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Sedans Lexus IS Infiniti G35 vs. Lexus IS 250
146 messages, Last post on Apr 23, 2008 at 10:22 AM
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Replying to: neil0311 (May 16, 2007 4:01 pm) The G35 is an upscale Altima. These are facts. But to say that a G is essentially the same vehicle as an Altima with nicer seats? That's like saying the IS is a Corolla with wood trim. It's completely absurd. I've seen the 07 Altima 3.5, my friend owns one. Yes, it's a nice car if that's what your budget allows. It is not, however, a G35 and it'll take more than a seat swap to get it there.
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Replying to: louiswei (May 17, 2007 3:58 am) I started considering the IS250 AWD back in very early 06. I was in the showroom with deposit in hand. The only thing that stopped me was the fact that they were playing games and didn't seem to want to supply me with the exact model I wanted, special order or not. I wanted the Mark Lev package and they couldn't deliver. I left upset and without my beloved IS, and ended up buying our "family vehicle" Acura MDX instead. (Same weekend) I sat and waited for my wallet to grow again and by the time I was ready to buy again, more options had arrived. I again wanted the IS but now wanted more performance in my vehicle. IS250 and performance don't really go together. The IS350 is great, but I really needed AWD and wanted a slightly larger backseat for my daughter's comfort. The TL never did anything for me and the G just showed up at just the right time. If it wasn't for the horrible service at my local Lexus dealership, I'd be driving one right now. I'm very happy with the way things turned out though. 
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Replying to: scottm123 (May 17, 2007 4:29 am)
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Replying to: cheerioboy26 (May 17, 2007 4:49 am) Lexus is the upscale Toyota, Infiniti is the upscale Nissan, Acura is an upscale Honda...etc. Take the Acura TL. It's an upscale Accord. 90% of the parts are different, but it is still an upscale Accord. We're not talking about literal scalings of the same car, but if you follow the lineups, most luxury brand companies follow a similar lineup. They add luxury and in most cases, performance, to the lower end lineup. They are, by no means what-so-ever, the same cars... in any way. If they were, we wouldn't be willing to pay the extra buck for the luxury brand. |
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Replying to: scottm123 (May 17, 2007 4:29 am) "BTW, I've also driven a new 07 Altima SE 3.5 with leather and nav and you could save $10K and buy that because your G35 is essentially the same vehicle with nicer seats. See, that sounds silly too, huh? " |
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Good day. I have a service question for someone that hopefully can help me regarding my 07 G 35X. I was reading my owners manual and it says at 7500 mile service this is done oil change, rotate tires, check fluids check brakes etc etc. The first question is when you tell them you want the 7 500 mile service hopefully i would expect all this to be done?/ Second question say if i dont want to bring the car to the dealer for the 7,500 mile service and want to bring it to my mechanic and i tell him to rotate and balance the tires first of all. I was reading the owners manual and it said that the Tire pressure warning lite will come on when you change the rim or put another tire on. Will this lite come on and stay on if i rotated and balanced the tires not done at the dealer?? Does it have to be done at the dealer because of that lite? Also will the lite come on and stay on if i changed eventually all 4 tires or if i got a flat and had the nail taken out and re inflated?? thank you.
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Replying to: newcarman (May 17, 2007 1:25 pm) It is not required to bring it back to the dealership, although that is just what they hope for. The dealership will make more $ in your maintenance visits than they did on your purchase. Most of the stuff in those suggested service intervals in nonsense anyway (cost) and can be done yourself. Don't be afraid to go elsewhere.... just get the suggested fluids and rotations done. As for tire sensors, they are registered to your car's computer. If you install new wheels with new sensors, the new sensors would need to be registered. Rotating tires is not a problem though. You can rotate your tires and no work to the sensors will be required. Since the sensors are installed in the wheel, and not in the tire itself... changing tires after a flat is also not a problem.... as long as the hack doing the work doesn't break the sensor while mounting the tire. The sensors are actually pretty delicate.
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Replying to: scottm123 (May 18, 2007 6:54 am) In addition what about the transmission fluid?? The manual said to use only nissan brand fluid for that but all other fluids you can use equivalent. One last thing what would you use for the power steering fluid?? Dextron 2 transmission fluid which the cap of the power steering fluid says or Power steering fluid which the manual says?? Somewhat vague. Thanks again |
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G35 is rear wheel drive, Altima is front wheel drive. IS is rear wheel drive, Corolla is front wheel drive. This is a major difference and requires a different platform. G35(at least 2006) was made in Japan and imported into US. Altima is made in America. Size is similar, options are similar, but make no mistake...the cars are quite different. I had an Altima and it is nowhere near the car that my G35 6M is. A better analogy is the Accord and TL. Same platform. Camry and ES. Same platform.
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Replying to: bread8 (Nov 08, 2007 8:21 pm)
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