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Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:12 am
Glad you're ok man. Seems like the car protected you well even though it's totalled. That's the way it's supposed to work - car should break before you do.
If you're in the sedan range - there are a lot of affordable g35 sedans out there. I don't know how much you want to spend, but you'll more than likely HATE the gas mileage in that Trailblazer SS. My buddy had one and got about 12-14 mpgs out of it around town consistently. I'm sure you were doing twice that with your Altima, so keep that in mind. They're sick though and they'll move pretty well with that LS V8 in em.
If you're under 25, the insurance will SUCK on all your choices listed except the subaru. (your list is very similar to what mine was save the trailblazer - I had a WRX on my list and I even scaled back to a regular impreza and the insurance still sucked, but the legacy isn't bad at all)
The maintenance on a G37S is a lot to keep up with. If you find a used base G37 coupe it won't be as bad. The S comes with the 19s and the LSD - You have to change the differential fluid for the LSD every couple oil changes, plus you can't rotate tires due to them being staggered and uni-directional, and the bridgestones will only last around 15,000 miles a set, and they cost over $1000 for the rear pair. I drive almost 30,000 miles a year, so this wasn't an option for me obviously. lol
Sorry about your car. Not to sound like an old man, but be smart about your next purchase. Speaking from experience - it'll be easy to impulse buy when you're without a ride. Make sure to do your homework on the ins and outs of everything that comes with your picks (insurance, gas, maint., etc) so you're not driving back and forth to work just to be able to afford driving back and forth to work. A new car is fun but better when you can go out and have fun with it