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been lurking around the board for a few weeks now.. been on the fence between the 330ci and the g35c. The clincher was looks. I just couldnt see myself in a 'sedan'. regardless if the 330ci is a coupe.. it looks like a sedan with two less doors. I wanted the 'BMW' name.. i wanted that status symbol in my garage but when it came down to it.. name alone wasnt enough.. my fiance owned a 528i and now an audi a6. i love them both.. great great machines. however.. the g35 is such a 'ballsy' machine i couldnt resist.
i was able to get my order in from a dealership here in boston, ma. Test drove on wed and put my deposit down thursday morning as they were ordering their april allocations.. i'm in!!
i've agonized over the 330ci and the g35c.. then i thought my self crazy over black vs willow. I "personaly" do not like the titanium finish in the car.. there is just too much "in my opinion".. after sitting in a willow automatic for a while i determined that the titanium finish merged quite nicely with the light color interior.. however.. because i live in the NE... the winters can get fairly nasty.. so snow, mud, ice, salt etc.. were all concerns.. especialy if i had to keep that light colored interior clean!!
On the other hand.. i love dark colors and have always had battleship gray enteriors.. first in my honda crx si then my jeep wrangler.. absolutely love it!! the black interior of the g35c draws so much focus to the titanium finish its hard for me to get over.. ; however, in the end i decided on a fully loaded, aero, prem, nav black ext with black graphite interior. it wasnt an easy call.. and i'm still thinking about it.. but like most of you who've had to wait months to get their cars in.. i have to call "mercy" and just get the decision making over with and move on with my life until my ride gets in!!!
I believe that everyone who is looking to purchase a specific car should read a forum such as this one. The good is that you'll get a decent understanding of what the general concensus is regarding the good, bad and the ugly of that vehicle... unfortunately.. as i've experienced.. you have to also take these forums with a grain of salt. i've read so many "the sky is falling" posts where if i focused on them.. i'd never buy the car... from paint falling off during every turn, to the hugely debated "WHERE IS THE ARMREST" threads.. back-n-forth over why did they do this.. and why did they do that!!
For those of you who are reading this post.. its merly a 'brain dump' of my thoughts after reading these forums. I believe this is a sweet car and should definatley satisfy my desire to feel young as i move into my mid 30's. Life is all about having fun.. and as some of you have already experienced.. this "beast" will provide lots and lots of fun for years to come!!!
I have one question i'd like to throw out to the group. since i'm focusing so much on this titanium thing "i know some of you love that aspec of the car".. but i'm wondering if i can buy the black plastic overlay used on the 'non-areo' coupes to replace the center console 'where the radio, and nav sit'? could i buy that from infiniti parts and simply replace what i dont like?
peace
bm
i was able to get my order in from a dealership here in boston, ma. Test drove on wed and put my deposit down thursday morning as they were ordering their april allocations.. i'm in!!
i've agonized over the 330ci and the g35c.. then i thought my self crazy over black vs willow. I "personaly" do not like the titanium finish in the car.. there is just too much "in my opinion".. after sitting in a willow automatic for a while i determined that the titanium finish merged quite nicely with the light color interior.. however.. because i live in the NE... the winters can get fairly nasty.. so snow, mud, ice, salt etc.. were all concerns.. especialy if i had to keep that light colored interior clean!!
On the other hand.. i love dark colors and have always had battleship gray enteriors.. first in my honda crx si then my jeep wrangler.. absolutely love it!! the black interior of the g35c draws so much focus to the titanium finish its hard for me to get over.. ; however, in the end i decided on a fully loaded, aero, prem, nav black ext with black graphite interior. it wasnt an easy call.. and i'm still thinking about it.. but like most of you who've had to wait months to get their cars in.. i have to call "mercy" and just get the decision making over with and move on with my life until my ride gets in!!!
I believe that everyone who is looking to purchase a specific car should read a forum such as this one. The good is that you'll get a decent understanding of what the general concensus is regarding the good, bad and the ugly of that vehicle... unfortunately.. as i've experienced.. you have to also take these forums with a grain of salt. i've read so many "the sky is falling" posts where if i focused on them.. i'd never buy the car... from paint falling off during every turn, to the hugely debated "WHERE IS THE ARMREST" threads.. back-n-forth over why did they do this.. and why did they do that!!
For those of you who are reading this post.. its merly a 'brain dump' of my thoughts after reading these forums. I believe this is a sweet car and should definatley satisfy my desire to feel young as i move into my mid 30's. Life is all about having fun.. and as some of you have already experienced.. this "beast" will provide lots and lots of fun for years to come!!!
I have one question i'd like to throw out to the group. since i'm focusing so much on this titanium thing "i know some of you love that aspec of the car".. but i'm wondering if i can buy the black plastic overlay used on the 'non-areo' coupes to replace the center console 'where the radio, and nav sit'? could i buy that from infiniti parts and simply replace what i dont like?
peace
bm