Sorry, I posted this on another site, until I found the best site...
Preface... I sold my 2007 G35x about 3 weeks ago, didn't mean to but the guy said yes to my ebay asking price. I was seriously just getting a feel for the demand(High book). I needed a bigger vehicle to do some traveling/camping/gold panning and the FX35 wasn't even on my radar. My first choices were the Avalanche, Ridgeline, and Taco. Yes, I was considering a truck . Couldn't stomach the look of the ridgeline, but it drove the best of the bunch, The Avalanche was just too big and costly, the Tacoma , well I just didn't get all the hype. Then I started looking at SUV's and was about to buy a 4runner when I paid a visit to my Columbus Infiniti dealer and test drove an EX35. It was almost exactly like my G but had a hatchback. Then I looked over and saw the Silver FX sitting there and I thought..."DAMN, that thing looks Sexy". After I drove it, I was sold on the FX. The ex was nice, but just didn't have the Balls or the Looks of the FX!!
So after weeks of researching, test driving and mucho tylenol, I narrowed it down to the FX35. Now I just had to find a smoking deal. My main requirements where
1.) 2010 or newer, silver or Gray(Too lazy to clean a black one)
2.) Nav( I travel and loved my G's Nav)
3.) Cooled seats
4.) No wood grain interior(not a deal breaker, but I find them hideous(no offense as too each his own))
I found about 8 of them nation wide. I have a habit of traveling to get my vehicles. 2.5 years ago, I snagged a Boxster S in Sacremento Ca(I live in Ohio(2500 miles) and last year I snagged my G from Dallas(1200 miles away). I finally found a good deal in Manassas VA(450 miles away). I clicked the "get our best price" on the dealers site and then lowballed that offer by about $1500. Long story short(yea right) The agreed.
SO yesterday(thursday) I pulled a round trip marathon fo about 900 miles. I left Ohio at 8:30 am and got back at 3:00Am the next morning. I drove a rental car 450 miles form Ohio to VA($107 compared to $500 air), test drove, combed over the whole car did everything but a rectal exam(I did look up the tale pipe though). It had a few imperfections, 3 scuff marks on the front right bumper(but don't most of them) and about 4 scratches on the passengers side(definately buffable). I used that to get the price down another $500. The interior looked like it just comae off the show room floor(seriously). It had all the keys, the manual, original window sticker and even the Pen!!
So long story short(Yeah I know, I know), I snagged a 2010 gray Fx with 35k miles(nav, ac seats, paint film, mud guards, trunk organizer...) for around $31.6k The best I saw on the net(non rental 1 owner) with my Criteria was about $35k. The inside was immaculate, the car fax was clean, It was a 1 owner(airfoce officer) and the car road like it was on rails the whole way home(450 miles). Idled, maintained Temp, braked and steered perfectly.
Now I gotta make a todo list:
1.) activate XM
2.) Put some Synthetic oil in her(Castro is my Fav, Mobil a far second)
3.) Detail the hell out of her
4.) Download all the Cd's I had in my G(150ish)
5.) read all the DYI and Shortcuts on here
6.) Oh, Go out and show her off
Afterthougth, I was damn near giddy the whole ride home and flet like a kid at christmas. Let me tell you I am not the giddy type either(6'3" 245lbs, gun loving(Site Admin for FNfourm.net), sports fanatic and never wear pink type a guy )
Pictures to come in another 6 posts
Sorry about the long winded post, but I was/am a little excited. So much better than my "G" and the best part, no one else has one in my area. Actually I only saw 1 the whole 900 mile drive
Preface... I sold my 2007 G35x about 3 weeks ago, didn't mean to but the guy said yes to my ebay asking price. I was seriously just getting a feel for the demand(High book). I needed a bigger vehicle to do some traveling/camping/gold panning and the FX35 wasn't even on my radar. My first choices were the Avalanche, Ridgeline, and Taco. Yes, I was considering a truck . Couldn't stomach the look of the ridgeline, but it drove the best of the bunch, The Avalanche was just too big and costly, the Tacoma , well I just didn't get all the hype. Then I started looking at SUV's and was about to buy a 4runner when I paid a visit to my Columbus Infiniti dealer and test drove an EX35. It was almost exactly like my G but had a hatchback. Then I looked over and saw the Silver FX sitting there and I thought..."DAMN, that thing looks Sexy". After I drove it, I was sold on the FX. The ex was nice, but just didn't have the Balls or the Looks of the FX!!
So after weeks of researching, test driving and mucho tylenol, I narrowed it down to the FX35. Now I just had to find a smoking deal. My main requirements where
1.) 2010 or newer, silver or Gray(Too lazy to clean a black one)
2.) Nav( I travel and loved my G's Nav)
3.) Cooled seats
4.) No wood grain interior(not a deal breaker, but I find them hideous(no offense as too each his own))
I found about 8 of them nation wide. I have a habit of traveling to get my vehicles. 2.5 years ago, I snagged a Boxster S in Sacremento Ca(I live in Ohio(2500 miles) and last year I snagged my G from Dallas(1200 miles away). I finally found a good deal in Manassas VA(450 miles away). I clicked the "get our best price" on the dealers site and then lowballed that offer by about $1500. Long story short(yea right) The agreed.
SO yesterday(thursday) I pulled a round trip marathon fo about 900 miles. I left Ohio at 8:30 am and got back at 3:00Am the next morning. I drove a rental car 450 miles form Ohio to VA($107 compared to $500 air), test drove, combed over the whole car did everything but a rectal exam(I did look up the tale pipe though). It had a few imperfections, 3 scuff marks on the front right bumper(but don't most of them) and about 4 scratches on the passengers side(definately buffable). I used that to get the price down another $500. The interior looked like it just comae off the show room floor(seriously). It had all the keys, the manual, original window sticker and even the Pen!!
So long story short(Yeah I know, I know), I snagged a 2010 gray Fx with 35k miles(nav, ac seats, paint film, mud guards, trunk organizer...) for around $31.6k The best I saw on the net(non rental 1 owner) with my Criteria was about $35k. The inside was immaculate, the car fax was clean, It was a 1 owner(airfoce officer) and the car road like it was on rails the whole way home(450 miles). Idled, maintained Temp, braked and steered perfectly.
Now I gotta make a todo list:
1.) activate XM
2.) Put some Synthetic oil in her(Castro is my Fav, Mobil a far second)
3.) Detail the hell out of her
4.) Download all the Cd's I had in my G(150ish)
5.) read all the DYI and Shortcuts on here
6.) Oh, Go out and show her off
Afterthougth, I was damn near giddy the whole ride home and flet like a kid at christmas. Let me tell you I am not the giddy type either(6'3" 245lbs, gun loving(Site Admin for FNfourm.net), sports fanatic and never wear pink type a guy )
Pictures to come in another 6 posts
Sorry about the long winded post, but I was/am a little excited. So much better than my "G" and the best part, no one else has one in my area. Actually I only saw 1 the whole 900 mile drive
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