Help with picking a car

[Deuce]

I am looking to buy a used car but am looking for some first hand experience. I have narrowed my choices down to a WRX, G35, 350z or IS300. I am looking to spend $15-20,000. All these cars are fun to drive so what I am going to base my decision is reliability. What is going to be the most reliable and what is going to be the cheapest to fix if something does go wrong? The other thing that I am really picky on is squeaks and rattles in the interior, any of these bad in this aspect? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Tiesto]

Thats a pretty shitty selection, wheres the Audi choice?

[NVR STSFD]

x2

[Deuce]

Ha, I had an Audi and I was dropping $500 every couple months it seemed like on repairs. I will only buy another Audi when I can afford a brand new one with warranty.

[bigbro]

Is 300 OR G35 <----------- my choice

[italian a4 1032]

g35 coupe

[DDR2]

i'd go with the g35. quicker than the IS300, more luxurious and better looking than the wrx, roomier than the 350z. the lexus will probably be more reliable but the g35 just provides a better balance of it all - sport, luxury and reliability.

[Jung]

g35 has got a sick exhaust note, and it's pretty comfortable... more so than my S... I choose speed over comfort/ rattles though, so i'd go for the WRX..

[ThirdStrike]

posting what car to buy on audizine and not putting an audi or even a vw.. fail

[Deuce]

posting what car to buy on audizine and not putting an audi or even a vw.. fail

Already been covered. Thanks for coming.

[cerfus]

Already been covered. Thanks for coming.

srsly, audi's are nice but out of warranty audi's are fucking viscous! $$$ waste.

[bigbro]

G35 is not comfortable the thigh bolsters are a nightmare and some people (last I remember) from the G forums were even trying to get a lawsuit going. In my G the bolsters for the legs where the power seat switch was, was very uncomfortable after a 30 min drive my R.leg started to cramp up very badly and I thought it was just me until I found a thread like 50 pages long about it. To fix this problem infinity moved the positon of the buttons to the side of the seat on the 07 models. The exhaust note is a bueatiful thing on the G though.

[cerfus]

posting what car to buy on audizine and not putting an audi or even a vw.. fail

General Car Talk Discussion Forum relating to any and all car talk. look what section your in.

[davis449]

I would go IS 300 (and mod it to hell) or the G35, out of those choices. That is, unless, the WRX we're talking about is an STi.

[m5racer]

IS300 is solid, a little expensive imo, G35's are kinda shitty, slow, shitty gear boxes. WRX is good if you like rally racing but kinda cheep and plasicy on the inside 350s are ok but again shitty gear boxes (feel wise) peppy but not quick. I say get the IS300

[Kerschera4]

an is300 is not a fast car by any means. i was very disapointed in its preformance actually when i drove it. i would go with a G35 hands down. 350z's and wrx's seem to cheap on the inside for me

[SlappyB6]

i'd go with the g35. quicker than the IS300, more luxurious and better looking than the wrx, roomier than the 350z.

Um, they're the exact same car. Are there numbers to prove this? I'm not trying to nit-pick, but they're built on the exact same chassis with the exact same engine.

[m5racer]

beucase they are the same car lol.

[juju4uofa]

The G35 is roomier than the 350z and even has rear seats that can be used for short distances LOL. A buddy of mine has an '07 and as mentioned above the seats are IMO very uncomfortable. You should go test drive one and see if you feel the same way. They may fit you fine.

The car seems pretty soild. It's not fast but it handles well and I suppose is quick enough to be acceptable LOL. If it weren't for the seats it would certainly be my choice of the cars above.

[2007DolphinA4]

From the list you provided, I prefer g35.

[le91688]

wrx. awd

[tdn]

g35x. awd

the g35 is the only car i'd bother looking at on that list. quality, quick and a reliable ride that looks good.

[ultra]

none of the above, I would get an A4 or a GTi , definitely not the Scooby, no to the old body Lexus and Infiniti stlye's. The 350Z is a respectable choice as a 2nd car. it is not very practical/

[Jung]

a4= too slow, more expensive to mod
i'd still have to say the rex would be sweet. the boxer sounds badass, plus it's cheap to mod.


what exactly are you looking for in the car?

[bob12312357]

Subie hands down, can't blow the engine up. Even with a mild 350 or below WHP they will run for 200k miles easy. The interior while somewhat "cheap" By most of the peoples standards on here I find perfect for aggressive driving, and very comfortable for long cruises. YOu can comfortably fit 4 adults, get to work in any weather, and get half decent gas mileage if you stay outta boost. Theres a reason why I got my A4 for 5500 on an 01 with 105k miles, and a subie goes for considerably more for the same year,and mileage. .02

[Deuce]

a4= too slow, more expensive to mod
i'd still have to say the rex would be sweet. the boxer sounds badass, plus it's cheap to mod.


what exactly are you looking for in the car?

I am just looking for a good looking reliable car. I had an A4 that was chipped with exhaust and intake, I don't need anything much more powerful than that. I don't plan on modding it except for maybe wheels and maybe lowering it. I'm not going to be tracking it or anything like that. I have to drive from colorado to florida and back every year so it has to be nice and quiet inside with no squeaks or rattles. And I don't want a ton off little things going wrong with it all the time, that's why I got rid of the A4.

[Tiesto]

I am just looking for a good looking reliable car. I had an A4 that was chipped with exhaust and intake, I don't need anything much more powerful than that. I don't plan on modding it except for maybe wheels and maybe lowering it. I'm not going to be tracking it or anything like that. I have to drive from colorado to florida and back every year so it has to be nice and quiet inside with no squeaks or rattles. And I don't want a ton off little things going wrong with it all the time, that's why I got rid of the A4.

If you can manage to find an affordable 05.5-06 A4, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised with the improvement of reliablity.

[Jung]

the v6 anyways

[Tiesto]

the v6 anyways

Heh, all I know is it's going to be a hell of a lot more reliable than your car.

[bigbro]

A4 FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[almaster666]

if not audi g35

[Jung]

Heh, all I know is it's going to be a hell of a lot more reliable than your car.

My car's been more reliable than my old Maxima! never broken down on me yet!

[bigbro]

My car's been more reliable than my old Maxima! never broken down on me yet!

I can agree there my a4 is so far more reliable than a few of my old nissans.

I had a 02 maxima tranny slippage

03 sedan g35 rear driveshaft bearing failure

[Jung]

yeah the 5th gen maximas i've heard have been pretty problematic... mine had a pretty bad misfire/electrical problem