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Old 11-02-2005, 11:02 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by lupinsea
Hm, G35?

I had never even considered that car before. The styling had not appealed to me so it just never crossed my mind to look beneath the sheet metal to see what the rest of the car is like. The spec's seem interesting and it can be had with a manual transmission. It's just . . . it seems so bland just looking at it in pictures.

Think you're right about test driving it, though. It would be a disservice not to see what it's like behind the wheel. I'll check out the G35 at some point, too.
If you are in the used market (which I think is true, no?) G35s with manual transmissions are going to be a bit difficult to find. They are pretty rare, at least compared to 330s.

The G35 is a great drive; it's got a very good chassis and the engine has impressive power and torque. The G35 is also bigger than a 330, and is really closer to the 5er in terms of space (esp. interior space). It drives like a smaller car than it is, though.

It has a nasty and unappealing interior, but dynamically the G35 is hard to fault as an all-arounder.
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