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Infiniti G35 - 10/29/2006 12:22:52 AM    Tony1M   Posts: 583 Joined: 12/25/2005 Status: offline I don't know much about this car, so anyone got an opinion? The V6, RWD, and auto have got me a bit interested. I understand that Infiniti is the upper end line of Nissan. How's it compare with those other great Japanese cars - Lexus and Acura? Are they manufactured in Japan? Thanks _____________________________ Tony 1992 Accord LX, 4AT, 4 dr, no AC, no power anything Post #: 1

RE: Infiniti G35 - 10/29/2006 12:32:04 AM    kevin_nguyen0862   Posts: 337 Joined: 8/3/2006 Status: offline which year are you looking for and the sedan or coupe? _____________________________ 01 honda accord v6 ex 5% tint all around aem sri apexi ws2 dual exhaust tein basic coilovers my new addition to the family 2005 honda s2000 with 10600 still just a baby!!! (in reply to Tony1M) Post #: 2

RE: Infiniti G35 - 10/29/2006 12:45:43 AM    19Accord97   Posts: 3171 Joined: 3/5/2006 Status: offline If I am right, the Infiniti g35 is the undercover Skyline. I may be wrong though.... _____________________________ Scopin out my old turf...... (in reply to kevin_nguyen0862) Post #: 3

RE: Infiniti G35 - 10/29/2006 1:20:43 AM    kevin_nguyen0862   Posts: 337 Joined: 8/3/2006 Status: offline yah i think your right. in japan they call the g35 skyline instead. _____________________________ 01 honda accord v6 ex 5% tint all around aem sri apexi ws2 dual exhaust tein basic coilovers my new addition to the family 2005 honda s2000 with 10600 still just a baby!!! (in reply to 19Accord97) Post #: 4

RE: Infiniti G35 - 10/29/2006 12:24:25 PM    miki   Posts: 151 Joined: 8/3/2006 Status: offline yup ,,, Coupé only quote: ORIGINAL: 19Accord97 If I am right, the Infiniti g35 is the undercover Skyline. I may be wrong though.... (in reply to 19Accord97) Post #: 5

RE: Infiniti G35 - 10/29/2006 1:31:29 PM    Tony1M   Posts: 583 Joined: 12/25/2005 Status: offline Yes, it is a Skyline in Japan. In fact, I saw a CBC segment that talked about folks in Canada importing 15-yr-old Skylines. I guess they're the cat's meow when it comes to raw performance and great handling, and this is why some go through the bother. Some of them were tubocharged straight sixes with RWD. Here's a beautiful example: Below is a local 2005 G35 4-dr, 285 HP V-6, REAR wheel drive (which I love), and 5 sp auto. There's supposedly 43.9 inches of front leg room in this car. If that number is accurate, I might very well fit comfortably in the thing, too. I've checked carreview.com and owners seem to be quite satisfied with them. I was hoping that someone here may know someone who owns one, or maybe even have owned one him/herself in the past. Every so often I get the new-car bug. The reason I have it for this car is that it's RWD, seems to have a good reputation, and is a lot less dough than the Acura or Lexus - probably because the name is relatively unknown. I'm very curious about what a 285 hp, RWD car drives like - especially one that is about the same size as our 120 hp, FWD 92 Accord, so maybe I'll go take it for a test drive. If I do, I'll post my impressions. _____________________________ Tony 1992 Accord LX, 4AT, 4 dr, no AC, no power anything (in reply to miki) Post #: 6

RE: Infiniti G35 - 10/29/2006 2:42:47 PM    YeuEmMaiMai Posts: 1822 Joined: 5/28/2006 Status: offline In terms of raw engine performance a TL is better....it is .5 sec qicker to 60 and through the quater mile....RWD is find and dandy on dry pavement but I would not want to driver that sucker in the winter time....it is a whole different ball game.......the coupes get the stronger engine as well compared to the sedans.... Me, I am going to get a new 2007 TL type S ehehheeh _____________________________ Jesus is Salvation White 2002 Acura CL type S. 68K and change Criminals thrive upon the intolerence of society''s understanding.....and political correctness (in reply to Tony1M) Post #: 7

