Hi all. I live in Barbados, and we drive on the left..... so no Infiniti here! I just sold my R32 Nissan Skyline and got a V35 Nissan Skyline 250GT, which is the same as the Infiniti G35 sedan, with a 2.5 litre V6 (VQ25) motor. Big change from my R32 5-speed turbo (rubber in the first 3 gears, and drifted at half throttle ) to this, but it's a fantastic car. I have a few issues with it (some insect stole the control unit for the Bose stereo and the A/C, so I have one on order) but it's great otherwise - leather/suede seats, wood trim, momo steering wheel, power seats, power tilt/fold mirrors (tilt down when you go into reverse, and fold when you hit the lock button on the remote). When I get time I'll put up some pics.

You have a nice forum here!

 

welcome. what made you change to skyline to a G?

 

Cool, can we see pics of the engine bay? I've never heard of a 2.5L G. You must post pics! Caribbean Blue is a really rare color, but I suppose it's quite appropriate considering you live in the Caribbean after all...

 

Sorry, my bad - the Caribbean is where I live, not the colour! The car's actually Desert Platinum, I think. Light brown/beige leather interior.

The engine is hidden under the cover, but hopefully this weekend I'll borrow my daughter's camera (hers is better than mine) and take some shots.

I sold the Skyline because it was 17 years old (I used to joke that it was old enough to get a license and drive itself!) I loved it and it was in great shape but it was time to move on - before I killed myself in it! In second gear that car was untouchable....

 

Thats a nice looking car for being 17 years old. That's what you call a reliable car.

 

Wow. How many miles did the Skyline have on it? That car looks like it's in incredible shape for being 17 years old.

Still waiting for pics of the G....

 

2.5 LITER!?! Thats crazy...never heard of that! Post pics ASAP!!! Anyways, welcome to the boards!!!

-Sean

 

nice welcome to driver!!!

pics pics pics plz

 

I want to see pics of this 2.5L G. I guess if it was sold in the US it would be called a G25....lol

 

Cleanup and some shots tomorrow, weather permitting...

THe old R32 was a low mileage beastie - about 80k miles (128k kms). I had the head off once for a blown head gasket, but other than that the engine had never been touched inside. I wish I could have afforded to keep both.

 

Some pics:









It has about 26k kms on it (maybe 18,000 miles). Not too bad. A few issues - the missing badge on the grille, a few other missing parts behind the bumper, which the seller has committed to getting, and signed a contract to that effect, plus the radio/air con system controller thingy that was stolen, but overall a great car.

Here's a link to a vid of the old R32 at a local autocross. I was behind the camera, a local hotshoe was driving. Sorry about the crappy video quality

 

Sweet, man! Never seen anything like this, I find these pics interesting.
Any idea what the 0-60 times are?
Nice Momo steering wheel!
Those rims look like the 18" version of my G35 coupe's 19" sport rims. Nice.
What kind of wood is that on the center console and door trim?

 

thats sweet, never knew they made a 250 gt
any idea on hp and torque numbers?

 

Supposed to be 215hp and 270Nm torque. Not as good as the VQ35 but it's supposed to be on par with what the R32 GTS-t with the RB20DET put out stock.

Not too sure what the wood is - have to do some research. 0-60 probably hi 6's or low 7's, being an automatic.

 

I want that steering wheel (in all black ideally). Congrats on the new whip. I just got mine (G35) and It's the best "had to grow up a little" car I can imagine. How common are the 250GT's on your island? I can only imagine the kind of attention a car like that gets you in an area where the sales were limited. Is it an '03? Only the '03's had that style trunk in the US.