A BMW will last a very long time under the right circumstances. Like any other car, they have to be taken care of. I know lots of peeps with 200K+ miles on BMWs and they are still running strong.

A friend of mine bought a 97 328i w/Sport package for just under $15K. It had like 66K miles on it. Very, Very nice car.

You can get 318s for around $10K. Atleast in my area you can. Im sure if you looked hard enough you could find one around NY. The only down fall to them is the fact that they arent quite as good in the winter. If you get one make sure it has traction control, and maybe even some good winter tires. :yes:

Check out Autotrader.com for more idea of stuff in your area. I tempt you to atleast look at a BMW. Because they great feeling cars, you just may fall in love with one once youve driven one. :yes:

If you wanted to drive to Ohio, I know where there is a green 96 328i thats loaded other then the Sport Package. It has 68K miles on it, and they want like $11K-$12K for it.

celicas suck :P nuff said. I'd rather have a civic rather than a celica because you CAN swap the engine out easily, and find a huge aftermarket support for the civic.

Have you seen how many bodykits there are for the civic? Like 2! Veilside and some ugly looking one. I swear, every celica I saw at HIN and IXS had the veiliside kit... once you've seen one, you've basically seen them all.