My G totaled..... What would you get if not another G
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From: Phila
Yes, they took my baby. the savage price was $5500 and talking to the body shop and they said it might or might not drive straight again... so I gave her up....
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From: Phila
Trust me when I say the 645Ci does NOT handle better than your G, or something was seriously wrong with your G before it was totaled.
It more than likely just feels like it handles better since it is larger and smoother so it feels more composed through the turns. But trust me when I say that raw numbers go to the G. It's hard to get over the ~600lb weight difference.
If you have the budget, I'd say get an M3. If your budget is not quite that high, 335i. Love Infiniti but just not feeling their new models. G37 is too big and heavy, and the 370Z doesn't have back seats so it doesn't cut it for me.
It more than likely just feels like it handles better since it is larger and smoother so it feels more composed through the turns. But trust me when I say that raw numbers go to the G. It's hard to get over the ~600lb weight difference.
If you have the budget, I'd say get an M3. If your budget is not quite that high, 335i. Love Infiniti but just not feeling their new models. G37 is too big and heavy, and the 370Z doesn't have back seats so it doesn't cut it for me.
lol if the 370Z only had back seats lol...
I'm fairly sure the E64 6 series does not have active roll bars, but I might be wrong. I'm only a walking encyclopedia for M cars...
Damn son, u must b my twin. Your last paragraph sums up all my feelings for my next vehicle. I'm debating soooo heavily after reading all the reviews on the 335i and its high maintenance costs & constant stream of problems but its my number 1 choice. E9X M3s are crazy expensive, I can't find a decent E46 M3 anywhere and the G37 is not sexy enough... or so I thought until lastnight. Found some sexy A$$ G37s when done right. The only issue with them is that I still need to dump another $4-9K into it on mods and a TT setup to get close to what I can get for $1K in mods out of a 335i. Decisions, decisions!
Granted, if you plan to tune it, you still might be SOL if the warranty company is smart.
My advice would be to CPO a 335i - just take your time to find one with low miles (early lease return), then buy the extended maintenance that will match the CPO warranty. It'll be like 2 grand. Drive the car like you stole it for about 3-4 years (which is how much warranty/maintenance you should have left - it'll be good to 100K miles so time is really your enemy here). At the end of that, you can optionally pick up the 3rd party extended warranty and start doing maintenance out of your own pocket, or if you don't want to you can get into a new car.l
You have to pay to play, but they don't call BMW's "Ultimate Driving Machines" for nothing. My next car is an E92 M3. Hopefully in about 6-8 months. I'll keep my G as my daily. Not sure the people at work will be happy the intern has the nicest car in the lot.
