Audi has made significant improvements on the new A4, Mercedes has made an impressively styled C class with luxury features to match, the G37 drives really well and the quality is good and then there is the TSX – a good car (as all of these are) but it doesn’t handle the same, has some silly looking design cues inside and out, doesn’t have the same quality, thought or comfort as I found in the 3 series. I do realize I am pointing out negatives here but this is the car you selected and my lease favorite on the list). I test drove these equivalents 3 years ago looking for a 2007 model and I wasn’t terribly impressed by the TSX as a luxury/sports sedan and it failed to impress this round as well. It might be cheaper but you get what you pay for in some respects. Those added features for less money mean they are cutting something out somewhere. It honestly does feel more like a slightly upscale Accord just like the G37 and Altima. From owning BMWs my entire life – with friends/family owning other car makes – I know that my cars spend less time off the road and in the shop and typically with less money put into them over the 6 year life that I own them (though if they have to get fixed it’s more expensive each time… less times overall and less money spent in total) than friends/families cars.

I am not loyal to BMWs and if someone makes a better car then I will be buying that, until then I’ll be watching and waiting and enjoying my drives to work everyday.

I never did test drive the new Lexus IS, but I do think it’s a pretty good looking car.

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My last car was a 2006 325i. Was going for the 2010 328i but noticed the acura came with more standard feature plus the technology package is awesome.