Question about G35 rain traction
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02-05-2007, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by buzzG35
Maybe I should qualify my question. In the past I have owned several compact trucks (RWD, poor stock tires, no traction control, & no weight in the rear). These are about the worst possible vehicle for wet or snowy roads. My wife and I trade off vehicles and our other vehicle is a 2006 Hummer H3 (AWD, traction control, huge tires, a lot of weight, & not much power). This vehicle has about the best traction in ANY kind of weather. I'm not concerned about me driving the G35 because of my truck experience, but I just want to make sure that it is a little closer to the H3 end of the range than the truck end for when my wire drives it.
Our situation is that if we get the Journey, we can get the Premium, Nav, & Tech packages, but if we get the AWD, we could probably only get the Premium package. Is the AWD worth not getting the Nav and Tech packages?
Thank you very much for all of you responses and help so far.
Our situation is that if we get the Journey, we can get the Premium, Nav, & Tech packages, but if we get the AWD, we could probably only get the Premium package. Is the AWD worth not getting the Nav and Tech packages?
Thank you very much for all of you responses and help so far.
By the way I grew up in New England and have driven in every kind of weather and like you owned some of the worse cars for the snow. It really is the old 80/20 rule. Either the driver is 80% good driver and the car is only 20% or you buy a car like the H3 that is 80% good in the snow which means the driver only has to be 20% as good.
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02-05-2007, 01:51 PM
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02-05-2007, 02:52 PM
Originally Posted by buzzG35
Maybe I should qualify my question. In the past I have owned several compact trucks (RWD, poor stock tires, no traction control, & no weight in the rear). These are about the worst possible vehicle for wet or snowy roads.
Our situation is that if we get the Journey, we can get the Premium, Nav, & Tech packages, but if we get the AWD, we could probably only get the Premium package. Is the AWD worth not getting the Nav and Tech packages?
Thank you very much for all of you responses and help so far.
Our situation is that if we get the Journey, we can get the Premium, Nav, & Tech packages, but if we get the AWD, we could probably only get the Premium package. Is the AWD worth not getting the Nav and Tech packages?
Thank you very much for all of you responses and help so far.
So, the car isn't by any means inherently unsafe in the rain, it just appears to be more sensitive than others.
Can't help with AWD vs. NAV / Tech because I didn't seek any of those
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Well, it snowed here last night so it was the perfect opportunity to go out and really test it out. I went to the dealer and test drove one. I was very impressed with how it handled in the snow. Obviously, (like most of you said) you have to drive with a little bit of common sense, but it is nowhere near as bad as some of the trucks I used to own. I even took it to a parking lot that had about 1/2 to 1in of snow. Even when it slips, the VDC seems to keep it very controlled.
In fact I was so impressed that I bought it. It is a 2007 G35 Journey (Black/Wheat) Premium, Nav, & Tech. These are amazing cars.
Thank you everyone for your responses and help.
In fact I was so impressed that I bought it. It is a 2007 G35 Journey (Black/Wheat) Premium, Nav, & Tech. These are amazing cars.
Thank you everyone for your responses and help.
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