You just found out that the Botox you had injected straight into your eyelid didn't leak into your brain thereby ending an existence that has, up to now, been mostly pointless. No longer. Your new life is going to have meaning, you're going to shun materialism and embrace the world. To celebrate this epiphany you're going to buy a blue one, because blue is the color of tranquility.

You can't afford the kind of girls that are attracted to men in little BMW convertibles. You're short and scrawny with girlishly long hair and the sight of those skinny arms next to that thick steering wheel and pudgy body just makes you look that much more like an Abigail Breslin body double. You like the simple things in life and you don't have $50,000 to blow on a car that can't carry your laser tag gear. You want a capable sports car that's fast, fun and simple.

Speed Merchants: No

Fashion Victims: Yes

Treehuggers: No

Mack Daddies: No

Tuner Crowd: No

Hairdressers: Yes

Penny Pinchers: No

Euro Snobs: Yes

Working Stiffs: No

Technogeeks: Yes

Poseurs: Yes

Soccer Moms: No

Nascar Dads: No

Golfing Grandparents: Yes

Also Consider:

• VW Eos

• Mini Cooper S Convertible

• Mazda MX-5

• Volvo C70

• A well-sorted 1992 325i convertible with Eibach springs and shocks, Yokohama AVS Intermediates, AP Racing brakes, a K&N filter, Borla exhaust, performance chip, a sweet 5-speed manual and performance driving lessons.

Vitals:

• Manufacturer: BMW

• Model year: 2008

• Base Price: $33,100

• Price as Tested: $33,100 plus a Suzuki ($47,395)

• Engine type: 3.0-Liter DOHC I6

• Horsepower: 230 @ 6,500 RPM

• Torque: 200 @ 2,750 RPM

• Transmission: 6-Speed STEPTRONIC Automatic Transmission

• Curb Weight: 3,571 lbs

• LxWxH: 171.7" x 68.8" x 58.0"

• Wheelbase: 104.7"

• Tires: P205/55R17

• 0 - 60 mph: 7.0 Seconds

• EPA Fuel economy city/highway: 18/27 MPG

• NHTSA crash test rating: NA

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