G35C or 325i

[MistaCoupa]

I'm thinking of buying a new car in a couple months. I love the look of the G35c, though I'm kind of frugal and don't like the idea of having to pay $$$ for premium gas all the time, though I really like this car. I'm also thinking of the BMW 325i Coupe. Any comments?

Some say the BMW has a more luxurious interior, though I don't know specificially what they're referring to.

Thanks.

[bk2kmax]

Originally posted by MistaCoupa
I'm thinking of buying a new car in a couple months. I love the look of the G35c, though I'm kind of frugal and don't like the idea of having to pay $$$ for premium gas all the time, though I really like this car. I'm also thinking of the BMW 325i Coupe. Any comments?

Some say the BMW has a more luxurious interior, though I don't know specificially what they're referring to.

Thanks.

Why would you even debate buying an older car (325) over a newer car, besides the G has more power and an Award Winning Engine (Ward's Ten Best Engine List 9 Years in a Row and counting). IMO the G is a better looking, better performing, newer, fresher design and it beats the Bimmer in every category.

If you can afford a G or a BM why would you be worried about a few dollars or at current price (nationally) 1.78 Premium Unleaded per gallon.

The G's 3.5 is a great engine and as long as you don't stay on the gas too hard all the time you should grab good mpg.
I'd personally go with the G, now as for a more fair comparo, why don't you pit the G coupe against the BMW 330i or M3.

Maybe you ought to consider the 330i, it's a great car but for the money the G35 Sedan does the same numbers performance wise as the 330 and it does it for less, plus you get a bigger car with a newer fresher design and again the big 3.5 engine.

[MistaCoupa]

Mmm, good point, the comparison does seem off. I dunno, I guess I figure that by buying the g35c I'm going to get getting into a lot of expenses to maintain the car because of it's sport nature, though this is the car I would love to buy right now.

Is it true that you need to get the oil changed at a dealer?

Thanks for your comments.

[bk2kmax]

Originally posted by MistaCoupa
Mmm, good point, the comparison does seem off. I dunno, I guess I figure that by buying the g35c I'm going to get getting into a lot of expenses to maintain the car because of it's sport nature, though this is the car I would love to buy right now.

Is it true that you need to get the oil changed at a dealer?

Thanks for your comments.

Ditto on the expenses to upkeep your car and no you don't need to take the car into the dealer to get the oil changed. However, I do recommend taking your car to the dealer for regularly scheduled services because this way if something goes wrong with your car you have proof that you took it to them and whatever they did they'd have to fix it.

On another note as far as services are concerned, just keep your records of any services/repairs that you have done to your car by anyone else besides the dealership. The reason they say get your oil changed at the dealer is because they can track your services and notify you by mail when your next service is due, also it will help them identify any shortcomings and if you decided to trade or resale the vehicle back to the dealer they could show records of the services to the next owner to help assure that they were getting a quality vehicle.
Good luck with your purchase, I wish I had your dilemma: which car to get a G or a BM.

Personally I'd go with the G coupe that is one sexy auto, just get it dipped in black or better yet get a turbocharged, convertible model (I know it doesn't exist, YET).
Peace out

[gti1689]

I would have to go with the G becasue of its sexy looks and explosive performance. Also, you don't have to buy premium becasue my dad owns a 2003 G35 sedan and in the manual it says that regular is acceptable. My dad mixes regular and premium fuels together, so the car is runnig on an estimated 91 octane. The G35 sedan has a base model that comes with 16in wheels, VERY high quality cloth (almost like suede), and the same 260hp engine. The base can be bought for only 27, 000, but with a trade-in and some convincing one can take it home for close to 25, 000 (my dad pulled off 26, 150 with a 97 honda civic trade in).

[MistaCoupa]

Well, the premium gas I was talking about is for the G35 Coupe, which is much different from the G35 Sedan, isn't it?

Well, truthfully I can't afford a new car , but I really love the look of the G35C, and I would love that extra power. I just have to decide whether the car is worth putting myself into heavy debt. I bought a brand new grand prix 2 years ago, so if I bought a new car I'd take a huge loss. My problem was that at the time all I wanted was a new car that was fairly reliable, but after driving the GP for 2 years I wish I just spent the extra dollars for something I would enjoy keeping for a long time. Actually, there really is no other car out there in the reasonable price range that really catches my eye. I'm actually a bit tired of the Bimmer since they're everywhere on the road.

[Matattack89]

Hey buddie i was looking over ur convo with gti1689 and i can totally see the confusion but let me tell u something my family has bought nissans and infinitis for at the least 45 years and not once have weve had to get a new car because of problems it was either we wanted a diffent model or year but always from nissan not to brag but i think nissan and infiniti beat out any other car maker in reliabiliti and price u just cant beat them if it was me i would pick the g35 over the beamer anyday but thats me but ur worries shouldnt be about spending more money for maintnese that only thing i could see u paying for is either tickets oil gas and of course wshing ur car and i know for a fact that the car/engine will last for at least 140.000 miles so the choice is urs but if u realli want my opinion i think most of the reason beamers are so much is because ur buying the name same with porche land rover audi mercedeec benz and all ur other fansy smansy car companies but once again thats my opinion well good luck buddie may the g35 be with u lol jp bye

[VR6punk]

45 years?? you serious?

