Which Car To Buy?

So, I’ve gotten the new car itch and I haven’t found a cream that can relieve it. The only cure is to in fact secure a new vehicle. My 05’ Scion is paid off and although I enjoy not having a car payment, I’m just so used to having one, so long as I am paying for a car I have happy with – I don’t mind a car payment.

Weird right?

I’ve got my heart set on the following vehicles:

Now, I test drove the 370z, but that’s out of my price range. I could afford it, but it’s not worth paying so much a month just to have a vehicle that is almost identical to its predecessor (350z). It drove beautifully and looks magnificent. I definitely could see myself in the 350z; however, it is the epitome of a sports car. By that, I mean it handles well; it doesn’t have the smoothness of a Cadillac or Sedan. It’s tight inside and the second you get in your mind set immediately shifts to, “It’s race time!” whether you like it or not. The vehicle invokes this without regard to your purpose for driving that day and therein lays my concern with it being my daily driver. Sometimes I want to drive and just relax – you know? I don’t always want to feel like I should be drifting or looking for a pit crew. If it were my secondary vehicle – it would be cool beans; however, it would be my primary. On top of that, I did some research, read some forums by people who own one and the knock of this vehicle is it’s relatively expensive to maintain. It goes through tired much more frequently than one would like, so you’re looking at high end tire replacement every (approximately) 10K miles. Not to mention the fact that it’s a V6 and has a big gas tank which consumes gas like Jared at Subway.

Definitely some things to consider; which in fact is why I’ve considered it’s big brother – the G35. But that’s for another post.

The other vehicle I’ve considered is the Subaru WRX (non-STi). Spec for Spec it’s superior to the 350z, and without boring you with specs I will simply say it’s a car with a lot of speed and all wheel drive (AWD). I’ve never been keen on the body style; however, my co-worker bought one recently and I saw it this morning and wow – it’s beautiful. The price range is comparable to the 350z, so really it comes down to preference. The 350z is a true two seater; the WRX is a 4 door vehicle which is much more practical.

Decisions.

Well, I’m still looking around and trying to get a feel for which car I really want, so stay tuned for more!

(Images found at techeblog and nissan-insight)