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“Not The Best Starting Car, But An Amazing Ride When You Can Afford It.”

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Shaun388 recommends this car
07/13/2008

I've raced it many times. Car performs like a dream. All components are stock and I still dominate most cars.

The car's maintenance fees are the only downside. All the basics are free, but if anything breaks it's at least 5000 to fix. It also only gets around 16 mpg. with an 18 gallon tank it adds up quickly.

Car is F.U.N. to drive right down to the true meaning of the word. You really notice the quality of a BMW when you take your first drive right down to your last. Even the 11 year old DSP sound system beats most cars.

Pros — Performance, Reliability, Quality, Appeal, Sound, Feel, Apearance
Cons — Cost, Gas Mileage, Brake Dust
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“An Absolute Beast”

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Max15 recommends this car
12/02/2007

I've only had it for around 3500 miles, but for that time it has been a dream.  0-60 is faster than just about any mustang you can find out there, and it looks a lot better doing it too.  The handling is superb in the dry, good in the wet (particularly if you enjoy a little drifting here and there!), and scary in the snow.  The 6 speed manual transmission is flawless, and easy to drive whether you are flying around twisty back roads or sitting in traffic.  Besides for the gas guzzling V8 under the hood (expect about 17 mpg average unless you drive like a total granny), this thing is just awesome!

Pros — Ridiculously fast, handles like a car half the size, looks awesome from behind which is good since thats all you ever get to see
Cons — Chugs gas like a polish man chugs vodka
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