RE: Infiniti G35 - 10/29/2006 5:40:36 PM    uncoild   Posts: 3 Joined: 10/27/2006 Status: offline Here is my opinion.. so don't shoot the messenger! While recently shopping for a new car to replace my BMW, I went and test drove an Infiniti G35 sedan. First impressions; nice car, quick, great exhaust note, handles well, interior material ah so-so not that great, but as car critics have stated , good car for the money, but seriiously not a bimmer. Lousy gasoline mileage... and I can attested to it. Worst than the bimmer. Nissan/Infiniti is in a sales slump and well. I tried the Acura TL... forget it. Far close performance wise.. problem... front drive although much nicer interior than the Infiniti. Heard exciting potential for '07 TL.... very disappointed. Type S well too much $$$. For 35K-40K+ I'll choose the BMW. (in reply to Tony1M) Post #: 8

RE: Infiniti G35 - 10/29/2006 6:09:59 PM    Tony1M   Posts: 583 Joined: 12/25/2005 Status: offline Thanks for the review. I figured with that much hp, the gas mileage cannot be that great. _____________________________ Tony 1992 Accord LX, 4AT, 4 dr, no AC, no power anything (in reply to uncoild) Post #: 9

RE: Infiniti G35 - 11/1/2006 7:56:54 PM    Tony1M   Posts: 583 Joined: 12/25/2005 Status: offline My wife and I sat in two cars today - an Inifinti G35 and a 2002 Lexus LS430. It was the first time I ever sat in either brand. To make the short G35 story very short, there was not enough leg room for me in the G35. The End. The Lexus LS 430 is one big car - as big inside as our old Mercedes 560SEL, or my parents' 1961 Bucik Electra 225. My wife and I were very comfortable in it. Plenty of leg room for me. One big difference between Mercedes and Lexus is that Lexus owners are almost unanimous in their praise of the quality and reliability of their cars. Most former Mercedes owners refer to themselves as "walking wounded", or "survivors" of a Mercedes "financial seige". Believe it or not, the Lexus was on display in the used-car show room of a Kia dealership. The one and only previous owner was an old gentleman who recently died. Somehow the dealership had acquired the car from the man's widow. (I wish I could have been a fly on the wall during the dealership's "negotiations" with the poor widow.) The car has 44000 kilometers - a little over 27K miles - on it, and, as far as I can tell, it is in beautiful, show room condition - a real stunner in and out. The previous owner probably never drove it during the winter. Sand color outside and black leather inside. I really like the Lexus, but I also love our 92 Accord - the car that's lately running so good that it allows us to avoid spending over $40K for the Lexus. I ask myself - what will the Lexus provide that our Accord will not? The Lexus sold for at least $84K when new - that's a depreciation of over $40k in five model years. Yikes! To my knowledge, there's only one Lexus dealer in Edmonton, so an Edmonton Lexus owner had better be on his/her best bahavior when going to that place for anything. Also, on an $84K vehicle, a little voice tells me that parts are going to be very very expensive - probably at least 3 times as expensive as the equivalent Honda part, and let's face it, Honda parts are not exactly cheap, either. One thing I am astounded at is that the real-world highway gas consumption on this 290-hp vehicle is between 26 and 29 mpg. http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.ef806d4/0 Amazing. I think our 120 hp Accord does only marginally better than that - mabe a bit over 31 mpg. How does Lexus do it? It is a very impressive car, indeed. Just in case anyone's interested, here's a CanadianDriver review of the 2001 LS 430: http://www.canadiandriver.com/testdrives/01ls430.htm _____________________________ Tony 1992 Accord LX, 4AT, 4 dr, no AC, no power anything (in reply to Tony1M) Post #: 10

RE: Infiniti G35 - 11/2/2006 11:46:34 AM    YeuEmMaiMai Posts: 1822 Joined: 5/28/2006 Status: offline I would not be too suprised about FI 1994 accord LX 25/34 mpg 130hp 2880lbs revs at 70mph 2800 1998 accord lx v6 25/24 mpg 200 hp 3197 lbs revs at 70mph 2200 2002 acura cl type s modified with headers 23/32mpg 290hp 3510lbs revs at 70mph 2000 each engine's fuel management and hp output is a significant improvement over the previous one and the acura has 2 over drive gears. I bet if the acura weighed the same as the accord, it's milage would be the same... < Message edited by YeuEmMaiMai -- 11/2/2006 11:47:42 AM > _____________________________ Jesus is Salvation White 2002 Acura CL type S. 68K and change Criminals thrive upon the intolerence of society''s understanding.....and political correctness (in reply to Tony1M) Post #: 11

