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All entry level luxury cars are "wannabe" cars but so what imo.
I'd go with the Beamer - prefer its emphasis on driver satisfaction over the imo more effeminate Lexus and Merc brands.
2008 Mercedes 300
2008 Lexus IS 250
2008 BMW 3 Series
Lexus is probably the better choice, but I didn't vote since "none of the above" isn't an option.
All entry level luxury cars are "wannabe" cars but so what imo.
I'd go with the Beamer - prefer its emphasis on driver satisfaction over the imo more effeminate Lexus and Merc brands.
I'd buy a Honda and save some of that money for something I wouldn't get bored with in three weeks.
So you're saying you'd get bored with a Mercedes...Lexus...or BMW...oooooooooookay...
First week it would be like sex, second week it'd be amazing, and third week it would just be my car.
Where's the new PT Cruiser?
BMW by a long shot.
from what i've heard, buying a new BMW if you can afford it is a solid choice.
They have warranties that last the first, what...5 years?
And that includes everything, including all services, if I heard correctly.
I could be wrong.
But being that this is a 2008 beamer, and who knows how it's been driven or what warranty it's under...i'd tend to go with the safer choice in the lex.
BMWs will be awfully expensive to upkeep and fix if they are not under warranty.
I mean...it goes for any car, but especially for imports.
Lex being a toyota...i'd imagine parts are much more readily available and most likely cheaper.
Still cost about 3 times as much as a Ford, Chevy, or Chrysler.
No, they're really not that bad.
Well by this logic...why buy a nice house...or nice clothes...or have nice things in the first place...
The thing is, a house is where one would most often intend to raise their family.
So spending money on a house, and maybe a little extra to try to have one in a safer area, is very wise. It's also a lifelong kind of investment if you choose wisely, and one that could hypothetically serve generations of your family.
Now clothes...that is more on par with a car, especially if one is shopping for the sporty, flashy kind of car.
You buy it, you use it, and after a relatively short period of time, you get a new one or new ones.
That's not to say that people cannot be very wise with their automobile purchases as well, but those people are less often thinking about themselves when they are buying a car and more often thinking about their family needs.
As for other nice things in general...hey, they are nice to have. I have an hdtv like most others do today. I of course don't need it, but it's more for the family to have family time, so I feel it was a good investment.
Now something like an iphone? That stuff is just ridiculous.
That's for people that like burning money.
Depends on what you want to do with the car.
I can tell you that without a doubt, the BMW 3 is going to be the best handling, most adept car on the road for speed and driving it 70 mph into a 30 mph onramp and not even worrying about losing traction. That car is built almost for the track the day it comes off the lot (obviously after the engine is broken in a bit). They are fast and they feel like a borderline race car (or at least as close as you're going to get in a larger car with a lot of amenities). Jeremy Clarkson alluded to the fact that people who buy an M3 are the most satisfied drivers in the world -- even more so than Ferrari owners.
I have ridden in my friend's M3, and it's quite brilliant. The car feels rock solid no matter what you're doing, cruising around or flooring it at 115 down the interstate, there's very little shake or wobble to the chassis at all.
The other two models trend slightly more toward luxury over sport/performance, although they're all three nice models of car.
I'd rate them:
1. M3
2. Lexus
3. Benz
Mercedes has been getting better lately, but I've heard horrible things in the past about their quality control.
^^ I think you misunderstood 3 Series. I didn't mean an M3...sheesh M3 hands down..I was thinking of the 330...325...that type of 3 Series...
Wouldn't you be able to get an 08 M3 for about the same price as the 250 IS?
EDIT: Meh, scratch that. For some reason I thought the Lexus/Benz were in a higher price bracket.
I'd probably go with the Lexus... although it might be a draw between the 3 series.
I drove a 2000 Benz C-280 sport for 3yrs.............. girls thought I was rich.........LOL. Basically I can tell ya that the average person bases the cars in this order.
1. Benz ......... seems the most prestigious to the avg. person
2. BMW ........ very nice, but their autos arent as exclusive as a Benz
3. Lexus ......... wanna be Benz and Beamer
..........this is my humble opinion.
Well it's more about luxury and amenities for me...
BENZ for sure then.
Lol @ buying cars based on how others perceive them....
I didnt say it was smart or right............Im just saying how it is. *shrugs*
I drove both a Beamer and Benz before I made my purchase............the Benz was a bit larger inside, and felt much heavier...........more substantial and luxurious. The Beamer may have been sportier, but I went with a luxury sport I guess you can say.
Or getting different points of view from people who might have more experience or owned a particular model? I mean, if I was thinking about buying a IS 250 and someone told me they HATED theirs, and could list a number of reasons why not to get one, I'd at least take it into consideration.
I rode in a 2010 Camaro SS on a road trip, and just about 40 miles of riding in it was enough to make me sure I never wanted to buy one. It pitched and rolled into the corners like a luxury sedan, not a sports car. It wasn't horrible, but in a car with 420+ hp, it was an unforgivable flaw to me. Nice car, but damn, it felt like a Chrysler inside.
Last edited by Cry Havoc; 08-09-2010 at 12:58 PM.
Pfffffffffft...how do you buy cars...based on safety, reliability and affordability...
bang for the buck!
which can be interpreted in a couple ways...
1. it's bimmers not beamers
2. never buy a new car
3. which 3 series? world of difference between a 325 and a 335
4. toyota
5. lot of better cars out there for the money
LOL............I completely agree with this.
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