My wife's 2010 M35X finally had a new problem last week...

The problem is one of the two key remotes finally stopped working. The cost in getting a new key remote is 90USD. Plus, additional 60USD for reprogramming...

So far this over 11 year old Nissan only have two problems. One is the broken key remote happened recently. The other problem is A/C was not cold about 4 years ago. I spent about 40USD in buying A/C pro to refill its A/C. Last summer, its A/C was still very cold even during 40C hot days!!!

This Nissan was also a 2 year old used car when I bought it about 9 years ago...
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Of course, in addition to those two minor problems I also need to do some maintenance tasks such as tires, brakes, oil/fluid and filters.

After I own 2017 GSF with stock suspension and Ohlins 16/12K and rented 2018 M4 competition, actually I think this old big Nissan is still fun and not bad at all...

Of course, GSF and M4 are better but this big old Nissan is totally not bad at all!!! You can still have some fun on it...
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The weather was not good this morning... So, I drove my wife's M35X again.

Now I think I understand why Nissan didn't refresh this M or Q70. That's because this generation M is already very good... Of course, this generation M is a little raw as it is not so quiet and the ride could be a little bouncy sometimes. However, the new Q70 does fix those...

I think this generation M is very fun comparing with any stock premium cars like BMW or MB except those performance cars like M or AMG. Nissan put stiffer springs on this generation. However, stiffer springs may introduce some drawbacks. This M could become bouncy or unstable if the road is very rough... (Don't get me wrong... this M is still very stable at least 95% of the time. In addition, M4 competition may also become a little bouncy if the road is very rough!!!)

I guess this generation M could be more fun than Q70 but Q70 should provide more quiet, stable and refined ride...
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Don't be like me and believed those stupid comments like "How good BMWs are..." Maybe BMWs are slightly better but these Japanese cars are at least 100% more reliable!!!

Of course, you can put a good suspension like Ohlins on them. Then they will become TONS more fun than BMWs...
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Today my daughter drove my wife's M35X...

Only after a few miles she immediately said that comparing with my son's G35S with PSS10, M35X was a bit unstable and difficult to drive!!! However, she prefers the sound system, lighter steering and bigger space from M35X...

Actually softer suspension is not too bad... Miata's stock suspension is also kind of soft and has some body rolls but once you get used to the softer suspension, its balanced chassis and good steering can still provide a lot of fun!!!
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Time has gone so fast... (But, my Nissans didn't feel the same way!!! )

It's already one year since I changed oil for my son's 2007 G35S. Like before I change the oil and check any leak. Again, no problem found!!!

This G was a 3 year old used car and has been driven by all of my family including two student drivers. Now, it's already 14 year old and still very reliable!!!
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I also remember my colleague's 6 year old Passat in Taipei...

My colleague had fixed the auto transmission(not DCT) for his Passat TWICE and kept complaining "My wife destroyed the transmission!!! My wife destroyed the transmission!!!" to me!!!

Actually both of my old Nissans(11&14 year old now) were 2&3 year old used cars and have been driven by all of my family including two student drivers but their auto transmissions still work extremely smoothly just like my new Toyota track toy GSF's 8 speed auto...
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Today I told my son "You can get rid of that old Nissan(2007 G35S) once you are graduated from UC one year later and get an engineer job."

Guess what... He said "NO!!! I will keep it..."
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