2003 coupe went against the bmw 330i and either slightly beat/tied/or slightly lost. Depending on the mag.

So unless he thinks the BMW is also not a sports car.

Or he has a non-sport version of the sedan?

 

the performance isn't really the only strong point though. I mean the G hold its own. it's not like a wrx or an evo where there is no compromising performance for things like luxury, a sexy interior, etc. Maybe it's not a dd for everybody, and maybe its not the weekend driver either. but it sure as hell is my date night car (actually my only car so it's everything for me).

 

I know what you mean man with the G, because of the sport and sometimes you just want to settle down for the luxury. I didn't do much "sporty" upgrades to my G like most members here do because I think that a car too sporty doesn't like professional. I drove my dad's 2010 Maxima, and the luxury was ridiculous, it was amazing, I loved it, very light, but I missed the G's power. I'm still pretty young myself and I'm already getting out that sports car phase.

 

I used to drive a 96 Maxima from 2000-2005. In 05 I decided, "Wow, the new 06 Civic coupe is nice and it will save me a lot of gas." After owning the Civic for a year, I got so bored with how weak it was compared to the Max. I had no emotional attachment to the car whatsoever.

Fast forward 4 years later... Last Wednesday I gave the Civic to my wife and traded in her car for an 03 G35. Boy did I miss Nissan V6 engines. It's been a loooong time since I've actually looked forward to getting into a car and driving it around. The emotional attachment is back.

Moral of the story, drive a slow POS for a while, then you'll be begging to get back in your G.

 

no way I'm getting rid of the car, but last night I seriously considered stopping the madness with looking at and buying parts. this is getting ridiculous. I'm breaking free! Taking my girl to Hawaii instead of Osiris and sway bars

 

I buy used when I can. Helps the wallet. ie.. wait for a set of Hotckis bars for sale at around $200.

 

Sounds like you've got a G sedan riding on the non-sport suspension and all season 17" tires. Post back when you add a set of wide 18" wheels, quality summer tires, z/coupe springs, and z shocks, and some sway bars. It's two entirely different cars. My G could NEVER be compared to riding on a cloud. My car rides very much like the E46 M3s I've riden in - a bit harsh. But damn, it handles. The cars I can hang with in the auto-x puts a smile on my face.

A sports cars it's not. It's a sports sedan. Once you spend about $1,500 in wheels, tires, and suspension (the stuff most 3 series come with), you unleash the beast.

 

I think most of it is the fact that my sister and her fiance are friggen OBSESSED with Subarus, and i really don't want one for that reason lol. I don't want the entire driveway to be engulfed in Subarus as we already have 3 of them, a G35, an Altima, and a Silverado. Keep SOME variety in the driveway.

I drove an 07 Outback Limited 2.5, and an 07 Forester xT and i'd definitley rock an Outback XT (I LOVE wagons). I just dont want a Subaru.
Join the club. I feel like an old man.


EXCEPT I GOT A TICKET TODAY! I havn't been pulled over for speed ONCE in my G35, but 2 days after i bring our Chevy Pickup to school, im screwing around and unleashed all 370 of its wheel horses and accelerated up to 45 briskly. Next thing i knew i had a motorcycle popo behind me. Speed limit was 30 and the long tube headers and full exhaust caught his attention. Ticket is only $15. Gotta love North Dakota!

Now im really going to drive slow though. No more tickets for me.

 

WTF????? I hope you never visit Chicago...

 

being a driver in chicago and los angeles... **** you

 

Motor Trend - August 2002
330i vs CTS vs G35

G35 sedan wins over the 330i sedan.

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...dan/index.html

 

Some times it pays to live in BFE

Except in my home state of MN, it would have been $200...

 

Here's why I'm still here. My prior car was a decently modified 96 Maxima 5MT I had for 6 years and prior to that I had a modifed 94 Z28 for 4 years. With the Z28, I learned that there will ALWAYS be someone faster in the same car and that low 13s is not quick by late model musclecar standards. With the Maxima, I learned that modifying a rather bland 4-door into a very sporty 4-door was a lot of fun and that running low 14s in a sedan gets you a lot of respect at the strip. I also learned that you can only do so much with FWD. With the Z28 and Maxima, I constantly got the itch to get something newer and better. There were lots of months when I didn't like the car's at all.

