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Old Mar 15, 2005 | 11:08 PM
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wow!!!
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Old Mar 15, 2005 | 11:11 PM
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"GASP" wasn't quite a definitive thread title, so we changed it a little for you. Also put it in the correct forum too.

back looks ok, front is FUGLY.
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Old Mar 15, 2005 | 11:18 PM
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i think the rear looks very very good. the front is not really doing much to me though

interior dash looks pretty busy
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Old Mar 15, 2005 | 11:24 PM
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The car looks awesome. I do have to agree that the front aero piece doesnt look too great. They need to get the ings front lip
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Old Mar 15, 2005 | 11:25 PM
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thats just SICK!
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Old Mar 15, 2005 | 11:30 PM
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Great car. Really like that, it's the one I would get if I could get any Infiniti. I like everything, especially the graphite wheels.

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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 04:31 AM
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Originally Posted by vboy418
thats just SICK!
I agree.

"Dayumm, these beats are soooo FRESH! SNAP!"
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 05:54 AM
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Originally Posted by rominl
i think the rear looks very very good. the front is not really doing much to me though

interior dash looks pretty busy
Very nice car overall, yes the front is a little weak , & I still think the taillights are too big & the interior is not as clean & elegant as the GS.

I ' ve test driven the M35X & the M45, the M45 I drove is the non-sport version, but already tight handling & is blazingly fast.
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I dont know, I have mixed feelings....Its nice and all, I like it, but it looks to much like a cheap Nissan to me. Even without the bodykit, it looks like it should be a replacement Maxima or Altima, not a 55K Luxury car, and the bodykit proves my point even more. When people here put bodykits on their GS, it still had a luxury, classy, its worth 55K+ look to them. This looks kinda amatuer and belongs in Nissan's stable not Infiniti.
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Originally Posted by magneto112
I dont know, I have mixed feelings....Its nice and all, I like it, but it looks to much like a cheap Nissan to me. Even without the bodykit, it looks like it should be a replacement Maxima or Altima, not a 55K Luxury car, and the bodykit proves my point even more. When people here put bodykits on their GS, it still had a luxury, classy, its worth 55K+ look to them. This looks kinda amatuer and belongs in Nissan's stable not Infiniti.
How about these bodt kits? I think it mixes up both classy and sporty very well. I like the 1st grey one the most though.






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I like the Impul kit most too & the Altima like grille is gone .
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 07:11 AM
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Looks good! Not huge on the front, but I could work with it.

Also the Impul kit does look alot better!
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 07:16 AM
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I'm diggin' it
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Originally Posted by CK6Speed
How about these bodt kits? I think it mixes up both classy and sporty very well. I like the 1st grey one the most though.






Those kits look real nice slightly more class for the Impul kit, but also real JDM or VIP(whatever its called) But once again, I dont see why I should pay 55K for this. Whats funny is that they actually have the Nissan symbol on them(assuming thats the Japanese Fuga version) and its looks more in place. When MB puts bodykits on their sport version cars and AMG models, it still looks classy while sporty at the same time. Same with BMW and factory bodykits on the 3-series, M3, M5 the Audi A4 Ultra Sport Bodykit and so on and so forth. This so called Infiniti to me really looks to much like the lesser Nissans and their really isnt much differentation between the two.

Don't get me wrong, I really do like the car a lot, however my problem is that I just wish that the design was a little more classy, emotional, something that will make your presense felt. Those are qualities of 50K and up cars. The "I have arrived" notion(kinda wrong for me to say that, but thats how I feel). This M45 doesnt make me feel that way. All I think of when I see it is "Hey, thats a real nice Nissan!! ". The G35C with the factory bodykit looks awsome, probably because you expect a bodykit on such a sporty looking car. However, when I look at the G35 Sedan with the bodykit my reaction is very similar to the M45. Heck, some probably didnt even know that their were bodykits for the G35 sedan. They are very rare, and it seems the buying public has agreed with me on that. The Infiniti sedans look so much cheaper with factory bodykits.

Thanks for the pics though. I appreciated that.
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 08:05 AM
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it looks pretty good
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