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Keep it under 4000RPM? Keep variable speed and rpm? Keep it under 60mph? :confuse: What do you think?
PY
That'd be a piece of the raw power vs. sophistication thing.
I'm a little less than thrilled with 15mpg in the (NY) city driving, but then again, I'm not exactly following the EPA test cycle. The 6th gear probably wouldn't help the city mileage, but would definitely improve the highway mpg. I was thrilled to go from NYC to Youngstown, OH on one (full to the neck) tankfull. I didn't run the defogger (compressor) unless really needed and slowed to 65 mph (from 70-2750 rpm) on the cruise control to stretch mpg for the last 75 miles in PA.
The winter gas is not helping, either.
My brother has an '02 Altima 3.5L and says that he gets 15 mpg in the city, also. Maybe Nissans have holes in the pistons...
I was shopping this car against the SAAB 9-5 Aero-that four-banger is rated at 20 & 30 mpg, but I hated the turbo &
FWD. I bought the Inf. anyway, knowing about the lousy MPG.
I hear that the SAABs get good MPG because they are on flatbeds or in the shop most of the time :P
So does anybody have better luck? Thanks!
If your car performs, you don't need the pretend features.
http://www.wooddashexperts.com/customer/home.php?cat=5671
As for "pretend" performance parts, if you note the Infiniti specs and caveats on the car, they advertise that "zero lift" aerodynamics at the rear is achieved only with the spoiler. Now, as for how often that's going to make a difference to the average Joe (whether over or under 30,) that's another matter altogether. ;-)
Maybe people under 30 don't drive AWD's? :P
I sorta like the spoiler, and it's not an option on the AWD?!? :confuse:
I really loved the 9-5, but I read the Saab forums here on Edmunds and SAABNet and reached some conclusions:
SAABsters REALLY love them; others REALLY hate the cars.
If you get a lemon, it's REALLY a lemon
Why does the brochure state that the spoiler is only available on the Sport Models?
1) Limited, voice command only, functions on Nav while driving. Why do companies do stupid things to protect stupid people and make normal people pay for it?
2) What's up with the ugly looking fluorescent like map light? It's not an apartment kitchen we are buying.
3) You go the distance to put in a harddrive and a CF slot? Why limit user to load stuffs to the harddrive? What the hack is the problem there?
What do you guys think?
PY :confuse:
PY
4) WHAT UP WITH THE UGLY DUAL TONE INTERIOR? (Personal taste, I agree...)
Everyone I've shown it to, loves it!
Does anyone have a G35 with Sirius & Navigation?
I have 2 local dealers, both 50+ miles away.
I've been to the dealer once and they only had Liquid Platinum and Ivory Pearl.
The Infinit website offers a look at the colors but the utility is just awful.
The Ivory Pearl and Serengeti Sand look almost identical.
The brochure offer swatches, I've seen those.
The Infiniti website's photos all seem photo-shopped to death, and most pics are either dark with lots of light reflection or all digitized, not real looking.
Is there anywhere we can go to see real pics of the different color selections?
Maybe we could get current 07 owners to upload some pics?
http://forums.freshalloy.com/showthread.php?t=156677
http://g35driver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=124304
http://www2.nissan.co.jp/SKYLINE
That's exactly what I needed.
From the brochure, I was dead set on the Rosewood trim, but after seeing so many real pics, I'm second guessing that too...
They show that the ONLY rosewood you can get in the U.S. is the flat finished rosewood, which I think looks like hell.
I'll have to go give the local dealer a bad time about Infiniti using a photo of a PRODUCT THEY DON'T OFFER HERE!
(i.e. no gloss finished rosewood in the U.S.)
PY
In that post, they were referring to an 06.
The 07 offers side mirror memory, and even moves the outside mirrors when the driver moves the seat.
cars.com/G35
I've only seen the wood trim option in pictures, but it looks really nice.
Are you telling me that it's not what we get here in the states?
When I go to Infiniti.com and look at the interior pics, the wood has a nice sheen to it.
That's not what we get??? :confuse: :confuse: :confuse:
For most cars, the basic wood looks cheap when it's glossy, I hate to knock it, but the 3 series wood stands out to me as plastic-like.
PY