S2000. Upgrade in everything (including acceleration) save for handling and reliability. IMHO, Honda is the most reliable thing made but they only make drivers cars once in a while, and their current lineup, including Acura, is very lackluster. My last 5 cars have been Hondas/Acuras so I'm a little nervous but ready to switch to a mfr. who makes a car with the driver in mind.

 

Still waiting on delivery myself, but I have had a sort of crazy auto history. My wife and I got married last year and I exchanged my '02 Z06 'Vette for an '06 Honda Odyssey. I don't really need a coupe right now, but I was looking for the right sedan. The Infiniti coupe exterior design has always turned my head and so when I found out the new G35 sedan was here I gave it a test drive.

Maybe I don't really know what a luxurious interior is, but for a car of it's price I found the G35 to be really nice. It strikes a good balance for us between luxury, performance and utility. Personally the only downside is the mileage, but considering the fact that even with the ever spiraling gas prices it is still unlikely to meet the cost of it's competitors we're fine with that.

I'll be very curious when Tesla unveils their sedan however.

 

1998 White Dodge Neon Coupe --> 2007 DG Infiniti G35x

Upgrade??

 

Ditto on the massive

2000 Ford Contour (SE Sport) -> '07 G35x Navi, Premi, Tech

I LOVE IT!

 

Coming from a 98 F-150, needed a car that could carry more people, instead of using Parents 03 Accord EX! And nedded a better Gas Milage Car! Gas over here is Outragous compared to Mainland!

 

Yeah, those guys weren't willing to deal - but they weren't obnoxious about it like SW Houston. Those guys were real idiots!

I polled all of the Houston, Austin, San Antonio and Dallas dealers, and long story short - only Grubbs in Dallas was willing to deal. North Houston came down a bit after considerable negotiation, but Grubbs' deal was good enough to put me on a plane to Dallas the next day. And I bought after the new Gs had only been out for about three weeks.

Talk to Dave Cotroneo at Grubbs, great guy and he made the deal. Good luck!

Steve

 

LOL, that's a good one Christian. You must have received a good pay raise/promotion.

 

I've been saving for a long while to buy a car and the money was burning a hole in my pocket. I looked at a Legacy GT,Eclipse GT and a TRD Tacoma then jokingly said I could get a G. The next thing I knew it was in my driveway

 

My previous car was a 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser - Dream Cruiser Series 2. It was in a brilliant tangerine pearl coat of paint, and has 215hp from its turbo engine.

However, it had some niggling electrical problems, a consistent (?!) overheating problem, went through brakes and tires like crazy.

I just had to let it go after just 3 1/2 years.

I am REALLY HAPPY about my G35x though.

 

Coming from a 1999 Land Rover Range Rover 4.6 HSE. It was my first auto loan, so I needed to boost my credit and had to pick something under $20k (the Range only cost $15k - they depreciate very quickly). Once I had enough history to get out of it, I did. Oh man, I love this car.

 

Coming from 2003 G35 Sedan that I bought used with 11K on it. Went to the Nissan dealership planning on buying a new Altima and saw the used 2003 G35and ended up getting it instead.

 

'03 to the '07.

 

Sold a 1990 Miata and 1992 Pathfinder. My 05 has been great except for average body integrity. My rear windows tick and the suspension has become a bit more creaky on rough roads. When it comes to sell my car there is a good chance I'll buy another G35, I just hope it feels a bit more solid.

 

1994 Maxima GXE-->2002 Maxima SE-->2005 G35X-->2007 G35X-->

 

Linear move 2003 Coupe to 2007 Sedan