Yesterday I stopped by infiniti to check out the FX to see if it might be a viable purchase.

To keep a long story short it's sad that they put nice speed performance into it but shit for brakes. The damn salesman actually said to expect 10k before needing new brakes. "It's fast like a g35 but remember it weighs more so the brakes take more abuse."

Obviously I was dealing with a putz, but the worst part is the Tech package. I can not believe how shitty the navigation system is. It had a nintendo-esque lay out and the screen was so small I couldnt wait to get back in the TL.

Overall I could not own one because the damn thing needs beefier breaks and a tech package that you dont need to squint to see.

(Certainly spoiled by the TL)

 

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The navi in the FX is just as big as the one in ur TL ( or bigger if u have the old TL)

 

The salesman actually bashed his own product?

 

TL's look bigger to me. Not a whole lot bigger, but noticeable enough.

 

Those infiniti steering wheels make me gag

 

I still love the FX....

....and brakes on my 01' CL-S suck balls too.

 

Same here. Just seeing those pics of the FX's interior makes me sadder that we bought Murano (nice crossover) instead of the FX.

 

Cut the TL screen in half vertically, flip it to make it horizontal, and it's about the size of the FX. NO JOKE. At least the part that is the actual Nav. If you notice it has the heater and temp shit in there, and it actually takes up the screen that should be entirely Navi. If they didnt do that it may be similiar in size, but the actual viewability of the nav is literally a little bigger than half of the TL.

 

Yeah. I really like the FX's interior.

 

Here's a little information:

TL screen is 8"
FX screen is 7"

TL screen is entirely Navigation

The FX screen loses about 20% of its size to the temp settings.

That is a HUGE difference in comparison to the TL Nav, especially considering the screen is also further away from you.

 

The '06 FX will look more like the M35/45 interior...that little joystick sucks ass, I had it on my FX, and have it on my G35x. The brakes aren't horrible, but they do wear down quickly, or so i've been told. The G35 has brakes covered under warranty for that reason, not sure if it's the same with the FX.

 

I dont know about the FX but my Murano has EXCELLENT brakes!! Even by car standards!

That said, it looks like I might be spending Columbus Day at Ray Catena Infiniti.

 

The brakes on both the FX and G35 are excellent, performance-wise. They just don't last a long time..

 

The new '06 FX navi is the way to go. It doesnt have the wasted portion of the screen for climate control that the '05 does.

 

The 06 navi screen looks pretty much the same to me. The lower dash layout looks alot better though

 

Look at the lower 20-25% of the pre '06 screen, it has the climate control there. The new one doesnt. All the new one does is the same as the TL, a grayed out area in front of the navi that states what road you are on.