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      11-19-2013, 01:27 PM   #9
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Drives: '24 iX50; '23 i4 M50
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Originally Posted by BMW Junkie View Post
What does your wife prefer? You state that it's going to be her vehicle and looking at the builds you have provided, one is all sport and no technology (which you state is an issue with your current one) and the other is less sport and all technology. Based on where you're driving on a daily basis and what you use the vehicle for, you may very well end up using one feature more than the other.

My wife got a loaded 35i and it is awesome. Sure, it's not as peppy as my 335, but that's not its purpose. However, it has enough power to be fun (especially in sport mode) and more importantly, to keep her out of trouble while pulling out into traffic.
What does my wife prefer....she's the type of buyer that if you put her in a Corolla she would say she likes the steering wheel and the windshield wipers Okay maybe she is not that bad, but not too far from it. She actually has mentioned a Prius on more than one occasion. So although this would be her car, I tend to have the most influence and it's just a matter of finding the right balance (okay maybe a little more tilted in my direction).

To be honest, I was initially happy with how we custom built our E70, but we are now feeling it with resale, especially if I were to try and sell it privately. My brain says go with the loaded 35i, but my emotions are leaning more to the 50i. Then again, if I'm going to spend $80k on a car, I say forgo an SUV/crossover all together and get another coupe, like an Audi RS5, but we do need some practicality.
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