New Car Search, Looking for opinions!

[Daddyoh]

Buy my ZHP!

[az3579]

Just left local BMW, was told the best they could do is probably a Altima or the like. We went back and forth for a few minutes and now I'm sitting on hold with BMWNA customer relations and waiting a call from the GM at my local BMW. I simply said I bought a BMW, I didn't by a Nissan and such for a reason, I would just like a loaner. It's looking like no dice for the loaner.

Or you could just take what they give you and be happy they're even giving you something at all.

[L0veZHP]

Get a motorcycle

[cakM3]

Or you could just take what they give you and be happy they're even giving you something at all.

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[Campster23]

Or you could just take what they give you and be happy they're even giving you something at all.

Ended up with BMWNA magically finding a new airbag for me and are shipping it to dealer.

[fw_fw]

Ended up with BMWNA magically finding a new airbag for me and are shipping it to dealer.

Interesting...first Driver's side airbag I've heard of for an E46....maybe there is hope for the rest of us?

[Jon D]

Interesting...first Driver's side airbag I've heard of for an E46....maybe there is hope for the rest of us?

Nope I got one in January. But I live in SFL I think there is a priority list based on location.


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[NoVAphotog]

Ride your bike or walk. That distance not worth starting the car. Unless the weather is really bad


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I walk .5 mile to work one way...I don't understand why you would need to drive other than bad weather...I can practically see my building.

Plus short trips are horrible for any car. Let alone an e46...

[Campster23]

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I walk .5 mile to work one way...I don't understand why you would need to drive other than bad weather...I can practically see my building.

Plus short trips are horrible for any car. Let alone an e46...

I'm not sure how my commute to work has taken over my original question.. This has nothing to do with my commute, I love cars, the cars I'm asking about will be used in my commute but more importantly they will be used when I go out, used for driving around just for the fun of it, making getting places and doing errands more fun. The next car or cars will be taken to the autocross, taken to open track days. They will be modified and worked on. They will be obessed over by me. Pictures taken everywhere and posted to Instagram. I want cars I can ENJOY!!! I LOVE CARS.. My commute has nothing to do with the question.

[prowlerflyer]

Agreed, commute mode is personal preference and we are drifting off topic.

That said, it's a pretty open ended right now for choice. $30k budget, got it, but drifting between a S2000 and a 335i are wildly different vehicles. 2 vs. 4 seats, high strung vs. torque monster, agile vs. GT, hard to advise on opposite ends of spectrum. I love the S2000, but you should try one, having a short commute in something you have to rev the piss out of to get it going might get tiresome. Particularly since you'll never have it warmed up. Kind of the same with the M3, the fun attributes of the car would be lost on a short commute.

The 335i is probably your best bet (or a 135i?). Great torque, plenty fast, and can be tuned much faster. By the same token a used CTS-V also would be a blast.


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