I'll probably be a European car owner for life. American cars, while fine, are still domestic cars ( I kind of dig the Lincoln LS though), and most Japanese cars are a little bland for my taste (I'd LOVE a silver or black Lexus IS 300 with a couple of subs in the back...yeah, I'm a guy if you can't tell
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European cars have the right amount of style, exclusivity, sporting appeal and general overall feeling of substance that pushes my buttons. After I get rid of "my" Benz, I'm probably going to get a newer, smaller Benz or maybe a 5-series Bimmer from the early 90's...with a manual transmission, of course.