[quote=Myriad]Yeah, hard to believe a Lexus IS 350 F Sport will be worth $18k at 12 years.
I thought the problem with the IS-F was the extra weight compared to M4 and that M4 has a better torque profile.
There’s a lot to be said about lighter cars. I have a 135i as a weekend car and it’s fun to drive, but it’s still pretty heavy. Plenty of power for normal driving and normal+ driving on local roads.

What I find crazy is people driving M3/M4s and similar cars as daily commutes. So you get to spend all the maintenance associated with the car yet be limited to 50-60mph on non-freeway with all the traffic.[/quote]

Many people that drive new BMW’s and Porsches don’t really own them. They are on a 3 year lease. For BMW’s, they don’t end up paying maintenance at all, except maybe tires at the end of the lease.