The Subaru SVX World Network   SVX Network Forums
Live Chat!
SVX or Subaru Links
Old Lockers
Photo Post
How-To Documents
Message Archive
SVX Shop Search
IRC users:

Go Back   The Subaru SVX World Network > SVX Main Forums > General SVX Babble

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 02-21-2013, 03:22 PM
davew833 davew833 is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Posts: 633
Two aging personal luxury coupes...

I came out of my office at work yesterday to find a black '91 Infiniti M30 coupe parked next to my SVX. I couldn't help but take a picture and muse on the similarities and differences of the two cars.

The M30 is also a 2-door 6-cylinder engined GT touring coupe powered by Nissan's venerable VG30E V6 putting out approx. 162 hp & 180 ft/lbs. of torque into a 4-speed automatic transmission. It's RWD as opposed to the SVX's AWD or FWD, and is basically a rebadged version of Nissan's Japan-only Leopard that was added to the Infiniti lineup early on to accompany the clean-sheet-design Q45 in Infiniti showrooms. The M30 was only sold from 1990-92 and only about 12,000 were made, making it somewhat rarer than the SVX. It also came as a convertible. Like the SVX, it never sold very well. It was replaced by the odd-looking J30 sedan in 1993. All that being said, it was the closest thing we ever got in the USA to the coveted Nissan Skyline for a long time.

I worked for the local Infiniti dealership from 1991-93 and my boss had a black M30 just like this one. I never cared for it much on the occasions I drove it-- the design seemed bland and dated and aside from reasonable straight-line acceleration, it wasn't very fun to drive. We put aftermarket wheels on most of the ones we sold to try and dress them up a little, and I remember stacks and stacks of the OEM silver-painted directional alloys like the M30 in my picture has that we sold to a recycler for $5 each because no one else wanted them.

It's particularly rare to see a black M30 this nice anywhere these days. Oddly, the pearl white convertibles seem to be slightly more common in my area. I understand there are a few M30 enthusiast groups out there though and that it's not uncommon to modify them for drifting...
Attached Images
File Type: jpg svx and m30.jpg (621.1 KB, 230 views)
__________________
Dave

davew833@yahoo.com

Former 6-time SVX owner

Last edited by davew833; 02-22-2013 at 05:57 PM.
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 02-22-2013, 11:52 AM
subeman90's Avatar
subeman90 subeman90 is offline
Soobologist
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Akron, PA
Posts: 2,238
Send a message via AIM to subeman90
Registered SVX
Re: Two aging personal luxury coupes...

I like those cars. Yes teh wheels are lame but I really like the car. I can't say that I knew it was rear drive. hmmmm
__________________
Matt
15 OBW premium w/eyesight
A picture of an SVX in the garage
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 02-22-2013, 03:42 PM
pearlm30's Avatar
pearlm30 pearlm30 is offline
Registered User
Subaru Bronze Contributor
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Tampa, FL/Bethlehem, PA
Posts: 521
Registered SVX
Re: Two aging personal luxury coupes...

Got one sitting in my garage
__________________
94 Bordeaux Pearl SVX Lsi B&M cooler with Aux ATF filter. QC Kit Plus 06 Sti Gold Wheels. SOLD
92 Claret WRX 5 speed ECUTune 1AV1 Gold STI Wheels & more. SOLD
92 Teal SVX LSL lowered with Konig. SOLD
92 Black SVX LSL with B&M cooler & Aux filter. Small Car Shift Kit. Gone
94 Red SVX L FWDwith LSL Leather Interior. SOLD
92 Teal SVX LSL....with B&M cooler & Aux filter. Small Car Shift Kit. SOLD
95 Polo Green........With Trany Problem. GONE
Almost complete Rear Wheel Bearings Job with Pictures in my locker
My Locker http://www.subaru-svx.net/photos/user.php?pearlm30
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 02-22-2013, 04:09 PM
bwb3's Avatar
bwb3 bwb3 is offline
Cruisin' in Gator Country
Alcyone Gold Contributor
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Gainesville, Florida
Posts: 1,894
Registered SVX Classic SVX
Re: Two aging personal luxury coupes...

So unassuming, clean generic design. It grows on you. A great potential performance "sleeper".
Gene
__________________
Gene and Ben
1992 SVX LS AWD 110K - Liquid Silver
1994 SVX LSi AWD 128K - White Pearl (daily driver)
1994 SVX LSi AWD 95K - Emerald Pearl (sold)
1992 SVX LS-L AWD 115K - Dark Teal 4.44 swap (sold)
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 02-22-2013, 04:15 PM
icingdeath88's Avatar
icingdeath88 icingdeath88 is offline
some sort of nerd. some sort.
Subaru Silver Contributor
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Tampa, FL
Posts: 3,560
Registered SVX
Re: Two aging personal luxury coupes...

Quote:
Originally Posted by pearlm30 View Post
Got one sitting in my garage
A very nice example of one too. You should post some pics.
__________________
'94 Laguna Blue LSi ~159k.......JDM ultra short-geared 3.900 STi Version 7 6-speed w/ Cobb shortshifter, ECUtune 244,8.1mm/256,9.1mm i/e cams, group N motor mounts, '97 grille, JDM clear corners, Momo JDM Legacy GT steering wheel, apkarian's LED tails, silver STi BBS wheels, PWR radiator, redstuff pads f/r, drilled/slotted rotors, bontragerworks rsb #18, Koni/GC 450f/375r coilovers, Megan Racing adjustable lateral links, KMac c/c plates, Stebro exhaust, ECUtune 1v5, Optima battery in the trunk where it belongs. Turbo project

'97 Ebony LSi ~137k #036.......Power mode mod, JDM clear corners, BBS wheels. AUX/pocket mod

Now a mod "over there" ............Photo album
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 10:42 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
© 2001-2015 SVX World Network
(208)-906-1122