new ride.....

[mcrews]

Am retiring the 2002 Infiniti Q45 Sport w/IMPUL body kit.

Will be driving a 2006 Kia Sportage EX V6 FWD w/ 100,400 miles. I inherited it from my daughter who got a 2011 Ford Edge limited.

pics to follow

[RobbMeeX]

Good Luck.

[GRU]

Any other reasons for the change? I would prefer to drive the infinity and i'm sure it gets better gas mileage

[Cobb]

Wow...., Infiniti to a Kia.

[mcrews]

the Q45 has 275,000 miles on it.
The Kia is in GREAT condition. Almost showroom condition. My daughter kept it spotless.
The Q still runs well, but after the front bumper got damaged I just lost the desire to keep trying to keep it pristine.


In the back of my mind ......I'm thinking about doing a show car (with eco-mods).

[mcrews]

Originally Posted by GRU

Any other reasons for the change? I would prefer to drive the infinity and i'm sure it gets better gas mileage

I have gotten 27mpg on the road in the Kia Sportage.
If I up size the tires.......

[mcrews]

Verry CLEAN!

Just drove from NORTH Austin Texas to Boerne Texas. 85 scenic miles thru the backroads of the hill country. Avg speed 53mph avg mpg 30.6.
No mods (not even psi)
Just 'adjusted nut'

Just put 43psi in tires. will hook up GPS and scangauge this coming weekend

[Flakbadger]

Nice, congrats on the new ride. It looks super clean.

[Mustang Dave]

Congrats on the new ride.

[mcrews]

thanks!
In a comparison w/ the infiniti......
If it was a 4 door Kia car, I probably would be disappointed.
But it's an SUV so a less 'car ride' is acceptable.
This model has every option that Kia offered in 2006 so on the obvious stuff...power widows etc...it's ok. I do miss the infiniti's electronic suspension....
I will say that the biggest complaint I've had w/ the kia V6 is the flat torque curve. Which is to be expected when an entry level manufacturer offers 100k warr.