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Old 02-06-2015, 09:04 PM  
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Help me buy a new car.
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......
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Old 02-08-2015, 06:52 PM   #121
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I'm like Miles in that I try not to test drive much - as I TOO (like he said) will be too tempted to make a dumb mistake, or an impulse purchase.

That said - I'm going after the m4 - my goal is by jan/2016 -- And I love that powder blue color they offer it in. I'm not sure what BMW has titled that color - but it works well - especially w/ the black rims.
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Old 02-08-2015, 06:53 PM   #122
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Wonder if they'll have it w/ Michelin Super sports? Also - when is it scheduled to arrive to you and how do you arrange pick up - does a dealer just call you and then you go get it - or what? How does that work?
It comes with Pirelli all-season run flats... I'll give them a shot, but haven't heard great things about them.

There's a 'track BMW' thing on their webpage and people actually go to great lengths to track them from the factory... but yeah, they ship directly to the dealership and they arrange pickup with all the fun paperwork and attempts to add on bullshit.
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I swear I could post and post and post in this thread - like all night - I love talking cars.
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Old 02-08-2015, 06:58 PM   #124
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I'm like Miles in that I try not to test drive much - as I TOO (like he said) will be too tempted to make a dumb mistake, or an impulse purchase.

That said - I'm going after the m4 - my goal is by jan/2016 -- And I love that powder blue color they offer it in. I'm not sure what BMW has titled that color - but it works well - especially w/ the black rims.
Yeah, if I had done it right, I would have test drove a 228 and probably called it a day.... but, after building them out online, they were only a couple thousand off, and I'll never regret getting an extra 90hp, as opposed to the other way around.
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It comes with Pirelli all-season run flats... I'll give them a shot, but haven't heard great things about them.

There's a 'track BMW' thing on their webpage and people actually go to great lengths to track them from the factory... but yeah, they ship directly to the dealership and they arrange pickup with all the fun paperwork and attempts to add on bullshit.
If you wind up tuning it - when they figure out the maps. I'm not sure when that will be - I doubt they have tunes in place yet for the m235 - but when they do - I'd recommend it - it's such a complete rush. Especially the torque. I can't even imagine a 235m tuned - wow. But anyhow - I had a JB4 device on my first grey 335 sedan - then I had Cobb Tuning Access Port on the black coupe - anywho - what I'm getting at here is - IF you do go the route of a tune - be certain you DON'T buy run-flats while replacing the pirelli's, Absolutely buy the non run flats - I'd say Bridestone S04's or Michelin Super-Sports. You will notice an absolute HUGE difference in the car's hook (or 'grip') -- Exciting though - when do you get her, again?
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What does "tuning" exactly entail in the Mercedes and BMW?
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If you wind up tuning it - when they figure out the maps. I'm not sure when that will be - I doubt they have tunes in place yet for the m235 - but when they do - I'd recommend it - it's such a complete rush. Especially the torque. I can't even imagine a 235m tuned - wow. But anyhow - I had a JB4 device on my first grey 335 sedan - then I had Cobb Tuning Access Port on the black coupe - anywho - what I'm getting at here is - IF you do go the route of a tune - be certain you DON'T buy run-flats while replacing the pirelli's, Absolutely buy the non run flats - I'd say Bridestone S04's or Michelin Super-Sports. You will notice an absolute HUGE difference in the car's hook (or 'grip') -- Exciting though - when do you get her, again?
That's another thing with the 228, I've heard people tuning them to the point where they're practically a m235... I think I've seen people getting ~400hp out of the m235. I've been reading up on coding, too.

Apparently some are being delivered with MSS. I'll give the all seasons a shot... if they're good enough for the next several months, the deciding factor will be if they can survive the winter. If not, I'll probably get some Blizzacks and then maybe switch to MSS the following Spring.
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I have a m235i on order. Pretty much in the same boat as BRC... 9 year old Monte Carlo SS with ~99,000 miles and nothing immediately wrong with it, but starting to show its age.
2015 model?
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Yes. I saw some deals on 2014s (almost all 228s), but none of them had the configuration I wanted.
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What does "tuning" exactly entail in the Mercedes and BMW?
It's done to turbos.

They reprogram your ECU - which works your turbo's air flow. Well they open them up by doing what's called re-mapping - When BMW offers the twin-turbos from the factory - they're already pretty beastly - however a little tweaking by getting your car re-mapped - It's astonishing the difference. To get an onboard type - such as Dinan or Cobb it's about $2600 or so. But like I said - it's amazing - I even beat a 911 turbo in that one that was tuned, the one w/ the cobb on it (2nd 335 I owned 'the black one) ...
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also BRC - you can add about 100HP and have mad torgue - for a less expensive version - called the jb4 by burger motorsports - this is the device on my first Grey 335 sedan - It's tremendous and far more affordable - at $600/installed in most cases.
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Yes. I saw some deals on 2014s (almost all 228s), but none of them had the configuration I wanted.
This 428i is in Overland Park
http://www.hendrickhondabradenton.co...-13040608.html


Looks to be $3K - $7K less than the prices here.
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This 428i is in Overland Park
http://www.hendrickhondabradenton.co...-13040608.html


Looks to be $3K - $7K less than the prices here.
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I'm going to rule out the M3. It looks great but I just don't want the increased insurance costs when I can get a 6 cylinder that I'll be happy with.
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http://www.hendrickhondabradenton.co...-13040608.html


Looks to be $3K - $7K less than the prices here.
Nice, I drove one, but the turbo lag was pretty annoying, IMO... one reason I went with the 35.
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