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Gorgeous color though - is that "Sakhir Orange"?

1) Automatic Transmissions. I still have full use of my left leg and both testicles - I don't need a handicapped option.

My old Volvo had one.

Why not manual?

Volvo was going to screw that up anyways with an automatic transmission, a transverse mounted five cylinder and Fail Wheel Drive / All Wheel Drive.

False, it added 200 lbs. Noticeable, sure - but it didn't turn it into an Audi...

You'll have to shop around, and of course it depends on your credit history. However, some Credit Unions (such as Navy Fed) simply have a "used, older than X years" tier and since this is still at Blue Book Value - someone with above a 700 beacon and good DTI could easily get financed.

You are an imbecile. It will be as reliable as a 50K mile used Camry for almost the same price. It will get 27 MPG on the highway (15 or so when hooning around town, I'll admit).

I came here to add this, although I'll state that I've seen "stock-ish" C5 Z06's run in the low 12's at the local drag strip here, there are quite a few in this area. Rare is the car that runs as good or better "in real life" than the magazines give it credit for, though - that's why I remembered.

My friends can crawl in the backseat or can drive themselves if they are too fat or proud to do so.

You must be very, very short.

I agree with Kyle D - but I must add that I *do* enjoy rejetting my carbs, for it allowed me to get more in touch and in tune with my vehicle. There is a zen to basic maintenance that is lost on this generation (and your mom).

While I wholeheartedly agree with your conclusion, you are dead wrong on "cheaper to maintain". An S1000RR will go through $600 in a chain and tires every 3-5K miles when ridden the way I would. The 228i will not. That makes a huge difference when you look at cost of ownership over 50K miles.

Yeah, but I can easily justify the Performance Pack / Track Pack meaning that it's not really a "base model".

4 doors is a necessary evil if you have kids, not before and not after. I was always amazed in my 20's when any of my friends (who were still single) would even consider a sedan over a coupe.

Why does he have to be such a dickhead?

When not living our dream lives, C.J. Wilson runs a racing team, plays professional sports, takes photos, runs a few businesses, and... oh wait, it's all our dream life.

How much for the manual conversion?