Things i hate about the G
#17
Originally Posted by DieselX
If you noticed, the arm compartment isnt deep, but you can put something pretty big anyway, the arm rest itself is deep. I have no complaints, I have plenty of room to put all my stuff. I mean really, what do I need to hold there?
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#20
Having owned the G for the last 3 months so far, here's a list of gripes I have on the car:
- location and design of oil dipstick. Coming from a Lexus ES300 where the dipstick was a straight design and located smack in the center, I just don't understand why Infiniti made such a fandangled design and located it so close to the intake that I get oil on it whenever I pull the dipstick out
- location of air filter. Why is it such a tight fit between the tube and the plenum??
- propping the hood with a bar. My 2001 Lexus had hood struts. Definitely something wrong with this picture.
- accumulated brake dust on the front wheels. I know that can be fixed with aftermarket replacements, but it's annoying and I don't like how this is assimilated to the brakes in a German luxury car.
- crack/gap between the driver seat and the armrest. Drop your keys or change in there? Good luck trying to fish that out
- the center storage door above the console (where the navi would reside). It's not ergonomically designed to open with ease. It would be better if the door was designed with a spring system so that it would be pushed in to open.
- the single U-shaped floor mat in the rear. I'm so used to having two separate floor mats in the rear from my previous car. It's going to take a little while to adjust.
- the fold-down armrest in the rear. Although I like the cupholders integrated to the armrest, I don't like how heavy it feels when pulling it down, and that it doesn't have some sort of attached pull-out tab to make it easier to fold down the armrest.
All gripes aside, the performance and driveability of the G is incomparable to my previous Lexus
- location and design of oil dipstick. Coming from a Lexus ES300 where the dipstick was a straight design and located smack in the center, I just don't understand why Infiniti made such a fandangled design and located it so close to the intake that I get oil on it whenever I pull the dipstick out
- location of air filter. Why is it such a tight fit between the tube and the plenum??
- propping the hood with a bar. My 2001 Lexus had hood struts. Definitely something wrong with this picture.
- accumulated brake dust on the front wheels. I know that can be fixed with aftermarket replacements, but it's annoying and I don't like how this is assimilated to the brakes in a German luxury car.
- crack/gap between the driver seat and the armrest. Drop your keys or change in there? Good luck trying to fish that out
- the center storage door above the console (where the navi would reside). It's not ergonomically designed to open with ease. It would be better if the door was designed with a spring system so that it would be pushed in to open.
- the single U-shaped floor mat in the rear. I'm so used to having two separate floor mats in the rear from my previous car. It's going to take a little while to adjust.
- the fold-down armrest in the rear. Although I like the cupholders integrated to the armrest, I don't like how heavy it feels when pulling it down, and that it doesn't have some sort of attached pull-out tab to make it easier to fold down the armrest.
All gripes aside, the performance and driveability of the G is incomparable to my previous Lexus
#21
Originally Posted by G35Dreamz
Navi unit in the passenger compartment: Why didn't they put it in the trunk? It's a waste of storage space, not like i'm going to take the navi disc out alot. At least you guys w/o navi has that extra compartment.
#22
#25
I hate the size of the rear view mirror with Homelink. Every stop sign I've got to peek under it to make sure there isn't a car/kid on bike there. I've got a Lexus RX300 with the Homelink on the visor and it's much better.
And I agree on the dipstick. It's like they say about a camel: It looks like it was designed by a committee.
And I agree on the dipstick. It's like they say about a camel: It looks like it was designed by a committee.
#26
Originally Posted by infini_
Thats what you get for Made in Japan.... lol.... they are Right hand drive.... and believe it or not Infiniti redisigned the minimum things it had to in order to sell it in US
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