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Infiniti G35 Sedan 2006 and earlier
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Also possibly the best weather in So Cal. Never gets too warm or too cold. Definitely Palm Tree weather. Imagine Florida or Hawaii without humidity. That's Coronado.
-mike-
http://thehollywoodextra.com/G35/g35.html
The old town trolley tour was actually pretty good.
DL
coupe : I thought the greenhouse looked a little Accordish to me , a good chopjob.
DL
Granted that the I35 Sport uses the same configuration as the Maxima SE. But, why (at the very least) wouldn't the G35 carry the same? With the rear-drive setup, there has to be room for 225s if not 235s all around, and a 55-aspect seems to be pretty lightweight for a 260/260 drivetrain.
Would appreciate any thoughts on the rim & cover combos.
my point, i believe (don't remember what i wrote and too lazy to look back) was that car prices should even out, to some extent across geographic areas (unlike houses), and that if they don't that one should seriously consider buying a car from somewhere "far away" and driving or shipping it back to their house.
Stanny:
I have a friend that lives in Dublin, CA. They are planning to relocate to San Diego (depending on whether their daughter accepts admission to UCLA or UCSD). If she chooses UCSD, then the entire family will be moving to San Diego. Where do you recommend they relocate to in San Diego? Their budget is probably $400k to $500K.
INKY
The Acura 3.2TL Type S uses a very, very deep (low numerical) 5th overdrive. Think it is around .47. And it uses a high numerical 1st gear. Gives it good initial acceleration and great fuel economy.
The BMW 3 Series do not use an overdrive, but a low final drive and moderately conservative overall gearing to achieve balance between acceleration and economy. Think the 330i is rated somewhere in 27-29 mpg range for highway mileage. The 325i gets slightly lower rating because it uses a higher numerical final drive.
San Diego unlike many other places has streets that change vastly from block to block. It's maddening at times because you may find an incredible home with a nice lot that's literally right around the corner from a crack-house looking shack.
Mayberg: Yeah all the current reviews of the G35 are very thin. Vague as all get-out too.
http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/infinitig35
That is very low. Not sure what maxima/altima drivers are getting with this micropolished engine but must all be at high rpms.
One main factor in my TL selection was awesome highway economy but can kick down when needed.
Lately many automatics are besting manual trannies. I hope the six speed infiniti is smarter. I wish 6 speed manual available in TL, Accord and Camry V-6's. But no. They are history.
I will at least try the 6 speed G35 in 6-7 months when out.
INKY
Too many manufacturers think the manual buyer only wants performance in all gears. I want both acceleration (which I can get downshifting from 6th or 5th) and good fuel economy (& lower engine RPMs at higher speeds). Win-win gearing is easy to do, as Acura 3.2TL Type S shows.
Lots of professional couples and retired admirals.
I suggest University City, just east of I-5 from La Jolla. Built in the 60's and early 70's, it has a dynamite close in location. East and South county have great buys. Bonita, Mt. Helix, Del Cerro. Scripps Ranch, Rancho Penasquitos on the I-15 inland corridor. North County has Carlsbad and Encinitas in that price range. Is the daughter going to do a daily commute from home to UCSD? Then stay near the college as the traffic from the North County is a killer in the morning and evening.
the wife of a very good friend of mine became a real estate agent in san diego a few months ago. she is very hungry and is beginning to do well.
if you want anymore information drop me an email at jdbstorage@hotmail.com
Now, do I get any commission for referrals?
http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/infinitig35
If you want, I can email you the blue car pics if you want. Just post your emails here if you want, and I will send over the blue car pics. But you are better joining the G35 group - they have many more pics up there.
up until now i've never referred anyone. never really thought about it.
but we can figure something out.
Just look at all the recent previews of the new 7er. Instead of dealing with the car's butt-ugly looks, just about all the preivews I have read so far basically say "If you ignore the external design, it is a damn fine car with all sorts of whiz-bang electronics." Just look at what Edmunds list under the cons for the new 7er - "Cons: Toys can be distracting from the task at hand, odd styling details."
"Odd styling details" - that must be the understatement of the year, folks! The G35's rear end looks absolutely beautiful compared to what BMW has done to the 7er. So yes, the fact that the G35 is getting some positive comments bodes very well for Infiniti - hopefully they are on the right track and bring out just as exciting models in the future.
Point? Infiniti has a heckuva car here, it seems, but there are reasons BMW has been the gold standard for a long time. The G35 is going to need to be a marvellous car in many areas before it is a true threat to BMW. And I hope it is.
I was underwhelmed, to put it mildly. My only true basis for comparision was the Toyota Camry - since I have owned three different versions over the past decade. When it comes to handling and performance, the 3er wins hands down. But in quality and and fit and finish, Toyota spanks the 3ers [non-permissible content removed]. Just one example was the headliner and sun visor assemblies. The 3er had rough-hewn plastics, and the headliner had very thin cloth. Interior is important - that is where one spends 90% of the time with the car.