[bk2kmax]

Originally posted by Matattack89
Hey buddie i was looking over ur convo with gti1689 and i can totally see the confusion but let me tell u something my family has bought nissans and infinitis for at the least 45 years and not once have weve had to get a new car because of problems it was either we wanted a diffent model or year but always from nissan not to brag but i think nissan and infiniti beat out any other car maker in reliabiliti and price u just cant beat them if it was me i would pick the g35 over the beamer anyday but thats me but ur worries shouldnt be about spending more money for maintnese that only thing i could see u paying for is either tickets oil gas and of course wshing ur car and i know for a fact that the car/engine will last for at least 140.000 miles so the choice is urs but if u realli want my opinion i think most of the reason beamers are so much is because ur buying the name same with porche land rover audi mercedeec benz and all ur other fansy smansy car companies but once again thats my opinion well good luck buddie may the g35 be with u lol jp bye

Maybe you mean Datsun, cause this is who Nissan used to be before they changed to Nissan. At any rate your quote of 140,000 isn't nearly enough, I've owned 3 Nissans, 2 Altimas and now a 2k Max which btw has 130K miles on her and it runs better now than it did when I first bought it.
One of my Altimas had 179,000 miles and it still ran like a champ, I just happened to trade it for my Max.
Even though someone said that you can put Regular Unleaded in your car, I wouldn't hardly recommend it. Use exactly what your car recommends which is 91 or above (I'd say no higher than 94) because your car will knock and ping with continued use of Regular gas, fouling will occur and you plugs will be less effective in the high compressioned VQ motor.
Trust me on this, my wife drove my car one time and she put regular gas in it and my car reacted with a very sluggish behavior, it coughed and hiccupped, I tried adding Octane Booster but it didn't help until I ran all of that crap outta my tank.
Maintenance will be the least of your issues if you changed your oil, filters and do your regularly scheduled services as required.

And FYI MistaCoupa there's no mechanical difference in the configurations/specifications of the G35 Coupe and Sedan as far as engine is concerned when it comes to use of fuel, both are VQ engines and requires the same 91 Octane.

[gti1689]

I totally agree with Matattack89 becasue a family friend had a mid-80's Nissan maxima that died at 287, 000mi. The car didn't die because of wear and tear or reliability, but it died becasue he drove it through a very deep puddle at the bottom of an incline. Any nissan, infiniti, toyota, honda, acura, or even mitsubishi will run until the wheels fall off. Mercedes have been known to last for many years, but for lack of problems japenese cars are clearly the best.

[johnm]

I just drove three different BMW 3 series from the ages of 1994 through 2003. I was very disappointed in all of them. They are just okay cars that get you from point "A" to "B". The last one was a new 2003 330Ci 5-speed. What a slow poke that thing was compared to the G35 sedan. The Altima is a better car for everyday driving than that. There is no way I would buy a BMW 3 series now. The coolest thing it had was one of those clear bras on the front. I got to get one of those for my G ride.

[MistaCoupa]

Leme change the subject just slightly.

The G35 is deemed a luxury or near-luxury sports coupe. What is actually luxury about? You can get leather in any car, the dash isn't anything remarkable either.

Same too with the 325i. I drove a friend's although he had a very minimal 325i, it didn't even have power seats, and I was not impressed in the slightest with the interior. I'm driving a grand prix, and think the interior is very cheap, but after finally sitting in a BMW and the g35c, I really don't see what I'm gaining in this deparment, and that was one of my motivations to taking a huge loss and buying a new car. I wanted a nicer higher quality interior, quiter ride, and more engine power. I'm far from a car expert.

[flylwsi]

whoa there...

nissan has always been nissan.

when they came here with the z cars and what not, they were using the name datsun, so that if they failed in the US market, they wouldn't disgrace the nissan name.

i'll take the g ride thanks.

[mwilken]

First let me clarify that the 330i BMW recommends 91 octane as well as the infiniti. It gets about five miles per gallon better economy on average. at 12,000 miles per year that equates to about $175 a year in additional gas costs. This will be more than offset by the $7000 you will save when you buy the G35 over the Bimmer. As to maintenance, BMW only pays for the maintenance for a short time and then after that you are on your own and it will not be cheap. Over the life of the car I would say that would be a push. And if you expect to put many miles on a car I can say from experience that you can't beat Infiniti's reliability. As to your question about luxury, I am sure that Pontiac doesnt give you a rental when you go in for an oil change and return your car to you fully detailed. Beleive me, I own a Ford and an Infiniti and the level of service between the two is night and day. Go for the G35, if you can get one!

[bk2kmax]

Originally posted by MistaCoupa
Leme change the subject just slightly.

The G35 is deemed a luxury or near-luxury sports coupe. What is actually luxury about? You can get leather in any car, the dash isn't anything remarkable either.

Same too with the 325i. I drove a friend's although he had a very minimal 325i, it didn't even have power seats, and I was not impressed in the slightest with the interior. I'm driving a grand prix, and think the interior is very cheap, but after finally sitting in a BMW and the g35c, I really don't see what I'm gaining in this deparment, and that was one of my motivations to taking a huge loss and buying a new car. I wanted a nicer higher quality interior, quiter ride, and more engine power. I'm far from a car expert.

Luxury doesn't only equate to the car itself, it equates to the experience you get from the service department as well, I guarantee you that Pontiac will not treat you better than Infiniti. Besides that the quality of materials in the Infiniti's are much better than a Pontiac of any model, not only that an Infiniti will outlast a Pontiac as far as overall value, engine and transmission and general appearance of the car as well, those are part of the quality points you get when you buy into a luxury vehicle, go and look at a bonneville that is years old and look at an Infiniti that is years old, I guarantee the Infiniti not only looks better, the engine and trans is healthier and you'd get more for your trade with an Infinit whereas you probably wouldn't get much if anything for your Pontiac.