Retire the Q?

[elwesso]

E39 M5 would be fine, but you can get 1st gen CTS-V's for the same money, gets better gas mileage, and ///M stands for ///Money...

[BCC93QT]

Yeah maintaining an M5 is insanely expensive. One of my former clients had an M6 which said is even worse. He said it only had 11k miles on it and it was constantly at the dealership.

[BCC93QT]

Well, for under 30k Its the M56, E550, or an Equus. A friend of mine is a GM at a Hyundai dealership. I got to drive an Equus. 8 speed automatic is nice but the car overall is just plain weird

[Brew Q]

but you can get 1st gen CTS-V's for the same money,

good point, forgot about the CTS-V... and with a rear mount turbo set up to boot

+ an aftermarket of parts that is never ending

[willko1]

Right now, 2011 M55 can be had for under 30k with around 50-80k miles. I wouldn't buy it new, but they've taken a HUGE hit on depreciation which is great. They will continue to fall, but my intention with this vehicle is to keep it for 100-150k miles. I like the fact that Infiniti uses a standard automatic transmission rather than those stupid dual clutch deals. Right now for anything that has over 350HP, the M56 wins in terms of HP compared to fuel economy. I don't really like automatics, but I bet that thing would wake right up with a valve body from level 10 and a high stall converter..

Find me another car that has 400+ HP, 2010 or newer, gets 25+ MPG, and can be had for 30k.

Sold! Hope there are a few left in 3-4 years for me