Need your expertise & advice - cars to buy??
I am moving from Asia back home to North America in about six months. Before we came here, my wife and I sold our house, our cars and most of our worldly posessions. When we get home, we have to start over, and one of the fun things about that is that we have to buy all new cars.
We might live in California, we might live in Texas, we might live in Vancouver, or maybe somewhere else. Haven't decided yet. In any case, my wife wants an SUV - preferably something pretty nice - maybe a BMW or Porsche??
For me, a sportscar and a daily driver, or just one car that does it all are the options. We are pretty young, and as yet have no kids, but that might change in a year or three. I will have to drive to work everyday, but it shouldn't be more than 30 minutes in the car each way. Safety is very important - especially for my wife's car. I love her too much to take any chances. Reasonable fuel economy is a plus - mainly for the environment. I will not drive something that gets 9 miles to the gallon.
The only other requirement is that the cars are available to buy around about March/April 2006. In the three car model, one could come later.
So, with a total budget of $150,000 to $200,000, what do you recommend? What would you buy? Why?
Thanks in advance!
Paul