I graduated from college (BSCS, Santa Clara University), got a full-time job (as opposed to a contract) doing what I love the most (hacking UNIX and Perl) and decided to reward myself, by going from a 2001 VW Jetta 2.0 (with a few basic mods) to a 2006 Infiniti G35 sedan (see sig). I've picked up the G35 on Sunday, the Jetta is leaving (to a VW enthusiast, who will enjoy it) on Wednesday.

I've been following the G35 ever since it came out and have been waiting for an opportunity when I wouldn't feel guilty about buying it. That opportunity came. A photoshoot is coming soon (I've got a Nikon D50 digital SLR) :-)

The move from 4-banger/FWD to VQ35DE/RWD is bound to be exciting. Any other former VW owners/enthusiasts on this board?

 

haha, sooo true, my girlfriend just got a 00 2.0 Jetta and going from driving my car to that... not fun.

Congrats on the new ride, take car of it and it'll do the same for you in return, you're gonna love it.
-GP-

 

welcome to the boards! i see ur in the bay area, definitely come out to the norcal events. also congrats! another '06 sedan

i'm a software engineer too, but went to school down the street from you... funny nickname... guess u use the c string libraries a lot in your unix hacking

 

Thanks all. While the Jetta is a completely different class of car (although, if you know a good mechanic who specializes in German car, it's a pretty good deal for its class) and this is quite an upgrade for me (one I was very glad to have undertaken!).

I am looking forward to attending Bay Area events, looks like the Norcal regional forum is fairly active.

 

welcome, strlen, and congrats on the new G.....I'm sure it'll be more exciting than the VW......enjoy

C.