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#152 of 1827 redskin24 by mhammy84 Sep 29, 2000 (7:51 am)
No i dont live in the Spaulding lakes area...but they do have some really nice homes there! Anyway, I have owned the following: 1992 Mitsubishi Diamante, 1997 Infiniti I30t, 2000 Acura 3.2 TL, 2001 Acura 3.2CL-S. All great cars...Diamante was the best car I've owned/driven (I think I was lucky to have a car with low defects...must have been a "Monday" or "Tuesday" car). Interior/exterior styling was great, and it was DAMN QUIET. The TL and CL are getting VERY close to the "best car I've owned/driven" status (ready to surpass teh Diamante on my list) Only reason i dont like the Infiniti is because of the customer service attached to it. The car would be awesome if the service was decent here. It has awesome power, etc. However, it is a lot like the 2000 model (I can now "review" the 2000 since I have the 2000 I30 in my driveway right now as a loaner, same mileage as my TL). The steering wheel, interior look, and the way the engine sounds is all VERY similar to my 97. Overall, in my opinion, the lack of better sound dampening in the I30 gives it that overall feel of cheapness when compared to the TL. I parked them side by side in my driveway this evening, '00 TL and '00 I30, and they look very similar. I was even lead to believe that both Acura and Infiniti had bought the door handles and the assembly around it from the same supplier! They look almst EXACTLY the same! Anyway, the 2000 I30 drives good, but very noisy compared to the TL. The TL feels more SOLID, the steering wheel is thicker and more stiff when turning (better handling)...the I30 has a loose wheel. The I30 accelerates VERY well, and if Infiniti could rid the extra noises inside the cabin, the I30 engine would be much quieter than the TL engine. TL engine sounds "tingly" and not as solid as the I30. However, the TL feels more responsive, and the steering wheel has no vibrations (while driving or at idle), and feels like you're driving a V8 (power, torque, pickup, etc). Also, in my opinion, the TL has better interior design. Standard rims on TL look better (yet nothing compared to the touring rims on the I30!), yet overall styling of both is very similar (conservative, yet elegant...people KNOW you're driving a luxury car). If I was in the market for a 2000 or 2001, I would definately go for the TL...customer service makes me happier, and the overall feel of the car is MUCH better. TL drives like a higher class premium luxury car, whereas the I30 feels like a lower class entry-luxury car (Thats what it is anyway...and the TL surpasses that "entry" feel). Oh, forgot to mention that the seats in the TL are fabulous...they feel luxurious, whereas the I30 seats seem very "plain." I am not going to compare price, since many can argue about the base MSRPs, and what you would actually be quoted at your dealers. I would presume they are very close anyway, even though both have very different numbers in the window [sticker]. But these are merely my opinions based on my experiences...
#153 of 1827 adrian01 by maneesh1 Sep 29, 2000 (3:19 pm)
Hope my i30t is flawless like yours. Looking at the maintennace schedule, it looks like you don't have to do much to this car. I hope to flush the trans and the coolant once a year along with rotating the tires. BTW, I ordered addtional wood trim from http://www.exoticwooddash.com. It should be in today and I plan on doing it this weekend. I saw an i30 in the showroom with the additonal wood trim and the car looks luxurious even though it's fake wood. I absolutely love this car even though my wife won't let me drive it. She's waiting to put 1k miles so that she can take it past 55 mph. The car is beautiful. The only thing that this car is missing is rear A/C vents which the ES300 has. Also, I want to ask you another question on the HIDs. The manual says that you shouldn't turn them on/off quickly. In my camry, I'm used to turning the light switch twice (one for park lights, one for headlights) to turn them on at night. In this car, the first turn gets you into Auto, which will turn on the HIDs b/c it's night. The next turn will off the HIDs b/c it only turns on the park lights. The third will turn the HIDs back on. (What they should've done is put the auto switch on the otherside of the "off" marking, so that it's "Auto, off, park lights, head lights"). Ayyway, I'm trying to avoid turning the HIDs on and off consequetively. Are you battling this problem too?
#154 of 1827 maneesh by mhammy84 Sep 29, 2000 (10:38 pm)
The HIDs going on and off really dont seem like a big problem...especially since the bulb will never blow out (as opposed to turning on and off halogens which, as they say, shorten the life of the bulb). I noticed the Auto configuration on the stick which controls the lights...it would concern me also. Maybe your best bet is to just switch it to Auto anyway, since the light sensor will constantly be deprived of light (at night) and you need the lights on anyway. Better get used to using the Auto feature then?? btw, Maneesh must be an Indian name, are you Indian?
