Checkered Flag wrote:I had three Maxima's before going G37X. It would have been a 4th but 1. I couldn't stand the front end 2 it looked like an Altima 3 it was heavy and about same speed or slower then Altima.
yeah... the older Maxima's were pretty awesome, legit 4DSC
Checkered Flag wrote:
The 2009 G has been nothing short of amazing. 7 speed auto shifts well, and almost no driving issues with tranny. I always have had stick prior to G and was very leery of going auto. No more!! I won't go back.
The 6MT is no slouch either
Checkered Flag wrote:
Handles very, very well. Great highway car. G37X all wheel drive a must if snow is at all in your picture. These are BACK wheel drive cars with front wheel on demand . Really does well in rain, and like a german half track in snow.
I actually managed to get through a Minnesota winter with a RWD G35. I have a pretty funny story that sums up the season.
I was going to meet my girlfriend after work in Minneapolis, but she called me and said she was too scared of driving in the snow (she has a FWD volkswagen)- maybe 6 inches of the 15 we eventually got had fallen. So I drove to her place. When I get there, she wants me to drive her to the grocery store. I said, "As long as you're not too scared to riding in the snow." She was fine with it. Spent about 50% of the time going sideways.
When I finally left, there was probably 13 or 14 inches of snow. Backed out of her driveway and got stuck... ended up "flooring" it in 1st for like 20 secs until I had burned through to the pavement...
@Kungfoofireman - I'm sure the test drive will be great! Let us know how it goes.