I drive about 50 miles a day round trip to work and back. 48 of the 50 miles are on the freeway, no traffic, averaging about 75mph. I have a 08GT2 and a 11'CTT. I drive the CTT to work and it gets me at best 19mpg and with it being a lease I am on track to be way over the miles. I am paying about $450/mo just for gas on it. My wife has a minivan(2 kids). So I want to get an extra car for sharing the miles to work with the CTT. I want something that gets at least 25mpg, takes no more then 7seconds to reach 60mph, and has the new tech features (BT, ipod, NAV,keyless start). Per the wife the payments need to be around 600/mo since we have huge payments on my 2 porsches. This will be a lease on the business.

These are my choices and reasons for them:

MB E350 Bluetec- per my driving, I could get about 40mpg to work and with its large fuel tank I will fill it up once a month. It is very comfortable(massage seats), fast enough, and I never had a MB. This car floated across bad roads, will be nice to drive home after a tiring day.

BMW 335d - same mpg as e350 but much faster, but less roomy, and not as comfortable.

Audi A6- barely has the mpg I want, but is much sportier(faster and handles the best), more techno advanced then anything else right now. But will be at least 1k/mo on payments with all the options I want.

Also am considering getting something on swapalease on leasetrader for nothing down and will actually get an incentive on many deals. This sounds most appealing to me since I know that I will get bored of the car after 12 months and want something new. So want to not be locked in for 36 months. If I go this route I am considering :

335i coupe or cab
MB Eclass coupe or cab
mini cooper S
audi S4
and a few other models

Looking for thoughts that I have not considered. I know I am all over the place, and I am obsessed when it comes to car buying (like a heroin addict about the score).

 

335d or Mini

 

Mini cooper S.

Nothing in that group close. Comfort. Good looks. Mid 30's mileage. You can get 500 miles on a 40 buck fill up. That's 5 days for you.

 

VW GTI would be another excellent choice...

 

my vote goes to the s4, imo best looking out of the bunch. plus i heard it gets great mileage.

 

I say go for the S4. It can get almost 30 mpg on the freeway, has DSG tranny, and with a simple tune and pulley will put out 430hp. Has room for family and lots of techno gadgets.

 

I'm not sure anything on that list but the Mini will get you 30mpg or more. Was a great car.

 

i'd go for the mini as well, great and fun little car

 

depends on what "you" want out of a DD...fun I would go for 335i or the mini...comfort I'd say an E class in a heart beat or maybe an S5?