Interesting thread, I have exactly the same sort of decision to make as the OP and the same budget (cept I only drive 3 miles to work and back, will cycle in the summer)
I came to the conclusion of a ATR closely followed by a 528i. Why?
Wanted something new(ish) wanted something fast (ish) but I didn't want a Mondeo. Why I didn't want a Mondeo I'm unsure, I just don't really fancy one, silly I know. Leaveing the ATR the best in the price range for me. The ITR seemed to be just to rare to find nice examples of DC2 (and to expensive) and the others just did'nt come upto form for the same kind of quickness.
Saying that I still have my Calibra and I'll hopefully run that till March/April when the horrible weather is all gone.
I came to the conclusion of a ATR closely followed by a 528i. Why?
Wanted something new(ish) wanted something fast (ish) but I didn't want a Mondeo. Why I didn't want a Mondeo I'm unsure, I just don't really fancy one, silly I know. Leaveing the ATR the best in the price range for me. The ITR seemed to be just to rare to find nice examples of DC2 (and to expensive) and the others just did'nt come upto form for the same kind of quickness.
Saying that I still have my Calibra and I'll hopefully run that till March/April when the horrible weather is all gone.