Then in early 2005, I bit the bullet and bought my 03 G sedan. Now I was making more money, but I also had a child and house to pay for so my car funds were next to nothing. I had to buy little $50-100 mods here and there. How do you guys think I got so crafty with the OEM mods I've now owned my G for well over 5 years and I can honestly say I've never gotten the itch to get something else even though I can afford something way newer and faster than my nearly 8 y/o G35 that's worth maybe $11K. I'm pretty much set on keeping this car for a very long time and probably picking up a fun car like a Miata for auto-x (my dream is an S2000). Why do I like my G so much?

1) It's treated very well and has been extremely reliable
2) It's mine. By that I mean I've tailored/modified the car to how I want it. It doesn't look like every sedate 1st gen G35 I see rolling around Kansas City. It turns heads all the time, whether it's a high school kid or some older guy in Camry. It would take me a lot of money to get another car to where it's mine.
3) I still have other mods I want to do
4) It's a blast on the auto-x and it's fun to see what it's capable of. Sure, it's not the ideal for auto-x, but that doesn't stop it from being fun and putting up some strong numbers against other sporty cars like S4s, 330/335s, 350Zs, WRXs, etc.
5) It's roomy for a sports sedan. I'm 6' 1" and a 6 footer can still sit behind me. The trunk is decent size too. It's nearly 15 cubic feet which is right inline with a Camry or Maxima.
6) It gets decent MPGs. I get around 19-20 in the city and 26+ on the highway. It's hard to argue with that when the car does so much, so well.

 

I just wish my car wasn't a base model ex fleet/rental car :/ If it was a more optioned model that was certified i'd probably keep it for years....

 

But that's just the thing...it's not. I mean, it may be marketed as a "premium" type of automobile but I find that it feels less solid and poorly put together compared to the Suby that is 2 years older and has more than twice as many miles. But yes, the Subaru is still much more "raw", MUCH faster, and handles a ton better. I find it funny that my wagon is much more sporty than my sedan.

Yes, it's a non sport version of the sedan. But you are right, I also don't condier a low level (aka 3 series) BMW to be a sports car...not sounting the M3 of course but even that is still half-luxury as far as I am concerned. 3 series are "sporty" entry level luxury cars, much like the G is.

Well said. I think the thing that is leaving me the most "blah" or "meh" about the G is that it doesn't really do much of anything very well. It's not well built enough (solid feeling, squeak/rattle free, etc) to really be a premium luxury car but it also isn't very fast nor does it handle particularly well in stock configuration. It IS a good all around car...but I've always like the extremes. Still not entirely convinced that this is the car for me, mostly because of that.


I know what you mean, I drove civics for many years since I have a 120 mile commute. I later moved on to an Infiniti I30. This car is still leagues ahead of both platforms and way better. I won't argue there. If I didn't think it was, I wouldn't have bought one. The way some of the guys on this forum talk though, you'd think the car was half Porsche and half Mercedes, which is absolutely is not.


100% correct. But, I already have a highly modified car. I bought this one to keep stock and be my daily driver....putting probably 30-40K on it a year. And with the crappy roads it sees, I wouldn't dare step up a wheel size. It may get some nice all season perofrmance tires but I won't go with dedicated summer tires as the car will see snow and I already have too many sets of wheels and tires in my garage for the other car. It's going to stay on 17's...when I want performance I'll take the Subaru as I could sink thousands into the G and it will never top that one, performance-wise. Plus I think that the G's look horrible dropped with "rims", etc. So f*cking ghetto.

I guess my point is this. Guys, it's not that I dislike the car...it just that it leaves me kind of "meh", that's all. But I guess "meh" can be a good thing when it's your daily driver. Keeps me out of trouble. I did take the car to work today, and aside from it feeling a little bit cheap when the roads get rough, it is a good car and I am moderately pleased with it. I just don't feel as attracted to it as I did before I owned one....