Looks like I’m going to dissapoint everyone, I ended up not going with either the 3 or the G. Like my house, I’m seduced by the deal more than the feel sometimes. An unusual opportunity came up, actually coutesy of anothr pigg. I have strange needs so it won’t make sense to everyone what I did, but it worked for me. Went with a 2010 528i, with ridiculously high miles (over 90k) for 19k incl tax and lic (didn’t buy from a dealer, fairly unconventional method but not a salvage, clean title, no collisions either). It’s freaking gorgeous. It’s the exact car I set out to buy two years go as a personal reward for a promotion that I talked myself out of, black on black, tinted, angel eyes, I envy me now. If it craps out the trade in value is near what I paid so it was low risk, especially for a 2k miles per year guy like myself. I’m a fix it guy, I’m sure I can squeeze 5 years out of it. I know, it has the same engine as the 3, with much more weight, but the relative fun was enough for me, like paramount said, there’s something about it being a BMW, 44 years of self deprivation, I splurged a little. I guess I’m “that guy” now. I guess I like my cars like I like my women, built for comfort, higher milege, higher maintainence, upscale and a little bigger and a little more ass than the next guy prefers. It’s the Christina Hendricks of automobiles. Slower, softer, more plush, curvier, but still gets the blood boiling, even more so, but for different reasons.
So I figure by summer I’ll have that idrive thing figured out, good lord, still haven’t set the date and time. Paramount, sd and An will blow my doors in on the freeway, but it won’t wipe the smile off my face and my wallet will smile back at me.
