4 wheeled variety?

[staffordworks]

anyone else roll in the 4 wheeled variety when 2 just wont do?  just got this tuesday, took it up the twisty windy, pretty fun, doesn't lean out of the corner but doesn't lean in either, must be a problem with the wheel configuration....

[argent brick]

The X5 is a very nice car. A member of my family was offered one that had 40 K miles on it for 3 or 4 grand less that it should have sold for. She told me that she passed on it because in here mind 40 k was close to half of the car's life. Go figure. ILO the BMW she purchased a brand new Buick.

Nothing wrong with a Buick, but I bet the X5 still has a better resale value.

[wmax351]

I've got an '86 325es. Great car. 180k miles, without a hitch. Passes smog easily. 29 mpg on the freeway. Drives like a dream. Solid 80's German Engineering. When I get a job, I might get it repainted. Either way, I prefer it to a new car. More reliable than a new beemer too. Just a simple, naturally aspirated, long stroke 2.7L inline 6, with a 4600 rpm redline, hooked up to a solid 5 speed manual.

[frankenduck]

Most BMW's with more than 40-50k are just negative cash flow money pits.

My brother has a 2001 525i.  I've taken it for some "sporty" drives and it's a great car when it's not sucking $$$ but I'd prefer a Lexus any day.  It's even costly after I found him a good honest local wrench who knows Bimmers and usually charges him about a third of what a dealer would.

[wmax351]

Most BMW's with more than 40-50k are just negative cash flow money pits.

My brother has a 2001 525i.  I've taken it for some "sporty" drives and it's a great car when it's not sucking $$$ but I'd prefer a Lexus any day.  It's even costly after I found him a good honest local wrench who knows Bimmers and usually charges him about a third of what a dealer would.

When my mom needed a new car this year (the 2000 subaru outback wagon was wearing out and my sister needed a car), my family looked at a few cars. We had decided to buy a nicer used car than a cheaper new one (partially because of my old e30 bmw). We tried a e46 (mid 2000's) 328, and it was a lot of fun, but they need work. Same with the new ones. We ended up getting a volvo s60.

The newer bmw's are more complex. Too many complications (twin turbos, high strung engines, etc)

I wish they sold the 320i in the states. My folks and I rented one in Germany the summer before last. Great car. 31 mpg on the autobahn at 115 mph. 170 hp from a naturally aspirated, direct injected 2 liter inline 4. Nothing complicated.

[Chaos]

yuuch. cars. 

[Opus]

2011 Kia Soul Plus+
Great Gas Milage. (12 gal tank )
Fun to drive. Rides well and very quiet on the road.
Lots of head & leg room.
Room for plenty of stuff with the rear seats down. (not much room with seats up, but enough for $200+ of food)
Carries 5 people.
Very good sound system. AM/FM, 7 speakers, Ipod/MP3 connections, Bluetooth, SAT Radio, CD Player, Sud Woofer with AMP, and yes the front speakers do light up! :rad: ( The 2013 models have GPS also )
$17,800 New. (2011)

We got this car in 2011 and I still love it. That is saying alot as I was a "Made in USA" owner for most of my life.
I have not had one major problem with it! My 89 S15 Jimmy 4x4 had problems that kept it in the shop a week at a time for 5 years (until the warrenty ran out).
BTW Kia has a Bumper to Bumper 100k mile warrenty on it's cars.

Okay my 2 cents, time for more coffee!

[staffordworks]

this one just replaced a similarly aged mercedes ml, so probably much the same all around, iffy gas, expensive repairs, although this time with 140,000 miles on it, i got a 3 year warranty and the nice thing about one this age is i get a $60k monster for the price of a kia.

but most of all, its a bit chilly but the roads are dry today, takin the brick to work, besides the 4-wheeler is already out of gas :)

it can just sit in the driveway and look pretty while the brick does all the fun work

[wmax351]

Right after the mortgage bubble popped, an engineer friend of ours, long time Porsche enthusiast, added a cayenne turbo to his stable (914, 928, vanagon) to replace an old saab that threw a rod at 250k miles. Picked it up with 4000 miles, for $22k.