My mom is lightly considering another vehicle... help me please!

Kinja'd!!! "WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe" (wesbarton89)
03/17/2015 at 11:47 • Filed to: None

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My mom's looking into getting another vehicle. She currently has a '99 Durango and a '99 Miata. The dealership where she got her Miata has a 2006 Infiniti FX35 AWD with the works, and they're asking $13,500. Not sure on the miles, but looks to be in excellent condition. Black on black. It's got heated seats, sunroof, and so on, equipped with a five-speed auto mated to a VQ35DE, the next step up from the VQ30DE-K in my Infiniti.

Let's assume it has 120k miles, right around average. Would this be a good vehicle? I don't think she needs another vehicle right now, myself, and they have a lot of vehicles as it is, and some outstanding loans on other vehicles, a camper, and a hot tub. But my mom is stubborn and doesn't listen to reason, so if she caves and gets this, would it serve her well?

In my opinion, I have a soft spot for Infinitis, as I'm on my second one now. But I don't know much about the FX35 to really give her a good opinion beyond that. What does Oppo think?


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Kinja'd!!! sm70- why not Duesenberg? > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe
03/17/2015 at 11:50

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We're currently more or less hooked on the second gen version of this car. Not a huge fan of the interior on the first gen, but other than that they're pretty good and fairly reliable.


Kinja'd!!! PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe
03/17/2015 at 12:22

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only new SUV in the sub $50K category I'd seriously like to own, and wouldn't mind having as my only car! it's awesome!


Kinja'd!!! Alex B > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe
03/18/2015 at 07:48

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It looks like it's in great condition. I've always liked the FX!


Kinja'd!!! WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe > Alex B
03/18/2015 at 09:05

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Oh, that's just a picture I found of one haha. But I think it is in about the same condition as the example.