Is your G a keeper or Just a Phase??
#33
Think I'll keep mine until it blows up. I've chopped and changed cars far too much in the past and got bored of it. For what it is, a totally stock entry level luxury car, it is pretty darn good.
The wife's got an SUV and I might get something a little later. Think I'm covered for now...for now...
The wife's got an SUV and I might get something a little later. Think I'm covered for now...for now...
#37
#39
My G is stock and I have seen dynos here with guys that have plenum spacers and intakes that only do 220whp.
Besides, a BMW 328xi 2007 kills me, and its rated at 240 hp and 280 lbs of torque, on a rolling start so no miss shifts or anything. And its AWD and heavier. Really, im very disappointed in the G... I wont even tell you guys how I get destroyed by a stock 135i. Tought it would be something different.
Ohh and why I said the metal was cheap is that i had a scratch on mine and during summer, one day later rust already started eating it. Like wtf? car has never seen winter and one scratch during summer and the thing starts rusting like theres no tomorrow.
Besides, a BMW 328xi 2007 kills me, and its rated at 240 hp and 280 lbs of torque, on a rolling start so no miss shifts or anything. And its AWD and heavier. Really, im very disappointed in the G... I wont even tell you guys how I get destroyed by a stock 135i. Tought it would be something different.
Ohh and why I said the metal was cheap is that i had a scratch on mine and during summer, one day later rust already started eating it. Like wtf? car has never seen winter and one scratch during summer and the thing starts rusting like theres no tomorrow.
#41
i love the G35. i literally had the cash to buy a car for 2 years, and just kept on going back and forth for the first little while over a camaro and a real skyline (r32...there legal in canada for a while now). Then i gave up that dream when i fell in love with 350Z's, then one day a friend suggested a G35, so i ended up looking around for a full year until i found the perfect one-i'm a really (i mean it) picky guy, i don't believe in settling.
So yes the car is a keeper, but obviously i'm not keeping it forever, i plan on getting a rock solid job in the future (i'm a commerce student) and plan on selling it in the next 5-6 years, maybe buy a porshe in like 10-15 years hopefully. Aston Martin is the ultimate dream-hey sky's the limit boys. The type of car the G is is a keeper. The G is the only car that is reasonably affordable and remilnds me of an astonmartin
So yes the car is a keeper, but obviously i'm not keeping it forever, i plan on getting a rock solid job in the future (i'm a commerce student) and plan on selling it in the next 5-6 years, maybe buy a porshe in like 10-15 years hopefully. Aston Martin is the ultimate dream-hey sky's the limit boys. The type of car the G is is a keeper. The G is the only car that is reasonably affordable and remilnds me of an astonmartin
#42
Its a Keeper, I originally leased mine in 05 then I a bought out the lease instead of rolling it into a new 08. then I moved to the midwest from the west coast and when the snow hit
I began to look at the new g37x coupe but you can't even get it with the sport package
which is another story altogether.
I began to look at the new g37x coupe but you can't even get it with the sport package
which is another story altogether.
#43
I say it's a keeper, even though it needs more torque/power and better paint. The paint thing really pisses me off.
I love how it comes from the factory with the sweeta$$ orange brembo calipers if you've got the '03 or '04 6MT Coupe.
I think if I splurge on a nice new high-quality respray of the paint(front bumper particularly) with a serious clearcoat in a few years, and then slap an exhaust on for sound and possibly a minor tune... I could rock this thing out for a good amount of time.
I wish 6th gear was taller too... we'd probably gain a good 2+ MPG on the highway if it spun about 400-500 RPM's less at 75 MPH in 6th(maybe distribute the extra difference between 5th and 6th gear, because the gears are so close as is that most people skip gears on a regular basis during upshifts.... i suppose we could just deal with a .72 6th gear ratio by itself though).
I love how it comes from the factory with the sweeta$$ orange brembo calipers if you've got the '03 or '04 6MT Coupe.
I think if I splurge on a nice new high-quality respray of the paint(front bumper particularly) with a serious clearcoat in a few years, and then slap an exhaust on for sound and possibly a minor tune... I could rock this thing out for a good amount of time.
I wish 6th gear was taller too... we'd probably gain a good 2+ MPG on the highway if it spun about 400-500 RPM's less at 75 MPH in 6th(maybe distribute the extra difference between 5th and 6th gear, because the gears are so close as is that most people skip gears on a regular basis during upshifts.... i suppose we could just deal with a .72 6th gear ratio by itself though).
Last edited by partyman66; 01-09-2010 at 02:06 PM.
#44
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