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Old 08-09-2004, 08:30 AM
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Im trying to decide on a what car to get. So far I;ve narrowed it down to an Audi A4, a Lexus IS300, and an infiniti g35 coupe. What do you guyz recommend?
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for some reason i sense this answer might be a little biased
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How much $? What'll you use it for?
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None. I need more choices.
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Default g35 4 door... more room... i'm thinking about getting one.

the a4 is too small inside
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totally different cars. I drive A4 1.8Tq. My 65 year old mother drives Lexus
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Default You will be most happy with a g35 coupe if you are looking for performance......

Id say that the lexus and the audi are pretty similar.
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Default Totally different? The A4 and the IS300 are very similar.....definitely in the same class....

similar engines, nearly identical size......a very similar approach to to a small luxury sedan. In fact, I can't think of another Japanese car that is more similar in overall character to the B5 A4 than the IS300.

I'd say the only *major* difference is that the IS300 is rear-wheel drive.....which makes it LESS of an "old mother's" car than the A4 if you ask me.

When Car and Driver first test drove the IS300, it was compared to the A4 2.8 and the BMW 328. Enough said.

If I was looking for something "in the A4 genre", the IS300 would definitely be high on the list of worthy/similar competitors.

I don't think you'll find many 65 year old mothers driving IS300's.
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Default The IS300 "feels" much sportier IMO

That said, I drive a Supercharged A4 :-p
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Default Lexus has been voted to be the #1 Car to have least amount of problems for 2003 and 2004..

no doubt.. I love my A4 but there are quite a few maintenance issues to them..

If you dont do work on your car yourself go for the IS300


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