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Here's a little background: I've owned several cars:
BMW 7 series
Nissan Maxima
Infiniti FX45
Acura CL-S
Lexus ES 300
Nissan 240SX
BMW X5
Acura Integra
Jeep Wrangler 2 and 4 door
To make that long, long story short, I downsized everything after having to move back home from Palm Beach to Birmingham to take care of my mom until she could fully recover from a massive stroke. Now only the X5 and the CL-S remain.
Obviously, whatever I get it's going to be used. I've had enough problems in the past with new cars and I don't want to be bothered anymore. Even though new cars have warranties I seriously just don't want to be bothered anymore with lounging in dealerships, arguing with service managers and getting tons of apology letters and coupons after the fact. In my past experience I've gotten more pleasure out of a car after the previous owner wasted time getting the bugs out of it.
So, with all that being said I have four coupes in mind: Early to mid 2000's Aston Martin Vanquish, Ferrari Maranello, Jaguar XKR and Audi RS 5. Possibly even a 996 Turbo. The X5 will be the all purpose family car, The CL-S will be the daily driver, and the "gentleman's coupe" will be the designated toy. I'm leaning so hard toward the RS5 because its the most versatile out of the four. The Ferrari and the Aston because I've never owned a V12 and the Porsche because it will probably be more reliable than the V12's. Whatever I choose it's going to stay in my garage for a long, long, long time. This is a prime site for some serious advice on prior or current long-term ownership experience of any of the above. Your advice is seriously appreciated.
BMW 7 series
Nissan Maxima
Infiniti FX45
Acura CL-S
Lexus ES 300
Nissan 240SX
BMW X5
Acura Integra
Jeep Wrangler 2 and 4 door
To make that long, long story short, I downsized everything after having to move back home from Palm Beach to Birmingham to take care of my mom until she could fully recover from a massive stroke. Now only the X5 and the CL-S remain.
Obviously, whatever I get it's going to be used. I've had enough problems in the past with new cars and I don't want to be bothered anymore. Even though new cars have warranties I seriously just don't want to be bothered anymore with lounging in dealerships, arguing with service managers and getting tons of apology letters and coupons after the fact. In my past experience I've gotten more pleasure out of a car after the previous owner wasted time getting the bugs out of it.
So, with all that being said I have four coupes in mind: Early to mid 2000's Aston Martin Vanquish, Ferrari Maranello, Jaguar XKR and Audi RS 5. Possibly even a 996 Turbo. The X5 will be the all purpose family car, The CL-S will be the daily driver, and the "gentleman's coupe" will be the designated toy. I'm leaning so hard toward the RS5 because its the most versatile out of the four. The Ferrari and the Aston because I've never owned a V12 and the Porsche because it will probably be more reliable than the V12's. Whatever I choose it's going to stay in my garage for a long, long, long time. This is a prime site for some serious advice on prior or current long-term ownership experience of any of the above. Your advice is seriously appreciated.