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Originally posted by RandyCSVT:
My next car must also be rear wheel drive or AWD.
Here is my list so far
1. Infiniti G35C
2. Audi S4
3. Volvo S60R
I would like a new M3, but they are 50K or so MSRP.
1)i have driven a few g35's both coupe and sedan with the auto and the manual and i love the way they drive. the interior doesn't seem to be any better or worse than anything else. there is alot of potential there. on a side note, i have driven a turbo 350z and the damn thing absolutely would not idle. no throttle=no idle for some reason, and this was someones daily driver.
2)what is there to say? it is an audi s4. a nice car to be sure but it doesn't scream "gotta have it" like the tour did.
3)i completely and totally love the way volvo seats feel, im 5'8" and 200+lbs. if you are planning on taking any road trips this is a car to consider, imo.
the m3 is nice, but it is still a bmw which means funky placement of controls and expensive repairs.
if i were looking for a new sedan and i had some money to spend i would seriously consider a cts-v for a sporty option or a 300c hemi for a cruiser. sadly there are very few cars that interest me enough to have as a second to the tour and nothing that i would replace it with. even if it is wrong wheel drive.
after thought: just today i had the opportunity to examine the cargo area of a c5 vette and even with the top down there was enough room for a guy to pack for atleast a week or a man and his woman to pack for alteast a weekend.
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formerly known as my csvt
"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than a sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." -Martin Luther King, Jr.
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i test drove saab, audi, and bmw yesterday. loved the bmw.
bmw offers 4 years of free maintenance and warranty
audi offers the same for 3 years.
we're looking at leasing so we wont have to worry about paying for any issues while we have it.
Originally posted by Tourgasm:
Sometimes you can mess up a word so bad that spell check doens't know what the hell you're talking about.
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Originally posted by RandyCSVT:
Manual trans is mandatory. This car can't just be fast. It must handle well and be sporty. Think of a faster more luxurious version of the SVT contour. My cousin had a Lincoln LS. It was nice, but not enough "sport." And the manunatic auto shifting sucked a lot.
THe G35 interior felt a little cheap, but was much better than my ford and better than the 350Z.
Price range is max 50k. Preferably closer to 40K.
Well I stick by my guns on the CTS-V and S60R. The S4 starts at a tad bit north of 50 (IIRC) and even one that is a year old hasn't really lost enough value where it would make a decent difference.
Might also want to look at a 530i with the sport pkg, won't be as hard edged as the other cars but still sets the bar for handling in it's class.
You might also want to check out the new Infiniti M35 or Lexus GS. Although I haven't a clue if you can get either with a stick.
"Bros before Hoes" <-- More men need this mentality.
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GTO or G35 Coupe. Tough choices, can't go wrong with either of them. 
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G35 6MT Sedan or a CTS-V.
For Sale:
- Sony PSP with a Baseball 2k6 and the movie Crash. $100
- 1973 Karmann Ghia Convertible w/ Auto-Stick. Needs Restoration. $1200 OBO
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And you would not consider THIS???? 
Bruce O
98.5 SE Sport MTX, KKM, SVT exhaust
85 Z51 Vette stroker (just in case)
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I would only want the new shelby. I dont really want another Ford.
Originally posted by Who the F are You?:
does your family tree not have any branches on it?
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S60R - the only thing you need to know.
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Save your money: RX-8! a back seat, 4 doors (kinda), and holy crap does it handle!
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Legacy GT. Get one for around 27k. Put 2k into it so it runs circles around the rest and the keep the difference for a nice Plasma TV and a trip to Vegas.
05 Legacy GT Turbo 5speed
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