(Posted by Brenda “BMW” Langton)
OK. I MUST SAY CALLING AROUND TO CAR DEALERS AND SPEAKING WITH USED CAR SALESMEN IS NOT MY CUP OF TEA. So, after much reading online and Consumers Report on cars I have narrowed my search for my next used car.
It has to be a luxury sedan that is all wheel drive and has a black interior…I can be flexible on the color of the car but I will not give in to ONE MORE ugly beige or light gray interior!! Honestly, could someone please figure out some sexy interior colors of cars for the love of GOD!!! It’s like everything else about cars has evolved except the beige and gray interiors.
I have come down to three cars…the BMW 3 series, Infinity G35 or Audi. I ruled out the Audi, I’ve had too many problems with them in the past and it gets very bad ratings (new models are much better now), even though it is a beauty and performs well.
The Infiniti G35 is too loud and has more muscle than I need. I feels like like more of a man’s car to me. The interior also lacks sex appeal and the brakes were super touchy. I found it odd, for example, that when I test drove it the salesman in the backseat alerted me to the brakes, perhaps he had some previous driver launch him into the front seat.
Later in the night I drove the BMW which was lovely, it won hands down over the Infiniti. The interior was really snazzy, it had a very smooth and peppy ride and the brakes were a breeze–what a difference.
Buying a used car of this caliber is the only way I can justify/afford this kind of luxury. And while it is commonly known that the the 2005 BMW 3 series received great reviews, it has been challenging to find one that is coming off lease. Till now, that is.
That makes right now the right time to buy.
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