G35 Coupe - The "for sunny days only" sports car

[acepero]

I've had it with my G. It slips in rain, it slips in slush, it slips all over, I can't wait til it slips into a truck!

I got stuck tonight in less than 1/2 an inch of snow (10th time this winter) and I had to leave my car at the "foot" of a bunny hill and trek 3/4 of a mile in a snow storm to get home. Between the shoddy paint, terrible traction, and all the other bothersome problems I have had, I'm ready to turn this thing in.

I honestly loved the car (keyword being loved) and I think I still might have if I lived in the land of Perfect, where the sun shines everyday and loose rocks on the road don't exist.

Sorry to all the g35 enthusiasts. I just had to share my frustration.

[kashif]

Are you trying to drive in the snow with the 18" Michelin Pilots?

[GZire]

You're running into these problems even with the VDC on and dedicated winter tires?

[Gardiner]

When I lived up north we always had winter tires, we even had studded tires back in the early 70's.

What type of car did you drive before the G?

[mikeZ]

I have an 04 coupe and experienced the same thing at the end of last winter.

This season I put on a set of four Bridgestone Blizzak LM22's. My car now handles as well as any rear wheel drive I have ever owned. In fact, the rain handling is better than any tire I have ever had.

When i think about how much I spent on the LM22's (a bit pricy), I can't help but smile. They were worth every penny!

As far as the paint is concerned, the coupes have the worst paint durability
I have ever experienced. The film thickness is not what it should be, and it is extreemly brittle. Deffinetly not engineered for North America.

[Defunke1]

My bet is 18" Pilots as well.

I am not sure how my friend does it, but he has a 350z with the baldest Pilots I have ever seen. He manages to get around just fine in the rain and even partial snow covered roads.

Could be a driving problem??

JUST PULLING YOUR CHAIN . . .

[acepero]

Yea I have the Pilots. Not the first time I've used those tires though. I had them on my last car so I thought they would perform much better. i ddin't have a chance to buy winter tires since I just got the car about 5 months ago and I couldn't afford it right now. I used to drive a 2001 Grand Prix GT...it was awesome in the snow even with the pilots. I guess it was foolish to assume the infiniti could do it. The G is not the first rear wheel drive car I have though but it will be the last. The wierdest part is even my Z3 which has low profile tires as well and is 2/3's the size of the G handles much better in the snow.

[kashif]

I think he should sell his G35. Looking at his current and previous posts, he has done nothing but complain about his car. I think he likes to bash on the car just for the hell of it...

"1/2 an inch of snow"?? Why are you driving your G35 with summer tires in the snow? Don't you know you're using Performance/SUMMER ONLY tires??!!! Why do you expect it perform well in the snow?

[msb3079]

Originally Posted by kashif

I think he should sell his G35. Looking at his current and previous posts, he has done nothing but complain about his car. I think he likes to bash on the car just for the hell of it...

"1/2 an inch of snow"?? Why are you driving your G35 with summer tires in the snow? Don't you know you're using Performance/SUMMER ONLY tires??!!! Why do you expect it perform well in the snow?

chill. he is frustrated and expressing his frustrations...
if it bothers you, then ignore him.
if i had to walk in the snow that far, i'd be pissed too... HAHA

[Ru_G36c]

its your tires guy. Grand Prix is a front wheeler with much thinner tires. Z3 has all season tires. Rain traction isn't the best but I haven't had any problems

[jl9618]

Get some snow tires man. You will completely change your mind. I was in the same situation and had to walk back to my house when I couldn't make it up a slight incline. The problem- I was rolling summer tires close to bald. After I picked up a set of dedicated snow tires I have no complaints. I have driven the G in almost a foot of snow here since changing out my tires and am rather surprised at how well it handles.

And I don't care what anyone says about paint. Every car I've ever owned and forums I've been a part of has people complaining about it having the worst paint quality(Acura, Honda, Bmw, Chevy, Toyota).

[GZire]

Acepro you need to keep several things under consideration:

1. The Pilots are maximum performance summer tires. You have snow, water, & cold working against these tires. Get the correct tires and it will be a different car.
2. A high torque rear wheel drive car on snow isn't a good combination. A light weight AWD or FWD car is a much better combination for performance.
3. A Z3 is a much lighter car than a G and should do much better on snow than a G. I bet if you drove a bug (the old variety) you would be stunned at how much better it performs in snow than your Z3 (both rear wheel drive cars).

[roneski]

I had a Grand Prix GTP and it handled great in bad weather. There is a day and night difference between front and rear wheel drive.

[B Rod]

Having read how bad the summer tires are in the snow, I orderd my LM22s in October, a few weeks after getting my g35 6MT. Though I was worried about a RWD car (my last car was an Audi A4 Quattro) I've been very pleasantly surprised at the handling. Between the Blizzaks and the VSD, I think it does quite well.

Tires are key here...

[IcedG35]

My MPS's suck in the snow as everyone elses but i really think they're awesome in the rain...anyone agreE?? what little they do wrong, VDC easily fixes and as long as i don't drive like a moron, i never really have close calls.