camarok said:

NEWS FLASH! The newer 3 series is .... yup thats right.... as big or bigger than my car! Fyi

The N20 4 cylinder also has the same 0-60 time too! Yes F30's are big cars now, only because the F10 has gotten bigger too.

M20B27eta said:

fixed . never noticed that either!

AWEE! Thank you that's so sweet

piku said:

...why make payments on something that doesn't give me happy pants?!

Ryan - Tony doesn't let me have hooker orgies..lame-o right?!

That's a very big thing to remember, there's no reason to have something you dont love, or at least like. That being said, the 335i is still not fully sorted out, they still have a lot of problems with the turbos leaking oil and going bad prematurely. They still have HPFP issues, and those are quite costly I believe. I just saw on Bimmerfest someone saying the bill to replace the turbo was $6k!! Not sure how much was parts vs labor, but that's obscene..

He was always into crack induced orgies back when I first met him

Ryan - Tony doesn't let me have hooker orgies..lame-o right?!

Spend that $40k on like, 14 e30 IXs, some hookers and blow for you and Tony to share, and start a youtube channel documenting your life on coke and your obsession with hooker orgies and e30s.

$40,000 isn't a lot of money. When you factor taxes into it, you're going to be taking home about $2,400/month

Realize the MSRP is for a base car, you know that. How much in accessories are you going to add? It could easily shoot to $50,000 quickly. Don't forget sales tax, assuming you're at 5.5% that's almost $3,000 for a $45,000 car that you have to factor into the loan. A quick look at a car payment estimator, using your $6000 down on a $45,000 +tax is about $760/ month... Assuming you went traditional loan.

Factor in Full coverage insurance on a $45,000+ car, for an unmarried female under 25...

Factor gas which is sitting at around $4/gallon in a car that gets about 25MPG (21/31 city/hwy). I'm NOT a math geek, but most insurance companies now say the average yearly mileage driven is 14,000. So 14,000 / 25 = 560 gallons. And 560 at $4.00 = $2,240. $2,240 / 12 months = ~ $186.60 in fuel per month. (I might be a little off on those numbers but it still rings true I think)

You easily could be spending half your monthly income on a new car. Do it if you can, but maybe you could look at a CPO car or a lower end model... No need for the 335!

Im not too far off your situation, only a few years older than you. I have a house and just bought a new car. I'm just trying to throw some ideas out there that I looked into just days ago myself. With that said, I wholeheartedly agree on new car purchases. I've wasted a ton of money on older cars. I suggested the same for my sister who is in a similar situation as you, but she leased. Might be another idea...

Ryan... said:

If it aint on fire it aint broken!

speaking truth

Brian said:

Just buy a fucking E30 awd. Move on in life. You contemplate way to much. VW's are shit boxes. Tony so far is lucky. IMO VW/Audi's aren't the greatest. I've owned both, my mercedes and bmw are better then both of those car makers.

I wouldn't be able to get a large enough used car loan from a bank to afford a really clean borderline perfect 325ix..and that's still an old car that will likely break...often.. 325ix's are much more expensive to fix than the RWD e30s...every time mine broke it took forever and lots of dollars to find parts. AND! they're really hard to find 5spd..It took 6months to find the last one I had.

P.S. Ryan...I love the new avatar