suzook sort of sees my point. Rims interior HP gains are sort of worth it. IMO its not worth 8k which is why I wouldnt even consider paying 8k.

JReedG35C - yes I love the brembos to death, they saved my *** once when I was playing around with the GPS looking for a Shell gas station and didnt see the light turn red till last second. After driving the 05, dropping the brembos for the interior convinced me. I mean, tuning the stock engine is something I wouldnt do, changing the interior either. However, I would pay (in the future) to have brembos installed as that does not mess arround with the engine and is much safer to fiddle around with. About the not being happy, I am happy, very happy, I own this gorgeous car and I am getting VERY attached to it already that is why I know that if I dont trade for the 05, I wont trade it forever. (I still own my 85 prelude which I would not trade for anything, obviously I would if offered a Lambo or Ferrari but that is unreal).

Redline6MT - its ture about the leases and all that money. Leasing would make me throw away 600 extra dollars instead of paying in full. Ive heard about the 07 GTR, but by then, Ill be totally in love with my Ginah (thats my babies name) so yes I take her as a relationship but we are not married yet. I have to agree with it not being the right time as dealers stick with sticker prize and if that is the cas I wont do it no matter what.

tsolin01 - Yes, I know that leasing means I dont own the car. I was also told by the dealership that it is not certain that Leasing would be an option for me because I am an international student. I just got a social security number only because I work for university and I am in the US on a student visa. They said that leasing MAY be possible since I would be putting in my fully paid G35. If I were to ask for a loan just like that I most defenitelly would not get it. Infiniti would ask for the loan in my behalf and if that would not work, then the 05 is a NO NO even if the trade in would require me to pay 500 above invoice. I still have my Honda Prelude. I was born 1983 and my father bought me the prelude 1985 because I always looked at the comersial they had for it on the TV. If the TV was on and I heard the music I would run just to see the car (at age 2) and that christmas, he bought the car for me. It may sound dumb or unreal, but while I dont remember the comersial or being able to recognize the music on the comersial, I do vaguely remember the day he came home with it, I remember sitting on his lap while he drove it and I held the steering wheel and I remember washing the car (of course I could not even reach the stupid windows back then lol). I still have the car back home even though I almost lost it (a crash that costed more to repair than the car's worth which made my father not want to have it repaired).





Now the same goes for Ginah (my g35). Its a graduation present in advanced. This is the last present I will ever get... no more B-day, X-mas, nothing. Not because my father said so, but because I dont accept anything from him anymore telling him that he gave me all I could ask for already.

So right now, its either keep 04 or trade the 05 (also 1985 prelude and 2005 g35 would be cool) and stay with it forever like with my 85 prelude. Next car I own will be 100% paid for by me and that is a long way ahead.

mrb - Sorry, I dont think you thoroughly have read my posts. Its not that I want this because I am an idiot or that I am spoiled. I know about more torque but I find he 05 more livable with since I plan keeping it forever. As I said, the only way I can build credit would be by financing the 8k I've talked about. I am 21 years old, study in University and well I dont need a house as I dont even know where I will be accepted for a job. BTW if the thread was lame, I dont think that all these wonderful people would have taken the time to read the long posts I have made. No ofence, but did you just read the title of the thread, read 2 lines and posted?

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leegina - Yes, the brembos are great and it is true that owning is WAY better than leasing. You have a very good point on that. I would be leasing the car for a little while anyway. I would lease untill my credit is good and then pay in full. And you are correct in thinking my parents would be shocked if they found out I did the lease thing, even more so if they found out that almost all the money I get monthly from working would be used to pay off the lease.

 

The only thing I really wish my '04 had that the '05 has now is a power recline on the seat.

The other interior changes are inconsequential to me, and I'll eventually upgrade to aftermarket wheels so the change in wheels is not a factor.

To each his own, but I couldn't imagine trading in my '04 for an '05. Couldn't give up the Brembos and Caribbean Blue and losing thousands of dollars!!!!

 

gspotter - I agree, its not just to get the 05, I want to build the credit and have a more interior-livable car. About the power recline seats, I read in the forums here that due to power recline seats, the seat does not slide when you tilt it. The 04's seat moves forward when you tilt it to have people going back have an easier path. If you, like me, almost never have people in the back seats then its not a big problem.

 

lol talk about car fanatic... well do what makes you happy... in the end that's all that matters anyway. I probably shouldn't have bought my G when i did considering its a big chunk out of my pocket that i could have used for a house or other things but we do what makes us happy :-) no matter how stupid it may seem to other people...

just cherish this no payments feeling now because from the looks of it, its not gonna last long hehe...

 

You are right, I shouldn't have posted. I think it's a very, very bad decision. And for those of us that work to pay for our things, listening to someone pine about going from a very nice automobile, for one that is just slightly better (and this is debateable), and it costing 8 thousand dollars, is just plain stupid. It comes off as being very spoiled, and a very, very bad financial decision. You have a great automobile, one that many people would love to own. What happens when they redesign the entire car in 2 years, what will you say then? Keep your car man, enjoy it, and worry about something else. If anything is worthing losing your **** over ($8k), it's the GT-R, due in Q4 of '07.

