The time has come, and is long over-due, to get rid of her 2003 Ford S#!t-stang. We will be getting her a new car with-in the next few months, and I have come up with a few ideas for her. If ya would like, let me know whta ya think, or give me some more ideas...

We do quite a bit of traveling, so we want something that is going to have some comfort during long road trips, something thats not too big (no bigger than the M5 listed below), has an ample amount of power, and is preferrably AWD, if not, rear-drive.

The cars that I have in mond as of right now are as follows, in no particular order...

1) BMW E46 M3
-she loves the looks, power and handling, as do i; a good friend of mine owns one and I absolutely love driving it. has the power, handling, luxury, and a good used price

2) BMW E39 M5
- BMW reliability, plenty of room, and comfort, and M-Power 400hp and handling in a FAMILY SEDAN

3) Infinity G35 coupe
- good amount of power, decent on the luxury scale, great looks, VQ35 mod-ability

4) Acura TL type-S
- Great looks, sedan with plenty of room, decent in the power dept, higher-end luxury for a great price, and its a Honda, so its gonna last a long time...BUT its front-drive

5) Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT/spec B
Everything we love about our Evo's and STi's in a more family friendly package


Obviously, all the cars listed above are used vehicles. We dont feel the need to purchase a brand-spankin new car, so long as we can find a good vehicle with a solid title and good service records. BTW, my pick is for one of the M's

 

I vote G35, there cool cars, or the new G37 coupe.

 

Id go with Legacy GT/Spec B. Also look into the Mazdaspeed 6. You can get one with the touring package which i believe comes with leater, heated seats, navi, etc. Also you can pick one up really cheap. The Toyota dealership i worked at got one and they were will to trade me straight up for my Evo for the MS6. No cash or anything would change hands just titles. This was an 05 with just 3500 on the ODO and my evo had 45k on it and its an 03.

 

M5. I'm thinking of getting a used e39 M5 myself.

 

I didnt even think of the Mazdaspeed6....those are great cars, its a shame they are ditching them

 

I agree. They are reliable and fairly quick. They produce 280ft/lbs BONE STOCK!!! They are torquey SOB's.

 

M5 - but what about winter time?

 

yeah i messed with one in my buddy's old 2006 stage 2 WRX and i had a hard time keeping up...and he had 3 other people in the car with him

 

E39 M5.

I will be getting my wife the 335i soon....another option

 

^^^ the 335i is very nice. I looked into them and I think they are great cars.

 

Subie- family friendly awd and roomy comfy-like

 

Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT/spec B

Quick, Luxurious, spacious, AWD

 

SpecB x1000! Well known for safety, VERY comfortable leather, NAV, Bilstein susp, STi tranny (did I hear correctly?), and a beautiful overall pkg.

View this one just came on to the market...http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=73236

 

I'd say SpecB or MazdaSpeed 6...
Do you have any kids? If so I'd say these sound like good everyday options. It's hard to Drive a M3 in the snow...

 

Option 5, it is a heck of a car in every aspect.

Carlos