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2007 Infiniti M35/M45

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#65 of 104
Re: 2007? [seihugh] by ghstudio
Jul 23, 2006 (12:32 pm)
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Replying to: seihugh (Jul 22, 2006 7:01 pm)

"trunk is hard to close". Funny, I thought I was the only one with that problem. I find that I can't close the trunk unless, with the trunk open, I hit the open button on the key FOB. I hear a click and that, somehow, resets the latch and it closes. Annoying, but I've learned how to live with it....until my next service.
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Re: 2007? [seihugh] by james27
Jul 23, 2006 (1:10 pm)
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Replying to: seihugh (Jul 22, 2006 7:01 pm)

My 06 35x's trunk is kind of a pain, but I find that if I actually use the interior handle and give it a good tug, it usually closes on the first try. It is a far cry from the trunk on the Audi I turned in, where you could latch it with one finger after it was closed, and it didn't sound like an economy car's trunk when doing it either. Still, I like the car. We'll see how that works as the time goes on.
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Re: 2007? [seihugh] by sfcharlie
Jul 23, 2006 (1:24 pm)
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Replying to: seihugh (Jul 22, 2006 7:01 pm)

I haven't had any trouble closing the trunk--although trunk does sound "cheap" upon closing, as James mentioned--odd, given solid sound of doors. Are you having the same trunk-closing problem described by "ghstudio" in msg 5866?
 
Gas mileage appears to be slowly improving -- measured 18 mpg (using the "old-fashioned" miles/gallons-at-fillup method, not the car's mileage computer, although that was only slightly off, at 17.7) with 89 octane gas.
 
Waiting to pick up Treo 700p replacement for current Treo 600 so I can try bluetooth phone. Was it much work to transfer stored numbers?
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Re: 2007? [sfcharlie] by carnaught
Jul 23, 2006 (1:53 pm)
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Replying to: sfcharlie (Jul 23, 2006 1:24 pm)

I haven't had any trouble closing the trunk--although trunk does sound "cheap" upon closing, as James mentioned--odd, given solid sound of doors.
 
Ah, I think it's because the trunk's made of aluminum.
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Re: 2007? [carnaught] by james27
Jul 23, 2006 (4:25 pm)
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Replying to: carnaught (Jul 23, 2006 1:53 pm)

SO are the doors...The Audi's hood was too, and it didn't sound like a flimsy piece, either. You can't blame it on the aluminum, it is a design issue and where they chose to spend the money.
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Re: 2007? [james27] by carnaught
Jul 23, 2006 (6:35 pm)
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Replying to: james27 (Jul 23, 2006 4:25 pm)

SO are the doors...The Audi's hood was too, and it didn't sound like a flimsy piece, either. You can't blame it on the aluminum, it is a design issue and where they chose to spend the money.
 
Could be, but I don't buy a car based on the sound the doors make when they close.
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Sound of doors and trunk closing by sfcharlie
Jul 24, 2006 (6:10 am)
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Sometimes people appear (always hard to tell what the feeling is behind the post, so I could be misreading this) to react as if a complaint about an aspect of a car they own and like is akin to a personal attack on a beloved family member.
 
Of course, we wouldn't be spending all this time talking to each other about our cars if we felt they were just ordinary objects.
 
But, speaking for myself, mentioning that the doors have a solid feel and sound when one closes them is a pretty common and longstanding type sampling of the body-build-quality. While few consumers probably buy (or not) a car through a model-by-model door-closing comparison, it's not a weird thing to notice and on which to comment.
 
Also, speaking for myself, my noting that the trunk sounds very different from the doors (something not generally true of cars I've owned) is just a "gee, curious" type of comment and not a "why would anyone buy a car with a trunk that doesn't sound like a bank vault closing?" type of comment, even though I used the word "cheap" to capture my own reaction when I hear it close
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Re: 2007? [sfcharlie] by purplem46
Jul 24, 2006 (6:25 am)
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Replying to: sfcharlie (Jul 23, 2006 1:24 pm)

Actually the sound of the aluminum conveys the opposite of cheap. It cost them more to produce the doors, trunk, and hood lids of aluminum and it was done to save weight. The same reason BMW used carbon fiber on the roof of the M6. It saves on gas mileage (I know, but think of the cost if heavier), and improves performance. A fairly brilliant move in this segment, of which I think we will see more of from others in the future.
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Re: 2007? [purplem46] by sfcharlie
Jul 24, 2006 (7:34 am)
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Replying to: purplem46 (Jul 24, 2006 6:25 am)

Thanks, that's a helpful clarification. Once my understanding of something like this changes, my visceral reaction often changes along with the new perspective on what I'm seeing or hearing -- new times and I'll learn to savor the reassuring sound of aluminum
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Was hoping that the 07 M would get the by pearl
Jul 26, 2006 (6:00 pm)
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new VQ engine that the G35 sedan is getting (80% new parts, variable cam timing on both intake and exhaust, over 300hp, supposedly more economical too). Unfortunately, not - at least for the immediate future. Maybe on the 08's?

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