Help me buy a car

[asdfasdf]

I thought I'd narrowed the field, but then on the weekend cracked and starting thinking about used cars as well as new cars. What I'm looking for:

Automatic, but that override shift thing would be nice to have
Around 30k cost, but anything in 25 - 35k would do
Fun to drive
Enough power to be jumpy off the line, and be able to pass on the highway (about 200 hp minimum is what I have in mind)
Drive decent on snowy slippery roads
Comfortably seat 4 people (but 2 doors is still ok)
Slightly luxurious is nice, but not a huge consideration
Fuel economy is nice, but not a huge consideration
Style, I'd like it to look "nice", very subjective, but I like the BMW / Mercedes type style, I find Mitsubishi's to generally look wierd.

I plan to keep the car for about 6 - 8 years, and put around 15000 kms a year on it (so not much). It will drive me to work once or twice a week, and do errands in the city, then also do a few hundred k's on the highway about once a month.

What I've been thinking about so far, along with what I see as the pluses / minuses:

Hyundai Genesis coupe, base new or 3.8 used.

Pluses: Reliable, really fun to drive

Minuses: Not good to drive in winter, not really com

Dodge charger, base the 280hp model (don't remember the name)

Pluses: powerful, good style, roomy

Minuses: If Dodge goes under in my 6 - 8 year window repairs will become difficult, and leave no residual value.

Used Mercedes E class, 4 years old with about 60k kilometers

Pluses: Roomy, powerful, luxurious, style, it's a mercedes

Minuses: Used, more expensive general repairs for brand

Used Acura (ctl?) or similar, about the same age / mileage / cost as the Mercedes

Pluses: Reliable, roomy, powerful

Minuses: Used

Honda Accord V6 (the 260 or so HP version) probably used to get in my price range, about 2 - 3 years, 40000 km

Pluses: Reliable, roomy

Minuses: A bit bland, a bit just like what everyone else drives.

Subaru Impreza slightly used to get in my price range

Pluses: Really good winter driving, decent power

Minuses: Styling a bit odd, not super reliable, used

So, what else should I be considering? Just based on the options above which is best "value". General thoughts? The whole experience is just so overwhelming due to the range of choice. A guest on Colbert outlined the issue a while ago, going from no to some choice makes people feel great, but when confronted with today's level of choice they inevitably feel like they've made a sub-optimal decision because there just isn't sufficient time to analyze the avialable choices.

[Dr T Non-Fan]

All-wheel-drive Audis.

[panther]

I'm not familiar enough with the metric system to know how much you'll be driving the car

[asdfasdf]

Originally Posted by Dr T Non-Fan

All-wheel-drive Audis.

But don't Audi's have pretty bad warranties / reliability in general?

[asdfasdf]

Originally Posted by panther

I'm not familiar enough with the metric system to know how much you'll be driving the car

Try googling, or dividing by 1.6.

[matamagato]

used genesis sedan

[gosuruss]

sounds like you want the 2011 Infiniti G25x or a 2008 Infiniti G35

[Dr T Non-Fan]

Originally Posted by asdfasdf

But don't Audi's have pretty bad warranties / reliability in general?

I don't think so. I think they'd be out of business if that were the case.
Also, you won't be driving it all that much, from my poor math skills.

[newts]

Nissan Altima. Even the 4 cylinder is nimble.

[jalapeno29]

new 2011 Subaru Legacy Limited Edition or a tandem bicycle