Nice to have you here sabredog.
Honestly I don't think any of the cars you're considering are bad choices. I will say that the F is a great daily driver and really fun to auto-x or just plain drive hard.
Also, I tend to believe that the F will drive more like a new car for far longer than the German choices.
I also like that most people don't really know what the F is. That is until they are a passenger, or see tail lights ;-)
Honestly I don't think any of the cars you're considering are bad choices. I will say that the F is a great daily driver and really fun to auto-x or just plain drive hard.
Also, I tend to believe that the F will drive more like a new car for far longer than the German choices.
I also like that most people don't really know what the F is. That is until they are a passenger, or see tail lights ;-)