A few weeks ago my wife and I went to CarMax and test drove a BWM 325i and a Porsche Boxster. We were just curious about a car for her in case her car dies. She deserves a nice car, so we thought we'd take a look.
Criteria: car must be stick shift, either German or American and be halfway sporty.
Test drove the BMW with 50k on the odo. Drove really nice. Smooth clutch. Great options. Only problem I picked up right away was the sunroof was acting goofy and wouldn't close properly. Not a big deal, but something I picked up on.
Test drove the Porsche with 60k on the odo. Nice handling. Reasonable for day-to-day. Clutch was a little more finicky, but not a pain to drive. Top worked well. Seemed kind of spartan on features and options. Noticed CHECK ENGINE LIGHT was on. UH OH.
Not trying to knock German cars, but I'm just adding these observations to this thread. The problems with both cars had me seeing $$$.
