Infiniti I30, Rare 5 speed manual - $4500

ID: 16035
Date: 2006-10-29 18:51:27

Other Ads. Dublin / pleasanton / livermore.

Text: Selling my 1996 Infiniti I30 (Pictures are current, but the date on the camera was not set properly)

Mileage: About 115K miles
Engine: 3.0L 190 horse power V6 (same award winning engine used on the Maxima and 300ZX)
Transmission: 5 speed manual, very rare in this car
Fuel Economy: 21/26 (I average about 24 mpg)
Passed smog with no problems; I have smog certification in hand.
New tags, no worries or registration costs for 2 years.

Safety:
Anti-lock brakes
Front driver and passenger airbags
Factory Alarm

Comfort:
Driver and passenger power seats with driver lumbar support
Automatic climate control (AC blows very cold)
Power windows, power locks, power mirrors
Front and back arm rests
Remote lock/unlock of doors, remote trunk release and alarm.
Tilt steering
Cruise control (mounted on steering wheel)
Factory BOSE stereo system with single CD works great.

Recent service:
Clutch replaced last year
Full safety check done this year in preparation for sale -replaced belts
Regular oil changes
Passed smog with no problems -smog in hand

Condition:
Very clean dark with light gray interior, no rips or scratches whatsoever.
Pearl white exterior in great shape save a few details normal for the age of the car.
All tires match and are still in very good condition.

My thoughts: Great clean sports sedan handles very nicely for its size and won't lull you to sleep like a camry or accord. Extremely spacious with ample headroom and leg room both in front and rear. The car is very responsive with the manual transmission and gets great gas mileage (21/26). 4 people are VERY comfortable in this car, 5 is not a problem either and the trunk is huge. We've bought an automatic ES300, as my fiance has no interest in learning how to drive manual transmission.

Check out the user reviews by actual purchasers/drivers of this car at Epinions (5 users give this car 5/5 stars), and MSN (128 users give this car 9.3/10, solid):

http://autos.msn.com/research/userreviews/reviewlist.aspx?modelid=1412
http://www.epinions.com/auto_Make-1996_Infiniti_I30/display_~reviews

Challenges: I picked up the car today from the dealership where they were diagnosing a pesky "check engine" light, which monitors emmissions systems. Everything checked out fine and the light was reset. The car passed smog (twice) and runs great.