Alright, here goes

I've been in the running for a new car and trying to get rid of my truck. Been looking for something quick/fast and luxury.

335i
I love this car, and is top choice for me, but a little high in price. I love the interior and exterior of the vehicle, very stylish. The power is so smooth and very quick with the twin turbos. The navigation system is very nice as well, and the i-drive is an amazing feature.

Audi S4.
More in my price range w/o strapping myself. Have not driven one yet, but I seem to like the pictures I've seen. Audi I hear some bad stories with s4's but mostly on the old 6 cylinder twin turbos. The interiors look nice, not as nice as the 335, but comprable

CTS-V
The exterior is nice. I like the entire outside of the vehicle, but the interior is cheesy. The cheap plastic feel is still present as seems to be the stereotype with any domestic car. The navigation sucks, non touch screen, and seemingly annoying to use. The navigation buttons with 20k miles were peeling.

Kind of tough. Any other ideas on what nice quick luxury type cars there are?????

 

you're on an lsx forum you should have an idea of what everyones answer will be...if you want a car thats most affordable (20-30k for 2004-2007) and performs the best of the 3you know which one to choose. sorry..i hear you on the interior i dont like the steering wheel but i love the seats.

 

All of the cars you listed are great drivers' cars.

If you're planning on doing any modding then CTS-V no question. If you're going to keep it stock, then it depends on how much $ you are willing to spend.

Both German cars have expensive maintenance but have better quality interiors.

The CTS-V all come with all available options - nav, sunroof, etc. and have more room inside than the S4 and probably the 335.

My buddy has an 4.2L V8 S4 and it's awesome to drive and the recaro seats are the ****. It is, however, slower than my car in stock form, barely has any backseat and the maintenance/repairs are very expensive. AWD could be a plus if you drive in bad weather a lot.

I have no personal experience with the 335.

You may also consider a E55 AMG.


EDIT: I forgot to say, I absolutely love my car. The navigation isn't the best system but once you get used to it it's no big deal.

 

i have found that the navigation does get annoying but in 05 it was top of the line. touch applications have come a long way since then. also, the nav in my car has a ton more points of interest then my 2008 civic with the touch screen nav. the car is very comfortable and well equipped. i dont thinkt he interior feels cheap at all. the car is relatively fast especially from a roll trapping in stock form 107-110. the car is a great deal at around 20-25k and youll be able to bolt on a lot fo parts for any ls motor and t56.

 

I dig CTS-Vs (1st and current gens) bigtime, but you knew that already.
How about an LS2 GTO? Sporty, relatively fast, very comfortable and cheap right now.

 

You trying to be like roshan? He just got a CTS-V

 

Nice, I knew he was looking at getting one, LS6 or LS2 version?
I'll miss his hardtop, lots of fun times in that car (like the 140mph blast up Route 1 in the Trenton area that one time LOL).

 

haha yeah he just picked up an 05 so LS6. Not sure how long it will stay stock for but we all know he drives 200k miles a year so im sure it wont be too heavily modded.

 

True. And the LS6 is probably the hotter of the two anyway, nice motor even if it's left stockish.

 

E55 AMG seems really nice from what I see. Around the price range I want too....hmmm. I still want to test drive the CTS-V. Any other options???

 

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