Congrats on your new ride. Post some pictures when you get a chance.

 

Right on! What side of town do you live on? I'll keep my eyes open for a shiny black G! That is, until you get a nice coating of salt on it

 

Congrats, you made the right choice.

 

Congratulations!! AWD is definitely great to have!

 

I had a 03 with snows and it was good, but I did get stopped going up a few hills with snow. Now I went to 05X & kept all seasons on. Both are probably just as good in snow on a flat road but in Calgary just outside the Rockies we have lots of hills everywhere and that is where the difference is. There is nothing more embarrassing than having a line of cars behind you stopped on a hill and you can't move!

I am looking at the 07 or waiting for the 08's but I will get another X and put snows on it as well.

I really think the decision is based on where you live. I agree with all the extras the Sport has I would like those items, but who cares about paddle shifters if you can't get up your street?

To each his own : )

 

I'm visiting New York City, which recently underwent a snow storm. Right outside where I'm staying, there was a RWD G35 with snow tires (pre-2007). It had managed to pull its front tires out on the street, where there was no snow, but its rear tires were above snow & ice. The rear wheels started spinning. Three people had to help push the G35 to get it going out of the patch of snow & ice beneath its rear wheels. An AWD, even with only season tires, would have easily made it out of the parking spot. There's been a lot of talk about RWD w/ snow versus AWD w/ all seasons. IMO, AWD w/ all seasons is still better. Of course, AWD w/ snows is the best option.

 

how about giving a speech and your fly is open and you have a a booger hanging out your nose?

 

or this.....

https://g35driver.com/forums/northeast/136143-stuck-snow.html

 

I'm in Strongsville but I'm all over the place because I'm in sales (I'm a partner at a local IT consulting firm). What part of town are you from?

 

That's my normal approach on a sales call. I guarentee the prospect will always remember me.

 

This was my situation exactly. Would love to have the S but with a number of hills in my neighborhood, my 03 with winters could not cut it. I went with the X and do not regret the decision.

 

I live about 20 miles west of NYC, and drove through the same mess in my G. I had absolutely zero problems getting around, including in and out of my office parking lot, which required an uphill climb on what was essentially solid ice. Snow driving requires a different touch to the throttle, brakes and steering, and some people just never learn. Clearly, AWD is better, but unless there's a foot of snow on the ground, I don't worry about getting stuck.

 

I agree with you about snow driving technique - but I'm curious whether you are still driving on the OEM summer tires on your '07 or if you have changed to winter tires or all-seasons?

Like you, I've had no problems in the greater Detroit area in 4 years with my 2003 G35 6MT with OEM Goodyear RSA all-season tires. It's been fun this week with all the snow but I didn't want to get my 2007 G35S 6MT until the winter's over so I don't have to deal with the tire change right away.

 

Far west here - Sheffield

 

The OEM summer tires are useless below freezing - in fact, they lose a LOT of grip once the temps drop below 55 or so. I took them off less than 2 weeks after I got the car. I'm running on a set of cheap Kazera wheels with Michelin Pilot Alpin snows all the way around. I went with a non-staggered 17" wheel set-up, with a 225/55-17 tire size all the way around. It's not as good as AWD, nor as good as my Maxima was with snows, but it's functional. Hell, if it gets bad enough outside, my wife stays home from work, and I can use her Volvo Cross-Country.

I was torn between the X and the S for quite a while, but ultimately decided I wanted the S features more than I wanted AWD.