Grand Prix is pretty much sold and I'm casually thinking of what I want to replace it. I've been hanging on the 996 Porsche Carrera's nuts for awhile now but I think my wife is going to be a hard sell. We're 5 weeks away from our first rugrat. Truth be told, it's the most practical "true" sports car I've looked at. It has a back seat that I can stuff a car seat in and it's all wheel drive. I can actually get a tiny bit of utility out of it but it's a Porsche and there's not much you can do to "sell" that.
So I'm weighing options that would still be fun but that appear more practical. Among them are the Mercedes E55, M3 (03' body style) and the E60 545i.
I have a little experience with the 5 series. Before buying my wife's XC90 I was test driving 5 series to potentially take as my own and give my wife the A8. Ultimately we decided to go with the XC90 though. Anyhow, I drove a 530i with the 6 speed manual and the sport package. It was an awesome car but lacked speed. That was my only complaint.
So you can get the 545 with the 6 speed as well (or the SMG) and I'm thinking that might be a pretty bad-ass car to make fast. They apparently respond to mods pretty well too. More importantly, the car still has a lot of utility. It would also have nav and be fully optioned and I'm a man that likes his options so that's a big plus for me over some of the other cars I'm looking at.
So what say you TCG? Would a 6 speed 545i bumped to 400hp at the crank be a fun car?
As for why no E39 M5, I like the new body style better and like the new interior a lot better. Just in case someone is going to make that suggestion.
So I'm weighing options that would still be fun but that appear more practical. Among them are the Mercedes E55, M3 (03' body style) and the E60 545i.
I have a little experience with the 5 series. Before buying my wife's XC90 I was test driving 5 series to potentially take as my own and give my wife the A8. Ultimately we decided to go with the XC90 though. Anyhow, I drove a 530i with the 6 speed manual and the sport package. It was an awesome car but lacked speed. That was my only complaint.
So you can get the 545 with the 6 speed as well (or the SMG) and I'm thinking that might be a pretty bad-ass car to make fast. They apparently respond to mods pretty well too. More importantly, the car still has a lot of utility. It would also have nav and be fully optioned and I'm a man that likes his options so that's a big plus for me over some of the other cars I'm looking at.
So what say you TCG? Would a 6 speed 545i bumped to 400hp at the crank be a fun car?
As for why no E39 M5, I like the new body style better and like the new interior a lot better. Just in case someone is going to make that suggestion.