I want to tell you this, although I know many of you will not believe. I want you to close your eyes and give me the gift of your trust for a few minutes, to travel through memory and dream and ambition with me. I want you to experience the “theater dim” of the interior lights. To open the throttle on the Bose-by-Nissan stereo. To feel the perfect response from the small sedan’s leather-wrapped steering wheel, to catch a slide as the four-wheel-steering kicks in at the most bizarre time during an irresponsible freeway maneuver. To pose Yakuza-style in the baddest sedan on the block, B-pillars swimming barely seen beneath the glass. To feel the 276-horsepower, quad-cam V-8 punch you back into the impeccably tasteful interior.
Then, and only then, if you can dream with me, if you can believe what I believe, then you might be able to look through the stupid Q-names and the dumb-assed rocks-and-trees marketing and the aftermarket Skyline badges and the unfocused-looking Pathfinder rebadge and the Jersey shore types crowding each owner’s meet and just hold this idea in your head:
Infiniti didn’t always suck.
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jhefner - Believe it or not, a car does not have to be an uber luxury or sports car to develop a fondness and sense of attachment to it. Golden2husky is right. I remember when the first...
Bertel Schmitt - I would like to reiterate the warning at the end of the article. It pains me when I have to ban someone. Don’t make me ban more...
dmf - After someone else ran a stop sign at me, I ended up stuck with one of these as a rental while my car is being repaired. I have been able to fit some nice and...
Beerboy12 - I agree the Logan’s ride is very good. There are two benefits to having the wheels far back. One is cabin space and the other is ride,...
sunridge place - ‘Thanks for bringing up the loan covenant and DIP financing. I didn’t want to get that explicit since someone would have taken exception to my comment and...
TAP - The button trans was very reliable. My ’66 Saab had 4-on-the-tree also. It never hung up like my ’63 Nova shifter- I would...
28-Cars-Later - Well put.
28-Cars-Later - I agree its a bit crazy, but if you look a whats out there for families none of it is very fuel efficient.
highdesertcat - Thanks for bringing up the loan covenant and DIP financing. I didn’t want to get that explicit since someone would have taken exception to my comment and...
oldowl - If you live near Ft. Myers I sympathize. The Kia dealer there is ultimately obnoxious. And always on.