I previously leased a 2005 G35 Coupe 6MT in brilliant silver with nav/premium/spoiler....it's actually still in the driveway because I don't have to turn it in until 9/30/2008...I will miss her. sniff sniff.

To help the pain, I just bought a Platinum Graphite 2008 G35 Journey Sport Sedan with Premium package. Took advantage of the 0.9% 60mo financing and got it for $34,500 less the $1,000 loyalty rebate (the rebate is applied AFTER tax, so it wasn't $33,500, but close enough). I guess this is my 'grown up' car...now we can cart around our 2 year old in more than one car. So far, I love this car, but my homelink transmitter doesn't work...Guess I have to see the stealer about that one.

From experience, the G35 is HORRIBLE in the snow, so I just bought a set of Blizzak's and rims from TIRE RACK for just over $1,000, with the backorder on the Blizzak's I should have these just before the fall.

 

Cool, you will enjoy the Sedan! It is faster you know

On the Homelink, did you read the manual? I had to program mine the long way listed.

 

Welcome to the 4 door club.

 

LiquidGx:

Yeah, I tried everything. I actually reset my garage door opener and reprogrammed the other cars that have homelink using the 'learn' button.

I figure the 2005 G35 homelink is similar to the 2008, and was able to successfully reprogram that one. It seems that it's not transmitting any sort of signal at all.

 

Hmm, interesting. Did you "erase" the memory for the button first?

BTW, off topic but in the DSM community we used to call trips to the dealer "visiting satan."

 

LiquidGx:

I did erase the memory, however, I just got a call back from Homelink and here's what I was doing incorrectly.

I would 'program' the mirror successfully by putting the transmitter next to the mirror and holding both the transmitter button as well as the desired button on my mirror. Then, when I pressed the button on the mirror it would indicate a rolling code was being used. Here's where I screwed up - I cleared the codes and then tried the "learn" process on the garage door. Oops. I should never have cleared what the mirror had learned, b/c it requires this to transmit out to the garage door and learn the rolling code.

Duh.

Whew, I just canceled my trip to visit Satan!

 

i have an 07 6mt, its not bad in the snow, you just can't be an idiot and remember ur driving a rwd car, VDC will save u tho, they did a good job with it in this car. i have the w300 snows from hankook and i think its better in the snow then my old fwd honda.

 

Good deal, congrats!

 

snowcrossmxz:

I was one of those idiots running the summer tires on OEM 19's in the dead of winter with snow on the ground. Sometimes, I literally had to go like 10 -15 mph with my hazards on in a 45 speed zone. I probably got stuck in my driveway about half a dozen times. Never again. From what I'm hearing, by downsizing my wheel (from 18" to 17") and putting on Blizzak's, I should be able to drive with a bit more assurance this winter. With my luck, we'll get zero snow this year!!!

On a side note, I was able to get my homelink working...I feel like a dumba$$ for not getting it right the first time.

 

What was the reason the homelink wasn't working? There might be someone else with the same problem at some point.

 

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Sorry! DUH! My "go to first new post" thing missed that one and the 2 after it.