And after what seems like forever, we reach my current car. There’s a saying about things in life coming full circle. After owning 12 cars in between, I find myself back with my first car once more–and it never felt better. The excellent handling. The awesome engine that begs to have the snot beaten out of it. The solid construction. It’s all coming back to me now.
The car that I obsessed over while still in high school is back in my driveway once more, sitting in the exact spot where my first one sat. Hopefully, she’ll treat me a lot better (she has so far, knock on wood…). When the time comes, I plan on doing an SR20DET swap and building the car I always wanted when I was younger. It’s the first car that I’ve owned since returning to Long Island in July (I had the Quattro towed shortly after returning–the four years it spent sitting in my driveway were anything but kind to it, and I really needed the money at the time), and I hope to drive it until the wheels fall off.
Very nice, a late model 5-speed!
There was a post here maybe two weeks ago about the original G20. Was happy to see there were so many fans. For sure it was the best handling 4-door at the time, with a great shifter, free revving engine, plenty of room and distinctive exterior design. The interior still looks modern.
I like the taillight change on this car. The G20 tailpipe looked bland (especially when the factory dropped the black paint for the muffler) and I see someone has added an extension here. I’m sure that will all change if you go SR20DET.
Did you just buy the car? How many miles and was it hard to find?
As many manual trans sedans you’ve owned I’m amazed you havn’t owned an Altima, Maxima, or say a Ford ZX2 or Chevy Z24…
Enjoy your Infiniti!
Oh man. The G20t was totally my high school car.
I drove a second-gen one when I was looking for a car a couple years back but it just wasn’t the same.
I’m loving the taillights! Did they come out of the factory that way or has someone tinted them up a little?