Infiniti G35 Sedan 2006 and earlier

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  • dafreakdafreak Member Posts: 154
    gabman, please email me the sure fir way you are talking about...thanks....cmcsdm@aol.com...also, do you know of anyone who is able to help in acquiring the car from Canada...???
  • dafreakdafreak Member Posts: 154
    im really getting fired up arent i...lol...sorry, but it makes me mad....infiniti USA's cunsumer affairs fax number is 310-771-4332...write a letter and let them know you arent happy...
  • shades80shades80 Member Posts: 53
    What is the break in period??
    maintenance schedule..oil changes etc...is it really a 100k tune up?? i heard that but not confirmed...do the outside mirrors tilt down automaticly when you reverse like bmw??..premium fuel only??has the foot emerg brake gotten in your way of driving???
  • gabmangabman Member Posts: 284
    How can you make your point about that $40.00 hamburger steak and then ask me what my point is.
    Everything in Japan costs a fortune, a good hotel is over US $500.00 a night. Why would you even think that cars would be cheap there. Tell me something GM makes cars in your own backyard, Is a corvette cheap, is the Cadillac CTS cheap, hey bud, that cadillac is a lot more than the G35 you are dreaming about, thats my point!!!!. Ok enough I don't like what this conversation is doing to me , much prefer laughing and joking, enough said.
  • maybeg35maybeg35 Member Posts: 186
  • g35whizg35whiz Member Posts: 10
    Yesterday, I just called the 1-800 number given on the Infiniti website. I didn't get the guy's name to whom I talked, so I don't know what my odds are of getting him again today. Anyway, my recollection is that he said something to the effect that if you don't present the original bill of sale from the dealer, you were going to be subject to even greater scrutiny about why the car was purchased in Canada and then brought into the US. Obviously, they're trying to crack down on brokered arrangements.

    I think you're laboring under the wrong impression of what "registration" means. Obviously, Infiniti can do nothing to stop you from titling and "registering" with the state in which you intend to garage and use the car, but that's not the registration in issue here. I believe the warranty is referring to "registration" with Infiniti itself. If you buy the car in Canada, it's registered by the dealer with Infiniti Canada at the time of sale. To get warranty service in the US, it must be registered with Infiniti US. The Canada dealer can't do that for you. You must apply to Infiniti US and establish that the car is now in the US. Previously, that's all you had to do. Now, the new requirement is that you justify why the car was moved from Canada to the US.

    Please bear in mind that this is speculation and surmise based on a relatively brief conversation I had yesterday with one customer rep. I could have my head up my you-know-what...it's been known to happen to me!
  • stooge2000stooge2000 Member Posts: 96
    For those of you griping about not being able to buy a car in Canada. Did you know that if you live in Nevada, you cannot buy a car from California?

    In Las Vegas there is only one dealer for each car brand, so they are not inclined to charge much less than MSRP. In Los Angeles where there are gozillion dealers you could comparison shop and get much better price. So you think Las Vegans would all swarm to LA to buy cars, right? Wrong. If you buy a car in California, you pay Calif. sales tax right away. When you register your car in Nevada, you pay Nevada sales tax again. As a result, Las Vegans are captive customers of LV dealers. Now think about that...
  • sterling13sterling13 Member Posts: 13
    What was the topic here again?
  • gabmangabman Member Posts: 284
    If the 13 is your age, I am very impressed, point taken, time to move on
  • stooge2000stooge2000 Member Posts: 96
    I too have lived and worked in the Far East and have paid $110 for a steak in a dingy basement in Ginza.

    I doubt that Infiniti subsidizes the Canadian market. It is more likely it charges a premium in the U.S. market.

    BMW and Mercedez have been doing that for ages. They sell their cars much cheaper in Europe than in the U.S. Haven't you noticed that more than half of the taxicabs in European cities are Mercedez? BMW and MBZ don't lose any money in car sales in Europe, they just make a higher per-car profit off us rich happy Yanks.
  • AnakinAnakin Member Posts: 410
    Anyone have photos of the G35 with the Aero package?

    Just wondering...
  • sterling13sterling13 Member Posts: 13
    No, not 13 years old. Actually the 13 doesn't have any significance. Anyway, I drove a pre-production G35 a couple weeks ago and I thought the road/engine noise were a little higher than should be. I'm hoping it was because it was a pre production model. Is yours really that quiet? Is it Toyota quiet or maybe about I35 quiet?
  • maybeg35maybeg35 Member Posts: 186
    subsidizes it's Canada dealers in order to sell cars there. This was in response to my question of how the hell they could sell their cars so cheap in Canada compared to US dealers. I didn't make it up. Why the hell else would they tell me that when at the time I was contemplating a possible purchase from them? Til all the Infiniti Corporate buying BS started. Are we getting robbed here? You better believe it. If the invoice price on my car is $31,290 and they are selling it at $36,215 isn't that a 15+% profit? Is any other dealer getting that much on a car? Don't think so.
  • patpat Member Posts: 10,421
    I realize how anxious some of you are to get this vehicle and fully appreciate the camraderie going on in here where some are offering to help others.

