Buying a newer car after USACi Finals

[OnYrMrk 10+ year member]

Greetings,

I will be finishing off my SQ Season with my Mark VIII, but I plan on replacing the car shortly after the new year. I am looking at a sports car/coupe most likely. I do NOT want a Honda...only because everyone has one. What I am looking at are: Infiniti G35 Coupe, M3 or 330i, Corvette, even some awesome sedans like the Audi S4, CTS-V...something with more zing. What I would like are your thoughts on possible candidates for a new system. Needs to have Kickpanel space as a key point...something my Lincoln doesn't have. This car will be used, so the price can pretty much get a C5 Vette and just about every one of the others mentioned. My wife just told me that she wouldn't mind an RX8, but I have mixed views on them. Thanks..oh and nothing over say a $35K budget.

Joe

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[Johnny Drama 5,000+ posts]

'02+ M series BMW M3 perferably //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[THUNDERBIRD 10+ year member]

go with the G35

 

[phyphoestilic 5,000+ posts]

I've seen some really nicely done M3's, most the G35's I've seen are like meh. The Audi S4's seem really nice too. Maybe pick up a Lexus //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif .

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

s4= ***.

 

[gl0ck 10+ year member]

I would pick the S4 also.

 

[OnYrMrk 10+ year member]

Actually, I like the S4 as much as the M3....and with all wheel drive, hmmm...the only S4 that I would be interested in is the V8 model

 

[btnhfan 5,000+ posts]

Id go with M3 or the A4 3.2

 

[prochobo 10+ year member]

G35x

 

[6spdcoupe 5,000+ posts]

G35 would Not be a good canidate for kicks.

 

[OnYrMrk 10+ year member]

6speed, that is what I keep reading, so I will probably be scratching that one out.

 

[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

M3

 

[monkeyboy 10+ year member]

I'm not real familiar with the competition lanes, and who's in em, but it would seem to me that if you got something different from what everyone else has you could stand out more.

 

[6spdcoupe 5,000+ posts]

6speed, that is what I keep reading, so I will probably be scratching that one out.

Well I mean it *can* be done, just not with ease or convienence. Youll either run into the ebrake (5AT) or the clutch (6MT). Either way the fuse panel is also integrated into the driver kick.

 

[OnYrMrk 10+ year member]

Well I have narrowed it down to a top 5:

1) Audi S4

2) BMW M5

3) BMW M3

4) MB E55

5) BMW 330ci

I chose the MB's cause I used to own an MB ML430 that was one of the best built vehicles I have ever owned. But I also liked the E55's power, over 400hp, the 330ci is the poor man's M3, and I see possibilities of supercharger...hmmm...But I want my next car to be german. No doubt about that.