new car: what should i get?

[marc at getty.net (Marc Getty)]

I can second the C coupe. I had one for 25 months and it was a great car.
Only drawback is 2003 and later models have the 1.8l not the 2.3l engine
which does not have as flat of a tourqe curve.

-Marc

  
-----Original Message-----
From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Kervin Ridgley
Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 10:47 PM
To: Michael Abatzis
Cc: scirocco.org
Subject: Re: new car: what should i get?

Sorry about your car and I'm glad you are ok.

The M3 is a really cold blooded car.  I mean, the current model run
poorly when cold, so if you take a bunch of short trips, it's not too
fun.  From the way you talked about the condition of the roads where
you live, that M3 ride is rough!  OK, that's most of the bad.  The car
is intoxicating to drive.  Make sure you buy a radar detector.  A
third gear red line shift put you in the jail-time-speeding-ticket
range.

One other car to look at, for me, would be a C coupe from Mercedes. 
It's like a modern scirocco.  Fun to drive, hatchback, giant sun roof.
 They have two engines.  A supercharged 1.8 and a NA 3.2l v6.  Not
many were sold in the US.  If you want, look on mbusa.com under used
cars and you can do a search.


On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 17:00:23 -0600, Michael Abatzis <mabatzis@gmail.com>
wrote:
> i'm looking at getting a new/pseudonew car, especially since i'll have
> a couple of nickels to scrape together come springtime. the rules:
> ~2000 or newer, 20-30k range. i'm torn between practicality (i haul
> stuff, and this would be a dd) and fun (i'd love a 2 seat
> convertable). the other options would be fun+beater truck/jeep or
> fun+trailer. some ideas:
> m3 convertable: pros: fun, kinda practical cons:expensive, heavy
> 350z roadster: pros: fast, cool, not too expensive cons: heavy, not
practical
> s2000: pros: fast, cheap, light, sporty cons: least practical of the
> lot, it's a honda, minimal low end. this is probably what i'm leaning
> towards at the moment.
> rx8: pros: cool, quirky, good tradeoff between fun/practical,
> relatively cheap cons: poor mileage, cheesy speedometer, not a
> convertable. this is neck and neck with the s2000 right now.
> others in the running, if i don't NEED a convertible: g35, m3 sedan, s4,
wrx.
> any comments/others that i've forgotten. yes, i know vw's aren't on the
list.
> 
> --
> -Michael Abatzis
> New Orleans!
> '88 2.0L Scirocco (RIP)
> '87 2.0L Scirocco...newly RIP'ped
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