May be my expectations were raised too high by reading all the reviews, but in my HUMBLE opinion, the Germans cannot compete against the Japanese in terms of quality - certainly not at the same price points. The exception may be Audi, but for that kind of money, they need RWD and a bigger engine. Before they turned their attention to BMW, Lexus easily spanked Mercedes' [non-permissible content removed] when it came to luxury and quality.
I would say Infiniti's greatest problem over the past decade has been one of identity crisis. They could never figure out what they wanted to be. Hopefully they will be more focused this time around.
Guess I'm odd, but I love the 7 series look. It's distinctive and strong but not showy. It's far from Lexus bloat or Infiniti bland. As for the interior, there isn't another performance oriented sedan I can think of that can match it. The LS430 and Q45 are designed with americans' wide rears and couch-like tastes in mind.
For sports-luxury sedans again the Bimmer 3 series just stands head and shoulders above the "competition". Actually, there currently isn't any. IS300 is a snoozer on the outside, has a really cramped, cheapo-Toyota feeling interior and horrible steering response. The X-type, while pretty to look at has a tacky, flimsy plastic grill and the interior feels like a notch above a Toyota but still not matching the clean, efficient, cool lines and solidness of the Bimmer. C series...lol. Have you looked at the wheel wells with that cheap cardboard-like material? It looks like Mopar had the biggest hand in the C series. Boring is the only description of the C. The toyota ES300 is a couch with 4 wheels. 'Nuff said. Audi's A4 is the only serious competitor to the 3er with those perfect exterior lines, delicious interior and impeccable road manners. My only point of contention with the Audi is the FWD or the horrid Quattro system (please don't babble about awards to me, I hate the sluggishness of Audi's AWD system).
The last hope rests with Infiniti. I like what I see of the G35. Nice size, nice lines (a tad too slab-sided for my tastes), good interior in black (the willow will end up dirty easily) and it's got that awesome VQ. Lets hope Infiniti can make it drive as nice as it looks!
I find the G35's rear a bit lacking, but it's nothing, I mean nothing, compared to the hideous look of the 7 series.
Inside, they look like Range Rovers. I'm not sure if that's good or bad. Range Rovers look more like Bimmers inside, so I think they collided in the middle!
-juice
BMW 3er - the benchmark. But as I said before, I was underwhelmed.
Lexus IS300 - a boy racer, with bad interior plastics. Would have been a hit if it were sold for $6-8K less (base model).
Audi A4 - benchmark interior, but the exterior design is too derivative of the A6 (I guess the 3er suffers the same from its 5er cousin). But Audi seems to be becoming too conservative in its design - not enough new design ideas. And I still will not accept FWD in this segment.
Jaguar X type - Ford should have brought it over as the Contour that it is and pit it against the new Altima and upcoming Accord. They certainly would have sold more. The Focus and the Contour would have been a great 1-2 combination to capture the youth and college grad market.
Cadillac CTS - looks like a toy car my 5 year old nephew would design.
Mercedes C class - this Benz never really interested me when it was introduced. Just seems like they are charging a huge premium for that three-pointed star on the hood. I still like the current E class (which is about to be replaced), but the E is out of my wallet's capacity.
So that leaves the G35. With that marvelous 260hp V6 standard, and at that price, it represents tremendous value. The fact that the chasis is shared with the Z and the future GT-R is pure icing on the cake. The rear end has gotten some criticism - but you will not confuse it with the rear of any other car! And if spy shots on future BMWs is anything to go by, most people's attention will be diverted away to ugly BMW rears anyway. Another big plus (to me at least) is that the interior volume is much more than all the other cars mentioned above.
I have yet to see the G35 in person, much less drive one. The Houston auto show is coming up in a couple of months....
That said: you could have included both Acuras in your list, the 260hp, 6M coupe for this year, and the popular sedan TL-S with the same 260hp.
Both are conservative in design, but that appeals to me as a way for the car to retain its value with a clean and pleasing design, perhaps, when it is about equal to the other cars you mention in the performance area.
But the G35 is so intriguing, like most others I'm waiting to see it before voting on my favorite with my checkbook.
Take care.
Joe W.
is300: make it a 20k toyota it is not even deserving being mentioned wiht these other vehicles.
I really used to favor the E Class until it was mentioned how the rear tail lights replicate that of a 1988 ford taurus ACKKK....
DL
If you want a comprehensive list, then the Acura TL, the Lincoln LS, the Saab 9-5, and the Volvo S60/80 should be included as well. There is also the Lexus ES 300 and Infiniti's own I35.
But these are not cars I am interested in. I was merely evaluating cars on MY wish list.