E3A300
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- 2013 FX30D S Premium
Hey
New member from the UK, where your average Infiniti is probably almost as rare as a Veyron. The Infiniti forums here in the UK are obviously not where you head to talk Infiniti as it's not unusual to find just several posts a year, hence why I have joined Infinitiscene.
The vast majority of the UK is sadly fixated on the usual German brands, which is plain dumb if it means they miss out on some great cars from other manufacturers but then these are often the same people who believe a car says something about them. I just buy what I like, have a CL63 for weekends, I recently sold my M6 Gran Coupe and I have also very happily owned Lexus in the past, so I am no way biased towards a brand or country but I do love my cars. I checked Autotrader today and you can take your pick from a grand total of 406 Infiniti, 40,717 BMW, 31,857 Audi, 32,781 Mercedes or 2,889 Lexus!
So I've had my 2013 FX30D S Premium for just over a month and it has exceeded my expectations on many levels, especially quality and comfort, which can't be beaten for the price. A base spec 2013 Cayenne 3.0D of the same mileage is around $23k more on the used market and by base spec I mean halogen headlights, part manual seats, 18" alloys, no sunroof or anything else for that matter. Start looking for optional extras and you will pay thousands more!!
I think it's a fair comparison as I previously owned a Cayenne and of course the Porsche has some more upscale materials but nothing that justifies the $23k difference, especially when comparing two 3.0 V6 diesels of comparable power. I often see new Macan's driving around with the standard halogen headlights in 2018, which on a $70k car says an awful lot about the value many people place on certace badges here in the UK. Safe to say they aren't enjoying ventilated memory seats, keyless entry, BOSE, sunroof, adaptive xenons, adaptive dampers, adaptive cruise or 4WS!
New member from the UK, where your average Infiniti is probably almost as rare as a Veyron. The Infiniti forums here in the UK are obviously not where you head to talk Infiniti as it's not unusual to find just several posts a year, hence why I have joined Infinitiscene.
The vast majority of the UK is sadly fixated on the usual German brands, which is plain dumb if it means they miss out on some great cars from other manufacturers but then these are often the same people who believe a car says something about them. I just buy what I like, have a CL63 for weekends, I recently sold my M6 Gran Coupe and I have also very happily owned Lexus in the past, so I am no way biased towards a brand or country but I do love my cars. I checked Autotrader today and you can take your pick from a grand total of 406 Infiniti, 40,717 BMW, 31,857 Audi, 32,781 Mercedes or 2,889 Lexus!
So I've had my 2013 FX30D S Premium for just over a month and it has exceeded my expectations on many levels, especially quality and comfort, which can't be beaten for the price. A base spec 2013 Cayenne 3.0D of the same mileage is around $23k more on the used market and by base spec I mean halogen headlights, part manual seats, 18" alloys, no sunroof or anything else for that matter. Start looking for optional extras and you will pay thousands more!!
I think it's a fair comparison as I previously owned a Cayenne and of course the Porsche has some more upscale materials but nothing that justifies the $23k difference, especially when comparing two 3.0 V6 diesels of comparable power. I often see new Macan's driving around with the standard halogen headlights in 2018, which on a $70k car says an awful lot about the value many people place on certace badges here in the UK. Safe to say they aren't enjoying ventilated memory seats, keyless entry, BOSE, sunroof, adaptive xenons, adaptive dampers, adaptive cruise or 4WS!
