A '03 laser red G35c 6speed with black interior, premium package, 18" rims, brembo brakes, & aero! They gave me $15,000 for my '01 with navi, 80,000 miles, and on tranny #2. I'll take some pics later today.

 

congrats

 

wow....

congrats....
the great migration has begun...


acura...you readin all this?

 

Congrats!

With your new ride sounds like you will be Fast..

but w/o the Acura tranny maybe not Furious!

 

DA DA DA ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST!!!

 

niiiiiicee...! congrats on the new ride...hope you don't trade in the G35 for the new AWD TL/CL

I'm hoping to get a test drive soon at the nissan dealer for that Z...damn, I hope I don't buy it!

 

This is almost becoming as bad as SARS.

 

I was thinking of getting rid of my 01 but was sitting in the parking lot of my school and noticed I was the only one with a ClS


congrats by the way!

 

this shit really is getting out of hand. i like my cls better than the g or z.

 

i dont know how anyone could find the CL-S more powerful, fun to drive or nearly as head turning and eye-catching as either the G35 or the 350Z.

its no wonder everyone is migrating.

if i had the money, id be rolling a G35 right now, for sure

i was going to trade in my CL-S regardless, but due to practical reasons and purposes, i went with the truck. had i had the opportunity, a G35 would be in my garage for sure. bottom line, its a superior car. some may question the interior styling, but no one can deny its a superior car.

 

It looks like thers gonna be a nice surplus of used CLs all over th place....

 

I have an idea...since this is like chinese water torture for those happy with and keeping their CL's. Let's have a 'sellouts' forum where ex cl owners can discuss their new rides without annoying the CL diehards.

(CUS WE'RE NOT LEAVING) lol

 

oops just realized joe dokes suggested something similar.

 

A nice red car just in time for the summer. Congrats and best of luck with it!

Wow thats one of the originals jumping ship, with his Jan 2001 register date.

 

Same here!!!
If i am to jump ship (which i will) it will be for something SUPERIOR...like an m3....i hate staying on the same level.
Congrats on ur car.....its a nice car.

PH

 

M5

 

We need a "join the club" smilie......

I've always thought the G35 Coupe would be a natural progression for CL-S owners.

 

contradict much?

for me, (someone who has to do quite a bit of winter driving in the mountains), would the G35 or Z still be the superior car? how about more practical? is less interior room superior and more practical? is a manual transmission superior and more practical for city dwellers like myself?

for the amount of $$ i have in my cl-s, along with the performance and aesthetics it has, fuck anything else.

i've plowed 8" of snow w/ this bitch, will a Z be able to do that?

 

I feel like I'm the last one left in the choir that you preach to...

 

lol hes got a good point on this one...I had to buy an extra car (actually 2 extra; 91 teg,90 stanza ) along with my Z...the Z is an absolute pig in the snow (on stock rims/tires anyway). It just doesn't go anywhere, even in like 2 inches of snow. G35 would be the same. If you live in the northeast(shit weather), and had to pick one car...I'd say get the cls-6.

 

I'll be posting pics probably tomorrow. I can't believe the amount of stares I get from people. Just yesterday, pulling through the drive thru of Wendy's, the cashier starts saying what a nice car it is and goes on and on about how she loves the lines of the car. I'm thinking to myself, please give me my change so I could head back to work!

The car handles way better than my CLS (granted nothing springs and sways can't take care of). Not much body roll when taking turns. This is my first rear wheel drive car so I'm getting used to the handling characteristics from this type of platform. The suspension is much stiffer than my CLS (feel most imperfections on the road), however it's a good compromise at least for me.

I like the interior of the G35, but it still reminds me of a Nissan. The CLS is much nicer on this front and on trunk space. The manual is not as nice as Honda's (had a '98 Prelude Type SH) in regards to smoothness. The G35's is a little notchy, but the throws are short. The clutch is a little stiff, but as time goes on I'm sure I'll get used to it.

I'm not really an audiophile, but to me the CLS's stero sounded much better than the G35's system (I have the upgraded 225 watt unit).

That's it for now. I will say that I love the CLS, but after 3 years of ownership I was ready for a change and didn't want to go into a 6spd CLS. I think this is a natural progression for most people to make. Just my opinion.

