I've been lurking around here for the past few months - and I want to thank everyone for all the good input, photos, and shared experiences. I've enjoyed (and benefited) from reading the "G35 vs. TSX" threads. Now that I'm close to finalizing my decision, I'm hoping to get some last minute thoughts & opinions to think about.
Some background: I'm currently at the end of my A6 2.7T lease -- it's been a great car, and I've been one of the lucky Audi owners who hasn't had any major problems with the car. It's a beautiful car with a smooth ride ... but it's a little big for me, and now that it's time for a new one, I've decided to re-allocate my spending - a little less on the car, a little more on the savings account
I took a test drive last week and pretty much made my mind up on a TSX - MS / Quartz with Navi.
Then I went to the Infiniti dealership and test drove the G35 Sedan (auto, premium, perf. pkg).
The TSX was a fine car for my limited test drive -- handled well, felt great, cool navi. The price (and especially value for the price) is great. It made me smile. The G35, however, got my heart pumping. It was an exciting car to drive and I put a deposit down (impulsive as I am).
I'm off to test-drive the TSX one more time - there's a weekend special going on (damn them!). I'm going to try to see if they'll let me keep her for the night ... but I'm not holding my breath.
Here's what I've come up with so far:
G35 +
6-cyl (bawls)
Handling
Exterior look (w/Aero)
Power seats for both drive & pass. (memory for driver)
Reclining rear seats (you've gotta see them to believe it)
Sat. radio (Sirius) from factory
"Birds-eye" navi view
G35 -
Price
Gas mileage
Yellow/amber gauges
TSX +
Price
Handling - crisp
Overall "look" -- Euro-elegant, understated
Crisp interior
Excellent gauges
Comfort
Gas mileage
TSX -
Acceleration lag
No sat. radio "built-in"
No pass. elec. seat
No auto window (except for driver)
As you can probably tell, the list of +/- is almost petty.
I need to really weigh the $ and see if the G35 is worth that much more. It looks like we're talking about a TSX in the high $300's vs. a G in the high $400's (maybe low $500s, won't know until Sept).
Any advice, thoughts, etc. would be MOST appreciated. I'll probably spend tonight & tomorrow making up my mind.
Thanks in advance,
Marc
Some background: I'm currently at the end of my A6 2.7T lease -- it's been a great car, and I've been one of the lucky Audi owners who hasn't had any major problems with the car. It's a beautiful car with a smooth ride ... but it's a little big for me, and now that it's time for a new one, I've decided to re-allocate my spending - a little less on the car, a little more on the savings account
I took a test drive last week and pretty much made my mind up on a TSX - MS / Quartz with Navi.
Then I went to the Infiniti dealership and test drove the G35 Sedan (auto, premium, perf. pkg).
The TSX was a fine car for my limited test drive -- handled well, felt great, cool navi. The price (and especially value for the price) is great. It made me smile. The G35, however, got my heart pumping. It was an exciting car to drive and I put a deposit down (impulsive as I am).
I'm off to test-drive the TSX one more time - there's a weekend special going on (damn them!). I'm going to try to see if they'll let me keep her for the night ... but I'm not holding my breath.
Here's what I've come up with so far:
G35 +
6-cyl (bawls)
Handling
Exterior look (w/Aero)
Power seats for both drive & pass. (memory for driver)
Reclining rear seats (you've gotta see them to believe it)
Sat. radio (Sirius) from factory
"Birds-eye" navi view
G35 -
Price
Gas mileage
Yellow/amber gauges
TSX +
Price
Handling - crisp
Overall "look" -- Euro-elegant, understated
Crisp interior
Excellent gauges
Comfort
Gas mileage
TSX -
Acceleration lag
No sat. radio "built-in"
No pass. elec. seat
No auto window (except for driver)
As you can probably tell, the list of +/- is almost petty.
I need to really weigh the $ and see if the G35 is worth that much more. It looks like we're talking about a TSX in the high $300's vs. a G in the high $400's (maybe low $500s, won't know until Sept).
Any advice, thoughts, etc. would be MOST appreciated. I'll probably spend tonight & tomorrow making up my mind.
Thanks in advance,
Marc