    Just please be careful to remember that soliciting for either business or personal gain is strictly off-limits in the Town Hall. We don't let salesfolks come in and push their vehicles on our members, and by the same token we can't have other members selling - or brokering - vehicles either.

    Thanks for keeping this in mind.

    Pat
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    Sedans Message Board
  • gabmangabman Member Posts: 284
    It's very quiet, however when you use the tiptronic the engine growls like a real performance sports car, go try a production model, I can't comment on the pre-production one which you tried but I am very impressed with what I have . good Luck
  • gandhim3gandhim3 Member Posts: 191
    This is just my opinion, but may be someone can start another topic on "Canadian purchasing tricks" or something and move this whole conversation there.

    Coming to the G35 forums, I would like to see information on the car itself - not how Infiniti is creating an artificial price barrier.
  • speedracer3speedracer3 Member Posts: 650
    that Canadians are getting this car first, usually its the other way around
  • stenderstender Member Posts: 14
    I was wondering if the pre-production model was to the exact interior dimensions as the production model. I sat in the show car on 2/26 and it didn't seem like too much floor space in the back. Head, hip and overall leg room were good when I was seated in the back w/front seat in my driving position(I'm 6'), but getting in made the floor seem small- my feet kinda went under the drivers seat.

    Also, does the rear seat position effect things or does it pivot just the upper portion of the seat? Anyone know?
  • 68bullitt68bullitt Member Posts: 177
    It's actually quite possible that the G35 is cheaper in Canada than even in Japan where it's made. It's called the complex Japanese domestic distribution and economic system that is fully geared to encourage exports. (Something the U.S. was not very happy about back in the late '80s). Products made in Japan go through a byzantine distribution network with numerous layers and middlemen before they ever reach the consumer. This ensures that: 1) retail prices stay artificially high to discourage consumerism; 2) forces manufacturers to export to boost sales volumes; 3) encourages a high income savings rate, and 4) creates and maintains jobs for all the middlemen which results in lower overall unemployment (until recently).

    I used to do business in Japan and have been to Japan more than 50 times (no exaggeration), and I also studied Japanese business in business school. I have seen lots of Japanese made products such as Nikon or Canon cameras, Sony Walkmans, Denon stereos, etc, etc, sell for much more in Tokyo than the same product does in New York.

    Lots of Japanese tourists used to go to the U.S. or Europe for the sole purpose of stocking up on Japanese goods to bring home because the savings more than paid for the airfare and vacation. Some American entrepreneurs used to send catalogs full of Japanese products to Japan so they can sell Japanese products back to Japan at a lower price than customers could buy them locally. The Japanese system ensures that Japan is an export economy by reinforcing overseas sales and discouraging local sales. Remember, Japan being a country devoid of natural resources, it must export in order to survive. How else can they get all the foreign currency they need to buy oil, iron, beef, cotton, food, etc.?

    The Canadian dealers better watch out as you may be seeing some tourists from Tokyo looking to buy G35s to bring home with them. LOL :-)
  • 68bullitt68bullitt Member Posts: 177
    G__Dammit!! After reading gabman's review I'm dying to get my hands on this car and drive it!! Would Infiniti please just hurry up and get that 6-speed verison over here now!!??? I don't know how much longer I can wait. Talk about getting blue-balled. Infiniti is being a real CT.
  • 68bullitt68bullitt Member Posts: 177
    We appreciate all the info and insights of your blissful driving experiences so far in your new G35 (congrats, BTW), but please do not mention on this public board that Infiniti should charge thousands more for this car. Remember, we suspect that Infiniti management and dealers are monitoring this board. Please don't give them any ideas. (Until AFTER I buy mine, anyway). LOL. :-)
  • shades80shades80 Member Posts: 53
    Can you answer my post #1258..thanks
  • shades80shades80 Member Posts: 53
    i mean 2158...thanks
  • infin1infin1 Member Posts: 16
    PLEASE, SOMEONE TELL ME WHY EVERYONE THAT WALKS INTO AN INFINITI DEALERSHIP MUST GET A HUGE DISCOUNT. INFINITI HAS ALWAYS HAD A VERY GOOD PRODUCT. AT MSRP THE INFINITI BUYER IS GETTING A RARE BARGIN.INFINITI USES " consumer base pricing"THE G35,IS A GREAT CAR IT SHOULD COST THOUSANDS MORE. FOLKS GO TO YOUR LOCAL INFINITI STORE PURCHASE YOUR NEW G35 PAY MSRP AN KNOW THAT YOU COULD HAVE PAID MORE FOR A LOT LESS CAR.
  • spudmeatspudmeat Member Posts: 7
    http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~iap01814/
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Please stop shouting.

