is250 vs. 325i

What do you drive?

============ BuckShot LeFunk ==

1998 LS 400 1999 E320 4-Matic

Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:

Get rid of your BMWs NOW. That's assuming you have any. You'll be much happier in a camry, snicker.

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

Wow, you really tempted fate. 95,000 miles on a Fiat 124 Spider, and 3 Alfas-- sounds like you have used up 4 of your (hopefully) 9 lives.

Congratulations.

Hey I had one of those, although a coupe. Great car and fairly trouble free, easy to work on parts were cheap tons of fun. I heard they were unreliable but mine wasn't if you simply looked after it properly.

I suspect if you wait for things to break then take it to the dealer any car can be deemed unreliable. But if you understand how cars actually work and are reasonable about things you won't relaly have trouble with any car. Modulo certain very expensive Italian ones.

No, I'll be much happier on the beach while you're in your garage, snicker.

why don't you two jerk offs go away...Dave, just log off for a couple of days and spend some quality time with your vintage Hustler collection...Cliff, try not to overdose on your lifetime supply of Enzyte

Well don't things just work out swell then? I'd rather be in the garage then at the beach getting skin cancer and fleas.

So you're the type that can't possibly imagine anyone having fun doing anything that you don't like to do.

Let me guess--you're not married.

Not at all. Why do you feel the need to tell me what "type" I am?

I've done the beach thing all over the world. It's ok but I'd rather be doing other things.

But then I have a beach in the backyard so it's not quite the big deal to me it is to you I suppose. It's nice being able to see the kids swim from my desk here where I work.

The best part about the other beach, to TRY to get this back to something remotely car related, is the suntan lotion that gets glopped on the viny door bits by greased up teenagers. It's a UV protectant which is all armour all does - blocks degradation of plastic by preventing UV from hitting it. While it doesn't help leather it doesn't particularly hurt it either.

I hope this answers your questions and we can drop this rather pointless discussion in favour or something, um, interesting?

I don't have to tell you. You tell the world, all on your own.

(shakes head)

** plonk **

No, nod your head. You know I'm right.

You really should do something about those ugly US bumpers.

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:

Ulf

What driving force within people makes them announce to the world that they've "plonked" someone?

Ditto for announcing "top posting corrected?"

No, "top posting corrected" explains that the OP did something wrong.

Ah. Internet police. Didn't see the badge there...