I faced the same question a couple of months ago. I went with the '06 because it has better brakes than the '05. The price of anthing newer was way too much. An '07 was at least $6k more than I paid.

 

Darn! I thought he meant a COBRA!

 

No I meant a SVT Cobra!

 

Then you might be interested in this prototype that is sitting in our racing shop.

 

WTF? Whats kind of engine that thing have? ^^

 

who the hell invests that kind of money in an old contour, and that double wing and stickon vents on the hood are fugly not to mention the grille and tail lights

 

Saleen did.

http://saleenforums.soec.org/showthread.php?t=3125

It's the 1998 Saleen Contour. Only 1 made, but i don't think it's road legal. Very rare and unique car. I think it had around 250HP???

Saleen never made any more than that one though. Not my cup of tea either even though I usually love Saleen's styling. My next "toy" purchase will be an early 90's Fox body Saleen Mustang.

 

Since your criteria is 03 - 06, I would go with the 06 assuming it had all the bells and whistles you want, it should also have less miles. I love my 06x.

 

In addition to the physical attributes that are different between the 03/04 and the 05/06 models, the two biggest upgrades are bluetooth and proximity sensor key fobs in the 05/06.

 

The bluetooth isn't all that it's cracked up to be. When i first got my '06 i loved it, but having conversations can be difficult at times. My friends all say it sounds like i have an echo and hate talking to me. Plus if the a/c is on or the sunroof open, the wind noise causes issues. I find myself taking calls and then changing to the handset more and more.

But still, it was one of the things i wanted when i bought my G. I wanted the newest model of the 03-06 style with all the options i could get from the factory.

 

if i had it to do again, i wouldn't buy the X. the winters in NE have been increasingly mild, and my old impala was rwd and had no problem with the harsher winters, i can't imagine the rwd g35 would really be that bad... and also less to go wrong, more aftermarket support, both in private resale and in stores.... idk just seems like a no brainer...

of course, i also should have kept my jeep and my impala... i'm just full of auto-owner regret, so feel free to disregard.

 

oh, and NY/LI is NOT NE

 

Dan,

That is one interesting car ya got there. The wing is not my style, but I am sure there is plenty of performance under the skin.

Like I said before, I have decided to go AWD. This means that I am most likely not looking at the 2006 model.

That about ends this thread for me.

Will be doing some searching and may start a new thread so I can get my years and options straight.

Thanks again.

 

wow I'm such a nub. Tri-state?

 

Lol I can see that, ur such a noob that u spelled noob (nub) yes NY is on the tristate area