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Old Jan 18, 2005
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Question A question for people in the know?

I was wondering which would is a better situation. To buy a new Infiniti G35 for example for roughly 32k or to buy a new Civic EX for about 17K and spend lets say 10k over two years in performance upgrades. Is the appeal of putting money into a car with a lower initial price tag the pride in doing the work your self and knowing your car is unique? This question is simply to appease my wondering mind, I have neither the money, time, or knowledge to put 10k into my civic or buy a new Infiniti for example.
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Old Jan 18, 2005
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the g35...that car is pimp. The only car more "pimp" than that is the new 5 series bmw in the dub edition. Yeah you can make a civic fast, but man...its still a fricken civic
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Old Jan 18, 2005
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screw hookin up the civic.... G35 is overall better!
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Old Jan 18, 2005
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g35.
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Old Jan 18, 2005
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g35... the american skyline. GET IT! But don't get a 4 door... they're ugly.
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Old Jan 18, 2005
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get the G35 man. Spending 10k on a civic is not worth it. With the G35, you get the luxury, prestige, comfort, and power without the many problems that mods can cause.
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Well, if it's any concern, the G35 will have a higher resale than a civic with 10K of upgrades. Not to mention, that the 7th gen civic has proven to be not the best contender for modification.

BTW the G35 without rebates or incentives is 34K base.
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Old Jan 19, 2005
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get a g35 and put some nice 20's on it and you're set.
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Old Jan 19, 2005
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Originally Posted by nookiemonster
Well, if it's any concern, the G35 will have a higher resale than a civic with 10K of upgrades. Not to mention, that the 7th gen civic has proven to be not the best contender for modification.

BTW the G35 without rebates or incentives is 34K base.
I agree about the resale Value on a 7th gen civic comapred to a G35. The G35 is worth a whole lot more even if it is used. The 7th gen civic's resale value hasnt been up to par with the rest of the generations of the civic's.....Its not even worth it to put $10k into a civic.....especially if you go and sell it modded, its usually worth less than a stock, untouched civic.
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Originally Posted by winnerpl
get a g35 and put some nice 20's on it and you're set.
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Old Jan 19, 2005
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How old are you? I'm not sure where the money is coming from but just to be the devil's advocate I guess....the insurance on the G35 (if under 25) is gonna rape you like never before. Not to mention the gas consumption.

Not trying to burst your bubble....Just something to think about I suppose.
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Old Jan 19, 2005
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G35 for me, for the same reasons that have already been stated in this thread.
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NEVER EVER PUT 20s ON A CAR!!!!!!!! NAAASSTTYY!!!!!!!!!!!! especially a beautiful car like the g35. get some nice 18 or 19 offset racing harts or volks. keep it B E A UTIUFL!
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