Very new owner of a very old G35
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06-18-2014 | 12:32 AM
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Very new owner of a very old G35
Hi, all.
Just bought myself an '03 G35 sedan. One previous owner who obviously cared for it very well, Carfax shows shipped to original dealer 4/2/02, and it has what I've come to find is called the "doggie door." The basest of base models: pretty much anything in the owners manual noted "If Included," is not (doesn't even have the steering wheel radio controls); my '98 Olds Intrigue had more amenities. But it's in fantastic shape, and drives like it's brand new.
When I was test-driving, I spent a bit of time on the freeway, but a lot more driving in stop-and-go traffic, since that's my daily commute. And while the mileage is about what you'd expect in that kind of traffic (around 17-18), no other car I test drove gave me the smoothness of acceleration, shifting, and braking, even in heavy traffic, that I get in the G35; that goes a long way to making up for the mileage, since I'm less frazzled when I arrive.
The CD player's fracked (and it already had the finishing board recall back in the day), but the HVAC seems fine, and I just play my mp3 player through the tape deck anyway.
Never done any kind of car modding (the only really interesting car I ever had was the '69 Camaro my dad let me drive back when I was in high school), but who knows what might lie ahead. Whether I do or not, looking forward to following everyone else's adventures here.
Pic's not great, but if I do anything exciting, I'll be sure to take a better one.
Just bought myself an '03 G35 sedan. One previous owner who obviously cared for it very well, Carfax shows shipped to original dealer 4/2/02, and it has what I've come to find is called the "doggie door." The basest of base models: pretty much anything in the owners manual noted "If Included," is not (doesn't even have the steering wheel radio controls); my '98 Olds Intrigue had more amenities. But it's in fantastic shape, and drives like it's brand new.
When I was test-driving, I spent a bit of time on the freeway, but a lot more driving in stop-and-go traffic, since that's my daily commute. And while the mileage is about what you'd expect in that kind of traffic (around 17-18), no other car I test drove gave me the smoothness of acceleration, shifting, and braking, even in heavy traffic, that I get in the G35; that goes a long way to making up for the mileage, since I'm less frazzled when I arrive.
The CD player's fracked (and it already had the finishing board recall back in the day), but the HVAC seems fine, and I just play my mp3 player through the tape deck anyway.
Never done any kind of car modding (the only really interesting car I ever had was the '69 Camaro my dad let me drive back when I was in high school), but who knows what might lie ahead. Whether I do or not, looking forward to following everyone else's adventures here.
Pic's not great, but if I do anything exciting, I'll be sure to take a better one.
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06-19-2014 | 11:19 AM
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G35 sedan w/ too much money in mods
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06-19-2014 | 03:25 PM
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06-19-2014 | 07:31 PM
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125K when I picked it up, around 126 now.
As to the color, I have to admit I'd never seen another one before, and on my daily commute (into Palo Alto, California), I see a LOT of G35's (and Teslas FWIW), so it's kind of nice to stand out a bit from the rest (still never seen another EM on the road).
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