Bye bye old toy, hello new G :)

[jmann]

2012 journey with Premium, Nav and Sports.
My wife is not happy that it looks so much like my old coupe, but what can I say? that's how I like them. Oh and it was the only "S" coupe on the lot.


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[jmann]

And one day later my TPMS light came on. I checked them all around, 38 in the rear and 40 front, cooled to 35 all around, but light is still on. I called the dealer because it was 5 minutes before they closed and they said it was the heat, so I guess if it stays on I'll be taking it to them Thursday...

[LuckyLuke]

nice!

[jmann]

Thanks! So it turns out the TPMS light was on because when I was inspecting everything to take delivery one of the wheels was scratched, and they replaced it on the spot with a wheel from another car. Of course they neglected to re-calibrate the TPMS for the new wheels sensor, so it was a quick and easy fix. They corrected it when I took it in to have the windows tinted.

[SVTCOBRA]

Very nice!
Next G will be white!!

[telcoman]

Thanks! So it turns out the TPMS light was on because when I was inspecting everything to take delivery one of the wheels was scratched, and they replaced it on the spot with a wheel from another car. Of course they neglected to re-calibrate the TPMS for the new wheels sensor, so it was a quick and easy fix. They corrected it when I took it in to have the windows tinted.

So the TPMS light still doesn't tell you which wheel is causing the problem?

Telcoman

[jmann]

no it does not, my altima coupe was the same way.

[audtatious]

Yeah, that's annoying. My sisters Quest displays the air pressure of all four.

[Tim30250]

Very nice!
Next G will be white!!

They do look great in white. My next G may be white, but it definitely WON'T be black.

[audtatious]

So, now that you have owned the G for a bit, what are your impressions coming from an Altima Coupe? Good, bad, annoying, etc?

Curious

[jmann]

First off, the G seems bigger to me... more leg room in the back but less head room. I'm still getting to know it. The altima didn't have vdc, just traction control so that is new to me. I only used to see the dash light up when I got wheelspin, but now any sideways slip at all will set it off, so I will sometimes now turn off the vdc to have a little fun with it. The DS mode I have in my EX, so that isn't entirely new, but it seems to have different characteristics in the RWD G than with the AWD EX. I'm only at 550 miles on it right now, so I'm still trying to follow the break in schedule... Keeping it under 4k rpm, no hard stops or starts, but it's difficult not to push it a little harder. The biggest differences are having RWD now vs. FWD. and ditching the CVT. The transmission in the G seems to really have a sports car setup vs. the 7 speed in my EX which seems more of a touring vehicle. I'll just say it meets and exceeds my expectations. I look forward to getting to know it better and finding it's limitations so I can enjoy some real play time later on.

[audtatious]

cool.

Other than what I did to myself the only annoyances I have is a rattle from the gauge pod on the front right side...I smack it and it goes away. The passenger seatbelt receptacle will rattle at times if it's sticking up in the air. The seatbelt itself will rattle against the door at times (need the extender out but even then it will still rattle at times). I have a couple dings in the door panel from the seat belt. Small rattle in the door near the mid-speaker grille.....

[jmann]

Did you notice those rattles early on or did they develop after you had owned it a while?

[audtatious]

They seemed to have happened over time. Granted my car does shake a bit more with the louder exhaust tho.