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#111 of 139 Re: Difference between 07 and 08 M35 [mooseseeker] by jeff721 Apr 21, 2008 (5:08 pm)
Replying to: mooseseeker (Jan 16, 2008 7:23 pm) How do you like the Voice activation changes on the nav and phone? i am cosidering the 08 after comming out of an 06 m35X   thanks,   jeff Replies to this message: ghstudio (Jun 29, 2008 1:21 pm) blov8r (Jun 30, 2008 6:31 am) bw45sport (Jun 30, 2008 7:42 pm)
#112 of 139 Re: Difference between 07 and 08 M35 [jeff721] by ghstudio Jun 29, 2008 (1:21 pm)
Replying to: jeff721 (Apr 21, 2008 5:08 pm) Just got a 2008 M35 to replace my 06 (both leased) with tech package and nav. Here are my very first observations.   The navigation system has a number of pluses over the 2006. 1) records CD's onto the hard disk into a "music box". 2) Input by CF Card 3) Ipod connector 4) audio connectors in back of console 4) Trainable voice for multiple users 5) touch screen input. 5) XM standard and well integrated (wasn't standard in 06).   The negatives (or disappointments) include 1) the manual clearly shows how many voice commands they get in canada (wow) and how few we get in the US....it is crippled to the point of being useless other than for nav, in my opinion. eg. you can turn the climate control on or off..that's it. 2) Still no search by street and then select the city 3) you still lose significant function when the car is moving....there's no change here..it still sucks. 4) Fuel economy guage is now graphical so you can't see 16.6 or 17.1..you see a bar graph. 5) She still talks too much...great for demo's but after you learn the system, you don't need all those prompts (I've already changed to short prompts which doesn't seem to do a thing).   More later after I try Bluetooth. Replies to this message: blov8r (Jun 30, 2008 6:31 am) bw45sport (Jun 30, 2008 7:42 pm)
#113 of 139 Re: Difference between 07 and 08 M35 [ghstudio] by blov8r Jun 30, 2008 (6:31 am)
Replying to: ghstudio (Jun 29, 2008 1:21 pm) I also went to an '08 when my '06 lease was up and I still like the car ... like driving it even more than my '06 because the '06 was a sport model with a harsher and more noisy ride. That aside I think the engineers at Nissan/Infiniti fouled a few things up and didn't add a couple that I would have liked. They've monkeyed with the nav system, taken away some radio and climate control voice commands actually making the radio quite awkward to pre-program, still don't lock the doors when you drive off, and leave the fuel tank unprotected (now in the days of gas thieves it's important). I also don't like the lack of digital display of gas mileage and I suspect they did that to soft-pedal the fact that they have made no effort to improve fuel economy and the digital display trumpets this failing. They've been so stubborn about this that they seem to think gas mileage is inconsequential to Infiniti buyers and it becomes a badge of honor to pay more for gas! To my 7K per year it's not a big issue but it is an annoyance. The flip side is that there's very little out there that would make me happy/comfortable that does materially better in than the 17 +/- I get in mostly local driving. I drove them all (starting three months before lease's end) and every time I got back into my '06 to drive home I simply liked it better than the test drive I had just left. The closest thing I found to the M was a Lexus GS but it wasn't worth the extra $$$ to me. Bart
#114 of 139 Re: Difference between 07 and 08 M35 [ghstudio] by bw45sport Jun 30, 2008 (7:42 pm)
Replying to: ghstudio (Jun 29, 2008 1:21 pm) 2) Still no search by street and then select the city 3) you still lose significant function when the car is moving....there's no change here..it still sucks. 4) Fuel economy gauge is now graphical so you can't see 16.6 or 17.1..you see a bar graph. 5) She still talks too much...great for demo's but after you learn the system, you don't need all those prompts (I've already changed to short prompts which doesn't seem to do a thing).   In those cases where you aren't sure of the city use the touch screen to enter the street and house number if you wish. You will then have the opportunity to select from a city list.   I highly doubt Infiniti will choose to change the way they handle interaction with nav/system settings while the car is in motion. They feel, as do their Japanese counterparts, that it is unsafe and I don't necessarily disagree with them. While I consider myself a very safe driver, I've had a couple of occasions in a Mercedes where I was concentrating too much on the nav screen and not on traffic. Depending on your speed, it only takes a second to make a huge mistake.   I suspect that 2009 and later model M's will receive a change that was made to the new G. While the G also shows a bar graph on the nav screen for mpg, you can display mpg digitally in a new information screen that sits between the tach and speedometer.   I'm surprised to hear that you feel that the minimize voice prompts didn't make a difference in voice commands. I know that you are still prompted for each piece of information when entering an address but the prompts for everything else have pretty much gone away.   Compared to the nightmares I had with recent vintage Benzes and BMW's these shortcomings don't even register on my screen any more.
#115 of 139 best way to get sirius on 2008 m35x?? by lsachs Jul 02, 2008 (4:06 pm)
I am going to turn in my 2006 M35x shortly and was thinking of getting a 2008. Not happy that they are only selling cars with XM now. What is the best way to get sirius back on the car. (I know could wait and maybe post merger they get same content on both but just curius what others have done).   Thanks   Larry Replies to this message: lthaley756 (Jul 12, 2008 2:58 am) ghstudio (Jul 12, 2008 9:32 am)
#116 of 139 Re: best way to get sirius on 2008 m35x?? [lsachs] by lthaley756 Jul 12, 2008 (2:58 am)
Replying to: lsachs (Jul 02, 2008 4:06 pm) Google the club Armada(qx56) forum- they have discovered how to bypass the lack of navigation interaction while moving- Replies to this message: ghstudio (Jul 12, 2008 9:32 am)
#117 of 139 Re: best way to get sirius on 2008 m35x?? [lthaley756] by ghstudio Jul 12, 2008 (9:32 am)
Replying to: lthaley756 (Jul 12, 2008 2:58 am) that's the same navigation hack that's been around for a couple of years now...they basically reinvented the wheel. If you want to do all the nav commands and don't care about DVD's all you have to do is cut one wire and solder a longer wire to each end so you can mount a simple switch somewhere in the car. When you allow the signal to pass thru the switch your nav will operate normally. When you open the switch, you cut off the signal that says the car is moving and the nav thinks you are still standing still, so it allows you to do everything..
#118 of 139 Music Box by finadv Aug 15, 2008 (3:43 am)
Is the Hard Drive locked out as well when the car is moving? Seems I can only play what was playing previously. You can't search by artist or album or anything while the car is moving. What good is a music box with thousands of songs if you have to stop each time to change the disc that's playing? Or am I just doing something wrong?
#119 of 139 M35 vs. G35 by r34 Sep 26, 2008 (11:18 am)
Now G35 has much better interior. Is there a reason to pay the premium to move up to M35 (I can understand M45 becasue if the V8)? More interior room? Better image? The M doesn't seem to be much larger from outside though. Replies to this message: james27 (Sep 26, 2008 3:27 pm)
#120 of 139 Re: M35 vs. G35 [r34] by james27 Sep 26, 2008 (3:27 pm)
Replying to: r34 (Sep 26, 2008 11:18 am) The M is larger than the G...it isn't an issue unless you are tall. Three people in the back is possible, but neither car is great with three - the M is better. Personally, I wouldn't own the G because it is not comfortable for my frame...I'm fairly tall, and have a longer torso than some. You have to sit in it, then decide.

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