Waited over 15 years for this moment
08-29-2020, 07:11 PM
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OP hasn't been on the forum since he make this intro.Shame, too, because it was a good story.
Oh well. Best intentions, I'm sure. Life happens.
Oh well. Best intentions, I'm sure. Life happens.
01-17-2021, 10:38 PM
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I remember test driving a 2002 or so Maxima. It had the 3.5 with a six-speed manual. Damn it handled so well. I drove it close to the level of stealing it. I'm surprised that the salesman didn't complain. I remember saying something negative to him and he goes to me says well you did take that turn it over 40. It was a turn that you should be taking about 15.
01-18-2021, 06:48 PM
#20
I remember test driving a 2002 or so Maxima. It had the 3.5 with a six-speed manual. Damn it handled so well. I drove it close to the level of stealing it. I'm surprised that the salesman didn't complain. I remember saying something negative to him and he goes to me says well you did take that turn it over 40. It was a turn that you should be taking about 15.
12-02-2021, 03:29 PM
#21
would have loved to keep the G37 2009, but things were starting to go wrong with it at 131k miles, expensive things and hard to replace things.
I looked at a beautiful new Q60, and drove a used one. I liked the way my G37 handled better. Long story short, I decided to get out of the luxury car market and went with a new Honda Accord EX-L. So far, I like it though it is night and day compared to the G37. The Tesla is on order
I looked at a beautiful new Q60, and drove a used one. I liked the way my G37 handled better. Long story short, I decided to get out of the luxury car market and went with a new Honda Accord EX-L. So far, I like it though it is night and day compared to the G37. The Tesla is on order
12-25-2021, 01:23 PM
#22
I understand your predicament
I have had 2 x Maxima, 2 x Altima V6 and my wife has had 2 x Infiniti, a G35 Coupe and a G37X Coupe. Lots of Nissan V6 in the paddock.
My last Altima was T-boned and totaled 3 years ago, and I was running out of time to replace it, so I got a 2012 Acura TL. I had two Acura Vigor before and they were good cars. What a mistake the TL was. Engine stutter that was never fixed, a transmission so sluggish you would be forgiven to think the shifts were sent via email. The car was fast off the line, but anytime you wanted to accelerate while the engine was < 3,000 RPM, you better not be in a hurry. You could drive in Sports mode, but the Infiniti is still more responsive without the annoyance of an engine that never drops below 3,000 RPM.
Anyhow, the Acura was traded for a new car for my wife and I am a happy camper driving the G37X Coupe every day.
What a fun and underrated the G37X Coupe is. I had driven it quite a bit in the 6 years we have had it, but this being at the time my wife's car, I never even tried to have fun with it, at least not when she was in it....
In my opinion, the Nissan V6 in all its incarnations is not only a good sounding engine, but it is the best engine for throttle response, and the conventional auto transmission is quite fast. Very quick and linear. Simply nothing in that category comes even close. When replacing the last Altima, I drove a bunch of BMWs with anything with Turbo and no Turbo and none had the pedal feel of the Nissan V6. Some were more powerful, but who cares about lots of power that comes 2-3 seconds after you need it?
I have had 2 x Maxima, 2 x Altima V6 and my wife has had 2 x Infiniti, a G35 Coupe and a G37X Coupe. Lots of Nissan V6 in the paddock.
My last Altima was T-boned and totaled 3 years ago, and I was running out of time to replace it, so I got a 2012 Acura TL. I had two Acura Vigor before and they were good cars. What a mistake the TL was. Engine stutter that was never fixed, a transmission so sluggish you would be forgiven to think the shifts were sent via email. The car was fast off the line, but anytime you wanted to accelerate while the engine was < 3,000 RPM, you better not be in a hurry. You could drive in Sports mode, but the Infiniti is still more responsive without the annoyance of an engine that never drops below 3,000 RPM.
Anyhow, the Acura was traded for a new car for my wife and I am a happy camper driving the G37X Coupe every day.
What a fun and underrated the G37X Coupe is. I had driven it quite a bit in the 6 years we have had it, but this being at the time my wife's car, I never even tried to have fun with it, at least not when she was in it....
In my opinion, the Nissan V6 in all its incarnations is not only a good sounding engine, but it is the best engine for throttle response, and the conventional auto transmission is quite fast. Very quick and linear. Simply nothing in that category comes even close. When replacing the last Altima, I drove a bunch of BMWs with anything with Turbo and no Turbo and none had the pedal feel of the Nissan V6. Some were more powerful, but who cares about lots of power that comes 2-3 seconds after you need it?
01-12-2024, 05:58 AM
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