Infiniti Reputation?
05-24-2010, 02:44 PM
#32
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Like many posters on here, I've owned a number of Honda products (2 Civics, 1 Accord, 1 Prelude, 2 Integras, 1 TL, 1 RSX, and now an MDX) and never once did I have issues with any of them. All I did was change the oil, tires and brakes. As for your RSX issues, I never had a single problem with my RSX (mine had 120k when I traded it in for the G). I didn't find replacing the air filter difficult at all but I do agree that changing out the headlight bulbs is a PITA...I found it much easier to just remove the headlight and replace the bulbs.
It took me less than 2 minutes to change headlight on my old Maxima.
05-24-2010, 03:30 PM
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This graph is from consumer reports, showing the latest auto brand predicted reliability from 2010. @mike: The consumerist link you posted is from the '09 model year. Infiniti is actually up 2 places in 2010! Still, though I'd say that looks right in line with the Honda/Toyota marques to me. Even if Infiniti is a newcomer, Nissan is not -- the cars are still manufactured by a well-established company. Although from the looks of that graph it appears the best parts get saved for the Infiniti models -- as one would hope.
(I guess land rover is so bad they fell off the edge of the bottom this year.)
(I guess land rover is so bad they fell off the edge of the bottom this year.)
I don't know what makes me shudder more...the names in the last 6 places or that BMW is just 2 spots over them.
I wonder what the funboys at bimmerfest would have to say about that
05-24-2010, 11:23 PM
#35
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I think you could safely bump the G up to about mid-sized. A Lancer or a Sentra qualifies as a compact sedan.
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05-24-2010, 11:59 PM
#36
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Like many posters on here, I've owned a number of Honda products (2 Civics, 1 Accord, 1 Prelude, 2 Integras, 1 TL, 1 RSX, and now an MDX) and never once did I have issues with any of them. All I did was change the oil, tires and brakes. As for your RSX issues, I never had a single problem with my RSX (mine had 120k when I traded it in for the G). I didn't find replacing the air filter difficult at all but I do agree that changing out the headlight bulbs is a PITA...I found it much easier to just remove the headlight and replace the bulbs.
05-25-2010, 09:30 AM
#37
I love the car, and I'm not sure what the qualification of the G is but there is nothing mid sized about it. Camry, Maxima and such are mid sized. This car has tiny everything. It definitily has less interior space than a lancer, about the same as sentra and corolla. And the G has a smaller trunk than all of them.
But back to the original topic, even though sometimes I find the car to be a bit snug, so far, it feels very reliable to me.
05-25-2010, 10:59 AM
#38
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These are the Maxima Specs:
Head room (front/rear) (with Dual Panel Moonroof) 38.8/36.4
Leg room (front/rear) 43.8/34.6
Hip room (front/rear) 53.4/53.9
Shoulder room (front/rear) 56.3/55.1
G37 Specs:
Head room (front/rear) (with Dual Panel Moonroof) 39.1/37.2
Leg room (front/rear) 43.9/34.7
Hip room (front/rear) 55.1/53.7
Shoulder room (front/rear) 55.6/55.2
Almost exactly the same. In fact, the G is slightly larger in most categories.
Sources:
http://www.nissanusa.com/maxima/specifications.html
http://www.infinitiusa.com/g_sedan/specs-options/
Head room (front/rear) (with Dual Panel Moonroof) 38.8/36.4
Leg room (front/rear) 43.8/34.6
Hip room (front/rear) 53.4/53.9
Shoulder room (front/rear) 56.3/55.1
G37 Specs:
Head room (front/rear) (with Dual Panel Moonroof) 39.1/37.2
Leg room (front/rear) 43.9/34.7
Hip room (front/rear) 55.1/53.7
Shoulder room (front/rear) 55.6/55.2
Almost exactly the same. In fact, the G is slightly larger in most categories.
Sources:
http://www.nissanusa.com/maxima/specifications.html
http://www.infinitiusa.com/g_sedan/specs-options/
05-25-2010, 11:50 AM
#39
Strange. 
My friend just got a 2010 maxima. It's huge compared to my car. I move the driver's seat all the way back and it's not enough, and no one can sit behind me because of lack of legroom. In the max, I move his driver's seat all the way back and I'm comfortable, and people can fit behind me. I'm very surprised to see the numbers.
I think someone on those websites got high and drunk and screwed up with the measuring.
His car feels more spacious. But I still like mine much more. They both seem to have decent quality also.
My friend just got a 2010 maxima. It's huge compared to my car. I move the driver's seat all the way back and it's not enough, and no one can sit behind me because of lack of legroom. In the max, I move his driver's seat all the way back and I'm comfortable, and people can fit behind me. I'm very surprised to see the numbers.
I think someone on those websites got high and drunk and screwed up with the measuring.
His car feels more spacious. But I still like mine much more. They both seem to have decent quality also.
04-02-2016, 01:08 AM
#41
You just bought back a 6 year old dead thread lol
Shortcut straight to Infiniti G model...
http://longtermqualityindex.com/vehi...nfiniti_G.html
Shortcut straight to Infiniti G model...
http://longtermqualityindex.com/vehi...nfiniti_G.html
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04-02-2016, 02:18 AM
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04-02-2016, 02:30 AM
#44
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As a die hard infiniti guy who currently owns 4 great cars (92 m30, 94 q45a, 03 g35 coupe, and replaced my totaled g37 sedan with an ex37)
It just is a shame that more of the general public isn't aware of how excellent these cars are.
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