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Old 04-12-2017, 04:49 AM   #21
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Considering the bonus point structure, I think the ctsv wagon is actually the unicorn he's after. Although, we all know he'll never buy an American car.
I don't recall him owning one, has he ??

And that's too bad, because I firmly believe American cars are prettttty close in performance when compared to their German counterparts.

But I do understand the whole "status" thing....

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Old 04-12-2017, 05:39 AM   #22
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Prettttty close inasmuch as Cadillac has surpassed ze Germans in performance?
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Prettttty close inasmuch as Cadillac has surpassed ze Germans in performance?
Haven't read the latest car rags in a good long while, but sure, if you say so.

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Old 04-12-2017, 06:38 AM   #24
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The latest C/D test ranks the BMW 535 4 out of 5 in sports sedans. The CTS was second.

The CTS sounds fun to drive. The 535...doesn't.
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Old 04-12-2017, 07:12 AM   #25
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2017 A4 meets all of your basic requirements.

And none of the bonus ones.
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Old 04-12-2017, 07:32 AM   #26
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Does Mercedes offer a stick in anything these days?
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Old 04-12-2017, 08:45 AM   #27
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Seems like a 2016 ATS-V checks hte majority of your boxes.
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Except the backseat is really unusable for adult humans.
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Old 04-12-2017, 08:57 AM   #29
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Do you do Japanese?

Infiniti G37 (QSomething) Eau Rouge... did they ever make that car?

If Automatic:
Lexus GS F
Acura TLX/RLX

As already mentioned, there is not much left with your criteria: CTS-V wagon, ATS-V, F10 M5, SS, Audis. I'd go for the E90 M3 in your situation though.
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Except the backseat is really unusable for adult humans.
Is it worse than an E46? I haven't sat in one.
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