convertible choice

[Chinh P]

Right now I'm trying to pick b/t



2003-04 BMW z4 3.0 : 25k-27k <-high end of my budget

2001 Audi TT roadster quattro turbo 21k-24k , this car only has 19k miles.

2004 S2K :25k-27k <-high end of my budget unless i get '03



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do ya think the TT kinda girly? 4wd and turbo --- ? it's almost the best bang for the buck. cheap convertiable with heatedseats/winddefuser/glassbackwindow

but z4 is really nice. . . .



opinions ? Thankyou.

 

[Fred]

My choice, the BMW. Good luck!

 

[The Ape]

I would go with the Mini.



Ape Out.

 

[Dreman]

Take the TT. Ignore anyone who doesn't like it. If you like it, that's all that matters. All three choices have about the same amount of "girly" look to them. If you're worried about the car looking too "girly", go get a Corvette convertible. As for me, I'd drive a pink Cadillac if it would blow away most everything else out there.

 

[Frank Marano]

BMW no doubt. I drove one 3 weeks ago.......

 

[2]

I would go with the TT

 

[Jeff C]

If you can afford the maintenance on the BMW, go with that. I've driven them, and though they're a bit small for me, they're pretty nice. Of all the Audi's I've driven at work, I've never heard of anyone having problems with them or the dealership. Personally I like the coupe, but hey, convertibles are fun too. On the Honda...ehh, I don't care for the looks. It kinda looks like the pinewood derby cars I made when I was in cub scouts. Reminds me of a door stop, the way it's sloped front to rear.



Bottom line is it's your car, and you have to drive it, so get the one you want. (which should be the Audi)

 

[EddieS'04]

None of the above, Un American.....:lol:

 

[Tom Schindler]

Mazda MX-5 Miata. Might want to look into the Mazdaspeed Edition.



My cousin had an M Roadster. Very fast car. Sold it and got an Explorer Sport. Got tired of the BMW.





Tom

 

[Russ Hughes]

I have a friend who had the Z3 and then the Z4. The Z3 was short lived and he was disappointed in the performance of the 4 and so he went back to a 5 series.



Drive them all as close to each other as possible, that way you don't have to rely on hind sight. And drive it like you will on the road not like it's somebody elses.



I enjoyed the test drive I took in each of them, I also enjoyed the mazda speed miata and it's got lots of upgrades available if you're interested in racing it.

 

[Eric Pennal]

Ok, Chinh, now you're just bragging.

 

[Matt Day]

"None of the above, Un American....."



Tell that to the 4500 BMW employees that build the Z4 in Spartunburg, SC. Also, the 20k people that work for suppliers in and around SC.

 

[Fer Echegaray]

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[Fred]

Cool Spider. Needs a 350 in it.

 

[Travis Munday]

Of the three, I've only driven the Z4...it's a great little car...although the interior (and exterior) styling is quirky and takes some getting used too.



If it were my money, I'd buy the Audi. The TT has one of the best interiors anywhere, the same goes for all Audi's, and from what I've seen and heard, the quality and reliability is near top notch, not quite Lexus standards, but not as bad as Benz.



The Honda I know the least about...other then it's small. If your've any height or girth, neither the MX-5 or the S2000 will accomodate you very well, unless you like driving with your knees in your chest and elbows at your sides.

 

[Dreman]

Nah. 302 would fit better.

 

[Mark Grumpy]

Of the three I like the Honda. My first choice for 25K would be a C5.



grump

 

[Jeff C]

I trust what I hear from people who have owned their cars for years, and for what I've seen for myself. Spent 2 years of high school working at an auto detailing business, and I never saw/felt/heard anything bad/wrong with Audis. You can trust what you read, I trust what I know. Oh, and my friend Jeff's Mom has the TT coupe. I haven't driven it YET, but from what Jeff tells me, it's quite fun. My aunt had an A8, and she never had one problem with it. She loved it and it was a REALLY nice car.

 

[EddieS'04]

Matt....I said un American as a joke...truth is that outside of american employees wages...very little of the profit stays in this country. That includes paying income taxes. 20/20 did an article about a year ago, about foriegn car manufactors. Toyota was said to be the worst. About 90% of their profit margin, goes back to Japan, without paying income tax. I know that some of the parts on my cars are foregn made. I still will never buy a foriegn brand car. Despite the fact there is a lot of them I like, and are well built......

 

[user 62394]

Of the 3, I like the TT -- but I prefer the Nissan Z.