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Originally Posted by BWillie007
Actually, I broke down and bought a 2004 BMW 5 series. Dumbest thing I've ever done. The last two cars I had both had more miles than it, and were 8-10 years older, American made. I had a 1996 Dodge Stratus and a 1994 Ford Taurus for the last 4 years until I bought this stupid nazi machine. Believe it or not, these things were even MORE dependable. And when shit went out, it was 1/2 to fix.
I've spent $1700 in repairs on it in the last two weeks alone and I've only had it 4 months. Water pump, radiator, fan blade, drive belt, radiator hose, brakes, etc. What a huge waste of money. I'm even more of an advocate against buying a car worth more than $3000 now. I've sold out, and had to buy a car that didn't hinder me from getting 'giner. Is it worth it? Nope.
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You should have PM'd me. I'd have advised you to lease a new Infinity. They're going for little down (something around $2000) and $349 a month. You'd have had a brand new car for the next 36-42 months and you may have been able to write it off, depending on your line of work.
Buying a 4 year old car is always asking for trouble. That's about the time everything begins to break down.
Good luck with it!