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rrob
rrob
I have the chrome wheels on my M and had them on my Q45 before this. I've had no problem with their maintenance (except for what I've described below), and they've always looked great to me.
I used the Q45 to help teach my 16 year old how to drive. She scratched up the chrome rims pretty good when learning how to parallel park.
OTOH, I do prefer the design of the sport wheels, and would have jumped at the opportunity to get 18" chrome wheels with the design of the wheels on the sport.
Pete
23,000 ? Pretty good tire conservation I must say !
If the Avons are "smoother", then how are the Avons with cornering, braking and general handling ? Snow ? Wet/dry ?
- Kai
Something's wrong. Have your dealer check your calibrations. NO ONE is getting that kind of mileage so there's got to be some error in your on board computer.
My M35 sport reads tire pressure as 32 psi but with a REAL pressure guage it's really 36 psi. Bart
I still love the Jag look! :shades:
Bart
I actually like having a rare car, but seeing a few more of 'us' is a treat. Any others noticing an increase in M sightings?
rrob
Also, how about pricing & availability in M45s with Sport, Tech and Journey? Most of the posts have been on M35s.
I see about one per day around Chicago now whereas 6 months ago I NEVER saw an M. This is nice in one way as it validates my purchase but I'd rather not see them as often as I see my wife's Lexus RX, those things multiply like rabbits here in the suburbs!
rrob
My wife drives the car the most, and I'd rather not pay the extra 20-25 cents per gallon, it is isn't required.
What do you think?
Bart
Tire pressures are also mythical. Register 32, but in reality with a real sensor are 36.
B
I'm seeing more and more here in Tucson as well. I had seen only one M35 Sport in the first 9 months I had mine, and now I see 2 - 3 every day and probably a half dozen M's per day ... and I only drive 500 miles per month!
Mine was in for oil change and filter today, and the sales manager told me they're moving a lot of them now. We then got into a philosophical discussion re: the lack of an Infiniti identity. Initially, he didn't get my point ... but when I reminded him that there have now been three iterations of the Q-car, none of which resembled the original, he "got it".
Anyhoo ... I'm still enjoying my M.
Bart :shades:
Thanks for the notes, indeed we M drivers all still wave here in Maryland - another advantage of a small community. Actually, quite a few 'big' Lexus sedans wave also: extra friendly people
Whatever, nice to be in the M.
rrob
cnn article
Best Luxury Sedan of 2006 (Consumer Reports)
Best Luxury Sedan of 2006 (MotorWeek)
Best Luxury Sedan of 2006 (Popular mechanics)
The New Standard in its Class (USA Today)
Winner, 8 car Luxury Sedan Comparo (Car and Driver)
Winner, V8 Luxury Comparo (Road and Track)
Winner, V6 luxury Comparo (Motor Trend)
Winner, V8 Luxury Comparo (Motor Trend)
Those comparos, BTW, have included BMW, Lexus, Mercedes and Audi. Our M is getting the kind of recognition it truly deserves.
Pete
As an aside, does anyone hear a (very)soft high-pitched whine coming from somewhere behind the driver's head? I'm thinking it may be the DVD entertainment screen. It's not loud and I'm not Lt. Colonel Steve Austin, but I can hear it. Needless to say, the sign language trained technicians at my suburban Chicago dealer hear nothing.
Pete
I drive the same pattern every week and I was getting 16.9 mpg at first, but am now running 16.1mpg the past few weeks and I haven't run it hard, yet. I use 87 octane. My Tahoe and Corvette both get 16mpg with the same driving pattern.
Perhaps I should invest in a gas station for the "employee discount"!
- Kai
M35x
Hotter burning = cleaner burning = longer engine life. E.g., I burned premium in my Honda Accord V6 for six years and never had engine problems once, (until one day my son pumped in some really low grade octane gas into it and it sputtered for three weeks; jeeesh, must have had soda pop in that gas or something).
So, I burn the hottest octane I can find and hope that it will improve engine life over time. (New Jersey has 94 octane at Sunoco).
- Kai
M35x
As for your argument that you burned premium in your Honda for six years and never had engine problems, I've burned regular in my Lexus for 8 years and never had problems.
Just to be clear: I believe you're referring only to an M35. My M45 manual recommends 91 octane, and indicates that continued use of lower rated gas can produce engine damage.
This is probably not a disagreement between us, but, in either case, I wouldn't want an M45 owner to get the wrong idea.
Pete
After briefly looking through this forum, it seems as if there is a newer (07?) model coming out on the market. Will there be any changes or notable upgrades on the new model to warrent me to wait? If so - when will this model be released?
Also.. I'm interested into what options are recommend by you (the owners) as must haves to get with the car?
Ted
I just checked my manual again and it actually says that whether for the 35 or 45 engine, use of 91 octane is recommended.
Page 9-3: "VQ35DE engine
Use unleaded regular gasoline with an octane
rating of at least 87 AKI (Anti-Knock
Index) number (Research octane number
91).
For improved vehicle performance, INFINITI
recommends the use of unleaded
premium gasoline with an octane rating of
at least 91 AKI number (Research octane
number 96)".
The use of higher octane gas seems to be recommeded throughout other parts of the manual as well.
- Kai
I agree that the manual makes no distinction between the M35 or M45. However, given that some folks are reporting that infiniti has said (somewhere) that lower octane is OK (with the M35), I'd still recommend keeping the octane high for the M45.
It may be from an insert in the M35 manual or elsewhere, but I too have heard SOMEWHERE that infiniti said that lower is OK on the M35, but not the M45. I can't substantiate it, but I do believe I heard it.
Pete
Sounds like regular will work in the M35. It has for me. Used premium until I fully read the manual and can honestly say, I can tell no difference. Except for when I pay for the gas!
Pete
I have a M45 Premium as well. My rear DVD screen was up at the time... I'll try to lower it and see if I can hear the noise more clearly.
Thanks for your thoughts on this -
My 35 was revved to 4500-5000 for a few seconds at a few hundred miles when I was merging in busy traffic. I haven't noticed anything at 11000 miles.
What about any aftermarket DVD systems that mount in the headrests? Anybody have experience with these systems? With all the information out there, how many of you would do it differently today? What would you choose?