86er's...why didn't you buy this?
 

E86 (coincidence!?)
330hp
270tq
RWD
2008 Low mileage = 30Kish

Long term maint = higher?
Insurance = higher?

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7212/7...92f28833_b.jpg

Maintenance cost

I only looked at it briefly. In my case:

1) Still more expensive than a new FRS/BRZ
2) No warranty, german cars are expensive to maintain
3) Was never praised for its handling dynamics —how could BMW get this wrong, right?—.
4) BMW driver douchebag stigma ;)

The thought had occurred to me that I could have gotten one of those but at that point I had already bought the FRS. Oneof my coworkers bought one brand new and I always thought it was a really classy car. . reminds me a bit of the car from the movie Harold and Maude. One downer thought though, a review that I read said it feels like you're sitting right on top of the rear axle not exactly ideal for handling dynamics. They basically said it drives like a muscle car. Like the idea of a high revving NA 6 cyl though.

Expensive. Maintenance. No rear seat. Those are my reasons.

Maintenance, the causal stuff like Oil changes and fluids i can do myself, but when something breaks it'll cost me a nice set of coilovers.

My friends father use to own one, he said it had the 370Z syndrome, the harder you drive it the worst it is.

because going from a 2010 model to anything older seemed dumb at the time...

Maintenance/long term cost...the same reasons I didn't get a 128 or 135

It says BMW on it.

Because the 86 is new and is all over magazines, websites, and articles.

it's fat, and it drives like it