Think I Need to grow up. Need some help!
 

I am 28 and am fairly newly engaged. I am getting married in May 2011 and soon after we want to get a house and stop renting. Me and my fiancé live in Pittsburgh, PA and have three car payments. She drives a 2010 Rogue and I have a 2008 Civic EX and a 2010 Z. I have the two because I can't drive the Z year round because of the fact I live in PA. I am currently paying $265 for the civic and $420 for the Z. What I am looking to do is find a nice car to fit in between these two that I can drive year round. I do want a little luxury and some performance but preferably AWD to help me get around in the winter. The car also has to be less than the two cars combined($685), the cheaper the better. I kind of have two cars in mind that fit pretty much what I am looking for but I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions or advice. Thanks!

The two I am looking at:

1.) Infiniti G37x AWD Premium Package
2.) BMW 335i xDrive Premium Package

Both cars you are looking at would be a good compromise of luxury and performance, and probably what I'd be looking at were I in your situation. The G can be found cheaper (they have sales going frequently) but the 335 is quicker. Try them both and shop the price.

Ya I don't really think you could go wrong with either choice

Are ther any other cars I might be missing that should be in this list to check out?

Both are excellent choices. I can't really think of anything else that will fall into that category. Maybe the Audi S5 but I think the G37 or 335 would be better buys.

Keep the Z and buy something old in place of the Civic (Suburu SVX? :) )

How about Sti or Evo?

Both cars are good but the G37 AWD sounds nice. :)

Yup, I'd go with an STI limited. Similar performance, decent luxury and a hell of a lot cheaper.

Both is FTW:tup:

i would avoid the 335i, they have issues with the direct injection clogging up the heads/valves. other than that, they are pretty good cars. i would go with the g37x, and i say that as a neutral statement, not just because i'm a nissan fanboy. very reliable, cheaper (marginally) to maintain, great N/A motor, good trans, very comfortable.

If you will miss the Z, the G is the logical compromise.

Do the G

Might be worth it to go look at the s4....might be higher priced than those two listed cars though and I'm not entirely sure about insurance pricing (but I'd imagine it being similar to the G37 and Beamer).

yea S4 is an awesome car, my friend's is for sale...

http://www.the370z.com/other-vehicle...-s4-sedan.html

I was thinking about that. Just buy out the civic or give it back when it's done and get a "beater" but I don't want to deal with maintaining and fixing a car all the time. Kind of a gamble. And I would be in the beater 90% of the time. I think I'd be miserable lol.

Not a big fan of the looks. I respect the performance of both these cars, but it seems to me like going backwards in comfort, like these two would be solely on the performance side and not much luxury to it.

I was gonna say the G, but you can't go wrong with the BMW, pretty hard choice

That's why suggested the SVX - something AWD and sporty, don't know about reliability.

Trading both, the G37 seems like the better choice. 50% winter just isn't a good location for sports cars.

I went and checked out the BMW and the interior of that car just doesn't scream luxury to me. I'm really not impressed and it doesn't come with anything you have to add leather to it, add heated seats, add this add that. I think BMW is off my list lol.

get the 335xi!
you wont regret that
Boltons + Tune = rape M3

IS 250 is nice:tup:

I was going to say an IS too but if you want power then a 350 will be better. It may not be as powerful as the 335i and G37 but its more comfy.

:iagree:

Check out the Infiniti FX50S!
That thing halls asses and is a beast!
It is pricey...
I understand that you want comfort and that performance is a +...
And since you're in PA you would need a AWD with 4 seats.
Most coupes will no be comfortable although the G37x is nice.
Maybe look into FX35's or 40's. Since the 50 is expensive!

is350 is nice too.

I ended up going with an Infiniti G37x w/Premium Package and Navi in Red with Black leather. Since I get a VPP(Vehicle Purchase Program) discount through my work I get the car at below invoice. And the lease deal was so much better than the other cars I looked at. Had a 60% residual. And that wouldn't even have mattered. The EXACT car I built on the Infiniti website was sitting there in the showroom and as soon as I saw it, I knew that was the car for me :D Thanks for all the suggestions guys but it looks like I'm a Nissan fanboy lol.

Nice congrats... but dont discredit BMW ... 335xi with Premium Cold Weather and Nav is a gorgous car inside and out...

But I think you made the right decision.

I can't get over the "a la cart" way you buy a BMW. It barely comes standard with anything. I can't believe it doesn't come standard with leather like all the other ones do. I can't believe I have to buy the cold weather package to get fold down seats, I don't like that I have to put the key fob IN the dash to use the push button start, the gauges are really old and ugly looking. The leather isn't nearly as nice as others I've sat in(Acura TSX, Infiniti G37, Lincoln MKZ, etc) I just was not impressed with the inside of the BMW. and it was the most expensive out of all the cars equally equipped by FAR. I don't think I'll ever own one it seems like they add a $10k status symbol tax to the car lol

You picked the best one out of the list I think. One other problem with BMW and Audi is the additional cost of ownership. BMW does come with a free maintenance period, but as soon as that's over you'd be paying out the nose for HPFP issues and direct injection problems with either BMW or Audi.

Yeah and insurance on the G was very good. Less than my civic was and less than my Z was and of course less than both combined. I do REALLY miss the 6 speed though. I would take that over the 7-speed auto in the G37x.