Basically my situation is: I want to buy a sport upscale car in the spring..I have a nice suv, Buick Enclave which I love and enjoy, and I'm going to keep it for the fiancee to use and for winters, but I miss my sporty cars, before the suv all my cars were stick and sporty..
So, now I'm at a point where I want to buy a 2-3 year old sporty luxury car, the cars I have been looking at were the 3 series BMW, Mercedes CLK or SLK, infiniti G37 and so on, I want to spend up to $40,000 on 2-4 year old car, I am looking for 2 door coupe, standard transmission, sunroof (I hate convertibles) and good value for the money, and obviously something that's not gonna kill me at the mechanic...not a huge fan of Lexus ( I think they are the most technologically superior brand but lack look and design that Mercedes and BMW have in spades) also not a huge fan of Audi, I think they are vastly overrated..
if anyone has any constructive suggestions or ideas, please help and contribute 
thanks.
also this is a car I will be driving most of the year since my wife will take the suv I'm driving now.
thanks in advance.
i drove the g37, and the lexus as posted above.
the g37 is a nitemare for drivers. fucking blindspots everywhere- if you live in TO you'll know the value of being able to see all around you unimpeded as the asians who you share the roads with are a fucking mess. the seats were too narrow for my back- especially the sport seat which has rigid sides that push into your back. if you want the sport package you have to get the seats. the BMW is as comfortable and roomy an interior than any car i have owned. the g37 has got 330hp but it all seems to be unusable top end- im pretty sure a 335i will take it out of the hole for sure. the BMW seems to have more torque thru all ranges as opposed to the infinity. inside the cabin the inifinity is a spaceship- very nice and appealing. alot of electrical gadgetry. everything is computerised and run thru a menu screen similar to the bmw idrive, but i think a little easier to operate.
imo there is no comparison between the 335i and the infinity. drive them both and you'll know what im talking about. even the 328i is a great car- 10k cheaper and 240 horse is plenty for the city- it also has torque in the right ranges but doesnt feel as 'tight' as the 335. the 335 is a rocket ship.. the 335i badge on the trunk looks nice and the exhaust sounds great but for commuting it seems to be a bit of overkill.
as far as styling i find one of the most attractive cars on the road still the bmw coupe. the only other car i would say has better lines is the mercedes CLS. thats a seriously sexy car, but at 100k plus maybe out of budget for alot of people.
drive them both. take the infinity out first so you can really appreciate the bmw when you drive it.
