23/270/315 is definitely the suck, or at least I thought it was, then I moved to the East side. I can't wait to move back, away from the 70/270 insanity over here.
I grew up in Worthington and can't think of an area you could really go wrong in. Some of the neighborhoods are pretty old by now, but value hasn't gone down or anything.
Oh, weird. Only had a few spots of slush on the road here. I was all excited to finally use 4wd but soon as I left the neighborhood it was just wet roads.
I wouldn't buy a used turbocharged car as a daily, especially an expensive bmw. I know every car has their issues but that's really rolling the dice imo.
I would stray from the G8. The L76 has displacement on demand, and it has issues (Google L76 stuck lifters and you'll get pages of hits). Plus, automatic.. psh. Sitting in traffic can suck with a manual, but for the quick sprints it's worth it.
I watched them all a couple months ago. Dude's kinda dorky but the vids get pretty entertaining past the first couple episodes. The level of detail he goes through is insane, no matter what car/engine combo it is.