Damn it flipstah! I'm having bad ideas thanks to his latest purchase... which car would you pick to live with in this "class" if you will? Best combo of up front cost, and longer term (2-3 year) maintenance and resale?
S4, or 6
These just seem dated, old audis scary me in general... seem expensive for their stats vs what else is available?
E63 or C63
I think between the two I like the e63 more, seems like the most luxurious of all the options... if the airmatic is the biggest issue that's not a huge deal with having aftermarket replacements available, in the form of either coils or replacement bags
C63 seems to hold its value much better than the e, and has a much higher chance of being driven hard vs the e, which appealed more to the mature enthusiast
M5 or 3
M5 just seems like a massive bargain, smg is a bit scary but apparently not as rampant of a problem as the Internet suggests
M3, sedan... 6spd... it appeals to the race car driver in me, m3's hold value extremely well... but looking at the current market they seem to be about $10k more than a comparable m5... which value wise seems a bit tough to swallow
Infiniti and Lexus just isn't doing it for me for lack of performance and being bland. Don't get me wrong, I love me some Lexus... but if it's not my LS430 I will just be nitpicking the shit out of it for not being as awesome (thought about a LS460, but I like the cockpit of the 430 more)
Panamera's are getting closer in price... but still can't get over the looks of them... and that's still like $10-20k more than the above cars... and getting close to the price of a Bentley of this era... and I mean if you're gonna do it, go full retard right?!
What else am I forgetting about? Basically I want a combo of luxury, sport, decent size, and 0-60 in the 5 second range