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G37 related.....when I sold my G I got a CarFax. Over the years I've gotten a handful of notifications for the VIN. Most recent was an oil change, in Minnesota, with 163K. Hindsight is always 20/20, but I've always in some ways regretting getting rid of the G. R is a fantastic car, faster, undoubtably more tech, but the G was so much more special. Too bad I didn't know the world would shut down and I'd be working from home, I'd have had about 85K on the ca now, and have saved some $$$$
When I bought my G, I hadn’t expected to pretty immediately get transferred to an urban area where I didn’t need a car (having one is actually a PIA). Then the pandemic hit, and I’ve worked from home ever since.
All to say, at this point, how I value my G sedan >>>>> the market value. Maybe I’ll get rid of it at some point, but tough to imagine the scenario. The car’s still a blast, maybe attributable to relatively low seat time (50k miles in 11 years). And I’ve modded it at a glacial pace, so still lots of latent potential too. Increasingly likely that I’ll have the G for the long haul, maybe until it becomes a burden to keep an ICE vehicle running (not expecting in my lifetime, but a possibility).
And it’s been nice to not have a car payment since 2016. That has been easy to get used to
This wasn't necessarily planned as my replacement, but I'm not one to pass up a good deal. 90 Miata for $1000 from a co-worker. This will be the first car I go OEM Plus on. The wheel on the ground in the picture is the OEM Daisy wheel reimaged. Instead of 14x5.5, it's 15x8.
When I bought my G, I hadn’t expected to pretty immediately get transferred to an urban area where I didn’t need a car (having one is actually a PIA). Then the pandemic hit, and I’ve worked from home ever since.
All to say, at this point, how I value my G sedan >>>>> the market value. Maybe I’ll get rid of it at some point, but tough to imagine the scenario. The car’s still a blast, maybe attributable to relatively low seat time (50k miles in 11 years). And I’ve modded it at a glacial pace, so still lots of latent potential too. Increasingly likely that I’ll have the G for the long haul, maybe until it becomes a burden to keep an ICE vehicle running (not expecting in my lifetime, but a possibility).
And it’s been nice to not have a car payment since 2016. That has been easy to get used to
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Pretty sure this is my favorite un-lowered G37 Sedan. OEM+ to perfection.
Some quick google... if that hard top is in good shape, it could be worth between $2000 and $3000 dollars.
Supra, you fell into a heck of a find. The car looks in good shape, it runs, and has a sought after accessory worth more than you paid for the entire transaction. Amazing.
Some quick google... if that hard top is in good shape, it could be worth between $2000 and $3000 dollars.
Supra, you fell into a heck of a find. The car looks in good shape, it runs, and has a sought after accessory worth more than you paid for the entire transaction. Amazing.
Before I decided to stay OEM Plus, I had listed the top for sale to help fund the maintenance the car requires. It has 171K on it so it needs your basic stuff like wheel bearings, brakes, and even a clutch. I decided to go the OEM plus route instead (and keep the hardtop) because I already have the RX7 for my go fast highly modified car, and honestly the condition of this car makes me want to keep it closer to stock.
My plans for the car are actually pretty simple. This is excluding the most important maintenance items I plan on doing first.
RML Daisy's as described in my previous post. Just the OEM wheel but larger to support todays more common tire/brake sizes. Nice semi-sticky tires.
Tecna Street Coilovers. Just the best street coilover they make for these cars, nothing race oriented at all.
Brakes with slightly more aggressive pads, but again still very much just a street pad and rotor.
Tasteful OEM+ Style catback exhaust.
Full LED conversion, interior and exterior. I'm not talking about replacing any lights with an aftermarket flashy set, but just installing LED bulbs into the original housings. Even the pop ups you can get OEM looking housings that are LED's.
And that's really it! I think with all that it's just going to be an amazing street car and a great time. I can also possibly give this to my daughter when she is older. I am *extremely* excited about it!
I love those Daisy Wheel "reimagined" aftermarket wheels that emulate the stock wheels, yet look more modern.
An aftermarket company needs to do that with the G35 Sport Forged Rays as those would look insane in gunmetal with a polished aluminum lip that is ~1" deeper than stock.
I need to find me a "friends and family" deal like that Miata.
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He got it for $10,400. Currently in the process of replacing all fluids and new Michelins are on order because it was sitting on factory tires. I've been doing my part by trying to find rare discontinued parts to keep the car as OEM+ as possible.
He got it for $10,400. Currently in the process of replacing all fluids and new Michelins are on order because it was sitting on factory tires. I've been doing my part by trying to find rare discontinued parts to keep the car as OEM+ as possible.
Recall that alot of the parts on the 350Z were interchangeable with G35s.
Z1 claims 11whp and 13wtq. And the engine bay still looks OEM+.
I always thought the 5AT in those cars (his is a 6MT) was more responsive than our 7AT as well. It's a light car, so the powerband of the VQ35 and chassis seem to respond well together. Our G37s are faster, but the 350s/G35s felt quick.
I saw others that require you remove the OBD port then plug an intermediary mount in that screws into the existing mounting holes, but those are only for certain cars and ours is not listed.
Seems like a nice secondary security device, but I don't understand how it actually locks onto the port.
This weekend, in the span of minutes from one another, I spied an orange 1976 Firebird Formula in the Lowes parking lot. It looked better from a distance, but it was clearly road worthy. And then a few minutes later I saw a perfectly pristine white 1987 (or 88) Fiero Formula. And it's not like these are cars you see every day anymore. What a weird coincidence, two cars Pontiac gave the Formula trim to. Both equally awesome and horrible at the same time.
Not saying going back 40 to 50 years is a next car goal, but it certainly creates an itch that wants to be scratched.
