New to VX

[jinsoku3g]

Awesome checklist, and I will definitely check for moisture. I think this checklist printed out will surely help me intimidate the car lot it's at too in getting a great deal too bwhaha I've been lurking your forums for a few days and it seems like a very tight group of owners who are really happy with their cars. A good transition from the tight group that solstice owners are as well.

[VX KAT]

Welcome!
Here's a post with a bunch of info to know about the VX.
After this we developed an actual checklist with even more details of common or known issues.
http://vehicross.info/forums/showthr...141#post186141

• Here's the checklist bearandbee mentioned in post #2.
  It's fairly comprehensive and definitely will give you a lot of areas to look into and questions to ask.
  http://vehicross.info/forums/showpos...36&postcount=3

• Then some of us went crazy and created a MUCH longer version...100 questions ! It's the link JoFotoz attached above. We pretty much decided it was just too long and involved, but check it out, you can at least review it.
  

• Here's a collection of threads about oil consumption issues, theories, etc...
  The OIL ISSUE is VERY IMPORTANT to be aware of and to check very frequently:
  http://vehicross.info/forums/showpos...16&postcount=7

Good luck in your search!

[jinsoku3g]

So if Oil consumption is present, it just means more frequent oil changes really , right? The g35 had the same issue and as far as I know it didn't effect anything but checking a lot. Is there a way to tell if no records are present?

[VX KAT]

So if Oil consumption is present, it just means more frequent oil changes really , right? The g35 had the same issue and as far as I know it didn't effect anything but checking a lot. Is there a way to tell if no records are present?

NO, not exactly....!....if you find oil consumption you MUST ADD OIL whenever it's low....DON'T wait until an oil change...it could blow up by then....

Most of us have no service history on our VXs....so ....
you immediately start checking the oil very very frequently, under different conditions, and at every fill up, until you determine IF yours is consuming any oil.

For example, mine only consumes a little if I drive highway speeds for 4-6+ hrs straight.....but none at any other time. Some find it consumes oil as it approaches it's oil change interval.

Others report much more, some much less and some none....and in all different kinds of driving situations.
This survey is probably the most informative....obviously not scientific survey but gives you some idea of what owners are seeing.
http://vehicross.info/forums/showthr...ngine+oil+poll