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In certain rear-end collisions, active front head restraints move upward and forward to help cushion the head and assist in helping to reduce whiplash-type injuries.
It seems the active headrest safety feature is more mechanical and does not seem to have an electronic component (I could be wrong).
You are 100% correct. It is a fully mechanical system.
Test driving tomorrow. I have heard from one dealership (no price yet) on a 2004 FX35 - touring & sport. Tomorrow, I'm also calling the far away dealership to see if they do in fact have an '03. I'm curious now to see what they would do with it. They didn't email me back when I inquired if they had it.
Thank you so much for invoices on the '03. I just didn't see them at first on my own.
Deanne
Best of luck with your purchase!
It's funny, so far it seems I'll get initial feedback, but if they don't have exactly what I want, they aren't wanting to work on it. Their loss, I guess.
Unless you guys live in the same town it's not particularly illuminating to challenge the accuracy of local claims quite so vigorously.
tidester, host
I really don't want to get inot a contest with infinitimaven over this. He is the one who stated there were ZERO (his caps, not mine) new 2003's available.
P.S. There are 5 of them within 50 miles of his location. Not many but not 0 either
In the end, I chose the Cayenne S because of an incredible deal that could not be passed up. Might point however is that deals can be had on the 45 much more than the 35. If you work it right, you can get an 04 fx 45 with all that extra power and all the goodies for just 3 - 7 k more than a comprably equiped 04 fx 35. Assuming that you can't find an 03, give the big a shot.
? - How up-to-date do you think the dealership inventory is on Infiniti.com?
As far as inventory, I crossed referenced different dealer websites inventory with infiniti corps. website and found it to be about 90% accurate, at least for the vehicles I was looking at. They seem to have enough vehicles in stock so getting one configured the way you want it should not be a problem....
As far as the smoking issue, I smoke, but have not smoked in any of my vehicles since 1992. The smell of stale ciggarette smoke in a car is disgusting and to my knowledge, impossible to fully elliminate.
IMHO, I would check out a new '04.
good luck
i personally wouldn't take a smoked in car. you're paying over 40 thousand dollars and you are going to settle for this vehicle?!?
Don't forget, I only contacted 1 dealership. If you get 2 or 3 of them involved, I can easily see a below invoice deal possible, which with this configuration would be $46k and change.
I drove over to the Infinity dealer this afternoon (of course they were closed) but it seems they have 7 45's and 13 35's on their lot. None are in the color and interior I have now, and not all are fully optioned either. But I plan to call the Infinty dealer tomorrow and see what they'll offer on a new one.
I'll keep you all posted. THANKS AGAIN !
Craig
Trying to decide between the MuranoSLTouring w/VDC and FX35Touring. $4200. seems to be the spread. FX has better warranty/image/build/reliability/diversity antenna...Murano better mileage/no timing belt maintenance/100K tuneup/cheaper service bills/crap radio reception... Both seem to hit bumps the same - somewhat harsh - but FX seems to resonate/rattle less = tighter.
Little "practical" man on left shoulder says Murano, "go for it" man on right shoulder says FX. Wife doesn't care (and she will be driving it during the week to work...garage at work)
Thanks in advance!
Craig
I bet if you ground up fresh coffee beans every week and tossed them in the ashtray (assuming a smoker's car had an ashtray, lol), it'd mask the smoke odors.
Steve, Host
Most of our driving is city with a few spurts of highway, I would say 75% city and 25% highway. Our FX35 AWD constantly averages about 18 to 19 mpg.
Recently, we drove a bit of a distance on the highway, about 100 miles each way. Before the drive, the tank was filled up and it seems that we were able to get around 22 to 23 mpg cruising around 70 to 75 mph with a few 80+ mph runs to overtake other cars.
We only use Premium gas, around 93 octane.
While it isn't that great, I can say that it's not as bad as the 2001 Nissan Pathfinder 2WD that we had, which averaged 17 mpg under the same driving conditions. The best mileage I got out of the Pathy was 21 mpg. The Pathy was a great vehicle also.
Hope that helps.
I'm in the area and bought my FX45Tech from JBA Infiniti in Ellicott City. Just an FYI - I was pleased with the buying experience there and the service experience for 24K mi. has been the best I've had with any dealer. Is that who you're talking to?
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/regs/fuels/oxy-area.pdf
Many of the areas that were originally required under the Clean Air Act no longer use it but FL never did.
The depreciation alone should warrant a better deal on the 03 and not the fact that dealers don't get anything back for selling last years models.
The dealership that quoted me is Flemongton Infiniti in Flemington NJ, about 2 hours driving time from you. It might be worth a road trip!!!
Good luck and keep workin' it
I also think a new loaded FX45 could be bought close to $48k.
Despite the fact I've been babying the engine (and will continue to do so until I've got about 500 miles on the odometer), the acceleration and performance characteristics are far beyond what I imagined.
Only two gripes noticed thus far (and they're minor ones, at best): the truncation of XM data (artist, song title, etc.) on the navigation display, and the lack of illuminated controls on the steering wheel.
I can easily get by the first gripe, but the second one kinda causes me to scratch my head and wonder what the folks at Infiniti R&D were thinking when they opted to pass on this simple (yet extremely convenient) feature. I was driving my in-laws '04 Toyota RAV4 this past weekend ($21K MSRP), and their baby-ute had illuminated controls... Again, a minor issue, but one that will hopefully be addressed in future model years.
I'm thinking about putting in a K&N air filter, and may look into a clear bra as well. Otherwise, I'm really looking forward to tapping into every one of those 315HP once she gets broken in ;-}
I think you'll find that in no time you won't need illumination on the steering wheel controls. Once I got used to them by touch I never have to look at them any more & illumination can be distracting at night. What color did you get?
Enjoy it!!!!!...there's lots of us here that have that permanent smile.
Craig
You definately went the extra mile with your research. I would have opted for an 04 because of the three main factors: depriciation, miles on the car and the treated smoke odor.
The bottom line is what works for you. It sounds like you have no post decision anxiety and are not only comfortable with your decision but extremely happy with it.
Enjoy the car and welcome to the performance SUV club.
My FX 35 encountered speeds of 2 mph ( when I-95 was closed for hours at Fredericksberg VA & I-81 @ Harrisburg PA ,& 98.6 miles VERY slow miles slogging around Naples FL ) and cruising speeds of 75- 85 mph thro NC-SC-FL. ( I'll admit to a several miles of 90's+ if no smokies are reading this and can issue me a retroactive ticket).
Anyway, the FX achieved 21.8 mpg based on MY calculation ( Not the on-board computer, which, by the way was very accurate ). The average speed was displayed as 52 mph ( for that's worth ). Anyway,I feel that my FX has great gas mileage and shoud be a big PLUS for anyone thinking about buying a great car.
By the way, I've been using the premium Gas so far, can I get away with with middle priced one?
I'm not cheap but curious