Hi Guys and girls,
We are in need of a 2nd car and were thinking of a 4wd to cart our kids around in (2 yo and 1 month old). I have had a rethink as:
1) They are costly to purchase (relatively new)
2) They don't offer much performance unless you get a ml500 or ml63 which fails point 1
3) I want to get into a faster car again.
So i've been scoping out performance/luxury sedans and came across the 350 and 370gt. I actually hadn't even heard of them until about 1 week ago! (Although in 2007 I did sit in one at the Nissan dealer in Ginza Japan - I remember the GTR was being released as I saw it at the Tokyo motor show)
Since we have two kids, the sedan is the more practical choice (I told the mrs I had seen a couple of kids come out of an e46 m3 once but she isn't biting, and automatic (because I cant be bothered driving manual anymore).
So I have been looking into automatic 350gt and 370gt sedans (v36 model) and have some questions that some of you might be able to help with.
1) Does anyone know what the 0-100 times are for each model in the sedan? I am not a boy racer but do like to give it a squirt every now and then. Info i've seen lists the 350gt sedan at 6.1secs and 370gt at 5.4secs. Are these figures accurate?
2) Is it worthwhile getting a 370 over a 350? I might have answered my own question here in that I dont see the 370 sedan as eligible for compliance on Jspecs website...
3) Does anyone know of one in Vic that I could look at? I dont mind importing, but I would like to see one in the flesh before I commit.
4) Are there isofix latches in the rear? For anyone without kids, these are metal anchors to latch your car seat to (usually labelled isofix) and located at the junction of the seat back and seat base in the rear seats. This is a deal maker/breaker for me as safety for the kids is important.
5) Are the rear seats in the sedan roomy? Not looking for 3 adult roomy, 2.5 adult roomy would be sufficient.
In reality, for the price, I can't find anything that comes even close to competing with one of these! I have read through all the issues with the nav etc and am not really fussed about it, although it would be great if someone could come up with an easy fix one day. Aside from this, is there anything else that is a common problem? Any comments/opinions are appreciated.
Michael