>http://carbuying.jalopnik.com/5-things-no-one-tells-you-about-owning-a-used-luxury-ca-1582610274/+pgeorge?utm_campaign=socialflow_jalopnik_facebook&utm_source=jalopnik_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

If I had money up front, or another daily driver, I could see possibly going that route. But with 2 kids I don't have the luxury of having a car sit to get work done on it when it breaks and I've got to save to get it fixed. Even then, that doesn't speak to the insurance, which is going to go up just by the car I'd drive in the DMV

>Alternately, you could look Ac/Infiniti/Lexus and get
>Honda/Toyota reliability with the performance and comfort of a
>luxury vehicle.

Don't want an Ac or a Lex for the same reasons I don't want a Camry or Accord. As for the Infinity, I don't need to drive a car that sounds like an angry vacuum cleaner is under the hood (which is exactly how that Nissan V6 sounds in every vehicle they put it in)

Moving up the automotive food chain is a dream, and one day it may happen. If I were single, or at least with no kids, I may have given that more thought. But with 2 kids, it just won't work. If I'm buying a luxury car, I don't want to compromise on anything, and right now a compromise is the only way I'll be riding again.