Selling my Z to get a G
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05-07-2010, 08:13 PM
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I'd suggest you take a baby seat with you so you can experience first hand how much of a pain it is to put it in and take it out. Of course, you can leave the baby seat attached at all times, but then imagine trying to fit your child in, especially if the seat is facing back, as it is the law for newborns.
And once you move from a baby car seat to a toddler car seat or a booster, they don't quite fit on the seat properly.
Seriously, if you can afford it, keep the Z, buy a sedan. A G is cool of your kids are past a certain age and size. My 7 yo fits perfectly in the back seat without the booster seat; the booster doesn't sit flat on the G's backseat.
And once you move from a baby car seat to a toddler car seat or a booster, they don't quite fit on the seat properly.
Seriously, if you can afford it, keep the Z, buy a sedan. A G is cool of your kids are past a certain age and size. My 7 yo fits perfectly in the back seat without the booster seat; the booster doesn't sit flat on the G's backseat.
#32
05-07-2010, 08:51 PM
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HAHAHA... Actually, i have a 98 ML320 which I could use. The thing is, it already has 140k miles on it and i'm worried that something else might die on it, so I only use it on the weekends when I need to pick up groceries or mulch or whatever. My other option was to sell the ML and get another SUV, which I could use when I have to pick up the baby... but I'm not totally sold on that option. I'll be checking out the G tomorrow, so we'll see...
#33
05-07-2010, 11:02 PM
Speaking as someone who did the newborn in the back seat, it was doable for a few trips when my daughter was small. When we bought her a larger car seat, it couldn't fit with her facing the rear (as mandated by law). And the most people I could fit in the G35 coupe was 3. You really can't have someone sit behind you, without your stomach ending up 2 inches from the steering wheel.
This entire time, we still had my wife's camry to use as the PRIMARY transport.
If this is going to be your primary transport for a newborn, I'd get a second generation G35/G37 sedan.
This entire time, we still had my wife's camry to use as the PRIMARY transport.
If this is going to be your primary transport for a newborn, I'd get a second generation G35/G37 sedan.
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05-08-2010, 09:24 AM
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05-09-2010, 09:56 AM
#38
05-09-2010, 10:00 AM
Speaking as someone who did the newborn in the back seat, it was doable for a few trips when my daughter was small. When we bought her a larger car seat, it couldn't fit with her facing the rear (as mandated by law). And the most people I could fit in the G35 coupe was 3. You really can't have someone sit behind you, without your stomach ending up 2 inches from the steering wheel.
This entire time, we still had my wife's camry to use as the PRIMARY transport.
If this is going to be your primary transport for a newborn, I'd get a second generation G35/G37 sedan.
This entire time, we still had my wife's camry to use as the PRIMARY transport.
If this is going to be your primary transport for a newborn, I'd get a second generation G35/G37 sedan.
but OP get a M35/45!!!!
#39
05-09-2010, 12:17 PM
If you're gonna be having a baby seat back there, definitely go for the sedan. The G35 coupe does look way better than the sedans but you're sacrificing a lot for it for the purpose you need it for. I would go for an 06' G35 sedan and up because I think they made those look a lot better than the older ones. The M35 or M45 isn't a bad route either. I personally wanted a M45 before my G35 coupe but the prices were way too high for my budget. I don't know if you care much about FWD or RWD, but the new maximas look mean as hell and aren't priced to bad. Overall, I would stay away from the coupe for what you need it for.
#40
05-09-2010, 04:56 PM
I wouldn't get a G Coupe with a baby.... it's such a pain in the a$$ to get into and out of those back seats all the time, especially when you need to do so with a child when you're trying to put them in the backwards facing car seat. That's just going to be a nightmare.
Plus, the power seats move forwards so slowly that it will drive you nuts over the course of the 300+ times that you have to put the baby back there and take him/her out of the seat. I hate the power seats in our cars.... I really wish there was a manual override to slide the seats forward all the way by hand quickly when you are flipping the seat forward to provide access to the rear seats.
Plus, the power seats move forwards so slowly that it will drive you nuts over the course of the 300+ times that you have to put the baby back there and take him/her out of the seat. I hate the power seats in our cars.... I really wish there was a manual override to slide the seats forward all the way by hand quickly when you are flipping the seat forward to provide access to the rear seats.
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