I was in traffic after exiting the Mass Pike, cruising along in "M" mode and I noticed that I was being closely followed by a guy in a black Hyundai Sonata.
I stopped at a red light in the right hand lane and he pulled up on my left and honked.
I rolled my window down and he says "How much HP does that thing have"?
I said, "Right now, 306".
He says... " Wow, it sounds terrific. I've been following you for miles just to listen to it".
I said thanks of course and with a big smile, rolled my window back up.

He got one more listen when the light turned green and I drove off in front of him.

I know it's just a car and it certainly isn't the nicest car in the world, but I love my G.
Getting compliments from complete strangers just adds to this already fantastic experience.

Just wanted to share.

 

I know, I'm surprised at the compliments too! I've had:

• Harley rider (weekend warrior) at a gas station ask me all about it, and ended up with "What do they go for, $50k?"
• At another gas station, I'm walking out to the G and a teenager rolls by and says "I like your car sir"
• Took it in for an oil change the other day, and when the technician rolled it out he waked over and said "That's a beautiful car, the inside is cool!"

 

Just wanted to use this emoticon.

Glad you like the pipes ... I'm still enjoy mine too!

 

That's just it... the pipes come tomorrow.... I'm still running stock!

I got a "Nice Car" in the parking lot of the bank the other day too.

Speaking of the bank.... Another funny story.
I walk into the bank and ask for a Certified Bank Check for $1200-, made out to these guys, and I hand her a slip that says "Fast Intentions"

She says, "Fast Intentions?" and gives me that sly look.

I say, "Yup, I intend on going fast!"

She leans over the counter, looks out the window, leans back into her seat, smiles and says "Nice Car"

LOL

 

Same day... I leave the bank and drive to the post office. They know me in there pretty well since I'm always mailing out G35Driver license plate frames.
They know I'm nuts about my car, since I stand in line and wince when people park near me.

I hand her my overnight express envelope with my Fast Intentions check enclosed and she looks at the address and says "Fast Intentions? Is this for your car? What the hell are you doing now?"

It was a funny morning.

 

LOL , they know you too well Scott^^^

 

Yeah, I have the only G for miles in any direction, so I stand out in the crowd too.
It's not a small town, but I seem to leave an impression anywhere I go... I think it's the fact that I try to interact and laugh with people whenever possible.

Problem is, I have to leave the city limits to play in my car. Otherwise, they'll know who I am.

 

coming from a 1.8 Turbo (with an aggressive sounding exhaust) I love how the G35 sounds, love the V6 roar, bet it'll sounds 100 times better with a nice exhaust set-up

 

Mr UPS just came and dropped off a big box. I ripped into it like Ralphie tore into his BB Gun box.
It's a beautiful system, just sitting on my garage floor.
I need some jack stands but hope to get it installed by end of day today.

 

good luck on the install, maybe you should do a DIY

 

It really is amazing how much attention thse cars get. There are only three other Gs that I know of in our town (aprox 50,000 people) so it's pretty cool driving someting you don't see too often. It's also a blast when someone thinks it's just a "nice looking" car rather than a Z in disguise
Get compliments all the time, and I also cringe when anyone parks next to me

 

Awesome !!!

Better get the system on before your sweetie sees it

I can just imagine "Hey Scott, the car sounds different. Why??" Ummm, err, well Hon that's just because it's finally getting broken in" Sounds sweet eh?"

 

I haven't gotten random compliments from strangers since I first got my car. Now that theres approximately 549684654 of them around town, it just kinda blends in. My friends still love the car though.

 

Just finished.
There is no way in hell that my "New Air Filters" story is gonna fly. She know nothing about cars, but she isn't stupid. This thing is loud. It sounds awesome outside but it's a little louder inside than I expected. She's gonna freak cause she worries about the kids when they're in the car... like the exhaust note is gonna hurt them.

No DIY here.... It was a royal PITA. The system is super nice and easy to install, but my jack and my impact gun are both pieces of crap and I don't know how I survived the install.
Now that it's done, I'm happy.
I just have to hide the old system in the one place she'll never see it.... in the shed.

 

Tell her there's a hole in your muffler!