    Consumers are smart nowadays and are always looking for value. The dealer's margin on a $30k vehicle is typically $3000 or more. Thanks, but no thanks.

    -juice
  • gabmangabman Member Posts: 284
    Break in period hee is 1600 kms , dont know mileage equivalent(someone help me).

    Premium fuel
    brake pedal does not get in your way
    mirrors do not tilt down, however the rearview mirror is one of those auto dimming ones and I have to say I love it , no more bright lights from behind reflecting in my eyes especially with so many zenon's around.
    oil changes , have no idea log book is in the car and dealer told me they would call me to tell me when to bring it in.'

    hope I answered everything
  • stebustebu Member Posts: 204
    Well first off, no one...

    WAIT...

    no... no... NO... must... not... bite... on... ridiculous... post!!! Whew.
  • gabmangabman Member Posts: 284
    I don't usualy agree with anything a dealer has to say (sorry about that) but in this case, having already taken delivery of mine yesterday, I have to agree with you 100%, and I have said as much in a previous post.
  • cheerioboy26cheerioboy26 Member Posts: 412
    about 992 mi. 1 km = 0.62 mi.
  • gabmangabman Member Posts: 284
    common, you can't be serious.
  • k_chuik_chui Member Posts: 20
    1 mile = 1.6 km
  • blueguydotcomblueguydotcom Member Posts: 6,249
    If you're paying MSRP for anything, you're paying too much. I have friends that even get the coveted BMW for less than MSRP.

    Now if it's a Nissan/Mazda/Any American car, you have to pay near invoice to offset the horrible resale value. Personally, I have a hard time digesting $500 over invoice as I feel that dealerships are nothing more than middlemen who rape customers.
  • spudmeatspudmeat Member Posts: 7
    http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~iap01814/
  • dafreakdafreak Member Posts: 154
    1 Mile=1.6 Kilometers

    1 US Dollar=1.6 Canadian Yang Money
  • dafreakdafreak Member Posts: 154
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  • keithatkeithat Member Posts: 15
    the upper seatback section tilts
  • keithatkeithat Member Posts: 15
    G36?? did i read that wrong??
  • dafreakdafreak Member Posts: 154
    no, it does say G36...but i think it is how the website differntiates between the base model and the base with leather...for whatever reason...
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Doesn't the 35 refer to the displacement? That's a confusing way to name a package.

    -juice
  • kabbyrkabbyr Member Posts: 3
    Looking forward to test driving the G35 soon, but could not wait to get this piece of info. I'm 6ft tall, but quite big.

    I found very little clearance between my legs and the steering wheel in the Maxima(SE). The Altima was better, with more space. Is the G35 comparable with the Maxima or Altima in terms of Leg-Wheel clearance.

    I have the Altima 3.5SE and Passat 1.8T on my new car purchase list. Almost decided on the Passat, but thought I should test drive the G35 first.

    Thanks
  • stooge2000stooge2000 Member Posts: 96
    Talk to Winner Infiniti in Newark, DE. They will have one G35 in the show room for one day on Mar. 13. Must be one of those pre-production models that have been touring around. Well, better mark my calendar...
  • dafreakdafreak Member Posts: 154
    kabbyr...

    We have a 2001.5 Passat...The G35 will blow it away...nice car but completely different...the wife gets the Passat and now I get a new G35...
  • hvan3hvan3 Member Posts: 630
    When you buy the G35, typically the fuel mileage for city and highway driving is listed on the MSRP sheet.

    What does it say? Don't the Canadians have that EPA fuel economy on the sheet?
  • gabmangabman Member Posts: 284
    Sorry man, all I know is it needs gas, how much of it, who cares. And no there was nothing on the car, I have seen the stickers you are talking about but they aren't manditory to be posted here and if they are Infiniti didn't care.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    FWIW, they are called Monroneys.

    -juice
  • k_chuik_chui Member Posts: 20
    It is in the Infiniti web site, in addition to all the mag reviews.

    I too am disappointed with the low highway MPG. I am hoping the 6-speed stick will have a higher EPA rating.
  • jdbtensaijdbtensai Member Posts: 122
    japan is expensive. but one can certainly live there cheap if one chooses to.

    question. do you think that $42,000 CAD is the same thing as $42,000 american. maybe it is my mistake, but you seem to have said that since they are both "$" that they are the same. i hope i have misunderstood. and if so i apologize.
  • jdbtensaijdbtensai Member Posts: 122
    i find that hard to believe. though not impossible.
    the ginza district is very expensive, that is for sure. but all of the expensive places i've ever seen there are nice looking too. not dingy.
  • 68bullitt68bullitt Member Posts: 177
    Could it be that the price differential between Canada and the U.S. for a G35 is because the Japanese Yen is weaker against the Canadian Dollar than it is against the U.S. Dollar?

    Sounds like an arbitrage opportunity to me.
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