Pix of the I35

[ZGadson]

The Lexus ES300 here is what I traded in for the Infiniti. It had 375k miles on it.

[audtatious]

Black I35's are nice

[jltibbs]

nice choice. time to make it supa clean!

[Beancooker]

Sweet car. Looks very nice!

[MattB]

Wow, nice black on black I35 Sport. That's a rare car you have. I looked for almost 6 months for one of those to no avail.

[maxhopper]

Sweet ride!

Are you going to make it to the Winged Warrior III meet in Indy, May 12th?

[ZGadson]

Wow, nice black on black I35 Sport. That's a rare car you have. I looked for almost 6 months for one of those to no avail.

I understand there is a base model I35 and a Sport model, but how does one go about telling which is which? I know one's got the nav system and Ive seen a few with the rear spoiler, but is there a way to tell which is which?

[audtatious]

I believe the I35 sport came with a "antiskid" system with performance tires, firmer suspension, and aero lower-body extensions.

The I35 sport package did not have a designation like the previous I30t did.

[MattB]

I understand there is a base model I35 and a Sport model, but how does one go about telling which is which? I know one's got the nav system and Ive seen a few with the rear spoiler, but is there a way to tell which is which?

The easiest way to ID a sport package car like yours is the 8-spoke wheels which are unique to the sport cars. The rear spoiler was an option for both I35 and I35 sport models as was navigation (nav is very rare). Sport package cars also have a VDC switch instead of the standard TCS switch and the original floormats should say "sport" on them.

[audtatious]

I knew someone would know

[ZGadson]

The easiest way to ID a sport package car like yours is the 8-spoke wheels which are unique to the sport cars. The rear spoiler was an option for both I35 and I35 sport models as was navigation (nav is very rare). Sport package cars also have a VDC switch instead of the standard TCS switch and the original floormats should say "sport" on them.

Mine has a VDC swith and 8 spoke rims! Is that significant of a Sport model?

*Edit: My floor mats also say sport! Nifty!

[vish09]

375K thats nuts did you own it all its life? My dad traded his 00 ES for a 06 M35, what a change in sportiness and power.

[ZGadson]

375K thats nuts did you own it all its life? My dad traded his 00 ES for a 06 M35, what a change in sportiness and power.

The ES300 was bought new in 1993 by my dad and I bought it off him for a grand. I only drove it for less than a year, but I think if I had the option (when the Infiniti is paid off) I'd get another ES300 but a 1999 or 2000 model with less miles. It was such a great car but the failing suspension forced me to trade it in. I really do miss it.

[vish09]

my dad was unreasonable and sold his 00 to his BROTHER for 13K should have saved it it was a lovely car. I am young so i relly loved the great lexus sound system, one of the best IMO. NEver had anything at all replaced besides excellent lexus maint.EDIT: only had 60K on it tooo............bummer I am almost 16 now he sold it MAR 06

[00MaxSE]

Nice I35! Good to see you are staying the the same class.

Dare I ask how much you got for the trade in?

[lowblocks]

nice i wish i had 1

[ZGadson]

I actually bought my Infiniti from a dealer that's known for screwing people over, but the only thing that kept me interested in doing business with them was what they offered for my trade. They told me they'd take the ES for $1,500 but I said (knowing I was completely full of it) that KBB priced the car's trade in value at $3000. After a couple minutes of arguing with them, they took the ES300 for $2,300 so Id buy the I35.

Edit: They were ok with giving me that much for it because they looked up the history of the car and found that its been in the same family, no accidents, and the car itself was completely spotless inside and out.

[MattB]

my dad was unreasonable and sold his 00 to his BROTHER for 13K should have saved it it was a lovely car. I am young so i relly loved the great lexus sound system, one of the best IMO. NEver had anything at all replaced besides excellent lexus maint.EDIT: only had 60K on it tooo............bummer I am almost 16 now he sold it MAR 06

Don't feel bad about it. For fun to drive the A33 is a superior car to the ES300. I had a choice between the I30 and a 2001 ES300. I went and drove the ES300. Then I went and bought the I30, it's a much more fun car to drive. The ES is a great car, but it makes no pretense at being sporty. The I30/I35 does. The Lexus sound system isn't anything special either unless you have the optional Nakamichi system.

And ZGadson, to answer your question yes, the 8-spoke rims and VDC mean your car is indeed a sport model. Black/black sport I35s are almost unheard of. Very rare car.

[ZGadson]

I did a search of our forum looking for navigation units/parts for sale and a thread popped up called "Pix of the I35." I took such quick glance at the picts and really liked the car... then noticed that it was mine. lmao.

Anyway, I wanted to ask if anyone knew of a site (or a person) who has navigation parts for sale (specifically, the pop up display/dash parts) for less than the $3500 Infinitipartsusa.com wants for the full setup. I figured the thread tite with the word "pix" in it would attract some attention, and I know how people are about starting new threads...

So, if anyone has any ideas, or knows someone getting rid of nav parts, Id be very interested. Thanks, all!