How many G37 owners on this site, have their cars stock
05-28-2010, 11:33 PM
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Wow, with a well thought out and educated response like that, how dare I try and shine some light into your world of impressing 16 year old with your Fast the Furious car. I should have known since you do drive an auto...and list a battery as a mod.
05-29-2010, 11:50 AM
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I liked the original idea of this thread, not the mod vs. non-mod argument that that broke out. If you like to mod, then mod your car, if you like it stock, then it stays the way it is. Its all up to the owners personal preference, theres no right and no wrong. Actually too much ricey mods can go really wrong, really fast, like my friend whos gonna paint the top half of his red G35 black 
05-30-2010, 11:49 AM
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05-30-2010, 02:41 PM
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There is no right or wrong in the argument of stock versus modified. Everyone is entitled to his/her own opinion. And that is all this argument is about: personal opinion; not good versus bad or good versus better.
My $.02... One person's opinion is relative to his experience. If you've driven a 1989 Ford Taurus up until yesterday when you purchased your G, then yes, you might say that the G is "perfection stock" or "It drives wonderfully. Why mess with it?" Simply, someone who has driven a Ferrari may not agree with you.
But, really, that is not even the point.
People modify their cars for different reasons. Maybe one person does not enjoy feeling like he is in a fishbowl, so he tints his windows, while the next guy can't see as well out of a darkened window so he chooses not to tint. Or one person prefers a tighter suspension, or increased stopping power, or dragon graphics all over the car, or purple 22" wheels, or a louder exhaust... It's all personal preference.
I enjoy the fact that I can drive my car every day and know that it is highly unlikely that I will see another one like it. That is not to say that my car is any better than a bone stock G. The decisions I make in modifying my car improve it, in my opinion. Otherwise, why would I have done it? I realize that there are others who do not share my opinions. Some think modifying will hurt or ruin the car. Again, it's all personal opinion.
The people at Nissan/Infiniti designed a great car in the G. They do, in fact, know what they are doing, as someone suggested. However, I do not think that means that all the aftermarket parts companies do not know what they are doing. There are people here who love driving their stock G's. I prefer driving a modified car. I liked my Z modified versus stock and I like my G modified versus stock. That does not mean the stock version is not a great car...
All that matters is that you enjoy what you drive, right?
My $.02... One person's opinion is relative to his experience. If you've driven a 1989 Ford Taurus up until yesterday when you purchased your G, then yes, you might say that the G is "perfection stock" or "It drives wonderfully. Why mess with it?" Simply, someone who has driven a Ferrari may not agree with you.
But, really, that is not even the point.
People modify their cars for different reasons. Maybe one person does not enjoy feeling like he is in a fishbowl, so he tints his windows, while the next guy can't see as well out of a darkened window so he chooses not to tint. Or one person prefers a tighter suspension, or increased stopping power, or dragon graphics all over the car, or purple 22" wheels, or a louder exhaust... It's all personal preference.
I enjoy the fact that I can drive my car every day and know that it is highly unlikely that I will see another one like it. That is not to say that my car is any better than a bone stock G. The decisions I make in modifying my car improve it, in my opinion. Otherwise, why would I have done it? I realize that there are others who do not share my opinions. Some think modifying will hurt or ruin the car. Again, it's all personal opinion.
The people at Nissan/Infiniti designed a great car in the G. They do, in fact, know what they are doing, as someone suggested. However, I do not think that means that all the aftermarket parts companies do not know what they are doing. There are people here who love driving their stock G's. I prefer driving a modified car. I liked my Z modified versus stock and I like my G modified versus stock. That does not mean the stock version is not a great car...
All that matters is that you enjoy what you drive, right?
05-30-2010, 03:38 PM
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Such as? And if that is the case, apart from people on this forum and other enthusiast oriented web sites, why do most people keep their cars stock? Some of the fastest cars I see at HPDE are bone stock except for brake pads and fluid. And I can't say that cars that are modified are not fast as well, but you never see a guy who just "wound his coils down and threw his camber kit on" turning good lap times.
05-30-2010, 09:04 PM
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I put some tire dressing on today - guess I need to add that to the list. I hope I haven't screwed up my resale value. I feel shameful remorse - should I just replace them with a set of new OEM tires? My God, what have I done?
05-30-2010, 10:10 PM
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Make sure it's not Infiniti brand tire dressing...it's not as good as aftermarket lol
05-30-2010, 10:47 PM
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