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<p>Roo, I guess it depends upon how much you want to pay monthly and what type of payment you want to see at the end. </p>

<p>The 350Z is a good car, but its a sports car and has a TINY back seat and a small rear hatch. For a lease the Audi seems like the best deal, you will lose your shirt upon return, same with the BMW only slightly less. Just say no to the SAAB, its a GM product. While not bad, it is not up to par for the cost IMHO. Anyways good luck and don't work too hard.</p>

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<p>What do you guys think of the new Jaguar XF? Look pretty good and priced well. I may lease one since I do not trust Jaguar's reputation for bad reliability. Need to replace 530i. .. </p>

<p><img alt="" src="http://www.autospies.com/images/users/Jagexpert2/jaguar%20xf%2028.jpg" /></p>

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<p>It looks nice. But since Jaguar is owned by the Tata Corporation (make your own joke here...), i don't know if i'd be too quick to jump in.</p>

<p>-bix</p>
 
<p>IrvineCommuter, Talking of Jags, I've owned 9 of them in my lifetime, the last one was a 2004 XJR (see pic). Jaguars did have reliability problems in the early Days but the last 10 or so years they have been pretty much as reliable as any other Luxury Car. I kinda got out of Jags by accident (not literally of course, I'm a decent Driver) I wanted something to Carry Bicycles, a Bike rack on the back of a Jag looked pretty dopey...the one thing I don't miss about owning a Jag is the frightening depreciation, you may be doing yourself a Favor by leasing one </p>

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<p><strong>NEW YORK — Due to rising fuel costs here and further pressure for low emissions, Mercedes-Benz executives and engineers are contemplating a four-cylinder Mercedes-Benz C-Class for the U.S. market.</strong>





In fact, a supercharged 1.4-liter engine is already in test mules. To make the car acceptable to Mercedes customers, engineers tell us that it would have a higher level of "perceived performance" than it actually delivers. A louder exhaust and ultraquick-response throttle settings would give the driver the "perception of performance." Hey, you can't make this stuff up.





Mercedes already sells a four-cylinder version of the C-Class sedan in Europe. There, the entry-level C180 Kompressor is fitted with a supercharged 1.8-liter inline four-cylinder engine rated at 154 horsepower and 170 pound-feet of torque. No word as to whether the 1.4-liter under development would replace the European 1.8-liter, or if it would be reserved for the U.S. market only.





If a four-cylinder C-Class sedan is launched in the United States, it would be priced well under the automatic V6-powered C300, which carries a base price of $33,040. And it will share that model's seven-speed automatic transmission.





<strong>What this means to you:</strong> Perceived power may work for those anxious to drive a Mercedes in name only. — <em>Kelly Toepke, News Editor</em></p>

<p><strong>Eff's take:</strong> Perfect for young, debt-laden, and fabulous OC status chasers aspiring to one-rung above. </p>
 
i am surprise nobody mention the nissan skyline gt due out soon.... it is suppose to compete with the porsche but it is price around 70k so it is in the same price range of an M3 but i am sure it will get marked up quite a bit by the dealer.
 
<p>PenFed just announced a new auto and recently-purchased auto refi rate of 4.25% for up to 72 months. At that price, I'll back-up the truck and load-up on as much of that debt as I can get my hands on.</p>

<p>Some cheap debt is a small price to pay for having 20% down come 2010. Hello IR! </p>
 
<p>eff, what is penfed?</p>

<p>How's the new Fit? I saw an Orange one the other Day, I almost threw up in my mouth, the Owner must have been color blind or something.</p>

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<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.penfed.org/index.asp">PenFed</a>. It's orange, and the [multiple] women in my life who satisfy my needs think it looks just fine. Members not in that select group get no say in the matter. You just have poor taste, Peetah. </p>
 
<p>Speaking of taste in cars, that Jag XF kind of reminds me of those Buick's that Tiger Woods is always trying to peddle during the golf tourneys. </p>
 
<p>oops!! so that was you eff? How come you didn't wave? On second thoughts, I wouldn't be drawing attention to myself by waving either....</p>

<p>I noticed the post from prof in the Peanut Gallery by the way, I'll just ignore it </p>
 
<p>skek --- but I'll go out on a limb here and guess you probably are not impressed that I shelled out extra $$ to put the dark tint and rear spoiler on my Accord, are you? </p>

<p>Don't get me wrong, that Jag is a sweet ride. I'm just not feeling that front grill. Maybe it will grow on me.</p>

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