I used to own a 45 back in 2004 which I sold in 2004. I bought a Durnago. Had it for 10 years. Hated it but needed big towing ability. Now I don't need it so I sold the Durango and started test driving used 45s. The problem is I test drove a 50 and was hooked on the power, handling, and technology all of which is vastly better than the 45. The 50 has so much torque that it feels way faster than the 75 hp difference would imply. It feels more like 150 hp difference from SOTP.
So then I started looking at 2009s, and then decided I needed tech and sport and it turned into this slippery slope. I had budgeted $15K for a used 45 but ended up spending $46K on a 2012 FX50S with Tech with 26K miles.
Still, every time I see the first gen FX body roll by, I wish mine looked like that.