I feel like a 10 year old on Christmas morning!!! I got my coupe today!! YAHOO!!!!!!!. Ok, so here's my story. Like a lot of you I first saw the G Sedan last year in late winter/early spring. I immediately went out and bought a fully loaded (including Nav) black on black sedan. For the next few months I had a permanent smile on my face as women, children, old, young, and everyone in between would look and point as I drove by. I was king of the world. That is until I saw the coupe. Now I know this may ruffle some feathers but in my opinion the coupe is plain and simple a better looking car. It's sexy and it's got more power. So when I saw my first Coupe, I went from King to court jester just like that. Again, I'm not bashing the sedan. The sedan is awesome, but for those who don't have children, do not cart a bunch of friends around, and do not need a lot of headroom, there really is no question that the coupe is a better car. Again, this is just opinion so don't bash me. So for the past 6 months or so I've been trying to figure out how to break my lease without getting screwed in the process. My local Infiniti dealership is fair but even the fairest dealership can't help you when you lease a car for 4 years and then want to trade it in after 10 months. Anyway, long story short, I bit the bullet, and swallowed the extra cost and "upgraded" to the coupe. I've only had it for a few hours but during the ride home from the dealership I noticed a few things that I wanted to share, since I'm guessing that there are probably other sedan owners who drool when they see the coupe and are thinking of upgrading. Please feel free to give feedback. I would guess other than test drives there aren't many people who have had a lot of experience with both models. Ok,first thing is the coupes engine is way louder. Not obnoxiously loud, but defenitely louder than the sedan. The side view mirrors seem SO much smaller than the sedan. Oh, I guess I should point out that both my sedan and coupe were auto trans. Anyway, the coupe doesn't have a outside latch to open the trunk. It can only be done with the keys or from inside the car. The coupes seats are what I call "recaro" type cuz they wrap around you more than the sedans. Not good or bad, just different. The coupes arm rest isn't as thick and cushy as the coupe. Again, not a big deal but I noticed it right away. Ok, now heres the big thing. I didn't really notice the extra horsepower AND my sedan definitely accelerated a lot smoother than my coupe. When I say smoother, I mean when the engine shifts through the gears it seemed to do so with a lot less effort than in the coupe. I remember being on the way to the dealership tonight and thining to myself how smooth my sedan was and how I hope the coupe is the same only faster. But so far it's not. Now let me say this, I have had my coupe for only a few hours AND it has less than 35 miles on it so it's not even broken in yet. But these are my first impressions. Oh yeah, the sunroof is a LOT smaller. I know the coupe is a smaller car but in my sedan I could open the sunroof and I'd feel the wind on my head (no hair cuz I shave it) but the coupes sunroof is either set farther back or my seat position is farther up cuz I didn't feel the air on my head. Oh yeah, and when I swapped cars tonight I had to transfer a bunch of stuff from my sedan to the coupe and I had my golf clubs in the sedans trunk. I didn't realize how small the trunk of the coupe was going to be. There is a diagram on how to get two sets of clubs in the coupe trunk on the inside of the trunk lid, but I don't want to be the guy who tries it since I had a hard enough time squeezing my single set in. Let me think, anything else.........Oh yeah. At first glance I thought the cup holders in the coupe were a LOT smaller than the sedan. I thought they might hold a can of soda but never one of those big gulps you get from convenience stores, but the little middle section actually folds down to accomodate bigger drinks. Very cool. It may not seem like a big deal to you coupe owners who know what I'm talking about but in the sedan the middle section does not fold down. Also, and this might not be true for all sedans (mine was a 2003 and the 2003.5 might be different) but my windows did not "seal" like in my coupe. I hope everyone knows what I mean. For those that may have a earlier model sedan like I did, the windows drop about a inch or two automatically when you open the door of the coupe and close back up tight when you close it. I'm assuming this is to lessen road noise. Ok, that's it for now. When I head to work in the morning, I'm sure I'll notice more stuff, but I'm tired of typing. If anyone knows more differences please let me know. Tomorrow I will be King of the road again. I'm gonna post this on both coupe and sedan forums so both owners can give me feedback. later guys. oh yeah, one last thing. My dealer only had one black/black coupe that had navi, he knew I wanted the car but even though it had navi, it didn't have the package with the spoiler and it didn't have the 18" wheels. So I originally said thanks, but no thanks. Then they gave me the sweetest deal. I ended up trading my sedan, gave them $1569, and in turn they gave me the coupe and said I could either have them order the 18" wheels and a spoiler, or I could have them get me a spoiler and they would give me a check for $3000 so I could go get any aftermarket wheels I want. I took the money!! The 18's are nice but I plan on getting some sweet a$$ Giovanna Corsicas. 19's in back, and 18's in front. I'm so freaking happy!! And for those interested, my payments are $8 more a month and my sedan had 8,900 miles on it. Also, my sedan lease had 12,000 miles per year while with my coupe I'll get 15,000. ok, my fingers hurt from typing. Congrats to all you G owners (coupe and sedan). If you see a black blur drive by, it's probably me in my shiny new black rocket!!!

