Mother is looking to surprise father with a car for their 40th anniversary. He traded his 10 year old G37 for a new NX for my mother this fall, and is driving her older RDX.
My dad is not a car guy, but wants a fun comfortable coupe. Target price is in the neighborhood of 55k. I’ve been doing some research, and from what I’ve read this car checks all the boxes. AWD, fun, comfortable, decent enough gas mileage. From what I understand the B38 and ZF8 are about as reliable as you can get. My father owns cars for 10+ years.
Are owners happy with these? Would we be well served by looking at anything else? My folks have traditionally owned Japanese cars, but there frankly isn’t anything in that price bracket that seems to compare to the M240i.
Thanks
kind of a weird question. if your dad isn’t a car guy, why does he want $55k coupe?
m240i is a great car and very practical for what it is. but if you don’t have your heart set on a rwd (biased) coupe, there are a lot of other options in the price range. I would look hard at an s3, possibly an s4, and whatever sedans Mercedes has in that price range.
He wants a coupe. He is coming from a g37x sedan, and was eying some coupes.