Elizer

definately c32!

99civicboy

most 30-40k range cars can't be called zippy, or 30-40k for 2 zippy cars. seriously, u want 2-dr, or 4-dr?

afetsman

S2000, RSX Type-S, Mini Cooper Works, RX-8, Audi TT, or an IS300(5 spd, but hard to find) are all I can come up with.

I just went through the same thing with my wife...Got rid of her RX300 for an RSX-Type S last weekend.

steve c

Because it is front wheel drive. The cars which are rear wheel drive in the same class, (BMW, G35) are an order of magnitude more capable than the FWD Acura -- and even the AWD cars, (Volvo, Audi), are slightly better given their additional slick stuff capabilities.

Acura refuses to spend the money to develop a real chassis. Instead we get a warmed over Accord with lots of cheap leather and a few nice features for a decent price. Good, but not good enough given the competition.

99civicboy

RSX type S, and mini S are good choices

RiceBurnerTX

I like the IS330, M3, BMW 330, G35C...
I know it's a lot cheaper then your price range indicated, but a Mini might be fun for her. You could get a Cooper S and still have tons of money left over for mods

CarsRGood

Gee, that's too much of a money range.

Also it depends on what you mean by zippy. If she's like my wife, she doesn't care much about pushing Gs around corners.

The CLK 500 is sweet but what a price.

Regardless, the G35 and TSX are a better value.

99civicboy

if u really mean zippy, w/ that much money,get RSX type S, add JR supercharger,
type R kit, type R rims.................just everything type R, and that car could be really really SICK.

Jaykkub

Ok, thanks for the suggestions. Feel free to keep adding more. Here's what I have so far -

- Acura TL/TSX
- Audi A4/S4/TT
- Infiniti G35 coupe
- Nissan 350Z

Already looked at and didn't like -

- BMW 330i/Ci
- Lexus SC430
- Lotus Elise
- Mazda RX-8
- Mini Cooper S

Cars already in the family -

- Acura RSX Type S (Her sister-in-law has one)
- Lexus IS300 (Her cousin has one)
- Mercedes CLK500 (I believe her uncle has one)

Not sure of -

My wife's parents have a Mercedes S430 that's supposedly been giving them some problems. I'm not sure if it's more car related or more customer service related, but we may stay away from Mercedes for the time being.

- Mercedes SLK32
- Mercedes C32

Any new cars coming out within the next year or so? Thanks again.

Jaykkub

Btw, she's not really into modifying her car so she'll probably want something that's nice stock. Also, we're open to 2 dr/4 dr cars. No need to limit anything there.