Which of these is a good bet for a 30k car? Of course the BMW is gonna cross over to 35 + range once u load it up as the Acura but still. I have heard some good things and some bad things about the Acura but one of the dealers is willing to give me a good deal on a 2006 model. Its fully loaded with Nav system and all. The BMW is a good car too but requires costly maintainance.

Get the Acura. They are far more reliable than BMW-- in a ranking of the most reliable automakers, from best (in reliability) to worst, Acura was Number 1 on the list. BMW and most of the other European makes were near the bottom. Plus, in my personal opinion, I feel that the Japanese luxury makes (Acura, Infiniti, and Lexus) generally do a much nicer, higher-quality job on the interior than the German makes.