Always been a fan of the G35/37 Coupes and the V36 G Sedan. Back in 08 I looked into purchasing a used G35 Coupe but it didn't end up happening. I ended up purchasing a new Mazdaspeed3 that I drove for nearly 130k. It ended up working out for me, as we had twins back in 2010, so if I had gotten a Couple it would have been sold before the twins came.

I recently came across this G35xS sedan at a local dealership for a steal, so I decided to upgrade.

08 G35xS, fully loaded,traded in my Mazdaspeed3 for it.

83k on it and I purchased a bumper to bumper warranty for 48 months/50k miles.









Yeah, it's an auto, the manual G's are RWD only and I'd prefer AWD since we get plenty of snow. And 90% of the manual G's I've found are black only, and as a former detailer, I refuse to drive a black vehicle.

At least I can pretend to shift, sort of.



Looking forward to searching and customizing the G to suit my exact tastes/style.

I've been on forums for 10+ years, including NASIOC, JDMChicago, MR2OC.com and a few Mazda forums. I've owned WRX, MR2s, Integras, the MS3 and a 2001 Mazda Protege MP3 (think 1st gen Mazdaspeed Protege without the turbo)

Too bad someone sprayed wheel cleaner on them when they were freshly driven aka hot as heck and ruined the finish on all 4 wheels.

I did a quick wash and spot buff of a few areas tonight, found 4 dents on it that the PDR guy forgot about or didn't see on Friday, it was raining afterall and hard to see them in the overcast conditions. I go back Friday to have them pop the dents out and let me know if they can do anything about the wheels (I've already been in contact with the salesguy about it.)

Windows are getting tinted in 2 weeks and the chrome window trim will be covered with black vinyl, possibly the rear spoiler chrome as well.

Proper pics with a proper camera after the wash/spot buff:

 

Clean car. I wish I could have found a xs so I could have the paddles.

 

I have the same exact car +/- 4k miles you'll see it momentarily. Congrats to us on our great taste