I have a 2004 G35 coupe 6MT in a few weeks I'm driving from Connecticut to Mississippi which is approximately 1400 miles away as of now I have 109xxx for mileage my question is are these cars good for long trips? Is there anything I need to worry about changing? (tires, brakes, coolant etc.) any good info would help I would strongly appreciate it.

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You should be fine, just check your fluids and tire pressure.

 

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As Chsieh said, they should be fine. Make sure to top off or change your fluids if you can and check the tire pressure. The G after all, is an Infiniti.. the ride should be nice and smooth. 8) Another thing is to check your belts. Don't want them snapping on you on a long road trip.

 

Last September I took my baby on a 4000 mile road trip from Texas to Cali and back for the Sedan GTG meet. She ran like a dream the whole way out there and back without a hitch and I have 100K on her. One thing I would highly recommend other than what's been suggested already is to tape off the front end, hood, A pillars, and mirrors with regular painter's tape. It will protect your car from nicks and dings from the long trip.

Check out my thread about the trip here: https://g35driver.com/forums/lounge-...otos-vids.html

 

^^Stop tailgating people and you won't have to worry about rock chips Only need tape if paint is fresh and still 'soft'.

OP, like most people said just verify fluids, etc, should be fine.

 

Any time I make a trip like that I check all fluids and belts. You could check tire pressure but we have TPS so tires should be fine. If it's border line I always change oil/filter prior to driving any distance, just to keep her happy....
Gary

 

Not true! The OEM paint on our cars chips very easily and the chips aren't from tailgating. I barely do any highway driving in my car, and my front bumper looks like it lost a battle with a shotgun, despite only having 42K miles on it for a 2004 model year G35. My Tacoma has 112K miles on it, with a ton of highway miles and the paint on the front end and hood has fewer chips than my G35 does. I've never owned a car with paint that chipped as easily as the G35 paint does.

If I were going on that trip, I'd seriously consider putting some sort of tape at least on the mirrors, the front bumper, the first 1/8'th of the hood, and the front edge of the roof just behind the rubber windshield seal.

 

Very true about our paint being softer than other manufacturers. However, if you are a far enough distance behind the car in front of you any debris kicked up will not be much of a threat by the time you get there. If you are within ~2 car lengths of them, yes you will get chips and such. But for a long road trip, if there is no one in front of you to kick up rocks, how can you get chips from them?

I don't like additional rock chips and/or tailgating so i stay a fairly good distance behind people. Plus more braking room means you're less prone to being short stopped and/or have a wreck due to it.

 

Our cars love to be driven. I've put 55k miles on my g35 in the last 2.5 years. As long as you take care of her (oil, tires, etc) she'll be good for the long haul.

Avoid riding behind semi's and make sure you run premium.

 

I drove my G from Cali to Ft. Riley and back and she ran like a champ. Just monitor your tires, fluids, etc. The ride was very comfortable as well. I just put on the cruise control and some tunes and enjoyed the scenery.

 

Make sure your credit cards are paid and have a sufficient balance left for lots of gas or carry lots of cash for gas. lol

 

^^Good point. Keep your bank's number handy, mine froze my debit card due to "unusual activity" when we took a road trip from MD to OK a few summers ago. Nothing worse than being in middle-of-nowhere Kentucky, low on gas, and your card being declined.

 

Depending on what time of the day/night you're doing your driving... I've often found it to be helpful to keep a gas tank in the trunk with 2 or 3 spare gallons of gas when traveling to or through remote places where I don't know when the next gas station will be or if it will be open at the times I'm there. I usually do this in my truck where I have an open bed in the back to put the gas can in, rather than the G35. I'm not sure how safe it is to carry a can of gas in a G35 trunk, and the G is good enough on gas that it probably isn't as big of an issue as it is with a truck. As long as you don't wait till the last minute to get gas, you should be fine though.

Don't forget to check the tire pressure in your spare tire before you leave... nothing sucks worse than getting a flat tire, only to find out that your spare is too low in tire pressure to use and you don't have an on-board air compressor to use to fill it.

 

Haha wouldn't have thought to check my spare... Good idea.