Autos Fans

Reviewed by Peter—On June 6, 2006
I guess it depends on what you want and need in a SUV. You stated that the FX brings new things to the table. Yes it does and as far as performance limits it does set new standards. It goes like scat, corners on rails, and stops like it ran into a wall. The car does set a benchmark in those areas for a SUV/Crossover/whatever the class is now. (am I the only one that fails to see these lines clearly?)

If those are your defining elements then great, you go for it. But I hope you don’t plan on driving it for more than 3 years 36k. This is where I ran into my issues with the G35 coupe, the M45, and our recently departed business vehicle a Xterra. All had issues after the 3 year mark. The G35 was well before that (first issue was 3500 miles). The Xterra was just traded in after $4k in bills in the 4th year at the 46k mark with more repairs on the horizon. Simply put they are great short term vehicles but to me that is all.

You quoted that other cars are unreliable, however in the same series of post you said your self you had to resort to a ball point pen to move the seats, Alex had bad electrics fo the radio. Neither of these are severe but you said it is great to hop into a vehicle that works. Sort of a contridicition. We all put up with some crap with our cars.

BTW seriously what type of tire life are you getting out of the FX? I always seemed to eat tires in the Infiniti models. The G35/250Z actually has a class action suit on it currently.

Reviewed by Jay—On August 07,2007
Pros: Handling, acceleration, utility, comfort
Cons: rough ride with 20 inch rims, small gas tank

Excellent crossover vehicle which handles much like a car. I went from a 7 series BMW without any regrets. Excellent and invigorating acceleration and cornering with resposive manual shift option. I would only reqiest a bit bigger gas tank to extend the time between fill ups or even better improving the fuel efficiency.

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