What other cars did you consider buying before the FX?

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I came from driving a 2009 370z and was looking for an SUV/XUV with a sporty feel to the drive. I test drove almost every luxury/mid-level SUV/XUV available.

X3 (30i and 35i) Both were great to drive, especially the 35i. My main draw back was the dated interior and exterior design wasn't very inspiring. With options, the car quickly skyrockets in price with little room for negotiation.

Q7 - Test drove looking for a Q5. Test drove the TDI and 3.2. The TDI was too sluggish at high speeds overall the car had no sporty feel what so ever. I felt like I was driving a 4x4 mini van.

Jeep Grand Cherokee - Great drive, powerful, and fully capable off-road. Cons: Not so great on gas, interior plastics gave the car a cheap feel. Fully loaded was too close to luxury brand prices, I'd rather be a snob and go luxury. Also, the design looked like something that would quickly be dated.

Jeep Liberty - Similar gripes to the Grand Cherokee with the added complaint of a weak engine.

Q5- This was a tough choice between the FX 35. The Audi Quattro AWD system gives you a consistent feeling of stability at all speeds and corners (not always a good thing). The car drove great, and I was impressed by the design. The 2.0T was more nimble that I anticipated giving plenty of power throughout the power band, which was very surprising. Draw back was too many stories of friends with new Audis spending time at the dealership for warranty fixes/issues.

The FX 35 stood out because the drive was sporty, had a similar layout and configuration to my Z, elegant design, and fully loaded was within my budget after including incentives for being a nissan owner, discounts, and getting a excellent trade in value. The only complaints I have are the cargo space and wish they put in the VQ37HR in the new FXs.
 
When it was time for me to look for another ride last year ........ was having a 2nd baby thus my ride then was way to small , I knew I was going to get an Infinite FX since I've always wanted one for years so I really wasn;t shopping for any other vehicles when I got my current ride :smile (2):
 
I checked out range rovers x5, x6 350,70z and old (04 to 06) Cadillac cts-v lol but I got a great deal on my fx and loved it ever since!

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Had to get fx coz when ny had that crazy snow I needed an SUV coz my g35 coupe smh smh
 
Before getting the fifty, I thought of either a Land Rover Range Rover Supercharged, Jeep SRT8, BMW X5M, and a few other autos...but the rare FX50S had everything I wanted for a good price (and I was already partial to it). Getting the wife nod was easy to boot.
 
I looked at the X5, Acura MDX, Infiniti EX and Nissan Armada.


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I was was looking at a 2006 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S, but my wife gave me grief about the price. Next choice was a 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8. I like the power of the Hemi,however the gas mileage was terrible for everyday driving so I walked away from that deal. So I found a FX45 that was priced right,have plenty of power, and has decent gas milage. In effect, the compromise car.
 
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I looked at f250 4 door turbo diesel (non dually) and fx35.
I hope to add a C6 along with the fx in a year or less :-)
the fx will be my big car
 
Looked at X3, ML350, RX350, IS250, G35x, M45x before I bought mine. X3 was the worst ride.:bad:
 
I don't understand one thing that has me confused. If BMW's have such terrible reliability/dependability, costs a ton of money to keep why do people still buy them? Just curious because I see alot of members here were looking at BMW's before they purchased their FX and turned down the bimmer.

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And why do they buy them when the interiors has to be the ugliest thing I've seen IMO. The buttons are all cheap plastic and the ergonomics haven't changed too much within the last 15 years. They still use that ugly amber color that looks so dated. The interiors in then look almost identical to an early 2000 model???? What gives

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I always thought Audi was the best German brand. Great build quality and drives just as good if not better than a BMW.
 
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Yeah I've seen that it looks nice but they charge you an arm and a leg for the gran coupe to have that kind of quality. My reference is to something like the 5 series or X5 that costs like 45k-60K and the interior looks like something made by fisher price. Cars that cost half that price even look better inside.

i guess it's like Apple fanboys. The IOS interface is so dated compared to whats out there right now, yet they still continue to buy them :P
 
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If I'm not mistaken the 5 series interior is very similar to the 7 and 6 Series. But I must admit the interior on their so called SAVs are just terrible.
 
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