New Here, Need Advice

eleven11 · 03-14-2007, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Rawhyde

I used to travel to Louisville all the time for work. I'm a country boy at heart, but I really enjoyed Louisville.

Thanks for compliments of the city... I love it to.

harbour456 · 03-14-2007, 08:47 PM

Agreed, no status is worth the hours spent on-call! If you love driving for driving's sake... the 330i would be the more enjoyable of the options. If you can swing it financially you might want to think about leasing a 335i... Smokin' car with no worries about maintenance issues in your residency and a 3 year lease will almost get you to the end when money, although not falling from trees, will at least be considerably better then the $2/hour residency salary probably works out to!!

Cheers

Neurorad · 03-15-2007, 07:30 AM

Tell us where you matched! That may play a role in which car you get.

I could afford a new 5, but I chose the 3 because it's more fun.

Why would you be stuck with an automatic, if only to have your gf/wife drive you home after drinking? That's the only reason I can think of. Not a bad reason, but not great, either.

Get the newest car you can. Consumer Reports gave 2-5 yo 5's pretty crappy reliability marks. Why do you need more room? Kids? Go with the 2006 330.

And congratulations on the match!

010101 · 03-15-2007, 07:32 AM

get the 3.. the higher the number the more boring it is to drive

benMW holla · 03-15-2007, 10:56 PM

545 hands down...
i love the 8 cylinder in my x5 theres nothing like an 8.
but im trading for a 335xi when mine comes in...

eleven11 · 03-16-2007, 02:44 PM

I matched in Anesthesiology, and will likely do a Pain Medicine fellowship. There will be times when the wife will need the car, and a stick won't do, unfortunately. The 335 lease is looking tempting now - the economically smart part of me is holding me back, though. It's just hard for me to conceptualize the pay change I'll have in the future. If I did the lease, I'd probably do it with the intention to finance later (to keep for another year or 2). Like I said, I'm interested in doing some mild modding, and having TT makes that oh so easy - hence the finance at lease end.

...what to do

03-14-2007, 08:47 PM	#24
harbour456 Enlisted Member 2 Rep 36 Posts Drives: 2010 Audi S4 (prev E90 330i) Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada iTrader: (0)	Agreed, no status is worth the hours spent on-call! If you love driving for driving's sake... the 330i would be the more enjoyable of the options. If you can swing it financially you might want to think about leasing a 335i... Smokin' car with no worries about maintenance issues in your residency and a 3 year lease will almost get you to the end when money, although not falling from trees, will at least be considerably better then the $2/hour residency salary probably works out to!! Cheers __________________ 2010 Audi S4! Previously 2006 330i / ZSP / TiAg on black 'ette / Comfort Access / Logic 7
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Neurorad Major 91 Rep 1,224 Posts Drives: 2017 340xi Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Location, Location iTrader: (0)	Tell us where you matched! That may play a role in which car you get. I could afford a new 5, but I chose the 3 because it's more fun. Why would you be stuck with an automatic, if only to have your gf/wife drive you home after drinking? That's the only reason I can think of. Not a bad reason, but not great, either. Get the newest car you can. Consumer Reports gave 2-5 yo 5's pretty crappy reliability marks. Why do you need more room? Kids? Go with the 2006 330. And congratulations on the match!
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03-15-2007, 07:32 AM	#26
010101 Lieutenant 32 Rep 423 Posts Drives: still deciding what to order Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: los angeles iTrader: (0)	get the 3.. the higher the number the more boring it is to drive
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03-15-2007, 10:56 PM	#27
benMW holla Private 3 Rep 89 Posts Drives: 2007 4.8i x5, 2007 e90 335xi Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: CT iTrader: (0)	545 hands down... i love the 8 cylinder in my x5 theres nothing like an 8. but im trading for a 335xi when mine comes in... __________________ e90 335xi black saph on terra, premium, sport, cold weather, steptronic, 18" star spoke style 162 its here!
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03-16-2007, 02:44 PM	#28
eleven11 Major 445 Rep 1,487 Posts Drives: -F31- Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Derby City iTrader: (0)	I matched in Anesthesiology, and will likely do a Pain Medicine fellowship. There will be times when the wife will need the car, and a stick won't do, unfortunately. The 335 lease is looking tempting now - the economically smart part of me is holding me back, though. It's just hard for me to conceptualize the pay change I'll have in the future. If I did the lease, I'd probably do it with the intention to finance later (to keep for another year or 2). Like I said, I'm interested in doing some mild modding, and having TT makes that oh so easy - hence the finance at lease end. ...what to do
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