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FWIW, I am not planning on continuing my sat radio subscription when it expires.
The first two cars were fine in the seat back area but literally pinched my butt to the point of discomfort within a mile or two of driving. The last car seemed tolerable after a four mile drive. I do not understand why it was different from the other two.
I have seen other posts which claim that the sport seats are designed to fit a 5'-4" gentleman from the car's origin country (actually the other posters words were more direct than mine). I can believe it from the way I was pinched.
For the life of me, I do not understand why Infiniti can put the steering wheel and pedals on the left side, but cannot design the seat to fit American physiques.
I have seen reports of frustrated Infiniti G drivers removing the seat from the car and modifying the springs underneath. I would like to see some pictures, so I can understand the magnitude of the effort. Seems unreasonable for the customer to have to do this on a new car.
If the latter, I had a similar issue; to activate the radio with your new (personal) account, you need to park it somewhere OUTSIDE where it has a clear, unobstructed view of the southern skies, and leave it on channel 1 (PREVIEW) for at least 15-20 minutes. And, you must do this WITHIN THE HOUR of your calling XM customer service and asking them to send a "signal refresh" for your radio (and make sure you give them the right radio code).
This is key, since (1) in many cities, XM has ground-based repeaters which boost signal strength but DO NOT send the signal to authenticate your unit; you need the "real" satellite signal. (2) Leaving it on channel 0 (which I had accidentally done) does not work--it needs to be channel 1. (3) The refresh signal customer service sends only lasts for about an hour after you call.
After waiting the 15-20 (very long, boring) minutes, you should be able to scroll through the full channel lineup.
Good luck.
pulled out the OEM jack to see just how it engages the car's jacking points (and this winter I'm gonna cobble up an adaptor for my floor jack.) Anyway, In the trunk, along with the jack, jack handle(s), and wheel lock key/socket, there was another "tool." It's a heavy-duty-looking steel shaft, about 6-8 inches long, threaded on one end, with a
sturdy "loop" on the other end. It looks like it *might* be used to
lift or pull something....if I had a crane, come-along, or chain fall handy, to do the actual lifting or pulling!! :-)
Does anyone know what this thing is?? Thanks in advance for any and all replies.
---Mazz
See owner manual 6-15.
See owner manual 6-15." [GBT6146]
GBT6146;
Thanks for the response and the info regarding the G 37's "recovery device." I also see, (on manual page 6-14), that you probably can *not* use the recovery device to tow the car from the rear.... I wonder what you're supposed to do if a wrecker can't get to the front of a stuck G 37. (I bet most/all wrecker operators will use the tie-down hooks) .....or, why didn't Infiniti put a second "vehicle-recovery socket" somewhere at the [non-permissible content removed]-end of the car??
---Mazz
with the "snow" mode on, i proceeded to accelerate, brake, do donuts, figure 8s and everything in between.
it was a blast. the angle of lean as i did hard turns and donuts was minimal.
i noticed the "slip" light come on as i did hard, fast donuts and the wheels slipping underneath me. that's apparently normal for those conditions.
the car seemed stable and capable of handling a few inches of snow under it in AWD mode. the braking at 25 MPH on a snowy surface was good.
my G has the Goodyear RSAs on it, and they seemed to handle the snow just fine.
i have heard a wide variety of pricing and negotiating issues.
i've heard people getting as low as $75 and up to paying $185.
Now that they are one with Sirius, I don't know what they will do.
Anyone out there having any success in finding a decent looking rim that will fit in the $200-400 price range?
Does anyone else have this problem or is my eyesight just bad and its not really a defective paint job but something else.
I have a 2010 G37S sedan with 6 MT. I generally use only 3 or 4 gears, although I could use a taller highest gear for better fuel efficiency on the road. So, it's not so much the number of gears, but rather driving conditions & style.
I like the acceleration and performance when I need it. At other times (e.g. in street traffic) I try to maximize fuel efficiency by following the LCD fuel meter. Getting 21 mpg around town and 26 on the road. Not bad for a street rocket.
Now I have the 7AT G37S, the transmission has adapted (no kidding!) to my driving style. Depending on the amount the throttle you apply, it will either go silky smooth through all 7 gears (you hardly feel it shifts), or hold on to low gears to around 5000 RPM before up shifting and then settle at 6th or 7th gear once you loose up the gas pedal. It is a blast to drive this car.
Nuff said.
Anybody else experience this?
"Official" Infiniti site, that wanted something like $250 for the (CD) manual. Another
was some site called "tradebit.com" that offered a "downloaded" version of a manual for $7.99. Needless to say, at the moment the $7.99 version has my interest... Has anyone heard of this "tradebit.com" outfit?
---Mazzman
A few thoughts on G37X 2009 after 8 mths. of driving. Love the car and service. However a few things come to mind:
- software for transmission is subpar, they are not able to get it right, it's jerky around 30 m/h and no current update available;
- paint self healing is awful, so soft that there is more damage from highways than on another car in 2 years, just a silly gimmick;
- no more than 23 miles/gallon on highway driving with easy - low;
- a need to slam trunk each time - a design defect with rubber supports;
- no thermo insulation for cabin from engine, as a result it gets hot and radiate the heat inside the cabin - has to run a/c even when outside is nice;
- tires already at 7/32 tread depth after just 7,000 miles;
This is just FYI, I addressed these issues to Infiniti and they were not interested whatsoever. It's difficult to understand that groups of professional engineers are not able to fix all this at try outs + always hire a lot of consultants from the side.
I am happy with the purchase due to $7,500 discount, but surprised by all these design mistakes.
If you do what service people tell you - do 7K, 15K service and so on - you are wasting money that hard to get, and it would make sense just to give them to some needy or homeless people.
3rd to 4th it hesitates, like it doesn't want to shift, will sit at 3000RPM for up to 2 min...
I have it at the shop now but they dont seem to know what to fix. I did see something online about a PCM Software update? Any ideas?! I just bought this car.
A lot of folks (including 2009 owners) say that the most recent software update took care of the transmission problems. Here's a link to more information:
Infiniti G37 Transmission Problems
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