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If you didn't buy an IS350 what else would you have bought?

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Old 03-09-06, 12:02 AM
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** 2006 **

Choice 1: BMW 330i
Choice 2: G35 Coupe
Choice 3: Acura TL
Old 03-09-06, 12:34 AM
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E46 M3 Smg
Old 03-09-06, 12:57 AM
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Default Had a 330i ordered

I had both a 330 and a IS350 ordered but decided on the IS. I've already had a 330i, a G35C, and a C32. I just wanted to try something new.
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My other choice was Audi A4 2.0T Quattro.
Old 03-09-06, 11:02 AM
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I was also looking at a 2005 Audi S4 and 2006 BMW 330ix.
Old 03-09-06, 06:47 PM
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325i, Accord V6 Coupe (used), Porsche 911 (used) and MR2 Spyder. 325i was ordered, but the wait was too long and long-term reliability is not good, I have friends and family who've owned for more than 3 years ($ to fix goes up). 2005 Accord V6 with 19K miles for a reasonable price, but was used. A doctor's car 2001 Porsche 911 with only 10K miles (wait-list, but was sold quickly) and MR2 Spyder being offered at a great discount, but too small. I settled on IS250 AWD with NAV, and keeping the C5 Z06 which I was going to ditch because of too many cars in the garage. And the IS250 does not have a 2nd roof.
Old 03-09-06, 07:07 PM
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Mercedes C350. Then we couldn't get a update on our ordered IS350 for 4 months. we almost went and bought a new 2006 Jeep Wrangler, Rubicon, but then the dealer found our car. It didn't fall off the ship.
Old 03-09-06, 09:41 PM
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G35, Used CLK 55AMG

The BMW was never on my mind
Old 03-09-06, 11:34 PM
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Wife and I were considering either a:
BMW 530i and a Pathfinder
or
Camry and Land Rover LR3

Somehow I ended up with an IS 350 and the 06 Pathfinder. WTF?
Old 03-10-06, 03:13 AM
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i would have bought the M4 coupe i think that car is pretty pimp, thoiugh i love the IS350 more of course.
Old 03-10-06, 01:01 PM
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Cadillac STS, CTS-V (would have bought one if it didn't have the weak differential) and the M45
Old 03-10-06, 07:24 PM
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A Cadilac CTS or the G-35. Probably the G-35.
Old 03-10-06, 08:30 PM
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I was in the market for a new car for over a year. The cars I came closest to getting were:

Audi A3 (with the 3.2L V6)

Infiniti FX 45

2002 Range Rover

Infiniti G35


Yeah, that's a range of different vehicles, but I'm most interested in best-of-breed design first (which meant no Bangle-ized cars), followed second by strong performance.

Once I discovered the new IS, I was sold.
Old 03-11-06, 01:32 AM
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Originally Posted by pocky
Well, it is a Honda afterall.
Just like Lexus is a Toyota!
Old 03-13-06, 12:20 PM
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Maserati, Aston Martin... but 350 makes most sense sense for the everyday driver....


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