Long-Term Test Update: 2005 Infiniti M45
An on board electronic mother-in-law
/ By Neil G. Chirico
/ Photography by Brian Vance
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Article provided by: Motor Trend Magazine
2005 Infiniti M45
| Average fuel econ | 19 mpg | | Problem areas | Dead battery (twice) | | Maintenance cost | $0 | | Normal wear cost | $0 | | Total mileage | 12,008 |
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What's that beeping noise? Time check on the radio? Low oil-pressure warning? No, it's just the M45 telling you to stay in your lane on the freeway. Now, we do a lot of freeway miles every day here in La-la-land, and we think we've got this lane thing figured all by ourselves. We don't need the damn car beeping at us every time we happen to put a wheel over a white line without the turn-signal flashing. It's like having an electronic mother-in-law on board. Fortunately, there's a switch that turns the lane-departure warning system off. Now, take my mother-in-law. Please.