# Hey all u car people! **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [January 11, 2008, 4:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hey-all-u-car-people/9265 "2008-01-11T04:49:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ek6964](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b782af/32.png) [@ek6964](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ek6964)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 4:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hey-all-u-car-people/9265/1 "2008-01-11T04:49:06Z")
got a question. i am looking to buy a car and i am stuck between two totally different cars they both cost about the same yet i like both their style. the first car is a 1999 740il bmw and the second is a 2003 infiniti g35 need help and maybe some pointers on swaying my mind someone please help. keep in mind these cars are going to be my second car which means a whole lot to me and i dont want to make a wrong decision ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 1:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hey-all-u-car-people/9265/2 "2008-01-12T01:22:43Z")
The Bimmer will be very expensive to fix, and will probably be in the shop more often than the G35. The BMW should also have a lot more miles on it. If you don’t mind that, the buy the 740iL. BTW, you might compare a 5-series BMW to the G35. They are a similar size. ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 1:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hey-all-u-car-people/9265/3 "2008-01-12T01:31:55Z")
What’s your first car? ---
**Author:** ![MG-McAnick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mg-mcanick/32/188_2.png) [@MG-McAnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MG-McAnick)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hey-all-u-car-people/9265/4 "2008-01-12T13:48:41Z")
jtsanders is absolutely right. The Infinity will require far less maintenance. Note that I’ve owned both brands, but never had a V-8 BMW. I just know that some of the BMW guys seem to revel in their horror stories of how much their cars cost to keep up. It’s like, find a mechanic named Fritz and tithe to him regularly. Besides, the G35 is a lot batter looking.