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Jun 4, 2005 | 12:16 PM

TLW

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what year is this Q

im looking for a daily driver and i really like the way this one looks

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Jun 4, 2005 | 12:19 PM

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im looking for a daily driver and i really like the way this one looks

That forum doesn't allow outside linking - save the picture and upload it and we'll let you know.

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Jun 4, 2005 | 12:22 PM

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That is one of the second-generation Q's introduced in 1996. Here is some info and specs on it:
http://www.freshalloy.com/site/cars/...aro/home.shtml

Jun 4, 2005 | 12:23 PM

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Nice photoshop

Jun 4, 2005 | 12:27 PM

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That is one of the second-generation Q's introduced in 1996. Here is some info and specs on it:
http://www.freshalloy.com/site/cars/...aro/home.shtml

wow thanks alot MM that is exactly what i needed

Jun 4, 2005 | 12:33 PM

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wow thanks alot MM that is exactly what i needed

Actually that's the Gen 1.5 Q45. Introduced in 1990 and lasted til 1996. That particular model with the "formal" grill came out in 1994. Beware though, the Gen1 Q45 is notorious for having tranny problems. My friend had a 1991 Q45 and replaced the tranny twice...and it only had 130k before he got rid of it.

Jun 4, 2005 | 12:44 PM

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That is one of the second-generation Q's introduced in 1996. Here is some info and specs on it:
http://www.freshalloy.com/site/cars/...aro/home.shtml

God stuff. The 1st gen is my fav Q. With the grill, the interior also added wood trim. I prefer the non-grill face, it was very different from everything else.

But a daily driver? I can think of many other cars instead I would pick over this.

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Jun 4, 2005 | 01:25 PM

mmarshall

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Flip may have a point here....that is clearly a 2nd-gen grille and front end, but the rest of the car back of the A-pillars has signs of 1st-gen to it.
The 1st-gen Q did not have a real grille at all...most of the cooling air was sucked in under the front bumper
http://auto.consumerguide.com/Auto/U...rreviewphotos/

Whatever you do though, avoid the Q45a with the electronic "active" suspension. It was a good ride-handling compromise but was complex, unproven, and expensive to repair. That model, I believe, had already been dropped by the time the car you're looking at had been built....and your car is obviously not a factory suspension and wheel set-up anyway.

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