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Re: German car? no thanks (was Re: is250 vs. 325i) -
08-17-2006
, 10:37 AM
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What I said was--now listen carefully--if I have to make the choice between having fun driving a car (because that costs money) and having fun on a beach on Hawaii, I'll CHOOSE to have my fun in Hawaii instead of paying for fun in a car. Choices. It's all about choices. I can accept the Lexus for what it is--a dead-reliable choice for transport that does the job very well and which allows me to put my discretionary--DISCRETIONARY, look it up--dollars into a *more* enjoyable endeavor. And interestingly enough--it puts a smile on my face knowing that that car allows me to make the choice, that I'm not stuck with a world of cars that are all expensive to own. |
BMWs cost about the same amount to purchase new and BMWs cost absolutely
nothing to maintain during the 4 year warranty.
Just ignoring any difference in fun-factor right now, how is that Lexus
saving you money? What model do you own that is so much less expensive
than a BMW?
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-Fred W
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E28 Guyİ wrote: An enthusiast can often fix it. But messing up your manicure working on your car would be beneath *you*, wouldn't it? Manicure my ass. My hands are scuffed up as I speak from doing work under the hood last week (belt replacements). The frigging things were already cracking at 28,000 miles. |
miles?
Oh that's right... BMW doesn't make belts. They buy them just like
every other freeking car manufacturer.
Dolt.
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My gawd!! That damned BMW can't make a belt that won't crack before 28k miles? Oh that's right... BMW doesn't make belts. They buy them just like every other freeking car manufacturer. |
them in their new cars at the BMW factory.
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Fred W wrote: My gawd!! That damned BMW can't make a belt that won't crack before 28k miles? Oh that's right... BMW doesn't make belts. They buy them just like every other freeking car manufacturer. Yeah, just like they buy those shitty GM France auto trannies and stick them in their new cars at the BMW factory. Dolt. Did I upset your widdu feelings? |
You really should see a specialist about that speech problem though,
Elmer...
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| I am. Quite a bit. But for a daily driver, and for most people, the German cars come at a much higher expense than what they offer. Period. |
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In article <1155754626.097395.278220 (AT) i42g2000cwa (DOT) googlegroups.com>, "E28 Guyİ" <88.535is (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote: Life is full of choices. I'd rather choose the "boring" car that puts a smile on my face every day, knowing that the money I'm saving allows me to do other, MUCH more fun things in life than driving. If greed puts more of a smile on your face than driving a fine automobile, then you are not a driving enthusiast. Who said anything about greed? You're putting words in people's mouths now--all so you can try to justify yourself. Life is full of choices. For example, I prefer to be on the beach in Hawaii over driving a BMW. If I can do both, great. If not, if I have to rank them, I'll take the beach. |
You'll be much happier in a camry, snicker.
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.... The German car costs quite a bit of money for what it ultimately offers. |
character of European performance cars is without equal in Japanese cars, which
are basically either appliances or clones of previously existing European cars,
which in only very rare exceptional cases exceed their derivative limitations:
the Datsun 510, the RX-7, the original Z, and a small subset of MX-5s.
I always have a BMW as my wife's daily driver and our touring car; I've never
had a maintenance problem with any of them. But then I put 95,000 miles on a
Fiat 124 Spider in three years without a single problem as well, and had three
Alfas to boot, plus a Fiat Dino. If you take care of things, they generally
last.
BTW, with the BMWs, I firmly believe that taking European delivery invariably
results in receiving an exceptional vehicle. I think the factory pays particular
attention to making those vehicles as good as they could possibly be.
-- Larry
1995 Miata R (~1300 total produced, 1994-97)
2002 325i sports pkg, etc.
2001 Aprilia Falco
2002 Honda 919
1985 Honda Interceptor 500
1972 Elden FF
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On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:38:08 -0400, "Elmo P. Shagnasty" elmop (AT) nastydesigns (DOT) com wrote: .... The German car costs quite a bit of money for what it ultimately offers. Yes, it does. But to some of us, what it offers is *essential.* And the character of European performance cars is without equal in Japanese cars, which are basically either appliances or clones of previously existing European cars, which in only very rare exceptional cases exceed their derivative limitations: the Datsun 510, the RX-7, the original Z, and a small subset of MX-5s. I always have a BMW as my wife's daily driver and our touring car; I've never had a maintenance problem with any of them. But then I put 95,000 miles on a Fiat 124 Spider in three years without a single problem as well, and had three Alfas to boot, plus a Fiat Dino. If you take care of things, they generally last. BTW, with the BMWs, I firmly believe that taking European delivery invariably results in receiving an exceptional vehicle. I think the factory pays particular attention to making those vehicles as good as they could possibly be. -- Larry 1995 Miata R (~1300 total produced, 1994-97) 2002 325i sports pkg, etc. 2001 Aprilia Falco 2002 Honda 919 1985 Honda Interceptor 500 1972 Elden FF |
Alfas-- sounds like you have used up 4 of your (hopefully) 9 lives.
Congratulations.
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No it doesn't. But maybe you should meet Da Red Dog: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/578895 |
I saw this E28 a few months ago and have to say it looked pretty good.
Despite liking the E34 style the most, I still couldn't help myself from
taking a picture with my mobile:
http://i8.tinypic.com/24zykph.jpg
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In article <ec7b7o$34n$1 (AT) news (DOT) datemas.de>, richard (AT) news (DOT) vrx.net (Richard Sexton) wrote: I don't have to tell you. You tell the world, all on your own. (shakes head) No, nod your head. You know I'm right. |
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