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

  • ricochet48@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Coupe looks much, much better than the M340i shape imo… more of a classic sporty car proportions vs. a basic sedan.

    Nobody will do a double take on a M340i and only enthusiasts will tell it apart from basic 3 series they see every day. I’ve only see 3 of the new 2 series in Chicago, much rarer as they are more impractical.

    OP said they wanted a coupe, so they shouldn’t spend $7K more for 2 more doors and a few extra inches of unneeded legroom.