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Hi, for sale is my 2002 V35 GT8 sedan 145,xxx kms registered to January 2018 $1,900.

VQ35DE 3.5l engine (200 kw), 8-speed CVT gearbox with paddles for shifting.

Pros   |   The body is in great condition, suspension good with recent updates  to the front upper and lower control arm bushes and front and rear sway bar links, interior is in good overall condition (though there are some tears on the driver's seat bolsters), CVT gearbox works really well and never had any troubles at all, tyres and brakes in fair condition, well maintained car. I've owned the car for ten years and am the first Australian owner with the car driven by my wife for about the first eight years.

Cons   |   F0 error on CD player (aux in cable works for phones/iPods), tears on the drivers seat bolsters, 10-cent coin size dent on the passenger-side front guard, diff has a bit of a whine, car has an issue managing temperature on long trips which is undiagnosed but may be related to a head gasket leak (described in more detail below).

Recently, the car's temperature has become erratic on trips greater than 40km (sometimes longer >50km and sometimes less ~35km). The car runs normally / good with-out any issues at lower distances. On occasions the temperature will rise and fall with-out the need to stop. On other occasions I've chosen to stop for <5 minutes (to avoid running up too much temperature) after which it sometimes will run again with-out a problem; on other occasions I've chosen to stop a few times (it's 51km from home to work). The issue is undiagnosed; these symptoms are described in the workshop manual as potentially an exhaust leak in one of the head gaskets. Note though that there is no mixing of the coolant and oil.

As mentioned, the car can be driven shorter distances with no troubles and is available for test drives.

The car is located in Elderslie NSW. I can be contacted by PM or phone on 0435 844 866.

 

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Your heat issue could be the electronic fan dicking around - it's ECU controlled and if not working these cars overheat very easily / do head gaskets. Common issue...

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Your heat issue could be the electronic fan dicking around - it's ECU controlled and if not working these cars overheat very easily / do head gaskets. Common issue...
I know wrote this along time ago but gt-8s aren't electronic fans. They are old school clutch fans which are more efficient

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