New M45 Member From the Indianapolis Area

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Brando C
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Car: 2007 Infiniti M45 Sport

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Hey, everyone!

My name is Brandon. I am new to the forum, and Nissan/Infiniti, but not new to the car scene. I just put a deposit on a new to me Infiniti M45 Sport, and now it is just a waiting game to take possession.

The car is a 2007 M45 Sport with the Sport body moldings, and the 19" wheels with only 57K miles. I found the car on auto trader recently and was surprised about how low the mileage was for the price they were asking, so I jumped on it.

The car is a one owner, but they didn't exactly take pride in the appearance of the car. The exterior needs a little help. I got the dealer to agree on re painting the front and rear bumpers because they were heavily scuffed and some of the scuffs went through the clear. I will need to do some paint correction work because the prior owner was addicted to automatic car washes! Luckily, the interior is absolutely MINT, so no issues to deal with there. I am in need of a center cap part # because there is one missing, so if anyone can help with that, I would be very happy!

My first impression of the car when I saw it in person was, "holy s***, that is gorgeous!" it sounded mean, ran smooth, but had a gruff that made it feel like a sports sedan should feel. it flowed through corners effortlessly, which I was very surprised about due to it being massive... LOL! I came from a 2006 Mazda Mazdaspeed 6, so I have been used to an AWD car with decent power. I think the M45 will almost definitely suffice!

Anyways, I am glad to be here, and look forward to meeting all of you! Here are a couple pics that I took when the dealer brought it to my house for my wife to check it out.
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ca18det_boy
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Congrats on the new buy! That's a pretty sweet looking M45. Have any plans for it or are you just going to enjoy it?

Brando C
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Car: 2007 Infiniti M45 Sport

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ca18det_boy wrote:Congrats on the new buy! That's a pretty sweet looking M45. Have any plans for it or are you just going to enjoy it?
Thank you! That is a really good question! LOL! We are expecting a baby in September, so I will just handle the basics for now. First thing is tint... I cannot drive in a fishbowl! After that, I will be tinting the tail lights. My main focus will be cleaning her up really nice and taking care of some of the blemishes on the exterior. I would love to add a Borla exhaust, and new headers, as well as lowering it a bit. Other than that, not really much else I would be interested in doing!

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PapaSmurf2k3
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Looks good! Welcome aboard.
Got any pictures of your Mazdaspeed 6?

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frapjap
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Welcome to NICO!

Brando C
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Joined: Fri Jun 09, 2017 9:39 am
Car: 2007 Infiniti M45 Sport

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frapjap wrote:Welcome to NICO!
Thank you!!!
PapaSmurf2k3 wrote:Looks good! Welcome aboard.
Got any pictures of your Mazdaspeed 6?
Thanks! I have owned 2 of them... LOL! The black one is the first I owned, and just sold the white one. The white one was very rare. 1 of around 750 or so in the country.

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The black one was my favorite... She was pretty special!

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PapaSmurf2k3
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I love the wheels on the black one. They both look great.
We're huge Mazda fans around here.

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frapjap
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Wow! Nice 6's! But you still made a huge upgrade :)

Brando C
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frapjap wrote:Wow! Nice 6's! But you still made a huge upgrade :)
Thanks! I completely agree!
PapaSmurf2k3 wrote:I love the wheels on the black one. They both look great.
We're huge Mazda fans around here.
I know... I never should have sold them... I wanted them on my white one badly... I see the Mazda love in your sig pic!

Brando C
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Car: 2007 Infiniti M45 Sport

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So, the M is in the paint booth right now getting some much needed attention! The front and rear bumpers are getting re-painted as well as the lip kit. They were a bit rough... Fingers crossed that it looks good!

I recently added the USA Spec BT-45 INFI and it is a very good product. The sound quality is top notch. The install was very straight forward and simple.

I also had the windows tinted recently, so the car is coming along nicely. I have really been contemplating whether or not I am going to lower this thing. I really want too, but I am just a bit tired of low problems with my cars. Having a newborn on the way is making me lean towards not lowering, but I am not completely sure yet. Any opinions on this?

I will post some pics when I get the car back!


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