Are there no good cars anymore? Options

[bloodrain]

Ok, so im in the market for a new car. My budget has been greatly increased due to my promotion a month or so ago. So now im looking for a car thats $40,000 and under, so of course my first choice was a brand new Evolution IX, sounds good, looks nice, drives like a mad man. So I get on the Evo forums and do my research, and I hear that they have alot of problems with there transmission, gear box, ect. So then I look into the '06 WRX STi, it looks pretty decent has some potential, but the inside is just butt ugly and it also has a few problems such as engine syncros. And it also does not have a sunroof or leather :-( Then I poked around at the 350z touring edition. Leather, dvd navigation, but its a 2 seater, which isnt THAT bad but I was really pushing for a 4. Is there no car that is ungodly fast, under $40,000 and wont break down after only 15k miles? Im also leaning more towards the 350z than the other 2 since girls love a nice 2 seater with rims. It also passed my mind a few times to see if I cant get my hands on a skyline, but after all the numbers came out I was short quite a bit :-/

This post has been edited by bloodrain: Nov 21, 2005 - 4:05 PM

[bloodrain]

well, my preference is awd, then rwd, and then fwd. Also I want 4 doors, but I also want a sporty car. which usaully have 2 doors. As far as the srt-4 goes, ya dodge really messed up, u always hear the BOV and turn around to look at what it was, and then your like "oh... a neon"

This post has been edited by bloodrain: Nov 21, 2005 - 4:37 PM

[BlackSTX]

well, my preference is awd, then rwd, and then fwd. Also I want 4 doors, but I also want a sporty car. which usaully have 2 doors. As far as the srt-4 goes, ya dodge really messed up, u always hear the BOV and turn around to look at what it was, and then your like "oh... a neon"

My honest suggestion is a V6 Altima. Car and Driver did a 14.something quarter mile in that car, just a few tenths off the 350Z time. Get it fully loaded for pretty darn cheap, and money left over to modify it. They have a new SE-R version too. The interior is also much nicer now than when the new model first came out. If you want something more upscale, get an Infiniti G35 which now has real-time AWD but is usually RWD. That'll be in the low 30K's. My personal favorite is the Mazda6 with the hatchback, not the wagon. I think that's a sweet looking 4-door car.