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Originally Posted by disturbedk24
You should get rid of the corvette for the e39 m5, and buy the 7 seater with the left over money, 
absolutely make sure you get fold down seats in the m5, my m5 did not have fold down seats and that was pretty much the reason i bought the x5 on a whim  i havent looked back(since the m now belongs to my brother, which i live with, so i can drive it if i ever want to)
estoril blue 4.6 is such a unique suv, bright blue, great style |
oh, I absolutely love the vette and no chance I'll sell it right now. If push came to shove I would forego the sedan altogether and just keep the X5 and the vette. That is another little thing that is telling me not to sell it - in the future if I do need to shed a car, I would be much happier shedding the sedan so I could keep the vette, and I really do need a SUV for ski trips and hauling my drum set at a bare minimum. So if anything sedan is more the "extra" car for me since the X5 covers everything I really need a sedan for.
Wife can live with the X5 as her go-to vehicle when space is needed. Carrying more than 5 isn't a hard requirement just yet. I talked to her about it today and she doesn't want to trade in her Mazda for a SUV or minivan or even a wagon, and also doesn't want me to have to sell my baby either. Said we are good with what we got - no worries.
So that kinda seals the deal for now on keeping the X5. But now that I'm thinking about it, I really would be a lot happier with a sedan with a lot more soul. The G37 is a good car, but it really lacks a soul. The Japanese do a pretty good job with sports sedans for the average folks, but us hard core car guys are left disappointed. If I get something with fold down rear seats it would cover my utility needs about 90% of the time which would free up the X5 for my wife to use more often. So if that can put me in a more interesting car to drive than the G37, maybe that is the direction I should be considering here!!
In sedans about all I can think of that would satisfy my needs for true soul at my price range (call it sub $25K) is the E39 M5, E60 545i, E46 330i ZHP or E36 M3. I might be able to make things work with a E36 or E46 M3 coupe, but since the vette is a coupe it would "look better" if I stuck with a sedan. Although once I go manual the wife pretty much won't want to drive it either way. M3 or 330i would be a better car to teach the kids to drive stick too. Still - E39 is the ultimate sports sedan so that is pretty tempting especially considering what the are going for these days.