I swear man I'll roll that mother f down off a cliff if I could! Its a pig for its size and the 5cyl is gutless, the clutch is made from a dixie paper plate, and the manual trans is garbage. Its a toaster, no wait, its a toaster that was made on a friday afternoon. Want to know what pisses me off? Having to race my car and red-line it to keep up with traffic that isnt even racing me!larsG35 wrote:Eh, it's not impossible to find an '06 with less than 60k, but it probably won't be inexpensive. here's an example
The G35 should come stock with HIDs and they are reliable cars in general. I have no personal experience with the AT, but I haven't heard anything bad about them.
I will say the ride is somewhat "stiff" in the G35 so it shouldn't bounce, but we're nearing the end of winter in Minnesota and there are a ton of potholes. Some of the really bad areas are borderline painful and I end up carefully steering around as many as I can.
As a testament to the long term reliability of these cars - bought mine @ 123,000 and have put another 10,500 on it.
I spent about an hour Saturday night on rural/dirt roads taking it near the "limit" (handling and powertrain) for the first time since I've owned it. Flawless as far as my passengers and I could tell.
Good luck on the car hunt,
Lars
If you're really planning to start your Golf on fire, I've got a beater I could trade you as a sacrifice maybe?
Gilley wrote:If you want navigation you're going to be better off replacing the radio with a double DIN unit with navigation. You can't just add the factory navigation and plug it into the stock harness. The harnesses are different between navi cants and non navi cars. It can be done with a lot of schematic reading and wire hacking.
My 03 sedan has 172k on the motor and automatic tranny and it still runs strong. I replaced the valve cover gaskets and the spark plug gaskets (only on one side) 1300 miles ago and the top of the motor was still really clean.
Thanks. I don't so much want the built in nav for the nav but for the drop down screen for when I install a backup camera. I mean, that's what I had in mind anyway. I installed a double din unit in my dad's 350Z and wasn't all that impressed. It's so far low.elwesso wrote:Like others have said, I would definitely not mess with factory nav. navigation from 2006 is going to leave a lot to be desired. You'll be a lot better going to a double DIN, or just skipping it and using your phone. It's one less thing to break.
Also, I would never overpay for low miles. If it's been well taken care of, 60k miles vs 100k miles is not that different, and I'd rather have a car that was more likely driven on the highway and whatnot.
Hmm, sounds like it might be a little tough making my vision happen. Is the factory nav upgradeable? IE current with current maps?Gilley wrote:An easy way to tell if a car has navi is to look for the controls above the AC controls.
No. The 03-06 G sedans did not have projector headlights.Justin428 wrote:Did the 2006 G35 sedan ever come with projector headlights? I CANNOT find a straight answer on this... grr
Hmm. Do the hids look ok? I have a hid kit in case my g doesn't come with. Kinda wondering about the light pattern.Gilley wrote:No. The 03-06 G sedans did not have projector headlights.Justin428 wrote:Did the 2006 G35 sedan ever come with projector headlights? I CANNOT find a straight answer on this... grr
Welcome to NICO. Please start a new thread with some of those questions. Also you might search around and see what you can find...gwest210 wrote:I'm new to the forum scene. I've been looking for a g35 sedan and possible mods such as wide body kits and such. Haven't had much luck so far. Also what are some issues with the cars?
Louisville, huh. There are at least 4 of us NICO mods in your area.Justin428 wrote:Thanks Audatious.
Hmm weird. Used g35 prices seem to be higher here, at least at dealerships, than much of the rest of the country.audtatious wrote:Louisville, huh. There are at least 4 of us NICO mods in your area.Justin428 wrote:Thanks Audatious.