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May 31, 2005 | 11:59 AM

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Too bad the G35 doesn't fit you. Nice classy ride. Considering a loaded 300C goes for 44-ish, I suspect the SRT8 300/Charger/Magnum to be closer to 60k. BMW's are nice, and makes you an instantly respected car audiophile [img]tongue.gif[/img] (just jokin' all you Bimmer owners out there) and so is the TL. My wife's aunt just bought one in April and I saw it last weekend. Impressive room inside and very nicely appointed. Not sure if you can get a stick in it though.

To those who said stay away from the Neon/Dodge cars, thank you for reporting something you have no knowledge on [img]smile.gif[/img] As a Neon owner for 2 years, I can happily report I was very pleased with the car.

May 31, 2005 | 11:18 PM

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BMW - the standard all others are judged by

5 years from now it won't look "dated" the Mustang GT and 300C are cool, but 5 years from now...

How about the Cadillac CTS? -- Caddy has good build quality and Caddys are reputed to be a good used "buy" as well. The CTS-V is supposed to be evil good, but over 50K.

May 31, 2005 | 11:24 PM

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Miluni

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300c's are nice but the problem is they're almost identical to the 300. If you're going to spend $50,000 on a car you don't want it to look same as a $27,000 car.

Jun 1, 2005 | 04:29 AM

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Quote:

Originally posted by mike bisson:
BMW - the standard all others are judged by

5 years from now it won't look "dated" the Mustang GT and 300C are cool, but 5 years from now...

How about the Cadillac CTS? -- Caddy has good build quality and Caddys are reputed to be a good used "buy" as well. The CTS-V is supposed to be evil good, but over 50K.

I went to look at the new BMW 3 series last night. The car is a great performer, but looks rather ordinary now. It looks low rent. I am also going to look at the CTS, but I have the American car stigma in my head.

Jun 1, 2005 | 10:33 AM

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cujo

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Lexus IS300 is another option for you. The new series is coming in october so you should be able to get a good deal on a 2005 between now and then.

Jun 1, 2005 | 12:57 PM

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BMW is a nice car, but could cost alot to repair down the road.

acura is always a good choice.

not really a fan of the new mustang personally.

Jun 2, 2005 | 08:17 AM

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Another vote for the new subaru legacy.. man are those ever nice.

Around 40K and a turbo 4 cylinder (detuned version of the STI).

It is AWD and comes with a stick. Beautifull car.

Jun 4, 2005 | 06:17 AM

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Quote:

Originally posted by Y2K-SS:
BMW is a nice car, but could cost alot to repair down the road...

Actually not really, you'd be surprised. Example: front hub ***'y on my ex-Grand Am, $170 from Part Source. For my current 323i, $125.

And they are much easier to work on IMO - good quality Metric connectors, easy access, actually quite easy to maintain.

Mark

Jun 4, 2005 | 12:55 PM

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Yup, 50 years ago when there weren't alot of Euro car's in Canada parts and service were much more expensive. I remember a car magazine did an article about 5 years ago in which they compared the costs of about 15 different parts from brake pads to a brand new transmission. One of the most expensive was the Mazda Miata, one of the least expensive was the three series BMW, there were about 6 cars in the sample if I remember right.