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Old 12-07-17, 07:34 PM
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Hey Gang,

I went from a 2008 Infiniti M45 Sport to a 2014 GS 350 F Sport.

My M only had 57K miles, and the GS has 50K.

I wanted Mark Levinson sounds, heated steering wheel, and HUD, but the ones in my area that had those options had too many miles (over 80K!) or were too rich for my blood (over 32K!).

I just took delivery yesterday, so I haven't done any mods yet.

Not quite sure what to do yet.

I uploaded a few pics...
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Nice! So I am assuming the car already came with the front splitters and tinted tails?
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Yes sir, and the glass is tinted as well. That's what made it stand out so much to me.

Makes it look very aggressive, I think.

I just wish it had a wee bit more "oomph"...

I was thisclose to getting a 2013 Infiniti M37 XS with the same number of miles (about 50k), but all the reviews picked the GS over it.

Then there was this 2013 M56 S, but it had too many miles (85k), and it was more expensive, plus I would've have to pay 549$ to have it shipped... NAH...!
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was this on ebay. I remember watching this one and it went for a great deal. I would have bid higher if I didn't live so far away. I am in socal.

awesome looking G!
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Originally Posted by cwells68
I just wish it had a wee bit more "oomph"...
If you run it in Sport+ and manual mode, you'll find you can orchestrate a little more juice for things like launching the car or trying to pass someone. The car makes gobs of juice at higher revs. Also in manual mode, if if you stomp on it the car will auto upshift on its own when it hits the rev limit, which is a pretty handy thing to have....

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Originally Posted by cwells68
Yes sir, and the glass is tinted as well. That's what made it stand out so much to me.

Makes it look very aggressive, I think.

I just wish it had a wee bit more "oomph"...

I was thisclose to getting a 2013 Infiniti M37 XS with the same number of miles (about 50k), but all the reviews picked the GS over it.

Then there was this 2013 M56 S, but it had too many miles (85k), and it was more expensive, plus I would've have to pay 549$ to have it shipped... NAH...!
awesome, definitely saved some money on those extra additions.
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Originally Posted by jordanhigg
was this on ebay. I remember watching this one and it went for a great deal. I would have bid higher if I didn't live so far away. I am in socal.

awesome looking G!

I think it was, the dealer is a certified ebay seller.

I'm jealous! There were SO many hot cars in SoCal, and you don't have snow!

I'm in IL...yecch
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Originally Posted by cwells68
I just took delivery yesterday, so I haven't done any mods yet.
Not quite sure what to do yet.
I think chrome delete would make it look more aggressive.
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Congrats! They sell a tune now which I could about a week ago that will give it more "omph", also a Apexi Accel will wake it up too.
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Great looking car! I just picked up my 18 on tuesday.
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Great looking car! I just picked up my 18 on tuesday.
Congrats!!! I'll bet she's a beeee-you-tee-ful gal!!

I can only wish... two kids in private school, both heading to college by 2019!
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Originally Posted by e60bmw
Congrats! They sell a tune now which I could about a week ago that will give it more "omph", also a Apexi Accel will wake it up too.
Thanks for the info!

Any ideas on the best place to pick up the tune and/or the Apexi?
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Congrats! New owner here as well!
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Originally Posted by cwells68
Hey Gang,

I went from a 2008 Infiniti M45 Sport to a 2014 GS 350 F Sport.

My M only had 57K miles, and the GS has 50K.

I wanted Mark Levinson sounds, heated steering wheel, and HUD, but the ones in my area that had those options had too many miles (over 80K!) or were too rich for my blood (over 32K!).

I just took delivery yesterday, so I haven't done any mods yet.

Not quite sure what to do yet.

I uploaded a few pics...
Congrats! I got virtually the same car from a Lexus Dealer here in LA last month. The only mods I’ve done (or probably ever will) were having the center portion of the front bumper painted to match the metallic grey in the grill, I added an F Sport badge on the trunk lid, tinted all windows, black 60’s license plates front and rear, and I tacked on a 7 year/100,000 mile warranty that should get me through the next five years at least.

You made the right call by not getting the Infiniti




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