IS 350 vs G35 Coupe
#62
great posts guys
i came from a nissan (njot infiniti) as well as VW. most likely wont' buy either of them again (both cars were made in mexico) this is when i decided i would buy only cars that were made in japan. had an acura tsx and was happy with it. briefly considered the G35 (is it still made in japan?), but i think Lexus is a notch up on infiniti. only had my car for a few weeks so i can't yet comment on it.
i came from a nissan (njot infiniti) as well as VW. most likely wont' buy either of them again (both cars were made in mexico) this is when i decided i would buy only cars that were made in japan. had an acura tsx and was happy with it. briefly considered the G35 (is it still made in japan?), but i think Lexus is a notch up on infiniti. only had my car for a few weeks so i can't yet comment on it.
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It's all good...
Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
And again blue_rx330, your post is greatly appreciated. its rare people post some FACT and LINKS to support their data.
Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
1. Infinti having finally two cars with decent resale value, doesn't>Lexus which has done it for 16 years now. Most Infiniti's are discontinued, even the name sharing G20. The coupe has great resale, the Sedan's is average.
Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
3. Your personal experience doesn't mean a brands. Lexus is world reknown for quality and reliability. Infiniti is not, even though its good.
But nobody can doubt that Nissan/Infiniti has had an amazing turn-around...350z, Altima, Maxima, Infiniti G35, M, FX, ...
It was Toyota that was leaving their product-line to rot...They killed the Celica and Supra brands, and left us with the Scion tC. And Toyota/Lexus does not offer any 2-door in the under $50K price-range that compares to a G35 coupe.
Which is why I picked the G35 coupe when I was shopping for my last car.
Next Year Nissan/Infiniti returns with a double-punch:
-- the 450hp Turbo AWD GT-R,
-- and re-designed G35
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Originally Posted by blue_rx330
And your links/graphs are equally enjoyable...
By the G20 being discontinued -- is that any different than the "discontinued" IS300? (BTW - I hated the G20!)
Realiblity is why I've bought Toyotas (5 of them!) and Lexus in the past. My links also showed that Lexus is the #1 champ...never questioned that fact. Heck - I'll even mention that Infiniti has been playing second fiddle to Lexus from the beginning. Add the fact that Nissan was almost bankrupt about 6 years ago.
But nobody can doubt that Nissan/Infiniti has had an amazing turn-around...350z, Altima, Maxima, Infiniti G35, M, FX, ...
It was Toyota that was leaving their product-line to rot...They killed the Celica and Supra brands, and left us with the Scion tC. And Toyota/Lexus does not offer any 2-door in the under $50K price-range that compares to a G35 coupe.
Which is why I picked the G35 coupe when I was shopping for my last car.
Next Year Nissan/Infiniti returns with a double-punch:
-- the 450hp Turbo AWD GT-R,
-- and re-designed G35
By the G20 being discontinued -- is that any different than the "discontinued" IS300? (BTW - I hated the G20!)
Realiblity is why I've bought Toyotas (5 of them!) and Lexus in the past. My links also showed that Lexus is the #1 champ...never questioned that fact. Heck - I'll even mention that Infiniti has been playing second fiddle to Lexus from the beginning. Add the fact that Nissan was almost bankrupt about 6 years ago.
But nobody can doubt that Nissan/Infiniti has had an amazing turn-around...350z, Altima, Maxima, Infiniti G35, M, FX, ...
It was Toyota that was leaving their product-line to rot...They killed the Celica and Supra brands, and left us with the Scion tC. And Toyota/Lexus does not offer any 2-door in the under $50K price-range that compares to a G35 coupe.
Which is why I picked the G35 coupe when I was shopping for my last car.
Next Year Nissan/Infiniti returns with a double-punch:
-- the 450hp Turbo AWD GT-R,
-- and re-designed G35
The G35 shares NOTHING with the G20, its a totally different car but it uses the G name.
The IS 300 was not discontinued, the name and car still carries on, its just been redesigned. We just saw the G35 sedan redesign, it wasn't discontinued this time, they did a redesign.
Nissans turnaround is plain out AMAZING, especially when you see the American companies struggling at it.
Inifniti needs new product, dealers are complaining left and right. Lexus product onslaught continues
-ES 350 just debuted
-RX 350 just debuted
-GS 450h just debuted
-GS 350 comes in fall
-LS 460 comes in fall
-LS 600h comes next spring
-GS 460 comes in spring
Lexus sold 9,300 ES 350s last month. Infintii's entire lineup sold 9,500 cars
They are turning it around slowly and have a ways to go.
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Originally Posted by blue_rx330
By the G20 being discontinued -- is that any different than the "discontinued" IS300? (BTW - I hated the G20!)
#66
2 liter? 1.8 liter?
Originally Posted by reggiek
What did you hate about the G20? I had a 1996 my wife drove for 3 years. It was reliable as heck. Interior was very nice and so was the stereo. Only complaint was the power...or lack of it. There were slower cars though. With the nice wheels I out on...it was quite a looker. Went in the shop once in 3 years. The 2nd gen looked too corolla-ish but I liked the one we had.
