Last year, the company that I work for went from privately held to publicly held. Being 30, impulsive and in the middle of an IPO, what do you think the first thing that crossed my mind was? That's right, car shopping. So I gathered a list of contenders and weighed them against my '02 6-spd SE. I looked at the Infiniti G35, Audi S4, Cadillac CTS-V, Volvo S60R & BMW M3. I even considered the WRX STi and Lancer Evo. Anyone paying attention may notice a common theme... these sedans can all be had with manual transmissions (I will only buy an auto if & when I become physically unable to drive a manual).

The more I looked the more I realized that I love my Max way too much to get rid of it so I decided to stop looking at replacement sport sedans and started looking at adding something more sporty. So what was next? This time the contenders were: Honda S2000 (or S2200 technically), 350Z Roadster, G35 Coupe, C5 Corvette Convertible, BMW M Roadster, Mercedes SLK350, Mazda RX8, Porsche Boxter S and, again, the M3 as it's still one of my all-time favorite cars.

In the end, my Max got the most unlikely stable-mate. A car I hadn't really thought about until I got the chance to drive one.

 

Ohoooooooooo.....nice choice!

I'm glad you kept the Max, too.

 

usually those Crovette guys are all about the American theme and wouldnt dream of owning a foreign car. Let alone both at the same time

Congrats! I like Vettes, my dad has one

 

nice ride, if you have the money then go for it. im poor so i cant afford anything. you should just sell both and get a m6. i think those rides are sick as hell. i wonder if the m6 is faster then the vette.

 

I'm a fan of the vette, however the new m3's with the csl package are nice too

 

I love the Corvette and I will love to get one..... by the way, is your company looking for employees.. j/k.... get the Vette. and let me drive it.... have fun with it

 

I'd probably jump ship if I could find a really good deal on a manual transmission M3 coupe that was a 2k4 and up. Not many other cars would do it for me unless I could get a left hand drive SKYLINE v-spec.

 

screw the max (sport sedan wannabe) get the m3, lol

 

nice pick.

 

Nice choice, I have always liked Vettes.

PS: Wanna race from a roll against a measley Sentra?

 

sweet car!!!!

 

must be hard choosing a primary car.

 

I was out just earlier tonight and realized again why I kept the Max. When I drive the Vette, everyone wants to try and run me. I had a Mercury Villager chase me down on the freeway to see if I'd go. Cops eye me as I cruise by. But no one gives me a second look when I'm in a white 4-door grocery-getter. That is until I light it up and I'm gone before anyone realized the light turned green.