 

tsolin01 - yep I am a car fanatic... if only you were my roomate you would probably laugh at how much care I take with my G35. As things are going, I dont think Ill be getting the 05. Maybe if they lower the prize to 500 to 1000 above invoice. By doing that and dropping the aero, I would only need to pay around 5k and only if financing can be done. 8k is a lot and I would be in great fear of not being able to make payments on the 8k, 5k over 3 years, I can defenitelly pay. Worst case senario, I would sell my other baby (no not my Prelude, I have a berreta gun back home, but I love cars more).

mrb - I agree its spoiled to change every year, but as I said, whatever car I decide upon (this 04 or an 05) I will keep forever so its not a matter of me being spoiled, but not 100% satisfied with the 04's interior. Yes, It would bother me to have my car not be MY car by doing the financing. However, on the bright side, not only will I build good credit wich will help me once I am through with college, but it will teach me to earn, save, and handle money. The way things are going, I've had everything I could wish for from my father (within reason of course I still want a Murcielago like all of you lol). By financing and making my payments from the money I get by working, I would learn a lesson and value money more. Not to mention, be even MORE grateful to my father. OH! and also, would you call people spending 5 to 8k$ on new tires/rims or repainting their car or rebadging everything to NISSAN (interior seats included) spoiled? I would call those people not 100% happy with the car they own, the same thing with me wanting the 05.


BTW - In the long run, 5-8k watever it is that it would cost to upgrade to an 05, I would spend on my car anyway. I have no need for anything else. All my money goes to my car one way or the other (products/10mpg, so a lot for gas/PRODUCTS o my god I've spent so much on cleaning products/Microfiber Towels/etc).

 

You just don't get it man.

Enjoy the Michael Jackson trial though

 

i have to tell you guys,i miss the sedan forums.the guys over there were much more mature.there are a bunch of a**holes on this coupe forum.mod,please revoke my membership.this forum is for 10 year olds.goodbye.

 

I would definitely get the '05 for the reason the interior is beautiful and huge improvement over the '04s. Like night and day im tellin ya. Both front seats have power recline, but the drivers seat has an 8-way control located to the right on the seat next to your thigh. The seat can go anyway you want it to up-down, back-front, tilt down-tilt up. What was infiniti thinking when you have this many ways to change your position not to have at least one memory seat. Idiots but other than that the interior and seats are" Tight to Death"!

 

stop justifying the trade to others and just DO IT allready. take the hit and be happy!

 

Hey G35_coupe_6MT,

Take the dive. You won't regret it. I was in the same predicament you were in. I've had my 04 coupe for 7-8 months and loved the car. Loved the rims, loved the brembo brakes, etc. After test driving the new 05, I fell in love all over again and traded it in. I did end up losing a few thousand in the trade in, but I think it was worth it. Here's my review of the new 05 as compared to the 04:

Pros:

1) 100x better interior. Center console with aluminum instead of cheap plastic.
2) ***** for temp and volume instead of buttons. I couldn't stand having to push the temp button 30x just to change it from hot to cold and vice versa. It's so much better now.
3) They redid the instrument panel which looks much better.
4) Got rid of the casette player and added in support for MP3's which is awesome.
5) 298 horsepower & sport tuned suspension alone makes it worth the trade. I'm still breaking it in, so I can't really tell you whether it's noticeably faster.
6) Clutch is a lot softer. I hardly feel any pressure at all when pressing the clutch.
7) Shifting is noticeably smoother.
8) Just noticed last night that there was a shift light indicator.

Cons:

1) Don't like the location of the cig lighter cause now I have to open up the cigarette tray in order to hook up my passport 8500.
2) No more brembo brakes
3) I preferred the 18" rims over the new 19" rims.

Of course it's not a wise financial decision, but neither is buying a car at all. Take the bus or walk! If you are still thinking about doing it, you should do it sooner than later cause your 04 still has pretty good resale value right now, but it should drop fairly quickly. You may not think you can afford the extra 3k or so, but keep in mind that you should be making more money than you are now during the next few years and you'll be wishing you traded it in. Plus, you only live once so roll with it. Plus, your odometer will start at 0 again! Look at it this way, in the long run, the resale value of the 05 will be alittle higher than the 04 making up for *some* of the loss of the trade in, so if you can get a good deal on the new car and the trade in, go for it. Lokey will hook you up.

Steve

 

Do you have a 5th gen prelude? I sold mine last year to get my girlfriend an IS300. I really missed that car.

 

Trade-in crossed my mind too, but for a different reason. I have an 04 IP Coupe everything except NAV. I would love an 04 IP Coupe WITH stock NAV. No, trading for an 05 never crossed my mind. Darn, i hate myself for not getting the NAV of course there's the aftermarket, but i like how it looks stock.

i wonder if dealerships are still selling the 04, or probably they have some used, but IP/Graphite i think is hard to find.

 

Yeah you have to get NAV especially with the '05, the screen is '7 inch now and it pops up automatically when you turn the engine on and closes when you get out. Nice feature Its "Tight to Death"

 

I can't believe I read through this whole thread. I can understand having financed the car and decide to upgrade from an 04 to 05. Sure you'll lose out on a few grand but you're still paying for it in the long run. Plus for those who did upgrade to an 05, I would expect them to have a full-time job and able to afford the newer car comfortably.

In your situation though, your car is fully paid off. Unless you can pay or finance the difference comfortably, why would you consider doing this? $300 from a university job does not show that you can afford this change. Do you not eat and spend any of that $300 monthly? It also seems like you lack the understand of how a lease works. Basically they lend you a car for a fixed period and require you to purchase it at the end of that period or return it. They also charge you a leasing fee that can be a few thousand. If you trade in your car for say the $31k they are giving you, why would you put that money towards a lease?? If anything, you would opt to finance it but if anything happens and you defaulted on the loan, you will lose the car that you upgraded to. And just think about it, you use to own a fully paid off G35 already.

Seriously sit down and weigh you options. In your situation, the risk is too high to upgrade cars. For others it maybe feasible but for you, I would advise against it. And this is the advise coming from a total stranger that doesn't want to see you get screwed over. Take it for what it's worth and goodluck.