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I just bought the phone a week ago... so now I will have to go into the research mode. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
I called Infiniti and they told me that the Palm was not an accepted phone, but that was because they tested it a year ago with the old firmware.
I should be getting the Palm 700P when it comes out for GSM, so that should be at least somewhat better.
Replying to: art234 (May 18, 2006 12:19 pm)
My Treo 700w works great with Bluetooth in my M35. I have not tried a 650.
Are you a Verizon customer?
Also, surprised at the fuel economy--average 19.7 first 100 miles or so, mixed driving.
I'll keep you posted regarding the phone.
Please elaborate how.
i have an m35 sport and its steering is awful. I have to hold the steering tight as it will pull from my hands when on any road that is not flat and smooth as glass.
I had the crew chief of a friend's Bush team drive the car, he said it was set with little or no TOE IN, The wide tires make it track ALL uneven road surface. Corrected the Toe,rotate,PSI and it drove a 75% better.
I hope this helps!
I do notice the steering does pull unevenly at times when the road is uneven. But it's not as bad is my last car- Acura TL which had very obvious torque steer with its front wheel drive.
Bart :shades:
Bart :shades:
Dan
Overall Quality (Defects and Malfunctions) - 4/5 versus 5/5
Mechanical Quality (Defects and Malfunctions)-5/5 versus 5/5
Body & Interior Quality (Defects and Malfunctions)-5/5 versus 4/5
Feature & Accessory Quality (Defects and Malfunctions)-2/5 versus 4/5
Overall Quality (Design likes and dislikes) -5/5 versus 4/5
Body & Interior Quality - (Design likes and dislikes)-4/5 versus 5/5
Feature & Accessory Quality (Design likes and dislikes)-4/5 versus 3/5
Infiniti M-series among top 3 in Midsize cars
-Infiniti had more defects and malfunctions in area of body and interior (perhaps reflected in complaints on Edmunds about moon-roof rattles and such), but far fewer in area of features and accessories.
-Owners liked Audi design better overall (how things work, not whether they broke or malfunctioned); they favored M35 body and interior design, but liked Audi features and accessories better.
I notice that ,in the "Large Premium Car" category, The Audi A8 made the top-3 cut. I wonder if that's because complaints about Audi V6 engine outpace complaints about Audi V8?
From what you've said so far (especially the part where you don't like the amount of power or throttle note on the M), I think you may end up liking the Audi better. It is less powerful and quieter.
1) do you still run the factory size tire and rims? The monitor is based upon revolutions made, so if size changes, measurement will also change.
2) You said you checked and found 33 lbs in the morning then you said 37 - 38 in hot Arizona asphalt. It's not clear to me if you inferred a difference in time between checking by guage and by sensor monitor, but you will always have four to six lbs difference on a hot tire (especially after being driven) than a cold tire prior to driving.
If none of the above, don't know the answer. Mine seems to measure same between guage and sensor.
Not even remotely problematic. I own one of the first M45 Sport's off the line, and as I've found with my 2003 G35 Coupe, the car has been flawless. When I visit the dealership I find that the service department has the look of the old Maytag repairman's shop. While the facility is pristine and state of the art, there aren't many cars in there. Infiniti's excellent scores, especially long-term reliability scores, are reflected in my locality.
For those of you making a purchasing choice and concerned about reliability, look at not only the initial quality studies, but also the 3 and 5 year studies. In the long-term studies, Infiniti has actually moved ahead of Lexus. Further, if you were to throw out the numbers from the QX56, the only Infiniti manufactured in the states, the numbers would be even better.
You mentioned that you've read the entire "problems" section of this forum Charlie. Consider that there are well over 6,000 posts on the M35/M45 thread and yet only in the 300 range on the problems thread. Many of the 300+, mine included, remark on the high reliability, not problems.
As I've opined, if you consider the paucity and types of complaints regarding the M, a realist would have to come to the conclusion that Infiniti did a magnificent job on this car considering that it is a completely new model (yes I know the Fuga was out a year).
I like to run my tires a little on the firm side but still within manufacturer's specs to extend tire life ... our asphalt gets up to 170F in the summer! At ~ $400 a pop, squeezing another few thousand miles out of them can make the difference between having to replace them before the end of the lease and getting to lease end with the tires still functional.
Bart :shades:
Charlie ... I took delivery of my M35 Sport on April 6, 2005 and it has been utterly flawless. I broke my cardinal rule of never buying a first model year but I liked the car so much and had had such a great experience w/ my earlier Q45 ... well, I took the gamble and it paid off. Bart
At the risk of being preached to about safety and liability I ask .....
Is it possible to disable the parking brake / DVD playback feature? Anyone that has the Tech package would know that the only way to play a DVD (and watch video opposed to just hearing the audio) is if the parking brake is pressed in. Even the slightest press of the brake allows the video to be seen on the dash monitor. The car can be in drive and video plays if parking brake is just touched. If it is possible to "fix" this, what pointers should I tell my local car audio shop when trying to solve my "problem"?
My local car audio shop added a toggle switch to "trick" the DVD player into thinking the emergency brake is engaged. Two issues now, when the toggle switch is engaged the emergency brake light stays lit (small price to pay while DVD is playing) AND, as soon as the car gets in motion the navigation system takes over the monitor. So, bypassing the emergency brake is not enough to allow the DVD player to display video while the emergency brake is NOT engaged and the car is in motion. Has anybody had any success out there with this?