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Originally Posted by trthskr  I'm not sure if I should get another SUV or this time try out a sports coupe or sedan. I was looking at either the BMW 3 series or the Infiinti G35. Anyone know anything about these cars? Any other suggestions? What do you think about SUV vs. sports sedan? |
Depends on how you drive, what current and future needs are, etc. Personally, I love BMW. I owned a 750iL for about 100k miles. Sold it because the wife thought it was impractical for us... worst car decision I have ever made. The 3 series are good cars. If I were to buy one, I'd definately go with the SMG transmission w/ paddle shifters. But then again, I hate that "i-drive" krap in the new BMWs.
SUV vs. sports sedan? Sports sedan.
Here's my take on SUV: That's likely the best marketing campaign in the history of man. Give people a pickup truck with a different body on it that will give one heck of a rough ride, and get worse gas milage than a pickup... but be sure to make it very expensive and market it as a luxury item so that everyone will be trying to "keep up with the joneses", and then when they realize that they've been taken, will be too proud to admit it, and defend the POS that they bought. If you "need" a SUV to haul stuff, get a station wagon (or even a sport wagon, but I think they look ugly as sin). You can often get more into a station wagon than into an SUV, plus it gets better gas, and it's more comfortable. Need to move people? Spend a few pennies more, and get a luxury conversion van. Want to hop on the "but the suv is safer for the children!" bandwagon? Get a conversion van. My wife looks down into the Excursion, and when we hit a deer at 55, the deer took flight. I heard it, and saw the deer go, but didn't feel it, and the air bags didn't go off.
End result: (sticking to a 30kish price range)
Luxury sport: BMW 3 (or M3 or Z4)
No-frills sport: WRX-STi
Luxury: BMW 3/5
Wagon: volvo v70xc
sport wagon: BMW, Mercedes, Volvo (don't know model numbers)
SUV: run away
Van: Explorer conversion van (check the web. there is one HECK of a markup on these at the dealer lot... got mine for 40k, sticker was 57k)