View Poll Results: Which brand are you driving in 2011?
Acura
164
60.97%
Audi
7
2.60%
BMW
23
8.55%
Cadillac
4
1.49%
Chevrolet / GM
4
1.49%
Dodge / Chrysler
2
0.74%
Ford
4
1.49%
Honda
14
5.20%
Hyundai
4
1.49%
Infiniti
8
2.97%
Jeep
3
1.12%
Kia
0
0%
Lexus
6
2.23%
Mazda
6
2.23%
Mercedes Benz
0
0%
Mini
1
0.37%
Nissan
1
0.37%
Porsche
1
0.37%
Toyota
7
2.60%
VW
4
1.49%
Other: Do tell.
4
1.49%
Subaru
2
0.74%
Voters: 269. You may not vote on this poll
Car Talk Members: What are you driving in 2011?
03-28-2011, 07:21 PM
#42
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03-28-2011, 07:27 PM
#43
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I put BMW because I'm biding my time looking for a solid E36 M3 
that's been well taken care of ... It's not easy to find one priced where I want to pay and owned by someone that clearly knows what they were doing.
I just can't bring myself to pay $14k for a car that's "worth" $11k just because the owner has an attachment to the car.
that's been well taken care of ... It's not easy to find one priced where I want to pay and owned by someone that clearly knows what they were doing.I just can't bring myself to pay $14k for a car that's "worth" $11k just because the owner has an attachment to the car.
03-28-2011, 07:56 PM
#46
I put BMW because I'm biding my time looking for a solid E36 M3 that's been well taken care of ... It's not easy to find one priced where I want to pay and owned by someone that clearly knows what they were doing.
I just can't bring myself to pay $14k for a car that's "worth" $11k just because the owner has an attachment to the car.
that's been well taken care of ... It's not easy to find one priced where I want to pay and owned by someone that clearly knows what they were doing.I just can't bring myself to pay $14k for a car that's "worth" $11k just because the owner has an attachment to the car.
It is going to be next to impossible for you to find a unmolested M-3 in that price range (not to mention the issues that you will be plagued with that have been discussed in the other thread). In fact the only sport sedan of any worth (that I would buy) in that price range is a base G-35 ('03-'06).
With most of them (M-3) on their third owner (and abused by the last two) & rolling up on 150k, they will have you pulling out your wallet every six months for work needed as a result of being that old. I'm a fan of the E36 M-3 as it was a dream car of my youth. So was a 911, and that car was a drain on my wallet as well. Take it from me, pay more now...or you will pay more later.
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03-28-2011, 08:30 PM
#49
Senior Moderator
Great thread!
This is my CTS-V after wash and Zaino two days ago.
This is my CTS-V after wash and Zaino two days ago.
03-28-2011, 08:31 PM
#50
I cant believe most of the people here drive Acura's D:
-Killer G
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x3 ...and mine's silver, like the one in TLperfection's post. 
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03-28-2011, 10:05 PM
#55
Fahrvergnügen'd
You have the right idea, and there is a M-3 here in Portland with less than 100k for $12,000...but.
It is going to be next to impossible for you to find a unmolested M-3 in that price range (not to mention the issues that you will be plagued with that have been discussed in the other thread). In fact the only sport sedan of any worth (that I would buy) in that price range is a base G-35 ('03-'06).
With most of them (M-3) on their third owner (and abused by the last two) & rolling up on 150k, they will have you pulling out your wallet every six months for work needed as a result of being that old. I'm a fan of the E36 M-3 as it was a dream car of my youth. So was a 911, and that car was a drain on my wallet as well. Take it from me, pay more now...or you will pay more later.
It is going to be next to impossible for you to find a unmolested M-3 in that price range (not to mention the issues that you will be plagued with that have been discussed in the other thread). In fact the only sport sedan of any worth (that I would buy) in that price range is a base G-35 ('03-'06).
With most of them (M-3) on their third owner (and abused by the last two) & rolling up on 150k, they will have you pulling out your wallet every six months for work needed as a result of being that old. I'm a fan of the E36 M-3 as it was a dream car of my youth. So was a 911, and that car was a drain on my wallet as well. Take it from me, pay more now...or you will pay more later.
I just have a feeling that a $12k 90k mile car is going to need a few K in maintenance. My hope is to find something in the kind of condition that I can drive it through the fall and then spend the winter doing preventative maintenance on since this will be a garage queen for me.
03-29-2011, 06:31 AM
#63
AZ Community Team
2005 TL 6MT non-Nav with 62K, stock
03-29-2011, 07:21 AM
#64
Someday, an RS6 Avant+
Subaru FTW
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2006 Subaru Legacy 3.0R specB....... Sold everywhere but the USA.
And why no Subaru in the poll? I hate the "other" category.
2006 Subaru Legacy 3.0R specB....... Sold everywhere but the USA.
And why no Subaru in the poll? I hate the "other" category.
03-29-2011, 08:06 AM
#66
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2011 TL SH AWD Tech
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03-29-2011, 09:08 AM
#68
was there an m3 clearance sale that i didnt know about?
03-29-2011, 09:17 AM
#69
Safety Car
03-29-2011, 09:46 AM
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'97 TL
And tomorrow.. we'll see what else
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And tomorrow.. we'll see what else
03-29-2011, 09:52 AM
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03-29-2011, 10:00 AM
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03-29-2011, 10:32 AM
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03-29-2011, 10:39 AM
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My brother had a black 84 533i 5MT. Great car, solid, fun to drive, handled pretty good, much more trouble-free than his 88 M6.
03-29-2011, 10:49 AM
#79
I drive a Subata.
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2 Mazdas so farand I think that's it....
03-29-2011, 10:53 AM
#80
My first Avatar....
