PalmerWMD wrote: ↑Thu Jul 02, 2020 4:10 pm
Back in the day when I had one it was Lexus, BMW or Crown Vic.
Gack, definitely not crown Vic and definitely not Sentra, eww lol. Even though, I did use to think of it as a Japanese Lincoln Car. But whenever I see those on the road, their not the same. I have seen some Altimas with identical body as the M45.
Whenever I go salvage yard hunting, I’ve looked at the engines of Mercedes and BMW, and Q45 had it very similar. That’s why the first time I seen one in a junkyard before I had one, I was like WTF kinda infiniti is THIS lol. (I have the maxima and usually look for i30 parts, in fact my whole interior has been switched to i30 except the dashboard.)
I was always like, I’ll never get a q45 because it has a fan belt, forward engine, and RWD isn’t good in snow. But turns out having a forward facing engine is a good thing (trying to get a water pump and power steering belt off the 97 Maxima is a PITA). And RWD is actually more stable when braking in the snow, versus FWD that tends to swing. Downside is, if your rear tires/shocks/bushings aren’t up to par, RWD in snow will be a frightening trip lol.