#155 of 1827 mhammy by redskin24 Sep 30, 2000 (5:13 am)
so youre saying you have four cars right now? and i would take all four of them. i especially like the TL also. when my dad was shopping for his new car, it closely resembled the way his Aurora drove, which was great. it even had better pickup than the aurora, with only a V6. he picked the I30 though because it was cheaper to lease it than the TL. Id like to have your job, with the four cars you have!! i too, like the Camry, they run beautifully quiet, and i get to drive them where i work, because we rent them! but dont they have a V6?
#156 of 1827 redskin by mhammy84 Sep 30, 2000 (8:36 am)
You seem to like your Aurora a lot...was it a car you liked in particular through ownership? They're great cars, but took a downfall after the first few years of its debut. We paid MSRP for the TL and CL, but that was expected from Acura for new models. We bought both at the same time thinking we would get some kind of discount, but that didnt work with them. They knew that if we left, the next person walking in the door would be buying the car anyway. Ray Laks is an okay dealership. We bought the Camry from the new Northtown dealer, they seem to be okay also (even though the manager there was not willing to move 25 dollars and said I could leave if I didnt move up 25 dollars on a 20K dollar car!!). Anyhow, the dealership is very nice. We are just unfortunate to have Autoplace Infiniti as the ONLY dealer in our area...it "seems" to me that their operation with regards to the service dept. is Fraudulent. I may be having a problem which is not life threatening, however, the dealer should at least "try" to fix my car. By the way, I picked it up today, and they didnt fix the squeek I had coming from my right front wheel. Even though the company rep. TOLD the service manager to fix it, seems like the service manager forgot? The reason i got a loaner from them was to have those noises fixed/addressed. Nobody looked at it after the Company guy left after looking at my car. I have decided to stop bringing my car to their service dept. they are a bunch of incompetent idiots. I am kind of weary about taking my Infiniti to some third party place for oil changes, tire rotatoins, etc. Does anybody else here skip out on the dealer in favor of cheaper [and possibly better] third party regular maintenance places? Also, does anybody take their vehicle to third party mechanics as opposed to the dealer? I am taking my car to a third party mechanic soon to have them review my car. Thanks...
#157 of 1827 A few minor quibbles on my 2001 I30 by royalruby1 Oct 01, 2000 (3:09 am)
I've had my 2001 I30L for 3 weeks now and simply love it. One minor thing that I just discovered today is the front seat belts. When you click out of your seat belt and it goes flying back into its little side holder, it often slams into the side moldings and scuffs it up. The top cloth part gets hit, and the bottom plastic part even more so. I have little scratches and scuffs all along the side there and they don't come out. The passenger side, which isn't as used as much, has a few scuffs in it, too. I guess I have to slowly let the belt back in its place, but you often forget to do this. I traded my dreaded 94 Intrepid for the I30, but there's a few things I miss with the Dodge that I wish were in the I30: Rear air vents; an engine light; dual sun visors, so you block sun on sides and front at the same time; and a gas cap that attaches and hangs there as you pump, so you don't lose it. All these can probably be added aftermarket(except A/C). All Infiniti would have to do is spend a few more bucks to have these and it would be the ultimate car.
#158 of 1827 Maneesh1 by adrian01 Oct 01, 2000 (4:23 am)
On the headllight switch, I really don't notice the configeration of it,... my wife has given me orders to leave it on Auto, it's her car. So that settles that at my house.
#159 of 1827 mhammy by maneesh1 Oct 01, 2000 (5:07 am)
I think I'll leave the lights in AUTO. However, the manual says that immediate turning on/off can lessen the life of the HIDs. Yes, Maneesh in Indian. And I guess I would consider myself to be an Indian-American just like you have Aftrican-American. Can't make much of "mhammy" though? Regards - maneesh
#160 of 1827 rear a/c vents by maneesh1 Oct 01, 2000 (5:18 am)
This car would've been even more formidable with the ear a/c vents - even if they increased the MSRP by $300. I still would've bought the car. This feature would definitely set the I30 apart from Maxima. I don't know why they didn't do it though. The ES300 has it but I don't think the TL does. I've also noticed the seat belt hitting the side moldings. I have to remember to hold on to it while letting it go.
#161 of 1827 RoyalRubby1 by suedegreen Oct 01, 2000 (7:23 pm)
I agree with you about the car. While I love my I30 I too cant believe it does not have a light in the engine compartment. Does Infiniti offer one after market?. Its funny, I just noticed the lack of the light this morning while washing the car.

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