Welp,
I've taken the plunge: my wife's going to drive the SLS CVT and I'm getting a 6SP Manual GTS (Azure Gray, 27k miles). We purchased from a dealer in Denver for 13,800. Pricewise, that was on the better side of all the manuals of that year and mileage I've seen on Cars.con/Carmax/Auto Trader etc., so we decided pretty quickly on it. We took a risk, obviously, on purchasing a car we've never driven before, but I did a LOT of research and drove a manual Kizashi here in Miami locally and definitely liked what I saw. I also GRILLED the sales guy and they have a 48 hour return policy, so I'm not too worried about it being a lemon. Carfax checked out fine: one owner and 27k in 3 years means they weren't driving it THAT much. Here's a picture:
I'm going to make a video of the delivery and post in on youtube or vimeo and also do a first drive impressions video too. All for the Kizashi nerds. Stay tuned !
2011 GTS Manual Being Delivered by Truck
- johnhenrydale
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2011 Kizashi Sport "GLS" 2WD
(GTS Upgrade project)
6sp MT
Azure Gray Metallic
Anthracite Gray Vossen CVT 19" / 5 x 114.3 +32
(GTS Upgrade project)
6sp MT
Azure Gray Metallic
Anthracite Gray Vossen CVT 19" / 5 x 114.3 +32
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bought my wife's sight unseen. I drove about 720 miles round trip. It's been a great car, so it wasn't a bad thing for us by any means.
- johnhenrydale
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My plan is to basically turn this GTS into a manual SLS w/ bumper sensors, nav, leather seats and reverse camera. I figure the rain sensing wipers i can live without. Any tips on how to wire up the SLS bumper w/ sensors will be much appreciated.
2011 Kizashi Sport "GLS" 2WD
(GTS Upgrade project)
6sp MT
Azure Gray Metallic
Anthracite Gray Vossen CVT 19" / 5 x 114.3 +32
(GTS Upgrade project)
6sp MT
Azure Gray Metallic
Anthracite Gray Vossen CVT 19" / 5 x 114.3 +32
- kizashigal
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- Joined: Sat Jul 30, 2011 4:48 am
- Location: Colorado
What dealer? I live in Colorado and could tell ya if it's reputable.
2011 Kizzy SE AWD Deep Sea Blue
*drive it like you stole it*
*drive it like you stole it*
- johnhenrydale
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Schump BMW / Honda / Mini
2011 Kizashi Sport "GLS" 2WD
(GTS Upgrade project)
6sp MT
Azure Gray Metallic
Anthracite Gray Vossen CVT 19" / 5 x 114.3 +32
(GTS Upgrade project)
6sp MT
Azure Gray Metallic
Anthracite Gray Vossen CVT 19" / 5 x 114.3 +32
I was eyeballing this very car on AutoTrader.com, and was heartbroken when the listing disappeared off the internet.
Glad to hear it's going to someone who cares enough to partake in the forums. Do you mind me asking how much was it to have it trucked out to Florida?

Glad to hear it's going to someone who cares enough to partake in the forums. Do you mind me asking how much was it to have it trucked out to Florida?
My Cars (Their Names)
'93 Ford Escort (Jorge - Prior)
'06 Kia Optima EX (Sakuya - Prior)
'11 Suzuki Kizashi SE AWD (Azumi)
'09 Subaru Impreza 2.5i Base 5MT(Akari - Prior)
'11 Chevy Cruze Eco 6MT (Erika - Prior)
'12 Suzuki Kizashi Sport SLS AWD (Kitsune)
'93 Ford Escort (Jorge - Prior)
'06 Kia Optima EX (Sakuya - Prior)
'11 Suzuki Kizashi SE AWD (Azumi)
'09 Subaru Impreza 2.5i Base 5MT(Akari - Prior)
'11 Chevy Cruze Eco 6MT (Erika - Prior)
'12 Suzuki Kizashi Sport SLS AWD (Kitsune)
- johnhenrydale
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- Location: Miami Beach, FL
I got them to down to 700 for delivery. That definitely beat flying out there and driving it back to Florida by a longshot. So far it's been great. Sorry I haven't posted videos yet. Got really busy with work right after we got it delivered.
2011 Kizashi Sport "GLS" 2WD
(GTS Upgrade project)
6sp MT
Azure Gray Metallic
Anthracite Gray Vossen CVT 19" / 5 x 114.3 +32
(GTS Upgrade project)
6sp MT
Azure Gray Metallic
Anthracite Gray Vossen CVT 19" / 5 x 114.3 +32
- kizashigal
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- Joined: Sat Jul 30, 2011 4:48 am
- Location: Colorado
good dealer, make;)s me curious as to what the previous owner traded it in for 

2011 Kizzy SE AWD Deep Sea Blue
*drive it like you stole it*
*drive it like you stole it*