So I'm officially a dad, have a three month old baby girl. Hence I got rid of my 2010 G37X that I invested a lot of time energy, and love into over the past three years. I will miss her.

Earlier this week I leased a 2014 Q50 AWD HYBRID. 360HP and 28city/35 hwy MPG. It's actually a beast. It jumps better off the line then my G and shifts are very smooth. The interior is very comfortable and I'm impressed with the newest technology from the dual touch screens, the battery/gas meter, the way it showcases the different driving modes etc.

I think I got a good deal, $1,300 down including taxes and dealer fees and $353 per month. I originally test drove the last 2014 Q50S AWD they had on the lot but they sold it while I was test driving it! That was a great car too. They tried to muscle me into paying more for the hybrid since it's $5-6K more MSRP, but we told them it's not our problem that they sold the previous car right from under me and I didn't plan on paying more for the hybrid.

Here are some pics of my before (single life) and my new married with children life LOL. I couldn't be happier though. I have a great wife/daughter and I really like the Q50 Hybrid. I will be less tempted to mod a hybrid too because that defeats the entire purpose of having a hybrid. Maybe some wheels and a drop, after I pay for diapers.

I'm still going to hang around the forums selling a few remaining parts and seeing what's happening in the G scene. I really enjoyed my time in the G and there are a lot of great people on here. Enough talking, here are some pics:

BEFORE BEING A DAD:


AFTER LOL:

 

Congrats on your new baby girl and your new Q, sounds like you're in a happy place
Also a good deal on your hybrid too.
Post back when you get some time w/ it, curious how much better real world MPGs are.

 

Thanks man! Definitely happy. I do plan on giving some MPG / performance updates after I drive it for a month or so. Will see how it handles in the snow next week too.

 

Congrats! I'm not a Q50 fan, but for that price, I'd surely consider it.

 

I am getting 30.8 combined right now in my Q50 Sport Hybrid RWD and almost to 15k miles. When i replaced the stock sport wheels to rays gramlights, i finally got up to 500+ miles in one full tank.

Congrats bro! Welcome to the Q family. Don't let a Hybrid fool you of not modding it. I have the RWD Hybrid Sport as well and i can't stop modding it. Lol. Full cat back exhaust and lip kit are next.

 

Congratulations on the baby girl, two great looking rides to. Love the grey. Time to put some bags and wheels on there !

 

Thanks man. It's fun being a dad. Funny you say the bag thing since i still have my Accuair ELevel setup from my last car, but I'm pretty sure my wife would kill me if I bag this one LOL. Need to sell it to pay for diapers and baby clothes.

 

And N_jay888, your Q looks sick. Makes me wanna mod mine but I'm gunna try and resist as best I can.

 

Thanks bro! You can mod it a little, just don't touch the engine to keep the mpg. Mostly cosmetics is the way to go with this car. I even got gramlights on the wheels and kept it light. That boosted my miles from 460 to 500+ in one full tank. Sign up on the forum. 2014 Infiniti Q50 Forum

 

Nice pics n_jay, nice mods you've done on that one. Very respectable mpgs you're getting as well, thanks for posting.

 

You're welcome bro! Anytime

 

Jaymill: Congrats! nice before and after too! I had a Q 3.7 loaner for a night, and I loved it. Very smooth ride, overall a nice, refined feel. I actually considered crossing over, but I've invested quite a bit of time and effort into the G, and she still treats me well

N_jay888: beautiful work bro. That has to be the nicest one that I've seen yet. I haven't seen many modded Q's around at all. Love how the tails came out especially on the black. Keep it up.

 

Holy Crap!

I wish I could live with a lease (20K miles per year on average). You're paying less per month than I am on a 2011 G37X which I bought used 2 months ago. I didn't have to come out of pocket $1300, but still, I would have for the Hybrid.

Knowing that you saved even more however, tells me this is just a unique sweet deal, and not something I should expect.

 

Thanks bro!

 

Congrats on you Baby Girl its a blessing,.. Maybe she will want you to fix the car up and have some on your Team already..Awesome....!