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- From: tedebear@leland.Stanford.EDU (Theodore Chen)
- Subject: Re: G20 vs. Altima, Fast vs. Slow
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.082314.29660@leland.Stanford.EDU>
- Sender: news@leland.Stanford.EDU (Mr News)
- Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
- References: <1992Nov14.053235.16877@leland.Stanford.EDU> <1e8rvnINN3c5@seven-up.East.Sun.COM> <Nov16.195822.21482@engr.washington.edu>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 08:23:14 GMT
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- In article <Nov16.195822.21482@engr.washington.edu> eliot@stalfos.engr.washington.edu (eliot) writes:
- >In article <1e8rvnINN3c5@seven-up.East.Sun.COM> jfox@hooksett.East.Sun.COM writes:
- >>The real question is why buy a G20 when you could have a Maxima SE for about
- >>the same price?
- >>And if you're sold on the G20 engine - get a Stanza SE-R for about 6 grand
- >>less. What's a couple of doors in a car that small?
- >>Why anyone would buy a G20 PERIOD is beyond me.
- >the chassis. unless of course you only drive 55 mph on an arrow straight
- >freeway and take curves 10 mph below the recommended speeds. not to
- >bash the other nissans, but the g20's chassis is exceptional, even
- >compared to european competitors. drive an integra then go try a g20
- >for maximum effect.
-
- i think the question was why buy the infiniti G20 when you can get
- a sentra SE-R with the same engine for 6 grand less. a pretty fair
- question, i think. i think the G20 would be terrific if it cost $15k.
- it is very smooth and has excellent handling. but... it still feels
- like a small car, and i think $19k is a bit much for that.
- when the sentra SE-R (admittedly noisier and less refined) can
- be had for considerably less, the G20 starts looking worse. if i
- had the cash for a G20, i'd probably be looking at a taurus SHO or
- maxima SE instead. or a camry SE, but i hear dealers are gouging on those.
-
- i've said this before, but i don't think the integra's handling is
- as absymal as you say it is. i've been playing around with tire
- pressures lately and increasing the pressure helps considerably in
- reducing understeer. right now i'm running 34 psi front and 32 psi rear.
- understeer is drastically reduced but i think the ultimate grip has suffered
- so i'm going to reduce the pressures a little. the shocks do
- suck - damping is not good. what kind of shocks does the G20 have, anyway?
-
- -teddy
-