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

  • TheConeKiller@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I went from an M235 to an M340 and now own an M240. I can’t say enough good things about the 2 series. The M240 is VERY quick, especially with xDrive. It’s not the cheapest car to buy if you want all the fun options but it has very good gas milage, especially on the freeway. The engine in a B58 and I don’t think you’ll find many people claiming the engine or gearbox are anything but reliable.