Blasphemy and G35 ponderings

I had a G35 6MT. LOVED it. Great cruiser, but not a lightweight toy like the Miata. Great DD though. The autos aren't as bad as some, but would really kill the character of the car IMO.

In reply to doc_speeder:

I had an auto coupe - it was a great long distance commuter and more than held it's own on the track. Anyone that says an old Miata is a better daily driver than a G35 lives in a warm climate and has a 10 mile back road commute. Or has just led a very sheltered life.

Honestly the last decent car to come from Infiniti from a sports perspective was a P10. Toss in a healthy dose of slushbox and its a deal killer. Im with the others, buy the G and flip it.

LordTurbonia wrote: 1) I think the "hairdresser" aspect of the Miata is completely nullified by the hardtop and roll bar. (I have yet to meet a gay man who drives a Miata, and I run into a good cross-section of both gay man and Miata drivers. Where did that trope come from?)

I blame Corky. (Romano, not Bell.)

Stay away from Lever A, go ahead and Lever-B.

I don't see any of this being worth the hassle. Keep your Miata, keep your truck, enjoy the sporting life.

I can't imagine every looking back at this situation and going "Damn, I really wish I had sold my Miata and flipped that automatic G-coupe!", but I certainly CAN imagine looking back and saying "Why oh why did I hawk my Miata?!?".

Datsun1500:

Damn. Depreciation on those is astonishing! I went with the KBB "suggestion" for a car in poor condition, figuring the miles made it damaged goods.

I also had a gut reaction of "unpossible!" at 5K being fair value for a modern Infiniti sport coupe, given that KBB private party on the brave little toaster (my "give it gas and oil changes" 2003 Corolla) is around $5.5K. So, you can imagine my surprise at a G35 of the same vintage going for the same money . . .

Maybe she should figure out why weirdos keep looking at her. If this isn't the first time she's selling a car because of it, maybe its not the car. Maybe it's because she looks like a model from a 70's car ad.

ReverendDexter wrote: Stay away from Lever A, go ahead and Lever-B. I don't see any of this being worth the hassle. Keep your Miata, keep your truck, enjoy the sporting life. I can't imagine every looking back at this situation and going "Damn, I really wish I had sold my Miata and flipped that automatic G-coupe!", but I certainly CAN imagine looking back and saying "Why oh why did I hawk my Miata?!?".

I would agree that it would seem more of a hassel selling both your vehicles to get the G. I love them as well, but the auto would be my biggest turn off. Unless it had the same trans as the GTR.

On another note, I think it wouldn't have the same impact singing Ah-Ha's "Take On Me" at the top of your lungs in a flower shirt. With your wingman Terrier in shotgun. Just not the same in a G.

I've been offline for a few days, I'm completely re-wiring my house, but I'm too lazy to bring the router into a room that still has power. I have decided to flip the car when the time comes and keep the Miata. I got to spend some time in the G35 the other day and while I like the car It just doesn't fit my needs. If I want a 4 passenger GT car I will drive my 78 Celica....too bad it isn't packing 290 hp though.
The Comanche is still for sale though. I have too many cars hanging out at my house currently. If anyone is interested, contact me offline, it is over the $2010 limit but only by $190. Thanks for the input!

bluej wrote: 1- get a loan 2- buy g35 from ex for 6k 3- drive it for a month and declare you can't deal with the auto 4- sell for 9-10k at tax refund time 5- turbo/v8 miata!

This.

I'll take the G35. I mean literally. I'll buy it.

I have a G35 Sedan and it replaced a '99 Miata as a daily driver. There is absolutely no comparison here, the Infiniti is far better as a daily. It's no track day-autocrosser, but it's not meant to be. I have another car to fill that role.

Taken for what it is, it is a very nice car. And it will get wheel spin at 60 in the rain! Not that I would do that of course. When I bought it about 6 months ago, I was really looking for a 330Ci or M3. After driving several, and then the G, it was a pretty easy choice. Most of those in my price range ($10 to $20k) had a lot of small issues where the G had none. And it was faster than the non M's for substantially less money.

I do miss driving the Miata sometimes, but not enough to reverse my decision. It's nice having it there when I need it though!

It looks like in the last week, there have been several G35 coupes sell on Ebay for $12-19K. Very clean, low mileage examples though.