The '07 Mazda3 was my cheapy alternative to the BMW 335i if I decided to save money when getting rid of the G. How does she like it?

 

The Mazda 3 is a company car that I expense - my wife has the '05 RX 330 soon to be '07 RX 350 whenever that comes in. I cannot understand a build-time of 8-10 weeks on a RX. Anyway I like the 3 - still an econo-box but for the $$$ it's very nice. My G has been sitting out in the driveway for about 4 weeks now, for I cannot even stand to drive it anymore.

 

You are a far better person than I. Once I start a grudge, even against a car, it's never ending. I don't hate my car but I'll probably dislike Infiniti for a very long time afterwards unless the BMW manages to make Infiniti the lesser of two evils.

 

I had an '03 sedan and an '04 coupe. Both were rattle traps.

 

I'm surprised you bothered with that option, given the tone of your posts.
I would have expected you to go with the Lexus IS. That's a very nice car in all regards (even if it's not my cup of tea ... not sporty enough).
I'm sure I'm not alone in waiting to see how you like the new G35 ... for better or worse.

As far as rattles go, there is a tried and true solution ... go Toyota or BMW.
For 24 years, my BMW's have always been excellent wrt developing rattles, and my wife had similarly good experiences with Toyota's cars. But, it can be argued that Toyota's have too little driving character and BMW's don't aren't a strong value proposition.

John Feng

 

I wondered if John would see RLampke's post. I agree with everything said except the BMW value proposition. Despite not having every tech feature that the 2007 G35 has, the character of the car speaks volumes for it's value in my humble opinion.

 

Likewise.

Although I disagree w/your selection and design of your Flea-market spec. audio equipment, I do however agree w/your vehicle selection. My 1st selection was the IS350, but the backseat is just too cramped for my children w/I do not have the RX at my disposal. The BMW 3 is not a roomy as the G, but it's adequate. Unfortunately pursuing a replacement vehicle is the least path of resistance here, so I'll have to play w/those cards for now – but only for now. I do however find it ironic that you own vehicles that do not offer Bose systems. If that isn't the ultimate expression of your BS I'm not sure what is.

Nevertheless, I cannot wait to critique this audio system

 

^+1

 

Sorry to take this off topic, but here you go again ... making silly allegations based on flawed assumptions. Maybe I'm too much of an engineers (e.g. stuck on facts and science), but I can't see how holding back on the pot shots until you at least know what you're talking about would hurt your reputation.

John Feng

 

So the implication here (title of your thread) is that you replaced a superior factory system w/a Bose system...? And I thought I heard it all - this I have to see. However, instead of jacking this thread which has nothing to do with sound systems, why don’t you take it here - I'm sure they would love to here this: https://g35driver.com/forums/audio-video-electronics-20/

...or go back to Land of Oz

 

The internet can be a terrible place to expect civil behavior ...

The BMW system (Harman) in the e39 Five series is in my personal opinion ... mediocre. Tonal balance did not sound right to me, bass output and bandwidth was just modest for my listening levels, imaging did not suit my preference, and I didn't like hearing tweeters over my shoulder. I'm not saying you wouldn't find the system perfectly superior per your preferences, but for mine ... it was not. Of course, I don't know what reference you use for your judgements.

Anyone here know what RLampke uses as his reference for what audio systems should sound like?

John Feng

 

I believe RLampke uses Mark Levinson in Lexus' and home theater systems. Aren't they what Bose utilized when designing the "Studio on Wheels" system for the next generation G35? I can't imagine they'd be gutsy enough to cart journalists to and from live music shows and then have them hear the same music inside the sedan for comparison if they hadn't.

 

LOL, I didn't put nearly that many miles on my Sedan and Coupe, but like you, Shane.....zero rattles too....I was quite impressed.
Needless to say there's none in the M either.....

C.

 

Yeah Colin, it is my daily driver so I put a few clicks on it. 74K KMs is not too bad for 3 years though I didn't think. I have no rattles whatsoever, but overall I drive fairly conservative so maybe that has something to do with it. The only noise I get is a slight creaking from the suspension when going over uneven roads.

 

Thomas used a very rare and high performance home audio system as one of his references. We at Bose use a variety of reference sources, but ( as stated in the interview) our ultimate reference is live music. Rlampke, sorry it sounds like a worn out cliche, but it actually is my #1 reference ... and that is one reason Infiniti/Thomas arranged the introduction of the system in a renown recording studio.