I’d like to reflect on my Infiniti G35 after 2.5 months of ownership. Might as well, since today I just completed two ownership surveys from independent parties. (J.D. Powers even included a $1 bill in the survey forms!)
Aside: Why didn’t I get any such surveys when I bought my two Hondas? Do marketing firms only [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Si’
16 Aug
Infiniti G35 thoughts
7 Jun
Infiniti G35 6MT, mine
我买了，或者更正确地说是，我又“败”了。
Yes, I took the plunge and traded in my Civic Si for a 2008 Infiniti G35 6MT with Premium and Navigation packages. Date of crime? June 1, 2008.
买车后的那晚我真的有一点后悔，因为这G35怎么讲都是一件奢侈品，而我再怎么把脸打胖也充不起富人，不知这次是不是“败”得太狠了点。
I really only wanted the Premium package, but all 6MTs in Northern California come with Navigation. That’s a $2k option, but included are some useful [...]
29 May
Poor trade-in offers from Infiniti dealers
So I have been shopping for an Infiniti G35 6MT. The quotes for the 6MT itself were pretty decent, as in very close to invoice. The trade-in quote for my Civic Si, however, were not so favorable. One dealer gave me a value that’s $3000 less than Kelly Blue Book (KBB)’s trade-in [...]
29 Jan
Weak little VTEC
Yesterday I drove my Civic Si for the first time since the third member joined our carpool last Friday. I was reminded again how weak the Civic’s 2-liter VTEC engine really is.
This is how I would rate my Civic’s acceleration in terms of number of occupants it has:
Driver only: Might outrun a van at [...]
22 Nov
Top Gear prefers older Civic Type R
I just watched the opening segment of Top Gear season 10 episode 6 in which Jeremy Clarkson evaluated the new Honda Civic Type R against the older version. In summary, he liked the old one better because it’s more fun.
I happen to have the older (though much older) Civic Si, which is basically a crippled [...]
