Who owned a Twilight Blue '05 6MT sedan in Santa Monica?
#1
06-03-2017, 02:40 PM
Who owned a Twilight Blue '05 6MT sedan in Santa Monica?
I bought a ludicrously clean, one-owner 6MT with 57,500 miles in Santa Monica last weekend. Previous owner bought it new in May of '05 and traded it in for a new GS in May of 2017, missing his or her 12th anniversary by just a few days! The car's never left the Santa Monica area--until I drove it down to San Diego, that is.
Besides swapping out the satellite radio for aux-in inputs in the cupholder, the only other modification I can find is the JDM Skyline GT350 badging on the back. (But with the Infinti logos, c'mon!)
Was the previous owner active on here? I'd like to give them a hearty thanks for being such a fastidious owner and taking such great care of their car.
I've been driving FWD 6MT VQ35s since early 2010--an '02 Maxima and a fully-loaded, 4-seater '05 Maxima. The '05 was a fun car, but I'm retiring it after 6 years and $10K+ of repairs and maintenance. The G feels slower than the '05 because I haven't figured out how to quickly do the 1-2 upshift with its tall gearing (6th gen Maximas are geared really short), but it's turning is sublime.
I test drove an overpriced '09 G37 6MT sedan and love the fun-factor of the '05. The '09 was, hands down, an insanely fast vehicle, but it felt... Kind of sterile. The Maxima has more dramatic, if slow, acceleration, you know? The '09 was simply too capable for my limited driving skills. The '05 G35 is slow, but it's much more fun. Though I spent 2.5 months looking for a G37, I don't regret jumping on this '05 at all.
And,
, so:
Besides swapping out the satellite radio for aux-in inputs in the cupholder, the only other modification I can find is the JDM Skyline GT350 badging on the back. (But with the Infinti logos, c'mon!)
Was the previous owner active on here? I'd like to give them a hearty thanks for being such a fastidious owner and taking such great care of their car.
I've been driving FWD 6MT VQ35s since early 2010--an '02 Maxima and a fully-loaded, 4-seater '05 Maxima. The '05 was a fun car, but I'm retiring it after 6 years and $10K+ of repairs and maintenance. The G feels slower than the '05 because I haven't figured out how to quickly do the 1-2 upshift with its tall gearing (6th gen Maximas are geared really short), but it's turning is sublime.
I test drove an overpriced '09 G37 6MT sedan and love the fun-factor of the '05. The '09 was, hands down, an insanely fast vehicle, but it felt... Kind of sterile. The Maxima has more dramatic, if slow, acceleration, you know? The '09 was simply too capable for my limited driving skills. The '05 G35 is slow, but it's much more fun. Though I spent 2.5 months looking for a G37, I don't regret jumping on this '05 at all.
And,
, so:
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03-25-2020, 01:51 AM
Very well! I still occasionally think about the 6MT G37 I drove and am confident the rev-up G35 is more fun. The Hoonigan bros have a long video series from last summer about slowly destroying an 03-04 G35 and none of them could find any faults with it. The car's legitimately too much fun.
Other than a sticking front brake caliper, not a thing has gone wrong on the Skyline though, I, ahem, regularly exercise it. Daily. As in, averaging 13.3 MPG constantly shifting at 7K RPM.
Replacing all the diff bushings with Whiteline parts helped with the 1-2 shift.
I've put 14K miles on it and am seriously considering getting the CARB-legal Vortech supercharger to give it some more pep. I put on a single-mass, lightish Exedy flywheel and beefier clutch (and obligatory adjustable clutch pedal) in the summer of 2018. Even with that reduction in rotational mass, it still doesn't rev as freely as my 6MT VQ35 Maximas. This summer, once the virus pandemic subsides, will be a suspension overhaul. Other than clunking front sway bar end links, it still handles like a dream.
While it would be nice to have GT-R esque round tail lights, I still have no complaints with these cars' appearances. From a power-to-weight and handling perspective, there's still not much else like 'em. I legitimately don't know what stick-shift sports sedan you could replace it with. A tuned BMW F30? An M3? A 7MT 911?
Other than a sticking front brake caliper, not a thing has gone wrong on the Skyline though, I, ahem, regularly exercise it. Daily. As in, averaging 13.3 MPG constantly shifting at 7K RPM.
Replacing all the diff bushings with Whiteline parts helped with the 1-2 shift.I've put 14K miles on it and am seriously considering getting the CARB-legal Vortech supercharger to give it some more pep. I put on a single-mass, lightish Exedy flywheel and beefier clutch (and obligatory adjustable clutch pedal) in the summer of 2018. Even with that reduction in rotational mass, it still doesn't rev as freely as my 6MT VQ35 Maximas. This summer, once the virus pandemic subsides, will be a suspension overhaul. Other than clunking front sway bar end links, it still handles like a dream.
While it would be nice to have GT-R esque round tail lights, I still have no complaints with these cars' appearances. From a power-to-weight and handling perspective, there's still not much else like 'em. I legitimately don't know what stick-shift sports sedan you could replace it with. A tuned BMW F30? An M3? A 7MT 911?
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04-17-2020, 01:00 AM
Very well! I still occasionally think about the 6MT G37 I drove and am confident the rev-up G35 is more fun. The Hoonigan bros have a long video series from last summer about slowly destroying an 03-04 G35 and none of them could find any faults with it. The car's legitimately too much fun.
Other than a sticking front brake caliper, not a thing has gone wrong on the Skyline though, I, ahem, regularly exercise it. Daily. As in, averaging 13.3 MPG constantly shifting at 7K RPM.Replacing all the diff bushings with Whiteline parts helped with the 1-2 shift.
I've put 14K miles on it and am seriously considering getting the CARB-legal Vortech supercharger to give it some more pep. I put on a single-mass, lightish Exedy flywheel and beefier clutch (and obligatory adjustable clutch pedal) in the summer of 2018. Even with that reduction in rotational mass, it still doesn't rev as freely as my 6MT VQ35 Maximas. This summer, once the virus pandemic subsides, will be a suspension overhaul. Other than clunking front sway bar end links, it still handles like a dream.
While it would be nice to have GT-R esque round tail lights, I still have no complaints with these cars' appearances. From a power-to-weight and handling perspective, there's still not much else like 'em. I legitimately don't know what stick-shift sports sedan you could replace it with. A tuned BMW F30? An M3? A 7MT 911?
Other than a sticking front brake caliper, not a thing has gone wrong on the Skyline though, I, ahem, regularly exercise it. Daily. As in, averaging 13.3 MPG constantly shifting at 7K RPM.
Replacing all the diff bushings with Whiteline parts helped with the 1-2 shift.I've put 14K miles on it and am seriously considering getting the CARB-legal Vortech supercharger to give it some more pep. I put on a single-mass, lightish Exedy flywheel and beefier clutch (and obligatory adjustable clutch pedal) in the summer of 2018. Even with that reduction in rotational mass, it still doesn't rev as freely as my 6MT VQ35 Maximas. This summer, once the virus pandemic subsides, will be a suspension overhaul. Other than clunking front sway bar end links, it still handles like a dream.
While it would be nice to have GT-R esque round tail lights, I still have no complaints with these cars' appearances. From a power-to-weight and handling perspective, there's still not much else like 'em. I legitimately don't know what stick-shift sports sedan you could replace it with. A tuned BMW F30? An M3? A 7MT 911?
Honest I, I'll take any of those cars on the list as an honest replacement lol
Looking forward to seeing what all you end up doing with the car
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