 

Yeh bro, I went from the Sedan (Garnet A/T + Navi) to same equipped Silverstone Coupe. I'm very happy with it. Both cars are nice in their own way. They really are special..... Enjoy...(and Merry Christmas. haha) [img]/w3timages/icons/smile.gif[/img]

<font color=red>GSM</font color=red>

 

OMG that post is long. I will have to read it later when I have more time.
All I need to know is that you got your G and you are stoked!

[b][i]<font color=red>BoneDaddy
2003.5 Garnet Fire, Premium, Aero, Sport

 

Congrats on the new ride! So like GSM, you jumped the 'sedan' ship! [img]/w3timages/icons/laugh.gif[/img] Enjoy!

One thing I noticed sitting in the coupe is that the dead pedal position seems to be much improved from the sedan. I also like the extra bolstering in the seats, but I know some have complained that they're too snug. Biggest problem, like the large side bolsters in my old 'Supra' styled seats, they're prone to wearing a hole on the side where you slide in and out. Of course with the G, the bolsters aren't quite as large.

<font color=green>GG</font color=green>

 

Congratz on the new-er G The coupe is louder due to its dual mufler exaust and the way it is I want a louder sedan too!

Thanks for pointing out the two differences.. It does make a difference when an experianced sedan owner switches to a coupe..

..pestilence..

 

HI,

I did not buy the coupe because of the 'snug seats'. I am much more comfortable in the sedan.

 

Snug seats are great when you whip the coupe around a corner. Thats why they're there. =)

 

The Coupe was my first choice, but when I got in and my head was touching the roof, I had no choice but to go with the sedan. I got the 6MT sedan and have no regrets. In the long run I'm probably better off getting the sedan since it leaves me plenty of room to grow (as far as getting married and having kids), and considering I paid $33,000 for I don't want to out grow it to fast. Plus my previous car was a coupe and the tight quarters when you had more then 1 person with you got old real quick.

So for me, the Sedan was the better choice, even tho I would of bought the coupe if it had more head room


Ivory Pearl - 6MT - Sedan

 

That is probably the happiest post i have ever read on this forum. I still love my sedan, I guess I'm too considerate a guy thinking about the comfort of others plus I have to contend with carseats (little ones) to consider the coupe.

Well I am certainly glad you are very happy and everything worked out for you. I am curious to know after you break in your car in if there is a clear and perceptable difference in horsepower.

Lastly, I think the sedans has cooler rear lights.

All the best
Dknibb

 

Day two with my new-er G. Well I of course brought my coupe to work. It might as well have been St. Patricks day in the office the way everyone was green with envy!!!! I love it. I'm not the type of person who craves attention but you can't put a price on the feeling you get when you drive by a group of people whose jaws drop when you drive by in the coupe!! Ok, so here's what I noticed today. The seats are VERY snug. Almost to the point of being annoying. I'm sure I'll get used to it but if you happen to have a "wider" body type, I'd think twice about the coupe. 4th gear seems to have the most "punch" of all the gears, while in my sedan it felt like third gave you the best acceleration. Chrome is gone. Kind of a simple statement, but I hated the chrome door handles and the chrome trim on the windows/doors of my sedan. The coupe is straight black. Just the way I like it. Now if I could just figure out how to paint my grille black, then my car would be perfect! The only chrome I like is on the wheels. I still have only got about 75 miles on the car but it's starting to feel pretty quick. The whole car feels tighter and more glued to the road. Ok, so before this post gets as long as my other I'll stop. Thanks for all the responses guys!

 

Okay I read the essay.[img]/w3timages/icons/wink.gif[/img]
Some cool observations. We are talking about a coupe as the next car, in addition to the sedan. We would be the G family, big time. Maybe in a year or so...

[b][i]<font color=red>BoneDaddy
2003.5 Garnet Fire, Premium, Aero, Sport