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Old May 24, 2010 | 10:58 AM
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Help with next vehicle purchase

I'm sitting here trying to decide on my next vehicle purchase, and figured you guys could help point me in the right direction. Be warned, I'm pretty much all over the place with this one.

I'm considering SUVs, 4-door sedans and 2-door coupes. My only requirements are that it's sporty, has seating for 4 or more, a luxury/modern interior, and automatic or sequential transmission. I want CPO'd, in the $65k or under range.

This vehicle would be in addition to my GT2 and Toyota Tacoma truck, and would be used for cruising around town, to/from work, taking the wife to dinner, long trips with the family, etc..

The vehicles that come to mind (in no particular order) are below. The GT-R, well, I have absoluely no idea how comfortable it is on long trips, but it looks fairly roomy and I really like them...so I figured I'd throw it in there as well.

The Cayennes are listed because I've always liked SUVs on long trips and as family haulers.

Cayenne GTS
Cayenne Turbo S
GT-R
E9X M3
E60 M5
M6
C63
Audi S5

This isn't of any great importance, but any input would be appreciated.

Thanks!
 

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Old May 24, 2010 | 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Divexxtreme
I'm sitting here trying to decide on my next vehicle purchase, and figured you guys could help point me in the right direction. Be warned, I'm pretty much all over the place with this one.

I'm considering SUVs, 4-door sedans and 2-door coupes. My only requirements are that it's sporty, has seating for 4 or more, a luxury/modern interior, and automatic or sequential transmission. I want CPO'd, in the $65k or under range.

This vehicle would be in addition to my GT2 and Toyota Tacoma truck, and would be used for cruising around town, to/from work, taking the wife to dinner, long trips with the family, etc..

The vehicles that come to mind (in no particular order) are below. The GT-R, well, I have absoluely no idea how comfortable it is on long trips, but it looks fairly roomy and I really like them...so I figured I'd throw it in there as well.

The Cayennes are listed because I've always liked SUVs on long trips and as family haulers.

Cayenne GTS
Cayenne Turbo S
GT-R
E9X M3
E60 M5
M6
C63
Audi S5

This isn't of any great importance, but any input would be appreciated.

Thanks!
long trips with the family, i would scratch the ones in bold type (and probably C63 also) from your list...unless you either really dont like your family or they are all dwarfs
 
Old May 24, 2010 | 11:11 AM
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Audi RS4 or Cayenne are the best cars out there, for hauling the family around
 
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long trips with the family, i would scratch the ones in bold type (and probably C63 also) from your list...unless you either really dont like your family or they are all dwarfs
LOL...
 
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My vote are the Cayenne models... Comfortable, quick, and excellent build quality....
 
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Audi RS4 or Cayenne are the best cars out there, for hauling the family around
Thanks. Not a fan of the RS4, but a Cayenne Turbo is a very attractive option. Especially at the prices the '06's/07's are going for.
 
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My vote are the Cayenne models... Comfortable, quick, and excellent build quality....
What do you think of the GTS?
 
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I do like the RR Sports, but I heard they had a lot of reliability issues. I'll do some research on them. Thanks.
 
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i had a 07 discovery diesel and drove it like i stole it for 3 years. not one maintenance issue. was impressed.

what's pricing on maserati quattroportes in your area?
 

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For me, it'd be between the GTR and the E90x M3...have experience with both, and both are very comfortable/fast cars...
 
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what's pricing on maserati quattroportes in your area?
I haven't looked. The problem is that the closest Maserati dealer where I could have one serviced is 3.5 hours away. The other brands (Porsche, BMW, Audi, Land Rover, Mercedes, Nissan) all have dealers within 20 miles of me.
 

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e60 m5, c63, e63, rs4, rr sport
 
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For me, it'd be between the GTR and the E90x M3...have experience with both, and both are very comfortable/fast cars...
The funny thing, those are the exact 2 cars I had it (temporarily) narrowed down to this weekend.
 


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