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Originally Posted by ThoriumHotdog
The G20s are pretty nice and even though the WS6 is faster it draws a totally different type of attention. I can see why you made the trade.  It's just opposite of 99.9999% of the deals you see. |
My take so-far:
WS6 reliability was so-so.
Thus far, G20 has been about on-par, maybe a touch better.
The G20 handles a lot better, tires not withstanding, when it comes to sweeping corners. The WS6 was better at transitions.
The G20 gets compliments from older/more mature men/women.
The WS6 appealed to highschoolers and gold-diggers.
I lose my G20 in parking-lots often. I like that. I never added a bumper-sticker or anything. It just dissapears. Another silver family car among so many others.
The interior is very nice. Bose 6-disk CD changer, black leather everything, cabin filtration, cliamate control, etc. etc.
It accelerates like a sick 3-legged dog and only gets 2mpg better than my WS6 did on road-trips. Efficiency-fail.
All that being said, I think the G20 makes a great DD and plan on not trading it in on my fun-car next year. (the reason I purchased it--low maintenance cost allows me to save more effectively for a downpayment on another sports car. I got tired of "pony" cars and want to step up to something world-class. Something I probably won't see other people my age rolling around in and acting a fool with).
Coming from a "2 seat" (the back seat in a WS6 is a joke) sports car, I can see why OP made the trade. If I had friends I hung out with often, I would get a 4-seater as well.
The G20 is what got me looking at the 370Z. We know my conclusions from that look, so I won't go into it, but I love this forum and the 370 in it's element is a darn nice car! Maybe when used ones are dirt-cheap in 5-6 years I will buy one as a cheap DD like I did with this G20.
Again, all-that being said, why a NEW Altima 2.5? I have a friend selling her '05 for $5K. Think of how much spare cash you could have had had you gone for one a few years old that was well-kept? That was why I went with the '02. I am curious why the "new" Altima?
*I owned Trans Ams for about 4 years total. I got a total of 3 tickets during that time. I drove fast. Not stupid (in traffic, etc.), just fast (road-trips at 90, etc.).
The G20 has yet to get pulled over, but I have only had it for 4 months.