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Knoxville, TN / Wilmington, NC
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Your car (Camaro, Firebird, Trans Am, etc): 2001 Trans Am
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5 Mar 2010
I have decided that I need a new daily driver, and am stuck in my decision process, so I am looking for a little advice. I apologize for the long post.

I love the Trans Am, but I accepted a new job where I will be traveling a lot (30,000+ miles/yr), and I don't want to keep racking up those kind of miles on it.

I would prefer a sedan (a wagon isn't out of the question) that gets decent mileage, and don't really want to spend any more than 50k after negotiations. I would also prefer a new car, but I'm flexible on this. I normally drive like a grandma, but like to have power in reserve if I need/want it. I am 28 and am still on the lookout for a decent woman, so that has to factor in.

The cars I have considered the most are the CTS, 335d/335i, and A4/S4 (my impression of them is below).
Doe anyone have any suggestions and or thoughts that might help me out?

A few of my thoughts on the CTS, 335d/335i, and A4/S4:
I really like a lot of things about the CTS (ventilated seats would be great), but it could quite possibly be the most expensive, and probably the slowest.
The BMWs are nice, but I'm not sure they fit my personality (yes, I know… what personality?), and the interior is a little odd and small. I am leaning more towards the diesel.
The A4 is slightly underpowered, is the cheapest by far (a big plus) and gets the best mileage, but I would probably want to make a few modifications (tune, tasteful exhaust, and better intercooler) to bring the power up.
The S4 is an amazing car, but I'm not sure I need a DD that is faster than the TA, so this is pretty far down on the list.

I would get the sport package/equipment on all of these cars. CTS and 335d would be automatics, the Audis and 335i would be manuals.

It seems that a good percentage of people with the new Audis are at the dealer for service quite a bit, which doesn't thrill me (especially considering the local Audi dealership hasn’t treated me very well). I am factoring in maintenance, warranty, and resale value, which is better for the BMWs and CTS. I have yet to hear back from my insurance company (Allstate) about rates for each of these cars, but I expect the CTS will have the lowest rate.

Thanks in advance for any replies.
13 Mar 2009
I just started working a job in Ohio and will be here for a little over a month.
I am staying in Waverly, North of Portsmouth / South of Chillicothe, on HWY 23.

I know that there are a few members here that live in OH, so I figured I would drop a line and see if anyone might want to meet up on a weekend.

I hear that I am about an hour away from Columbus, and not quite two hours from Cincinnati, and I'd be more than happy to drive a few hours to meet up with someone, and (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/drink.gif)

Thanks,
Matt
30 Aug 2007
I have a job opportunity in St. Louis, MO coming up and was wondering if any FRRAX members live there, or might have any suggestions for areas to live (or not live) along with any other general info. The job would really be ~20 miles south of the city, in Hematite (Festus/Crystal City) but I think I would live closer to St. Louis.
I really don't know much about the city or surrounding area, other than it has the Arch, Cardinals and Rams. I have driven through it on I-70/270 and I-64 several times but it is hard to get a feel for a city just passing through... (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)

Thanks in advance for any replies.
Matt
24 Sep 2006
Well, I don't say much on this site; just try to soak in all the info, but...

I was just seeing if anyone else is headed to Road Atlanta this weekend for Petit LeMans.
If anyone is, I'd love to meet as many as I can from this community.

Hopefully it won't turn out like the last race I went too; the '05 F1 "race" at Indy!

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