i dont want an old m3 I have to deal with and pay for maintenance.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1864389&forum_id=2#19889035)

http://www.leasetrader.com/2011_Audi_S5_Cabriolet_174256.xhtml

road trip to seattle?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1864389&forum_id=2#19889066)

2. automatic

3. audi/volkswagen is a bit of an effeminate, libpedo brand

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1864389&forum_id=2#19889137)

wait what?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1864389&forum_id=2#19889058)

also I like the idea of overpaying for a nice car for a few months, but not as much as other assholes are overpaying.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1864389&forum_id=2#19889095)

more reasonable :-/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1864389&forum_id=2#19889308)

now striver mentality.

usually cheap but realizing joy comes in life only through spending money on shit you want.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1864389&forum_id=2#19889336)

yeah, you grew up poor. sorry man.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1864389&forum_id=2#19889977)

went to L&W out of law school because he thought there would be lots of alpha fratty bros to "socialize with"

was NOWAG'd by biglaw

has some "midlaw" jerb that he WHINES about constantly ("ooh ooh they want me to bill upwards of 1950 hours ooh ooh why can't i work biglaw")

bitches about gov't spending but lives high on the hog off of 1.4% locked in government loans for all of law school + 18 months of unemployment after he was NOWAG'd

loves cock. like, a lot. loves it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1864389&forum_id=2#19889337)

http://www.leasetrader.com/2010_Infiniti_G37_Convertible_174820.xhtml

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1864389&forum_id=2#19889372)

this is a little more responsible.

http://www.leasetrader.com/2011_BMW_335i_Coupe_175006.xhtml

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1864389&forum_id=2#19889421)

but, on the other hand, $800 a month really isn't that much, people easily spend that going out etc... so if it will satisfy your striver cravings, i guess well fuck, just do it.

if you are going this route, I would just go with the M3 over the 335i, although the 335i is a great car too.

just make sure it has useful functions like plug in for ipod etc...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1864389&forum_id=2#19889453)

*EDIT: You won't notice a difference with day to day driving to work though.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1864389&forum_id=2#19889503)

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/coupes/1010_2011_2011_ford_mustang_gt_vs_2011_bmw_m3_comparison/viewall.html

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1864389&forum_id=2#19889489)

before rent and loans. After rent, loans and fixed expenses (including utilities and car payment) about $6500

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1864389&forum_id=2#19889619)

It's a little less than $9000 a month and my health insurance is very cheap.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1864389&forum_id=2#19889698)

you can afford a $1k/a month lease on 6500 disposable income a month, jesus. stop being a fgt

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1864389&forum_id=2#19889744)

The voices in our head say: “ How could the M3 win against a GT-R and a 911 Turbo? Are you guys goofy? BMW jock sniffers! How could you let this happen? Impossible!”

In this group of radical cars, the M3 emerged quickly as the voice of reason. The extremist voices of the Porsche and the GT-R are just not present in the M3. It never shouts, utters complaints, or makes any unbecoming demands. Road and tire noise are subdued, the fabric-covered seats are perfect, and there is a back seat and a real trunk. But even with those attributes, the M3 doesn’t skimp on supercar performance. It just happens to be dressed in a polished and practical package.

Even without the optional adjustable electronic dampers, our M3 test car displayed a better ride-and-handling compromise than either the 911 or the GT-R. Handling, both on the track and public roads, matched the GT-R in our individual scoring. But the M3 goes about its business differently. The GT-R steamrolls the tarmac into submission in an eerie sort of way; the M3 allows the driver to use the car as an instrument. Not many cars can play the road—the car world has more fakers than a middle-school band concert.

As one test driver put it, “The M3 is the car that the driver has the most control over.” Oversteer, understeer, and neutrality are all on the M3’s résumé, but they’re dependent on the driver’s inputs. The chassis has no surprises, no snap reactions, no bad habits—even midcorner bumps are sopped up without drama. Strong brakes have excellent initial bite and didn’t fade even after many, many laps. The BMW’s lap time lagged 1.5 seconds behind the 911 Turbo’s, but that translates to an average speed throughout the lap that was only 0.3 mph slower than the far more powerful Porsche. Thus the BMW, though suffocated by the thin air at 4200 feet, managed to make up most of the difference by cornering faster.

Unlike the heavyweights, the BMW feels smaller the harder it is driven. Part of that feel is due to light steering, but the importance of having the lowest mass and the narrowest width also plays a huge role.

It is immediately obvious (especially at altitude) that the M3 isn’t as quick as its turbocharged competition, but 0 to 60 mph in 4.4 seconds is nothing to scoff at, either (other M3s we’ve tested have been slightly quicker). A naturally aspirated 4.0-liter V-8 can’t deliver the massive torque of the blown sixes, but the M3 delivers its 414 horsepower in a linear and consistent manner from idle to its 8300-rpm redline. No lurching, no drama, no sudden explosions of boost. And the sound the BMW V-8 makes is due a Grammy. It’s a V-8 note not often heard outside racetracks, while the Nissan and the Porsche both sound as though they could wear a Dyson label.

If you’ll overlook the now cliché complaints about the iDrive control system and the car’s light steering, the M3 didn’t draw any negative words in its logbook. And the iDrive gripe is easily solved by not ordering the $2100 optional navigation system.

The M3 offers an unparalleled mix of hassle-free livability and performance at a price that undercuts those of the ­Nissan and the Porsche. For that, it wins in our book. We say its performance deficit is made up by the near perfection and sophistication of the rest of the package. And before you think we’ve gone soft and are too old for a wildcat like the GT-R, know that the average age of the test drivers (and the voters of the comparison test) was 29.5 years. Moreover, we’re the only three C/D staffers who dream of having a Lotus Elise as a daily driver. Trust us, we can put up with a lot of crudeness—you should have heard our dinner conversations. But if you can have it all without the pain, who would vote against that? And until that Elise thing happens, the M3 is the car we’d take home forever.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1864389&forum_id=2#19889545)

http://www.leasetrader.com/lease-specials/2012-BMW-X6-35i-14846.xhtml

or these

http://www.leasetrader.com/lease-specials/2011-Porsche-Panamera-4-15112.xhtml

if you are going to spend $800+, surely don't be another pumo in an M3

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1864389&forum_id=2#19890036)

also, automatic?? wtf

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1864389&forum_id=2#19892051)