[CarreraDan]

3 series are not totally out of the picture. The BMW plant is here in Spartanburg and on any given day you probably see over 100 of them (more common here than an Accord). We would like to sell the Jeep b/c we have two of them that are very similar except mine has the 4.7L and a better 4x4 system. She likes driving mine better with the extra grunt of the V8 and I actually get better mileage than hers with the 4.0, they are both 4x4's Quadratrack vs Quadradrive. She will not take much of a hit on her Jeep, it has low mileage for a 2000 and we got a very good deal on it when she purchased it. Taxes will suck here in SC on a newer $25k car but there is nothing we can do about that.

One of my most favorite things is the hunt for a newer car and I will assume this process with take months not days or weeks. Everything will have to be right with her next vehicle before she commits, she is more anal with vehicle condition than I am. I told her last night we can get the old 300D out of the barn--it still starts right up on the first try and diesel is cheaper than gas. I just got one of those looks.