 

Stupid ?, but how do u post images? I see the attach file field, but it says "Max size: 1 byte". I finally took some pics of the car and would like to post them. Thanks

 

they have to be hosted on another site and then linked using the image tag

 

Thanks Zoot for the heads up. I posted some pics at Sony's site:

http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4290022099

Let me know what you think.

 

Thanks Zoot for the heads up. I posted some pics at Sony's site:

http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4290022099

Let me know what you think.

 

15K for a CLS w/ 80,000 miles sounds damn good. Dealers have been offering me only about $20,000 w/ on 19,000 miles!

 

i feel the same way!

 

jim

you would never get a g35C, you'd be bitching all day about how it sucks in the snow.

 

awesome car, I'd go for red too. I love that gray interior, I'm getting a bit tired of my black interior, but I hate tan.

 

Never understood that kinda logic.

Who cares about the "level" of your car?

I've been an M3 owner (more than once) and I wouldn't think twice about buyer another car at a "lower level".

If you can only move "up", then what do you get after the M3? A Porsche? Then what? Ferrari? What next? A Lambo?

See the point? In 10 or 15 years, you'll need to be driving a $300,000 car.

 

Why should anyone be upset if another is selling his CL. I love mine. The longer I own it the more convinced I chose the best car for me... I really don't care if I become the only CL owner on earth. Nor should you.

 

I'm right there with ya.... I pick up my 03 Laser Red G35 6MT tomorrow night from Ramsey Infiniti. Mine is red with Willow interior, aero package, premium package etc.

On another note. I have nothing bad to say about my CL-S. It's been a great 3 years. Mine doesn't go back until the end of July so I'll have both to drive. But.......the CL gets bumped outa the garage

 

Good trade-in $ you got. 15K with 80K miles.

 

Congrats. on the purchase! I know you'll love it!!!

 

Thanks everyone. This thread wasn't meant to bash up on the CL at all. Just figured everyone on this board is a car enthusiast. I know I'm for one...hell I was #2 on the list for a Subaru STI and placed a deposit in early January waiting for the car.

The CL is definately a great car. People in my office tell me the G35 doesn't have as many options my CLS had and that was almost a three year old car (bought it Aug '00).

Trust me it was very hard to trade her in, but with 20,000 miles left on the tranny warranty and having gone through it once before I wasn't comfortable. If there weren't any tranny issues my CLS would still be with me even though I prefer stick. I had the intent when I bought this car that it would be with me till the wheels fall off. Even with the brake problems I had and the sunroof noise I still loved my CLS, but when a part (ie tranny) costs ($4k) almost 1/3 of what the car is worth (at least in my case) it's time to move on.

I plan to stay on this board because for the most part people in here are just pretty cool and mature. When I had a deposit down for the STI, I was over on the Subaru boards for a little bit and I could tell the maturity level was WAY lower.

As far as the comparo between the G35 and CLS go, the one thing that sticks in my mind is how firm the ride is in the G35 when compared to my stock CLS. If I had to make a 12 hour road trip and had to choose between these two stock cars it would be the CLS hands down. If I lived in a place where the roads were curvy I would take the G35. If practicality was the name of the game, the CLS would win (ie larger trunk, cheaper consumables like tires, brake pads, etc). I guess what I'm trying to express is the G35 just feels "sportier" than the CLS. I like the seats in the G35...reminds me of the feel of the recaros in the Evo. The seats in my CLS were fine too, but they didn't fit me as well when I did some "spirited" driving. I like the intuitive ergonomics in the CLS more so than the G35. I mean a radio volume dial should be a knob on the left side of the radio. The AC doesn't feel as cold as my CLS, but it's adequate. I wish the power seats in the G35 were as fast as my CLS when you recline them. I can't believe I don't have memory seats like I did in the CL. Miss the rear tilt mirror on the passenger side when going into reverse. Those are some of the things I miss.

But the handling aspects of the G35 along with how sexy it looks, the brembos, 18"wheel/tire package, and 6 spd more than make up for the inadequacies. To me, it's a more "fun" car to drive than the CLS and as you can see (80,000 miles on my CLS) I drive alot.

Again, I'm not "dissin" the CLS, I'm just sharing my observations about the two cars.

 

Somehow I think that last post was directed DIRECTLY at ME for some reason.

Shawn S

 

Yes and no. It was merely directed to people who feel so strongly like you do. It's all good. Makes life more interesting. :P

 

Tom, whats wrong with that logic?

 

Huh? What are you talking about?