Days of the Spider are numbered

don't you already have a few 4 doors already? as far as 4 seaters go..... I do like the new 6 series bmw.....

 

Four seater Ferrari's are the way to go. Other four seater cars are as inspiring as watching spuds grow on potatoes. My sugestion is a fourseater 460 Scaglietti. Just something to think about Kuzi.

 

What have you thought of?

Ask Albert how he likes his Maser. I think a Quatroport (sp?) is good looking car and might fit the bill.

 

Assuming this is for Jen, and knowing she already likes BMW, the X5 4.4 has been great for Sandra so far. No problems and dirves like a car.

my $.02.....depends on what you're looking to spend....HEAVY HITTA!!!!!

 

612 Scaglietti! (Blue)

Jaime Oliver has a cool video on the Car
( If you haven't seen it )

The new Maser, from what I've read, is NICE!

Congrats on your new "Silver Streak", btw.

 

There really isn't anything... most of the 4-door cars out there are uninspiring and simply boring. 6-series is ugly, Quattroporte is too "old" (but that you are getting LOL!!! ), and certainly no American sedans. My vote is for the new M5 if you can get used to that backend or the E55 if you like your Benz to look the rest of the AMG lineup.

 

That Jaime Oliver clip is good. I loaded a copy of it on your laptop Kz. Oh yeh, Chuck, it's the "Silver Bullet".

 

OK Guys, I stand corrected!
Or, should I say "stand Erected"…
( you know, the "CS Effect" )

 

S600 Mercedes. V12 Lots of power. Very spacious and luxurious.

 

You should check out the Maserati Grandsport Coupe - it is the M's equivalent of the CS...;-)

 

If it was between the 612 Scag and the Continental GT I would go for the GT. The Maser Grandsport ain't bad either.

Don't know if I could live without an open car though. I guess if it did me enough in other ways I would get over it.

 

Kuzi,
It's a shame, if I had the dough, I would snap that spider up in a "NY minute"! As far as a four place/four door car (need four doors to get that baby seat in and out right?), I would think the Maser Q is worth a look; I was mighty impressed with the interior/exterior (but "only" 400hp)...and as you know I like Bimmers, so the new E60 M5 is high on my list....the specs and technology is simply amazing: V10, 500hp+, seven speed SMG transmission, 0-60 in 4.7 seconds, and (with speed limiter removed) a top speed over 200mph!

The only negative to these two choices, is that they are new cars, and the possible "new car glitches". Of course they both have four year warrantees, but that is small comfort if the car is in the shop all the time.....

Never been much of a Merc fan, like you, they just don't stir much fire in my belly...

Dave

 

If you like the styling the new M5 is gonna be one of the sportiest of the sedans out there. 8250 rpm redline in a 5.0L V10 7-speed SMG...doesn't sound like a recipie for your average 4-door

 

I would have to agree with Nick. The M5 is pretty hot. I think it would cover most of the bases.

The only 4 seat, open car with any performance that I have seen was a 456 convertable (conversion). Nicely done but unfortunately the model is getting long in tooth.

I guess your only resort would be a slammed 65 Impala bro........................

Hell, just do a stretch on the Spider and call it good.

 

just think, with the Impala you could dress like me!
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I would recommend you to stay away from the CL65 at all cost. Yes it's exclusive, yes it's extremely fast to 60 mph but the resale value of that car is going to drop very fast. I don't think that the 65 series cars at Mercedes are worth 50K over their 55 series counterpart.

The BMW M5 is a good one but is unavailable yet. The E55 is a great car, fast, comfortable and perfect to go fast unnoticed. It really depends of what you want. If you want the ultimate 4 seater I would recommend you go look at the 612, if you want a less expensive alternative the Continental GT you mentionned would be a great choice. The Quattroporte is definitly already outclassed by the germans in performance but the styling is definitly italian.

 

There's about a 3+ year wait for the new M5. Neither it nor the E55 will move you like an F car, nor the BMW 6 Series convertible. They are all too boring when compared to a 360 spider or CS.

The CL65 - sooo what?

The Maser Grandsport sounds awesome - heard it go by when I was the factory. It's an inch lower, more clading all over, sport seats, fater F1 shifts...a red start button....yummy.

I'm sure Roberto over at FOS will make you a deal. I hear they wll be arriving any moment now.

 

Check it out at: http://www.maseratigransport.com/

 

What about a M3 Convertible? You can get a SMG or 6-speed. They are proven cars and are a lot of fun. It's not really a four door though.

 

I like it better than the 612 but then I am partial to the front end styling of the Maseratis anyway.. It looks a little more compact and sporty than the 612 also.

Consider too, just how often will you need those back seats to justify four doors?

Personally I would go for a compact 2+2 that looks like a coupe.

Don't forget, it's a Ferrari based engine.