Why does the G35 community seem so cheap?
#31
05-25-2016, 10:46 AM
Cool. What part of town?
While I think he was a bit harsh, I have to agree with scraggle here. "Cheap parts up front" is a terrible idea. Just leave it alone, imo. They should only mod when they have a real job.
As far as pride, plenty of people do stupid things to their cars that they really ARE proud of & that they think looks/works "proper" (my neighbor with low output eBay/depo headlights on his Z33, for example), but that doesn't mean it shouldn't have been left alone.
IMO, it's less about pride & money & more about ignorance & money.
Guys that have spent $50k modding a civic to 400hp & a widebody - THAT'S pride & money (just poor taste, imo
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While I think he was a bit harsh, I have to agree with scraggle here. "Cheap parts up front" is a terrible idea. Just leave it alone, imo. They should only mod when they have a real job.
As far as pride, plenty of people do stupid things to their cars that they really ARE proud of & that they think looks/works "proper" (my neighbor with low output eBay/depo headlights on his Z33, for example), but that doesn't mean it shouldn't have been left alone.
IMO, it's less about pride & money & more about ignorance & money.
Guys that have spent $50k modding a civic to 400hp & a widebody - THAT'S pride & money (just poor taste, imo
).And yea you and Scraggle got a point. Its kinda how some people are ok with a metra double din and others will pony up for jdm. and why i have yet to get my DD cuz i wont dare put a metra kit in my car.....
#32
05-25-2016, 10:48 AM
#34
05-25-2016, 12:58 PM
#35
05-25-2016, 01:04 PM
Why does the G35 community seem so cheap?
While I agree quite completely with what everyone has said so far. The only thing I'll say is not ALL highschoolers are the ones who cheap out and do it the wrong way. It really depends on how you were raised and value cars, if that makes sense. I mean I'm in highschool and my G was never riced out and I never put any "cheap" mods or whatnot on my G. but then again I was raised in the car scene helping my old man work on his '48. or at least he let me believe I was helping.
#36
05-25-2016, 01:41 PM
While I agree quite completely with what everyone has said so far. The only thing I'll say is not ALL highschoolers are the ones who cheap out and do it the wrong way. It really depends on how you were raised and value cars, if that makes sense. I mean I'm in highschool and my G was never riced out and I never put any "cheap" mods or whatnot on my G. but then again I was raised in the car scene helping my old man work on his '48. or at least he let me believe I was helping.
There should be more kids leaving their Gs/Zs the hell alone & more 40 year olds modding them, IMO
#37
05-25-2016, 02:35 PM
#38
05-25-2016, 02:58 PM
#39
05-25-2016, 06:53 PM
#40
05-25-2016, 08:06 PM
You do understand there's a cost of ownership difference between a G35 & a Civic, right? If you want to do things "as cheap as you can", you need to look for a car that's cheaper to own/upgrade. The G is a nice middle ground (believe it or not, there's something between dirt cheap and Lambo!), not the highest end of performance, but IMO, shouldn't be skimped on like so many Hondas out there.
iv spent around 40-50k on my g35 2004 and will probly spend more but ofc we go cheap all day
i spend around 1 month shopping around for rims to get the best price on some forgiato navaja-ecx
#42
05-25-2016, 08:43 PM
#43
05-25-2016, 08:48 PM
Honestly, I'd deal with them until I got my "final" wheels. No point in using Rays as a band aid!
Last edited by zcherub; 05-25-2016 at 10:23 PM.
#45
05-28-2016, 02:22 PM
As poor people get their hands on these cars they will bastardize them. I've already spent a good portion of purchase price on the car in restoring it.
$800 for new seat leather (genuine Infiniti Leather done by a very reputable restoration shop).
$1000 new suspension parts (Ball joints, Control arms, bushings, Rear shocks, etc)
$1000 new high performance tires
$1200 (Strup Headers, Kinetix HFC, Stillin Intake, Spacer, E3 Plugs, Z-Tube)
And probably another 1k overall in random maint.
$150 Changing all Lights to LED, new HID Bulbs
$250 New Headlights
$800 for new seat leather (genuine Infiniti Leather done by a very reputable restoration shop).
$1000 new suspension parts (Ball joints, Control arms, bushings, Rear shocks, etc)
$1000 new high performance tires
$1200 (Strup Headers, Kinetix HFC, Stillin Intake, Spacer, E3 Plugs, Z-Tube)
And probably another 1k overall in random maint.
$150 Changing all Lights to LED, new HID Bulbs
$250 New Headlights
