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Old 08-04-08, 07:00 AM
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Which car fully loaded, under $65K, do you like best? Looking for a combo of luxury and sport. Coupe or sedan.
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Audi S5. Great GT type car with a honkin V8 to go with it.

I think the new Jag XF Supercharged is also getting good reviews, would sneak in just under that $65K mark.

BMW M3 wouldn't fit under $65K fully loaded.

IS-F would also be a good consideration.

I'm not sure if the C63 breaks above $65K fully loaded or not.
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man, 65k is very very broad spectrum. Can you give us a more general idea. M3/IS F type cars, or Corvette type cars, or etc
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Honda Civic..












LOL.. Not another what car for $.... dollars & no pics posted after the choice is made thread..
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Honda Civic..
sigh, Honda fanboys.


Toyota Corolla FTW!
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While some on CL disagree with me, for <65K, IMO, here is the best overall car on the market...the Acura RL. This car combines the build quality of a tank and a Swiss Watch, and comes with standard AWD. Roughly 50K loaded.







You may not like the grille of the new 2009, however....



In that case, I'd get a 2008.
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To be more specific......It has to has to be at least a 2+2, so I can fit the family.....if I have to. It should have some luxury, be fun to drive and look good of course.

The reason I am leaving this one a bit more open, is that someone may name a car that I may never think of....but no civics !

Oh, I will definitely show pics, but if I get an Audi like the S5/A5 it may be a while before you get to see them.
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Originally Posted by Mixman
To be more specific......It has to has to be at least a 2+2, so I can fit the family.....if I have to. It should have some luxury, be fun to drive and look good of course.

The reason I am leaving this one a bit more open, is that someone may name a car that I may never think of....but no civics !

Oh, I will definitely show pics, but if I get an Audi like the S5/A5 it may be a while before you get to see them.
well in that case.... a civic.

nah that RL mmarshal was talking about sounds sweet.
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Originally Posted by Mixman
To be more specific......It has to has to be at least a 2+2, so I can fit the family.....if I have to. It should have some luxury, be fun to drive and look good of course.
All the more reason to check out an RL. A reasonable-size family should fit with no problem; it has road-hugging AWD, and, while not having exotic styling, it is far from ugly.........except maybe for the new 2009 grille. The big V6, while not quite V8 power, is no slouch.

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id either get the g37,135i,corvette or evo X but in the same time id wait for the 370z. if u want the best everyday sports car than get the mx5. if i were to buy used than i would get the SUPRA TT
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$65k to splurge, eh?

Personally, for that price, I would splurge with an Audi A6 4.2 FSI Quattro for a sedan. And for a coupe, a BMW 335 Convertible would be nice for the SoCal climate.

Would I ever pull it off if I had the money? Uh, no.
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
$65k to splurge, eh?

Personally, for that price, I would splurge with an Audi A6 4.2 FSI Quattro for a sedan. And for a coupe, a BMW 335 Convertible would be nice for the SoCal climate.

Would I ever pull it off if I had the money? Uh, no.
Agreed, Phil..........the 335i is a dynamite car for the money (I've written much about it being a better deal, IMO, than an M3), but I don't think a coupe or convertible version like you suggest would accomodate his family well.....just not enough room in back. He made family-friendliness a primary consideration. It also doesn't have Acura build quality.
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oops, just read u wanted something for the family. why not check out the new G8,Challenger srt8, Charger/300c srt8.
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Originally Posted by suislide
oops, just read u wanted something for the family. why not check out the new G8,Challenger srt8, Charger/300c srt8.
G8 or Charger, maybe...though build quality on both is so-so. The Challenger?..........not for a family. It is a fairly small 2-door coupe with a tight rear seat.
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theres always the IS350, CTS, 09 Maxima,G35/37.
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