What should I get?  I test drove a few cars today.  I’d like a BMW 3 series, but they’re expensive to repair.  I’d like a Camaro or Challenger but they’re not practical.  I’d like something sporty with power.  I need something with room.  At this time I don’t need a play car so I want something can be both fun and practical.  So far my choices are the Dodge Charger, Pontiac G8, and a BMW 3 series 4 door.  Today I test drove a Dodge Charger SRT8, Dodge Charger SXT, and a Pontiac G8.  A couple of the guys I work with have the Pontiac G8s.  I like how they look.  I think they look like a cross between a BMW and Pontiac.  When I test drove it I decided really fast I didn’t like it.  It goes fast which is nice but the inside just feels cheap and like plastic.  It handled OK but I couldn’t fit in it very comfortably.  The G8 I drove also had a balance issue and vibrated when driving it.  I like how the Dodge Charger SRT8 looks.  I like its big Hemi V8.  I like how it goes fast and sounds awesome.  I also really like the interior with all the gadgets and cool bucket seats.  I like how the 20 inch tires look, but I don’t like how they feel on the road.  I would end up hurting the tires or damaging the wheels pretty fast with the lack of area for the tires to compress.  We also didn’t like the sports suspension as much but that also may be due to the giant wheels.  I also didn’t like the price as much.  For the price of a used SRT8 I can buy a brand new car.  So if I could get slightly littler wheels, which should help out the ride, all wheel drive and cut the price by at least $6000.00 I may jump at it.  I tried the Dodge SXT.  So far the SXT is first on my list.  It rides better with the littler wheels and non sports suspension.  The drawbacks are the littler engine, v6, and lack of extras and cool seats in the interior.  I may be able to find what I’m looking for if I look around more.  One other plus is it costs $10,000 less.  I also would love to have a spoiler so it looks a little more sporty.

Dodge Charger SXT

Next I need to test drive a BMW and then look into some more practical cars.  For the higher end of the lower end I may test out a Nissan Altima and or Maxima.  I also may test out a Honda Civic and a Scion TC.