I may just be looking for an excuse to upgrade to the M3. I'm not really sure at this point. I am looking at whatever options I can find to replace the clock, but as of yet, have not found any.

-Chris

 

hey i love the G
replaced the shift **** and would replace the clock with digital if there was one.

i'm, 53, but everthing else i own is digital including my other vehicles.

just find myself looking for the time in digital because most of the time that is what i see.

why not have analog thermometers too lol

 

That's cause Kids today are stupid! I said 10minutes of 11:00am and I got a couple huhs? in my class, then when I said 10till 11:00am I got huh again.

I followed up by saying for all you retards 10:50! It made me mad that freshman in college, architechure students non the less can't tell time!!!

"What if there is no tomorrow....There wasn't one today!!!" Bill Murray
'04 OB/GL Prem.Pkg./Sport.Pkg/Splash

 

LMAO. Want to stump them even further and see a completely blank look? Tell them 3:00pm is 1500 hours in military time. hehe

 

You're rethinking buying a car b/c of a fu^king clock? lol

 

Please tell us the reason you're thinking of upgrading to an M3 isn't because of the analog clock in the G35. That's absurd. I doubt it. Anyway, the M3 is in a different class as the G35. If you can afford one (2004) let alone find one, my hat's off to ya.

 

I'm on the fence between a m3 and g35. I have invested a lot of time in the g35 before I have even taken ownership of it, so that puts 1 mark in the g35 column. However, I test drove a m3 last thursday and was floored at the feel of the drive, and the comfort of the interior. So I have started to think back at the things I do not like about the G and this thread brought back my hatred for the clock. I'm paying cash for either car I get, m3 or g35, so price isn't really a concern. I guess I just want to pick the vehicle that will cause me the least regretfulness in the future. At this point, it has become a toss-up. I looked into the maintenence costs involved with any BMW and they are amazingly high with respect to the g35. Especially considering how confident I have become to feel with doing the normal maintenence (oil/tire/tranny) through the forums and the DIY I have seen. I spent 10 months picking out the g35 as the car I would buy, so making a decision is one of my better, more efficient personality traits.

blah,
-Chris

 

i think the analog clock looks pretty nice except for the black plastic thing that sticks out to adjust the time.

 

I envy you Chris. If I could swing the M3, that would be my choice too. I love my G35c and think it's one of the best cars in that price range hands down. However, it ain't no M3. Again, good luck.

 

I agree.

The M3 is an incredible car. When I sat down at the BMW dealer to talk money, the M3 came out to over $20,000 more than the fully loaded 6MT I bought.

When I called the bank and they told me that my payments would be in the $1200/MONTH for a billion or so months range, I reconsidered the G.

If money is no object, buy a Porsche or a Ferrari. Both are better than the G or an M3.

If money isn't an issue... get the M3. It is a hell of a car. It is not fair to the G to compare them.

Its like buying a McDonalds hamburger and being upset because it isn't as good as the Filet Mignon you had last week at a real restaurant.

You can almost buy two G35's for the price of one M3.


2004 G35 Coupe 6MT
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I would have done the same. $1.2 trillion for a car is just too much. Besides, it'd take over 83 million years to finish paying for it. I wouldn't want to do that to my children's children's children's children's children's children's children's children's....

 

I don't mind that it's analog, but I still think it looks cheap.. How could you not with a cheap plastic cover (or at least feels and looks like cheap plastic... what about glass?). Too bad it's not a standard size or I'd swap it out with a movado face =)

I also don't like the black lever sticking out.

Nate

 

I think the clock looks classy. You don't see analog clocks in cars too much anymore. Sure it could've been made to look a little more expensive, but so could the whole interior.

The clock is one of the first things that people compliment when they get in.

 

If you're deciding between the two and have money for both, go with the M3, you'll be happier with it.

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i don't understand the whole deal with people complaining about the clock. it's infiniti's (not infinity people....please get it right) signature piece. it's like mercedes benz's round logo. would anyone contemplate getting a mercedes because "oh, i don't like that round hood ornament on the benz so let me get another car then!!!" for crying out loud people, it's just a clock. if you really don't like it, get a fat sticker to cover it up or better yet, get a cute stuffed animal and velcro it to the dash!!!! : )