). So have AWD now, and plenty of room in the back for a car seat! (Here's the only picture I have of it so far)
I took the M over to my local Infiniti service department today, because I bought it from a small car-lot that I didn't quite trust, and quite honestly didn't do any maintenance on the vehicle before putting it out on their lot. I noticed that the brakes sounded bad the first time I drove it, and the pads looked low, so I mainly wanted those looked at, had them do a full inspection just to be sure everything looked good. It looks like the brakes are getting low (3mm) in the rear but not terrible, and from what I've seen on here, some brake noise is to be expected in these vehicles.
The only other concerns that they found were just old/dirty fluids. Transmission, transfer case, front and rear diff, oil, brake fluid, and coolant all in need of a flush/change. A little disappointed that a dealer would put a car on their lot like that. But I guess I did have a chance to check that before purchasing. Oh well
A couple things sounded a little fishy when the service department was giving me a quote today, the main thing that I can remember right now was that this vehicle needs some special sort of ATF? I was told that I'd be quoted a cheaper price if I went elsewhere to have the transmission flushed, but that it was because other places don't use this specific ATF and it could possibly mess up my transmission. I'm know that places will often say things to get more money, but wondering if there's any truth to this? I'm pretty mechanically inclined, but transmission stuff isn't anything I've ever messed with, so not very well informed I guess.
Anyway, I'm glad to be a part of this forum, I've been lurking a bit and found quite a bit of good information on here! Thanks!