#68
IMHO, thank Nissan for bringing 250hp+ cars to all
Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
Inifniti needs new product, dealers are complaining left and right. Lexus product onslaught continues
-ES 350 just debuted
-RX 350 just debuted
-GS 450h just debuted
-GS 350 comes in fall
-LS 460 comes in fall
-LS 600h comes next spring
-GS 460 comes in spring
Lexus sold 9,300 ES 350s last month. Infintii's entire lineup sold 9,500 cars
-ES 350 just debuted
-RX 350 just debuted
-GS 450h just debuted
-GS 350 comes in fall
-LS 460 comes in fall
-LS 600h comes next spring
-GS 460 comes in spring
Lexus sold 9,300 ES 350s last month. Infintii's entire lineup sold 9,500 cars
However with all the manufacturing power -- look at that entire list -- no good sports coupe. The Celica? dead, The supra? gone The MR-S? dying. Until the proposed IS350 coupe arrives - Lexus/Toyota has a gaping hole in the $20-$50K lineup. They have the SUV bases covered, and sedans covered, and entry-level covered. But they still left a hole in their mid-section that Nissan/Inifiniti filled up nicely for me (with the 350z and G35). At the recent Toyota celebrity charity race -- what did toyota use? The Scion tC's heavily modified. They didn't have anything else in the garage to offer -- no Celica, no Supra, no competitive MR2.
I love what Lotus did with the Toyota drivetrain -- look at the Lotus Elise and Exige. I'd buy one in a heartbeat if the next-gen MR2 gave those kinds of performance numbers (is there is a next-gen MR2). And if Toyota built-one, it would probably cost around mid-30s.
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Originally Posted by boostedg35
but that new coupe is gonna shut it down!
#70
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Originally Posted by blue_rx330
However with all the manufacturing power -- look at that entire list -- no good sports coupe. The Celica? dead, The supra? gone The MR-S? dying.
Until the proposed IS350 coupe arrives - Lexus/Toyota has a gaping hole in the $20-$50K lineup. They have the SUV bases covered, and sedans covered, and entry-level covered. But they still left a hole in their mid-section that Nissan/Inifiniti filled up nicely for me (with the 350z and G35). At the recent Toyota celebrity charity race -- what did toyota use? The Scion tC's heavily modified. They didn't have anything else in the garage to offer -- no Celica, no Supra, no competitive MR2.
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Originally Posted by tjp
I test drove G35C before I bought the IS350. I also did a lot of monitoring of some of the Infiniti forums. There were 2 things that I found unacceptable concerning the G35.
1. It seems that many G35's inheritted the tire feathering problem that the 350Z has.
2. Poor gas milage. Many were only getting milage in the mid to upper teens.
But the G35 manual is very fun to drive. The exhaust note is sweeeet.
1. It seems that many G35's inheritted the tire feathering problem that the 350Z has.
2. Poor gas milage. Many were only getting milage in the mid to upper teens.
But the G35 manual is very fun to drive. The exhaust note is sweeeet.
2) I get 21 mpg city. I get 26 highway. (thats with a trip I did to Dallas just this past week).
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Actually I30/I35, Q45. QX4.
Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
G20 was actually discontinued, as it, Nissan dropped the lineup for 2 years the first time, brought it back, it sold poorly again, and dropped it out the lineup entirely. For a couple years, the only cars Infiniti had were the I30 and Q45
The G35 shares NOTHING with the G20, its a totally different car but it uses the G name.
The IS 300 was not discontinued, the name and car still carries on, its just been redesigned. We just saw the G35 sedan redesign, it wasn't discontinued this time, they did a redesign.
Nissans turnaround is plain out AMAZING, especially when you see the American companies struggling at it.
Inifniti needs new product, dealers are complaining left and right. Lexus product onslaught continues
-ES 350 just debuted
-RX 350 just debuted
-GS 450h just debuted
-GS 350 comes in fall
-LS 460 comes in fall
-LS 600h comes next spring
-GS 460 comes in spring
Lexus sold 9,300 ES 350s last month. Infintii's entire lineup sold 9,500 cars
They are turning it around slowly and have a ways to go.
The G35 shares NOTHING with the G20, its a totally different car but it uses the G name.
The IS 300 was not discontinued, the name and car still carries on, its just been redesigned. We just saw the G35 sedan redesign, it wasn't discontinued this time, they did a redesign.
Nissans turnaround is plain out AMAZING, especially when you see the American companies struggling at it.
Inifniti needs new product, dealers are complaining left and right. Lexus product onslaught continues
-ES 350 just debuted
-RX 350 just debuted
-GS 450h just debuted
-GS 350 comes in fall
-LS 460 comes in fall
-LS 600h comes next spring
-GS 460 comes in spring
Lexus sold 9,300 ES 350s last month. Infintii's entire lineup sold 9,500 cars
They are turning it around slowly and have a ways to go.
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Originally Posted by G35_TX
The G35 does not have a tire feathering problem like the 350z has. It never had. Wrong info.
You'll notice that the center rib stiil has the molding ridge on it when it was new. Both sides are completely done. I had them torn down and rotated from side to side to get more life out of them. This is one of the reasons I sold the coupe.
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Originally Posted by al503
Whether it's called feathering or not, my '02 sedan and my '04 coupe both had front tire wear issues.
You'll notice that the center rib stiil has the molding ridge on it when it was new. Both sides are completely done. I had them torn down and rotated from side to side to get more life out of them. This is one of the reasons I sold the coupe.
You'll notice that the center rib stiil has the molding ridge on it when it was new. Both sides are completely done. I had them torn down and rotated from side to side to get more life out of them. This is one of the reasons I sold the coupe.
I have those same tires and they wear faster on the outer parts than the inner anways. My friends Mazda 3 also looks the same. The tread on the outer parts are much less deep than the inner part. But a awesome tire. GY GSD3-F1