trying to stick to your budget, maybe an acura tlx?

if you want reliable but a bit sportier, i really like the lexus gs though you will have to spend more than $20k for a lightly used one.

I've intentionally stayed away from the german brands.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082511&forum_id=2#36851225)

I love the color of mine. Outbacks are everywhere but I rarely see any in the same color

http://images.gtcarlot.com/pictures/47064475.jpg

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082511&forum_id=2#36851518)

I bought my car new too. While I'm really happy with it, recently I've paid more attention to what is out there in the used market and I can't help but think that for the same money that I paid for one car, I could have bought 2-3 interesting used cars

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082511&forum_id=2#36851748)

I know it sounds weird, but I'm eyeing Lexus SC 430s

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=491617101

Journalists seemed to hate them, and it does kind of seem like a car for retirees and older divorcées... but it's kind of hard to find fault with a reliable, luxurious car with a RWD 300hp V8

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082511&forum_id=2#36851876)

cr is a sedan + fun convertible weekend car.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082511&forum_id=2#36851910)

I live where winters can be pretty ugly, so if you're going to have 2+ cars, it would be dumb to not have at least one proper SUV/crossover

My ideal mix of vehicles would be:

1 SUV/crossover for winter or trips where you need cargo space or the ability to carry more than two people

1 kinda sporty/ luxurious car for daily driving for the 8 months of the year when weather is okay. I'm partial to power retractable hardtops like the Lexus SC / Mercedes SL / BMW 4 series convertible

1 straight up sports car

What I've come to realize is that you don't exactly need to be rich to pull off a portfolio of cars like that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082511&forum_id=2#36852054)

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=493827630

Reliable as fuck, powerful V8, RWD

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082511&forum_id=2#36851253)

They'll go to 200k with little to no repairs & I'm sure that if you look around you can find ones with less beat-up interiors, e.g.:

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=494980607

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082511&forum_id=2#36851311)

cannot believe how badly they butchered the aesthetics of their new cars

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082511&forum_id=2#36851347)

You will never have to touch it. Will run for 15 years.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082511&forum_id=2#36851286)

FUCK the es. LS430 is where its at

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082511&forum_id=2#36851319)

DO NOT GET THIS. jesus chris lexus is fucked now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082511&forum_id=2#36851333)

then i remember driving the beast and barely giving it any juice and feeling the car violently lurch forward. it has crazy torque

its a really weird accelerating car but baller as fuck car. if he can find an old one with low mileage he is good to go

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082511&forum_id=2#36851376)

it literally never had any issues ever. i dont know if my dad still has it though because he recently got a benz, which i gave him A LOT of shit for

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082511&forum_id=2#36851472)

wanted to slap my dad in the face when he told me about it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082511&forum_id=2#36851508)

you want a cheap luxury car which obv means you want something nice but cheap with LOW MAINTENANCE.

get an older lexus ls430

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082511&forum_id=2#36851541)