I am disappointed at my newly purchased 2003.5 G35 sedan 6MT.
#16
05-23-2005 | 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by yofool
I am disappointed at my newly purchased 2003.5 G35 sedan 6MT. The car has 14000mi on it and drives like new. At first, I like the torquey engine. It feels good driving it around town.
As time goes on, I find driving the car very boring. The steering doesn't provide feedbacks to the driver. It feels like it is isolated from the road. My biggest disappointment by far is the handling of the car. It lacks of communication and excitment.
Since I am a track junkie and I own a E36 M3 and s2000, my highest priority of choosing the right car is the communication between the driver and the car -- Can a car do what the driver asks it to do? If a car can't do what the driver asks, then what good is the car for? Unfortunately, that's how I feel about the G35. The G35 is no way on par with the E36 M3 and the s2000 in terms of the handlings. Driving the G35 regularly made me regret about the purchase of the vehicle. I thought about trading it in, but it is not finanical sound at this moment. I guess I will have to live with this bad decision for a while.
Don't take this thread the wrong way. Different people have different ideas and expectations. I am just expressing mine towards the G35.
If you have any suggestion on what might be a good driver car or a good G35 alternative, please let me know. I am open to opinions.
EDIT: The car comes with sport suspension and 17" wheels.
As time goes on, I find driving the car very boring. The steering doesn't provide feedbacks to the driver. It feels like it is isolated from the road. My biggest disappointment by far is the handling of the car. It lacks of communication and excitment.
Since I am a track junkie and I own a E36 M3 and s2000, my highest priority of choosing the right car is the communication between the driver and the car -- Can a car do what the driver asks it to do? If a car can't do what the driver asks, then what good is the car for? Unfortunately, that's how I feel about the G35. The G35 is no way on par with the E36 M3 and the s2000 in terms of the handlings. Driving the G35 regularly made me regret about the purchase of the vehicle. I thought about trading it in, but it is not finanical sound at this moment. I guess I will have to live with this bad decision for a while.
Don't take this thread the wrong way. Different people have different ideas and expectations. I am just expressing mine towards the G35.
If you have any suggestion on what might be a good driver car or a good G35 alternative, please let me know. I am open to opinions.
EDIT: The car comes with sport suspension and 17" wheels.
Did you drive the car before you bought it ?
Did the car do what you asked when you test drove it?
What's changed since your test drive?
Seems to me that any "track junkie" with an M3 and an S2000 in their stable would be savvy enough to realize on the first test drive that "The steering doesn't provide feedbacks to the driver", is "isolated from the road", and "lacks of communication and excitement". A little research (just on this site alone!) would have revealed that the early 6MT's (read '03) lack a VLSD, and have tires that are less than ideal for performance (which you should have noticed at first glance), which might have caused you to rethink this purchase, or at least purchase something closer to what you want/expect.
There's no way a stock G35 6MT with average tires and no VLSD is going to compare to an M3 or a S2000. On the other hand, add $20,000 to your purchase price - what did you expect for the $ you spent? Regardless, you got what the rest of the world considers to be the most performance sedan for the money, at the price you paid.
I might also mention that this car has received stellar reviews from virtually all of the car magazine hotshoes who've tested it, and the majority of these test drivers fall under the category "track junkies", as well. Let's not forget that these magazine testers regularly drive and test M3's, M5's, S2000's, Lotus, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, and others, right up to the super exotics like McClarren, Bugatti Veyron, and Vector, yet they don't make the type of comments you've made.
Wondering what caused your expectations from a car at this price point to be so high. Sorry it disappointed you - good luck with it.
My $0.02
Last edited by dbarnes; 05-23-2005 at 06:40 PM.
#17
05-23-2005 | 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by dbarnes
YoFool:
Did you drive the car before you bought it ?
Did the car do what you asked when you test drove it?
What's changed since your test drive?
Seems to me that any "track junkie" with an M3 and an S2000 in their stable would be savvy enough to realize on the first test drive that "The steering doesn't provide feedbacks to the driver", is "isolated from the road", and "lacks of communication and excitement". A little research (just on this site alone!) would have revealed that the early 6MT's (read '03) lack a VLSD, and have tires that are less than ideal for performance (which you should have noticed at first glance), which might have caused you to rethink this purchase, or at least purchase something closer to what you want/expect.
There's no way a stock G35 6MT with average tires and no VLSD is going to compare to an M3 or a S2000. On the other hand, add $20,000 to your purchase price - what did you expect for the $ you spent? Regardless, you got what the rest of the world considers to be the most performance sedan for the money, at the price you paid.
I might also mention that this car has received stellar reviews from virtually all of the car magazine hotshoes who've tested it, and the majority of these test drivers fall under the category "track junkies", as well. Let's not forget that these magazine testers regularly drive and test M3's, M5's, S2000's, Lotus, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, and others, right up to the super exotics like McClarren, Bugatti Veyron, and Vector, yet they don't make the type of comments you've made.
Wondering what caused your expectations from a car at this price point to be so high. Sorry it disappointed you - good luck with it.
My $0.02
Did you drive the car before you bought it ?
Did the car do what you asked when you test drove it?
What's changed since your test drive?
Seems to me that any "track junkie" with an M3 and an S2000 in their stable would be savvy enough to realize on the first test drive that "The steering doesn't provide feedbacks to the driver", is "isolated from the road", and "lacks of communication and excitement". A little research (just on this site alone!) would have revealed that the early 6MT's (read '03) lack a VLSD, and have tires that are less than ideal for performance (which you should have noticed at first glance), which might have caused you to rethink this purchase, or at least purchase something closer to what you want/expect.
There's no way a stock G35 6MT with average tires and no VLSD is going to compare to an M3 or a S2000. On the other hand, add $20,000 to your purchase price - what did you expect for the $ you spent? Regardless, you got what the rest of the world considers to be the most performance sedan for the money, at the price you paid.
I might also mention that this car has received stellar reviews from virtually all of the car magazine hotshoes who've tested it, and the majority of these test drivers fall under the category "track junkies", as well. Let's not forget that these magazine testers regularly drive and test M3's, M5's, S2000's, Lotus, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, and others, right up to the super exotics like McClarren, Bugatti Veyron, and Vector, yet they don't make the type of comments you've made.
Wondering what caused your expectations from a car at this price point to be so high. Sorry it disappointed you - good luck with it.
My $0.02
#19
05-24-2005 | 01:35 PM
Originally Posted by yofool
Since I am a track junkie and I own a E36 M3 and s2000, my highest priority of choosing the right car is the communication between the driver and the car -- Can a car do what the driver asks it to do? If a car can't do what the driver asks, then what good is the car for? Unfortunately, that's how I feel about the G35. The G35 is no way on par with the E36 M3 and the s2000 in terms of the handlings. Driving the G35 regularly made me regret about the purchase of the vehicle. I thought about trading it in, but it is not finanical sound at this moment. I guess I will have to live with this bad decision for a while.
The question- What do you use the car for, if you already have an S2000 and an M3, what is the purpose of this car? Daily Driver?
I mean did you really expect any 4-door sedan to be on par with the S2000, from a handling perspective?
Then again, a 4-door sedan, in particular the G when compared to cars like the 330i, can actually carry 4-adults.
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