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Salomon · 09-15-2005, 09:30 AM

Thanks guys. I've put about 800 miles on the car so far.

LIKES:
-Comfort. Great seats, very comfortable. A good balance between plush and sporty. Nice, fat (ugly) leather steering wheel. Big and roomy interior.
-Performance. Plenty fast, plus I like not having to rev it to the moon for it to go. A nice, aggressive exhaust growl.
-Handling. Tight, responsive and direct, with little body roll. Very nice for a large sedan, no complaints.
-Brakes. Awesome brakes. Strong, with a hard brake pedal feel which I like.
-Exterior Appearance. Great looking car; the rear 3/4 curves in particular. I really like the Silver color, too. Wheels look cool.
-Cup holders are nice, big and well-placed. Big thing for me.
-Keyless operation. Although I sometimes like to hear the alarm chirp when I lock the doors, which it doesn't if you lock them manually with the fob in your pocket.
-Navigation System. Not thrilled with the graphics compared to the Audi & Acura, but I like it. I would have liked for the radio to be controlled through the system as well, like the others. Birds-Eye view option is cool.
-No reliability problems thus far.
-New car smell!

DISLIKES:
-Fuel Economy. Average at best. Getting around 16-17 city.
-Orange colored instrumentation. Ugly. White would have been fine, thanks. They should take a page from Ford and allow you to adjust it in over 100 different colors.
-Road Feel. Doesn't have much. Numb and isolated feel, as opposed to Audi's superb 'organic' feel; the saving grace being that it is at least tight and direct.
-ManuMatic: I leave it in Auto mostly. Shifts are soft as cotton. I like how it revs the engine to match downshifts though.
-Highway Noise. Relatively noisy at speed due to its ridiculously low gearing. It is very quiet at less than highway speeds.
-Center console. Has a drab, meh look to it. Too much Nissan, not enough Infiniti. (see: M35/45)
-TINY glovebox. Room for the manual (barely) and thats it.
-No Digital Clock (except a small one on the Nav screen). The fancy analog clock sucks. Unintelligible markings.
-Brake Dust. A LOT of front brake dust = constantly blackened wheels.

Overall, I give it an 8.5 out of 10 so far. I always look forward to driving it.

09-15-2005, 09:30 AM	#26 (permalink)
Salomon Loser	Thanks guys. I've put about 800 miles on the car so far. LIKES: -Comfort. Great seats, very comfortable. A good balance between plush and sporty. Nice, fat (ugly) leather steering wheel. Big and roomy interior. -Performance. Plenty fast, plus I like not having to rev it to the moon for it to go. A nice, aggressive exhaust growl. -Handling. Tight, responsive and direct, with little body roll. Very nice for a large sedan, no complaints. -Brakes. Awesome brakes. Strong, with a hard brake pedal feel which I like. -Exterior Appearance. Great looking car; the rear 3/4 curves in particular. I really like the Silver color, too. Wheels look cool. -Cup holders are nice, big and well-placed. Big thing for me. -Keyless operation. Although I sometimes like to hear the alarm chirp when I lock the doors, which it doesn't if you lock them manually with the fob in your pocket. -Navigation System. Not thrilled with the graphics compared to the Audi & Acura, but I like it. I would have liked for the radio to be controlled through the system as well, like the others. Birds-Eye view option is cool. -No reliability problems thus far. -New car smell! DISLIKES: -Fuel Economy. Average at best. Getting around 16-17 city. -Orange colored instrumentation. Ugly. White would have been fine, thanks. They should take a page from Ford and allow you to adjust it in over 100 different colors. -Road Feel. Doesn't have much. Numb and isolated feel, as opposed to Audi's superb 'organic' feel; the saving grace being that it is at least tight and direct. -ManuMatic: I leave it in Auto mostly. Shifts are soft as cotton. I like how it revs the engine to match downshifts though. -Highway Noise. Relatively noisy at speed due to its ridiculously low gearing. It is very quiet at less than highway speeds. -Center console. Has a drab, meh look to it. Too much Nissan, not enough Infiniti. (see: M35/45) -TINY glovebox. Room for the manual (barely) and thats it. -No Digital Clock (except a small one on the Nav screen). The fancy analog clock sucks. Unintelligible markings. -Brake Dust. A LOT of front brake dust = constantly blackened wheels. Overall, I give it an 8.5 out of 10 so far. I always look forward to driving it. Last edited by Salomon; 09-15-2005 at 01:38 PM..