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Thursday, November 11, 2004 7:14:00 AM
I went to test drive the Infiniti G35 yesterday and wound up driving home in the showroom floor model!

Loaded to the gills with the premium AND sports packages. 200 watt Bose stereo system and more gizmos and gadgets than i'll probably ever figure out how to use...

260 hp and 260 lb ft of torque. Get in, sit down, shut up and HOLD ON! 🙂

Yeaup... Shawn's like a little kid with a new toy.

cexshun
Thursday, November 11, 2004 7:23:00 AM
Quite a nice car. Very popular in the drift circuit! From the power numbers, looks like you got the automatic model. Man, I'd love to get behind the wheel of the G35 6 speed manual! Or even better, the GS35 X all wheel drive model... drewl...

Motor Trend ran the manual at a 14.68 in the 1/4 mile. Calculating in the power loss from the auto tranny, probably runs low 15s stock. Pretty nice! Have fun and congrats!

Wear your seatbelt.

sketcha
Thursday, November 11, 2004 7:50:00 AM
Nice numbers. My old Avalon states 200/210 and it's pretty quick itself. That thing must be fun as hell.

Enjoy, MACS.

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Thursday, November 11, 2004 10:50:00 AM
Great cars. Lots o' fun. Need radar detector.
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Thursday, November 11, 2004 12:23:00 PM
Kewl

Almost as much power as my F250 w/ power stroke diesel 325 hp and 560 lbs torque

How much will it tow?

Just kidding

Gene363
Thursday, November 11, 2004 12:44:00 PM
Save up a little more and buy a Corvette.
jackconrad
Thursday, November 11, 2004 5:45:00 PM
Awesome, I had 2 Maxima's and waitin for a deal. We just got our first Iinfinity dealer last year,Bobby Rahal, and my son -inlaw just happens to work there as a mechanic,Hmmmm.
donutboy2000
Thursday, November 11, 2004 6:43:00 PM
Gene,

MACS just got a great new car. Why are you putting it down? The Corvette is a completely different vehicle and about $15 - $20K more. Be happy for the guy.

Gene363
Thursday, November 11, 2004 11:43:00 PM
donutboy2000

I am not putting his car down at all. If you really like,

“Get in, sit down, shut up and HOLD ON! :-)”

a Corvette is all about that, and it is made in the USA.

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Friday, November 12, 2004 2:44:00 PM
Not to worry donutboy, or Gene... I ain't takin' it personal or anything. 🙂

To each their own, I happen to like this particular car. If i'd wanted a Corvette, I would have bought one.

Gene363
Friday, November 12, 2004 2:59:00 PM
MACS,

Thanks.

Now will you smoke cigars in that new ride?

;-)

MACS
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Friday, November 12, 2004 3:09:00 PM
Hellz NO!
cexshun
Friday, November 12, 2004 3:34:00 PM
Yeah, what gene said. I hear the **** removal tool that is necessary before the purchase of a corvette is quite painless.
KNOF
Friday, November 12, 2004 4:32:00 PM
Congrats MACS(SW)!!!

Nice! Do we get to see the car in any pictures soon, or dowe have to hunt for it in all the existing pics?

Burky4467
Saturday, November 13, 2004 5:25:00 AM
MACS-

I have the G35 Sedan and I love it. Speed, quickness and very sharp looking. I wanted the coupe but with a three year old it was not practical. Beleive me, the next one is a coupe. Wish the interior was a little nicer but thats where I think they cut corners to get that car at $30,000 to $34,000 depending on the x-tras. Enjoy it, it is an awesome ride. I love mine!

Burky

dapperdan
Saturday, November 13, 2004 5:58:00 AM
Nice, Road & Track last year rated the sedan #1 in its class. Those Japs build some nice cars, after what the Germans did I would buy Jap made over German made any day.

I was heading to work the other day I drive the palms to pines Hwy to Palm Desert from San Diego in a blown mustang about 400 HP. This kid pulled in behind me in a Mitsubishi lancer, I passed a truck he followed suit and I expected to leave him in the dust I could not pull away from him.I wanted to stop and ask what mods he had done but when we got down to the desert all lights were green and we both went on our way giving each other thumbs up. I will have respect for those Jap imports from now on.

MACS
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Saturday, November 13, 2004 9:01:00 AM
Burky.. my interior is quite nice. I got the perforated leather seats and all the stuff that comes with the premium package, plus the sports package which includes better rims and tires and a beefed up suspension. Its got power/electric everything, the sun/moon roof... the only thing I did not get was the Navigation system, but I didn't want it. I DID want the full size spare, but this particular model with both packages I wanted didn't have the full size spare... I asked him to take one out of another car that did, but the trunk configuration is a little different, so I got a rather large donut instead. No big deal though. I am very pleased with the car.
bloody spaniard
Saturday, November 13, 2004 10:47:00 AM
WTG, Shawn! You deserve it buddy!

Got a BOSE system, eh? Will it play my 8-tracks? LOL

Ya got me thinking...Now, if you can just convince my wife that it would make a perfect third car for us...

Burky4467
Saturday, November 13, 2004 10:53:00 AM
MACS,

I'm smoking gars in mine now!!! I love it and the new car smell still drowns out the cigars, for now!

Burky

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Saturday, November 13, 2004 12:29:00 PM
Bloody... this one IS my third. The wife has a 2002 Civic EX and the son is inheriting my 95 Nissan pickup.

Pretty big step up from a little bitty pickup to a G35... 🙂