20k ish budget. Need a year round DD.

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I’m with walker on this one, however I have only owned e46s and a G35. I would take the BMW any day over the G35, for some reason I just never felt as connected in the G35 as I do in almost any BMW I drive, hard to explain.

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only experience i can go back to is my 06 G35 with springs / struts, camber arms and tires… is was a much better drive than a ‘new at the time’ 2012 335i… the 335i was much faster of course.

running costs i dont think you can compare the two. Infiniti has all Nissan running gear is pretty simple and inexpensive to work on. The VQ is no less a work-horse than any BMW engine… and being NA it is of course more reliable overall.

but again, i dont think either car is being considered in this thread.

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I am talking about NA BMWs here.

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What about a G8 GT? I can deal with auto. Especially if someone can tune sport mode to have some snappy shifts. Plenty of towing power. Enough to tow a larger trailer to not need as much trunk space

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http://southjersey.craigslist.org/cto/4970341541.html

For how involved you are in Motorsport related things, pretty surprised you would want a car.

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for 20kish you can get 2010-2011 G37x I love mine :tup:

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They make a vehicle for what he wants. There’s a pretty well carved out space for what he’s looking for… I think it just depends on what he personally wants now…

Some of these suggestions are funny.

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:drool: no way I could drive that in the winter. I don’t need a truck enough to justify the horrible gas mileage and pressure of people trying to make me lift it, ect. Everyone of my friends has a lifted truck and big mud tires, non of them ever see more than lawn driving. $1500 in tires to wear off on pavment because it looks cool?
No.

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This G8 GT has been for sale for a bit on CL, around the price you are talking about, bit over.
http://buffalo.craigslist.org/cto/4900823714.html

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Get a Jeep Grand Cherokee…towing capable…room in the back…capable of getting frisky if you have the hemi in it and comfortable to drive if you get the limited with all the options.

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If I was going to get a jeep it would be this.
http://buffalo.craigslist.org/cto/4965763094.html

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Ok, so why does this thread exist? Go buy that thing

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FWIW its no big deal driving a rwd truck in the winter…most rwd trucks now are averaging 20+ mpg too.
my 20" 65k mile cooper tires were $410 shipped to my door. no need for mud tires and a lift when driving a truck.

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I drove a 2wd S10 with no weight in the bed on shit all seasons 55 miles round trip to work. Even with how bad this winter was, I didn’t struggle with the drive at all. A full size 2wd would cope with it even better so I honestly feel like if I were to buy a full size truck, I’d have no reservations getting 2wd.

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I drove a full size 2wd truck all winter. It was a blast. No problems. In fact, I left the CC at home every day. I live in Elma near ski country, so it gets pretty bad.

x…

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I ment the lighting. Way to nice to drive in the winter. I’ve had plenty of rwd stuff in the winter. Trucks just aren’t my thing.

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This guy won’t budget on price. Offered him 21k nada clean retail is 22k.