What is the best way to buy a luxury car?

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nfl fan

What advice you have on purchasing a new luxury car (2014 e350 sedan vs 2014 bmw 535i)? I've always heard wait until the end of the month and do research on the invoices of the car you want. Is there anything else on how to get the best price?

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If you want a 2014, you are looking at completely the wrong time of year. Wait until about October of next year. Why? Because the 2015's will be coming in and they will be heavily discounting any remaining 2014's just to get them off their lot. Case in point: a $46,000 F150 I looked at a couple weeks ago I could have gotten for less than $35,000 because it was a 2013 ($4500 in mfgr rebates plus about $7000 in dealer discounts). All manufacturers do this. End of the month does help, however, as they are more likely to deal to get one last sale in.

What luxury cars get great gas mileage?

Ara

Looking for 2010, 2011 or 2012 luxury car for around 30,000 with close to 40 mpg. My wife and I don't want to settle for a Prius or Civic, but we do want good MPG because we drive so much. Is this possible without spending too much more?

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If you take a closer look at the Prius, you'll see that you aren't "settling". It has many of features only found in luxury cars. It's a mid-sized car, not a compact like the Civic, so room is not a problem.

Note that decent luxury cars start at about $45,000.

My 2004 Prius has cost 12 cents per mile for dealer maintenance, tires, and fuel combined over the 120,000 trouble-free miles I've driven it so far.

My 2004 Prius MPG from the logbook. (Complete years only):
2003-2004 -- 50.8 mpg 17,628 miles
2005 -- 52.6 mpg 14,688 miles
2006 -- 56.3 mpg 16174 miles
2007 -- 57.3 mpg 18384 miles
2008 -- 59.9 mpg 21755 miles
2009 -- 61.4 mpg 16177 miles
2010 -- 65.2 mpg 12134 miles


http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20110125/bc_olsen_prius_reliability_110125/20110125?hub=BritishColumbiaHome

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What would some good suggestions for owning your first sports car?

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Vidal

I'm thinking about buying my first sports car since I want to drive something a bit more flashy and more personal than my SUV that I've had for a pretty long time now. Are there any suggestions on what would be a good first sports car? As obviously stated before, I've own a vehicle. I just had my SUV since I lived in Massachusetts and now that I live in South Carolina, I want something a bit more edgey to drive in the summer when I head to other states and beaches. Thank for the suggestions and serious inquiries only!

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There is a large range of sports cars available to you. I'll mostly deal with new cars because used car markets vary from place to place and its quite difficult to tell what is good and what isn't.
on the entry level range you have cars in the 27-35k price range which include Scion FR-S/Subaru BRZ, Hyundai Genesis 2.0T, Chevrolet Camaro V6, Ford Mustang V6, Mazda MX-5 Miata.

The Japanese cars (scion/subaru, mazda) don't have much horsepower but have a very low weight and balance that provides great handling.
The American cars have great horsepower but their heavier weights and somewhat aged suspension technology on the mustang mean that they wont be as good on a racetrack but they can be great fun on the road and empty parking lots.
The Hyundai I've found to be a nice split in between the 2 classes with a bit of lean towards the Japanese style preferring low weight and balance rather than brute power.

In the middle of the range you have cars like an upgraded engine Mustang, Camaro, Genesis, Nissan 370Z, Chevrolet Corvette, Porsche Cayman, Porsche Boxter, Audi TT, BMW Z4.

On the high end you have Porsche 911s, Nissan GT-R, Audi R8 4.2L V8, Aston Martin V8 Vantage, Corvette ZR1, Dodge Viper, Jaguar XKR-S, BMW M3, Mercedes C63 AMG, Audi RS5, Lotus Evora.

on the supercar range (though I doubt you are interested) there is the Lamborghini Gallardo, Ferrari 458 Italia, Mclaren MP4-12C, Mercedes SLS AMG, Aston Martin Vanquish, Lotus Exige S

Above entry level and mid ranges, cars focus more on balance than specs like power or weight as a priority. for example, look at Lotus Exige which uses its low weight to make the most of it's non impressive small and not very powerful engine to accelerate as fast as a much larger engined Audi R8.

Each car in any range has it's unique features and you should examine your lifestyle and what you want from your car to make a choice. If you like to show off or be flashy think about a convertible option.
If you like to just have fun like drag racing or doing donuts in an empty parking lot look for a car that values horsepower over weight. Avoid cars with all wheel drive as they require dangerous speeds to slide around and have fun in.
If you like sporty handling look for a car with a low weight and even weight distribution between the front and rear of the car with a sport tuned suspension. cars with all wheel drive have very good drive balances with little understeer and oversteer for a very good racetrack experience.
Remember that the higher level of sportiness the more uncomfortable the car will be as those cars have extra stiff suspensions to keep the car flat while cornering.
It's always a good idea to test drive every car in the price range you are looking at. Be sure to explore all aspects of a car before making your choice, it would be a shame if you have to get rid of your car because of something you didn't think about when buying.

What are some good car rental places that let you rent sport cars?

tian

I want to rent a sports car for my birthday but I don't know where to look.

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Many of the major car rental agencies have sport cars but it depends on your location. In the bigger cities they tend to have a better selection. It also depends on what you consider a sports car, are you looking for a Ford Mustang or Porsche? You may also need to book fairly far in advance as there are not a great deal of these vehicles available.

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