Looks like the voting is tired between the BMW 335i and the Infiniti G37 with two votes each! This weekend, I went to the BMW dealership to take a look at both the 335i & 135i... boy, the 135i is ugly. Plus it's tiny and the interior and exterior look like a throwback to the old BMW 3-series from the early 2000s.
The BMW 3-series is still in the running... though two things are holding me back. 1. It's waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too common in this area -.- I think there are more 3's on the road than Honda Civics!2. I'm not that impressed with BMW quality... seen a few new BMWs fall apart (interior roof came loose and fell in, the kidney "grill" falling out"
So, today I went to take a quick peek at the Audi A5 and the Infiniti G37 during lunch hour... impressions are:
Audi A5:
- Well designed interior layout... I like the fact that the controls are all near the shifter instead of having to reach out towards the center console. Overall felt like a nice fit for interior design
- Exterior is quite subdued... You wouldn't think of this as a high performance vehicle... actually, after doing a little digging, I figured that it was the Audi S5 that really competed with the BMW 335i & Infiniti G37... that car is another $10k!- Heaviest vehicle of the lot, with less horsepower... probably due to the AWD system
Infiniti G37
- Interior is nice, but not as nicely designed compared to the A5. Infiniti is still using a surprising amount of plastic for the interior- It has a lot of gadgets! From the iPod/iPhone connector, to touchscreen, voice recognition, rear camera and more
- Exterior is a little more aggressive, but it's a very slight evolution from the G35. You wouldnt' be able to tell the difference from a distance.
- Least expensive of the lot... about $5k difference >.< That's over 10%, plus it has the largest gas tank (surprisingly, range is a factor since I hate having to stop for gas ^^;;;)
Looks like the G37 is the current winner... I'll be going this Friday to go test drive all the vehicles, but I'll be preparing to negotiate for a G37, assuming the test drive goes well...
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Changed my vote to the Mazda RX-8. Why? Because I have a classmate that got an almost literal steal on one of these. He got his for about 12-13k with only 5k miles on it because he knew the owner really well and they wanted something with a little bigger vehicle. Anyway, his car looks really nice...though I haven't had a ride in it yet, I'm sure he'd let me ride in it if I asked. But yes, very impressed with what I've seen of the car so far.
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