several reviewers mentioned the sunroof and hood latches sticking, but
only at 250,000 miles and above.
Other comments were extremely positive about reliability- "...never
changed a bulb...", "...handles great even now...", "Infiniti sure
knows how to make a luxury car..." and so on.
However, there is one (potential) issue. I took the liberty of doing a
Carfax Free report on the VIN you gave. You can get one at
http://www.carfax.com. Carfax told me that there were 7 records
pertaining to that VIN; however the free report provides no details. I
would recommmend buying the full report to get a real idea of the
car's history and what, if anything, has been done to it.
You can obtain a Carfax report from a number of sources, including
Carfax itself, through the Kelley Blue Book site, or from Vehix.com.
They all utilize the Carfax database.
[Carfax]
http://www.carfax.com
[Vehix]
http://www.vehix.com
4. What are the estimated insurance costs?
This is very much dependent on your driving history, as well as other
factors, such as your credit rating. Since insurance costs can vary
wildly, I don't feel comfortable estimating these costs, as the only
information I could provide to obtain a quote would be my own (for the
credit check).
However, you can get online quotes for insurance very quickly from
websites such as http://www.progressive.com and http://www.geico.com.
If you have an existing auto policy, I would recommend contacting them
first and enquiring what costs would be associated with adding this
car to your policy.
[Progressive]
http://www.progressive.com
[GEICO]
http://www.geico.com
5. Finally, is it front-wheel drive or rear-wheel drive?
All the information I found on the J30 indicates that it was only made
in rear-wheel drive models.
One caveat to this answer- I have provided links to a number of
commercial services. I am not associated with or affiliated with any
of these services, and neither (to my knowledge) is Google Answers. I
am not advocating the use of any one service or company over another,
and more than the ones I have listed exist.
I sincerely hope this information is useful to you. Please let me know
if can provide any additional information or clarification to assist.
Regards,
Cyclometh (cyclometh-ga) |
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