RE: Infiniti G35 - 11/2/2006 1:15:17 PM    Tony1M   Posts: 583 Joined: 12/25/2005 Status: offline Yeu, You're right. When it comes to having up-to-date knowledge of vehicle fuel consumption, I guess I've been living in a cave since 92. For example, I just took a look at the 07 Camry's highway fuel consumption data: 158 hp 4 cyl - 43 mpg 268 hp V6 - 40 mpg !!! Amazing, but I simply have to wonder if these are real-world numbers. And the new Lexus LS460 is an absolutely astounding vehicle in every way - especially the price - and the fuel consumption is, again, amazing. http://www.automobilemag.com/am/2007/lexus/ls460/specifications.html 380 hp; city-19 mpg highway-27 mpg Again, if an owner achieves this in the real world is a big question. If they do, then I guess you CAN get blood out of a stone. In the 60's, you'd be lucky to get 15 mpg out of a car that had that much hp, and this was in the days BEFORE any vehicle emission restrictions. _____________________________ Tony 1992 Accord LX, 4AT, 4 dr, no AC, no power anything (in reply to YeuEmMaiMai) Post #: 12

RE: Infiniti G35 - 11/2/2006 2:05:47 PM    lightshow Posts: 1775 Joined: 1/6/2006 Status: offline the g 35 is ripped. even the old sedan one. the new one has even more hp. the acceleration is big block quick. i have never driven a 3.2 type s but the g35 feels much quicker. once the second stage of timing kicks in at about 3 thousand the tach just slaps over, and a 35 with a shorty intake on it has a ferocious sound that is on its own level. i just bought a q 45 a couple months ago and it is really nice. i am a little worried about the window motors going out.....because (nissan)........ but other than that its been great. i just took it on a 3000 mile road trip last weekend and it was nice. seat heaters, bose stereo, smooth ride. it will go up the steepest hill and never need to shift with the big v8. it averaged 25 mpg. i did get into some bad snow though and i got worried a little bit. i was coming out of seattle and went through "the pass" and it was like a blizzard, everyone was stuck except for the 4 wheel drives. i went sideways and had to slam on the brakes and when i came to a stop i was really dead in the water cause i didn t have any momentum. and then the TCS kept cutting out the power cause the tires were just spinning. so i just turned the tcs off and dumped it and drifted up the entire hill, it was probably a mile or more. i can only imaging what the other people were thinking especially when they saw my arizona license plate (in reply to Tony1M) Post #: 13

RE: Infiniti G35 - 11/2/2006 6:28:42 PM    sir_nasty Posts: 6309 Joined: 2/23/2006 Status: offline *ROFL* the visual that I just got of that happening is hysterical.... I travel to spokane frequently and that's over two different mountain passes so I feel your pain but I would have loved to see that... _____________________________ 1981 Civic Station Wagon - ROhnda (Really Old Honda) 1981 Honda CB650 Motorcylce - WHEE What More can I say? 2000 Lexus RX 300 - Oooh baby my wife let me drive it once!! Quote: Life''''s great but it''''s not all beer and skittles (in reply to lightshow) Post #: 14

RE: Infiniti G35 - 11/2/2006 9:04:40 PM    YeuEmMaiMai Posts: 1822 Joined: 5/28/2006 Status: offline if you turn off the VSA on my car and step on the gas you don't move...the tires don't get grip and just spin.......i rather not eat tires CL type S inst the faestest car out there but for under $500 you can get almost 50 HP with mods. Unfortunately with the new TL type S you cannot add headers and if the trend hold true, an exhaust isn't really good for more than 2 hp. _____________________________ Jesus is Salvation White 2002 Acura CL type S. 68K and change Criminals thrive upon the intolerence of society''s understanding.....and political correctness (in reply to sir_nasty) Post #: 15

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