Sorry, I don't have the details to back up my post above. I read in another thread about the lack of rear vents with the MT. Nissаn's literature mentions the hand brake instead of the foot pedal with the MT, but doesn't provide details of just how much of the console it will occupy, or what will have to gvie way to make room for it. Anyone?

 

Canuck- my go to guy!

This makes sense...With a manual transmission, there's really no easy way for the "intelligence" ofthe car to know if if it's in reverse or not to bring up the camera.

What's driver's entry assist?

Based on the information I received from all of you guys, I'm almost positive I'm going to go with the automatic with paddle shifting on the sport model. I'm sure I'll miss the good old stick shift on some days, but the majority of the time I'll be thankful for not having to deal with the clutch in New Jersey bumper-to-bumper traffic.

 

Driver's Entry Assist is a feature that slides the seat back automatically when you open the door. When you close the door, the seat slides back forward. It just gives you a little more room when climbing into the car.

 

I could get along without the rear vents or the Driver's Entry Assist, but ... the loss of Intelligent Cruise Control and the Rear View Monitor with the MT would lead me to reconsider the purchase of a 6MT, which in turn would make me a lot less likely to get an '07 G35.

I can see why the Intelligent Cruise Control would be incompatible with an MT, but how can an MT possibly be incompatible with the Rear View Monitor? Just have the same switch that turns on the back-up lights in reverse activate the Rear View Monitor. The Rear View Monitor would be a very big deal for me because we have a detached garage behind our 1937 house, connected to the street by a long 10'-wide driveway that narrows to 8' at one point for our our kitchen bay window. It's a real PITA to back down the driveway and not having the Rear View Monitor available with the MT would probably be a dealbreaker for me. It should also be a dealbreaker for anyone who has a small child and wants the 6MT.

If Nissаn is going to omit that much useful content from the option packages of Sport MT models, they dang well better charge less for the option packages. Not that I plan to be around to find out, if Canuck is correct, and he has a habit of being correct.

 

Why wouldn't the rear view monitor work? After all, when you move your shifter to R in an MT, your rear lights turn on. I don't see why it can't also trigger the rear view camera to turn on.

The intelligent cruise control, maybe, because when you're in a high gear, it'll be hard for the car to slow down a lot. But since cruise control does exist on a MT, maybe intelligent cruise control is still possible, just a bit different from the auto.

The more I think about it, the more I don't see why the Tech Package is even available for the 6MT is neither the intelligent cruise control or the rear view monitor can't exist. It doesn't make any sense. If that's true, then Infiniti would only be selling the Adapting Front Lighting System by itself for the 6MT.

 

The information I stated came directly from a Canadian dealership spec sheet. I agree that it doesn't seem to make much sense, and I hope the information is incorrect.

 

Potentially some good news. If you look at the specs from Nissan News, it would appear that both the Rearview Monitor and the Intelligent Cruise Control is available on the 6MT. So that leads me to believe that either the information I have is for Canadian models only or the information is merely incorrect.

http://www.nissannews.com/infiniti/2...an/specs.shtml

 

The most frustrating part of all of this is that the posters here know so much more than the actual infiniti sales reps! They haven't been able to tell me much at all. In fact, I'm usually telling them about the car!

Ideally, I do not want the intelligent cruise control. I just want the adaptive lights and backup camera. If the camera and adaptive lighting are available as separate options (not the full tech package), I may go with the manual transmission.

Are manual transmissions usually more or less expensive than automatics at Infiniti?

 

Yeah, I hear ya on members being more knowledgable that some of the dealers. I can guarantee that I have spent more time following the 07 G than my salesrep.

The AFS and Rearview Camera will not be separate purchasable items....you'll need to purchase the Tech package if you want any one of those three options. The manual trannys have historically been a little cheaper than the auto, but not by all that much.....around $200-300 cheaper if I remember correctly.

 

Its like that with many car dealers. Don't get me wrong, I think there are some knowledgeable salesmen out there but I've run into situations were I've made salesmen look absolutely silly.

Canuck, the information you received is probably incorrect. I highly doubt they would change one package so dramatically between U.S. and Canadian models. Then again....

 

For me it would be a no-brainer......I've had enough of shifting a manual tranny, and adding in the paddles would be a bonus ...... Can't wait to get my hands on one......

C.

 

That's bizarre that you don't get rear vents with a manual tranny? That's something to be expected for a car at the Camry-level and above nowadays.

That's what struck me as impressive about BMW sales, the saleswoman knew about every feature, as if she went to training. Then the kicker--no pressure to buy, didn't even mention it until I did. Not kidding around, Infiniti could learn a thing or two from the BMW experience, it would help them to take some of the business away from the other premium makes imho....

 

Maybe its just an exception .... I've been to BMW dealers and they are as clueless about the 07 335i .....

Its not like BMW CAs are all universally smart.

 

Exactly. Plus, there are Infiniti salesmen that know their cars inside and out. It's the same thing with every profession. Those who want to succeed and sell more cars will make sure they know just about every feature of every car the company sells. Those who don't care will take their job with a half-a**ed approach.

 

The sales rep who gave me a test drіve last Friday didn't know as much about the '07 G35 as I did in some respects - for instance, he wasn't aware of the no-rear-vents-with-MT issue. The guy was plenty sharp, but unlike me, he hadn't been hanging around this forum soaking up the wisdom contained herein. I'm sure that all Infinіti sales reps will get a thorough schooling in the new G35 before it officially goes on sale.