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I don't think I'll make anything on it... it really depends on if these used car values hold up. If anything I might walk away with a couple grand as the amortization catches up with the value - but it would go towards the TTT of any new car and maybe a few bolt ons.

"Affording" the car isn't really part of my consideration. If I bought what I could afford I'd be shopping the M3 range (hopefully that doesn't come across snooty - because that's not me, its just where my budget is). However I do have some other things I would like to do in the next few years so I'm not shopping the top of my range. If I bought something around $25k my payment would be a couple hundred less than the Z. NADA clean retail on the Z now is around 21k, a few less for trade in of course.