Help me buy a new car.

[BigRedChief]

My beloved 2005 Mustang has reached the end of its life. 144K miles its time to move on. Going to start a new job with a commute across a long bridge over water. Going to miss it.


You help me decide. Point me in the right direction. Give me the great info that puts me in the right car.......I'll send $50 to the charity of your choice.

Criteria:
I want to spend between $30k - $40K.
Automatic
Got some style
Have to be able to fit in the car comfortably
Prefer a coupe


Right now I'm thinking new Challenger, Nissan 370Z, Mustang etc. Son is telling me to look at used Mercedes, Lexus etc.

What ideas do you have?

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Update 03/11/2015
It's a done deal. I've bought and ordered a 2015 Challenger SCAT Pack Shaker. 392 Hemi 6.4L, 486 HP, 475 toruque, 4.1 second 0-60 time. Has all the same luxury "stuff" as the BMW and Lexus's.

Last years "Shaker" models sold out in 4 days. I decided if I was going retro, go all in and went with the lime green 1971 Challenger remodel. Bumblebee stripe and the Shaker hood. I deleted the stripes on the roof and the hood. Will take 6-8 weeks for delivery. Dark wheels.

I gave $50 each to the charity of their choice to Bearcat and Miles. When Simply Red shows back up, I'll get his charity the money.

The Car arrived finally......

[Buehler445]

Looks great man. Especially with those backdrops.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by hometeam

Good buy! At least its not a BMW :P

Miles and Bearcat will be in here shortly to smack you around for such blasphemy.

[Miles]

Looks great BRC and congrats on getting exactly what you wanted. Have said before that I'm a big fan of unique cars and will make it age all that much better when you don't see the same model driving to work on daily basis. Nice work with the pics with that background as well.

Gary Dean end up shooting vids of his work?

[Brock]

Not bad. I think the color is shiteous, though.

[Miles]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Miles and Bearcat will be in here shortly to smack you around for such blasphemy.

To each his own. I just like cars and don't have a ton of brand loyalty. BMW ticks a lot of the boxes that appeal to me over the years.

[Miles]

Originally Posted by Brock

Not bad. I think the color is shiteous, though.

Defiantly not my color at all but also not my car.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Miles

Gary Dean end up shooting vids of his work?

Yep. Got it to him with the plastic from shipping still on it. It takes a while for him to edit the video and publish it to his channel. He did get all the footage from the start.

He did make this recap video and post it on Facebook. Can't embed, sorry.

https://www.facebook.com/garry.dean....4662448662960/

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Brock

Not bad. I think the color is shiteous, though.

I here ya man. I don't even like the color green.

I was going to get a Red one or the Blue on all the way up until the day I ordered. Wife convinced me that if I'm going retro, go all the way.

Like Miles mentioned, I wanted something different than what was on the road. It certainly qualifies for that criteria.

I love it now. Still hate the color green.

[Miles]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

I here ya man. I don't even like the color green.

I was going to get a Red one or the Blue on all the way up until the day I ordered. Wife convinced me that if I'm going retro, go all the way.

Like Miles mentioned, I wanted something different than what was on the road. It certainly qualifies for that criteria.

I love it now. Still hate the color green.

Thought you chose retro all the way with that green since that was a look back on the classics/how you liked old ones? Again not my preference, but can't trash that logic.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Miles

Thought you chose retro all the way with that green since that was a look back on the classics/how you liked old ones? Again not my preference, but can't trash that logic.

Yeah my buddy had a green 71 scat pack. Ran like a bat out of hell back in the day. That memory is what made me look a closer at them as a possibility. I would have went with the orange if it was available.

If I had not been a little paranoid about the sport seats on the 335i, I'd already bought the BMW. Funny how it turned out.

[Miles]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Yeah my buddy had a green 71 scat pack. Ran like a bat out of hell back in the day. That memory is what made me look a closer at them as a possibility. I would have went with the orange if it was available.

If I had not been a little paranoid about the sport seats on the 335i, I'd already bought the BMW. Funny how it turned out.

That seems to back up the decision on the green then as what you wanted for a badass muscle car with some nostalgia. Sounds like the color you actually wanted so just own it.

And on the BMW funny how those work when hunting up a car. I far prefer how you ended up with something so unique vs. a prior model 335 coupe. I had a 335 coupe and loved driving it but annoyed me that I saw the same color and car everywhere which made me want to get something different.

[Miles]

I think you also have the same color as the first hellcat totaled in Colorado the same day the guy bought it.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Miles

I far prefer how you ended up with something so unique vs. a prior model 335 coupe. I had a 335 coupe and loved driving it but annoyed me that I saw the same color and car everywhere which made me want to get something different.

Yep, I wanted something unique. I got it. Went to a car show this am. Lambo's, Ferrai's, Vipers, tricked out drifters etc. My car was one of the more popular. It's currently the only one in the South east. People had heard about the SCAT Pack Shaker and wanted to check it out. Evidently that Richard from Fast and Loud is a popular show. The wanted to see the Shaker also.

Originally Posted by Miles

That seems to back up the decision on the green then as what you wanted for a badass muscle car with some nostalgia. Sounds like the color you actually wanted so just own it.

Yeah, I don't regret the color choice. Glad I got the retro color. People at the car show loved it. It will throw you back in your seat with the pedal half way to the floor.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Miles

I think you also have the same color as the first hellcat totaled in Colorado the same day the guy bought it.

Fun Hellcat fact for you from my dealer...................

17% of all Hellcats sold are wrecked on the first day the owner takes possesion of the car.

[lewdog]

While I wouldn't choose that color for most cars, it fits that car and is growing on me. With the tinting on that car it looks 100% more badass. Green and black is very badass. I bet your won't see much micro-marring on that color either. **** YOU swirls!