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Old Jun 7, 2006 | 03:36 AM
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550i owners please. Thanks
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Old Jun 7, 2006 | 03:55 AM
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Originally Posted by SRV' post='293803' date='Jun 7 2006, 06:36 AM
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Not enough choices! motor sound, shifting of steptronic, which is much snappier than my wifes 530, truly a great. road car
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Old Jun 7, 2006 | 04:01 AM
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Originally Posted by jim911' post='293812' date='Jun 7 2006, 06:55 AM
Not enough choices! motor sound, shifting of steptronic, which is much snappier than my wifes 530, truly a great. road car
Good point I will make a new poll on Friday with everyones comments.
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Old Jun 7, 2006 | 04:57 AM
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How about power (which is different than speed), handling, acceleration, trouble-free, fit n' finish, brakes, sound system, head up display, comfort seats, engine, ride ...

And add an "All of the above" response.
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Originally Posted by tachyon' post='293831' date='Jun 7 2006, 07:57 AM
How about power (which is different than speed), handling, acceleration, trouble-free, fit n' finish, brakes, sound system, head up display, comfort seats, engine, ride ...

And add an "All of the above" response.
Great input I will
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Old Jun 7, 2006 | 06:23 AM
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Originally Posted by SRV' post='293803' date='Jun 7 2006, 06:36 AM
550i owners please. Thanks
I "cheated and voted even though I have a 545i. I voted for looks. I am surprised that there are not more votes for looks. I think your criteria are good ones in the sense that any car I purchased would have to be at least satisfactory on each dimension. And, buying generally involves making tradeoffs among them. To me looks, fastness, comfort, feel, and price would have been the more important criteria. I found two cars that satisfied all of my criteria satisfactorily. But, I ended up buying the best looking car and sacrificing some speed. I rejected the AMG C55. The 550i would have been a much easier choice since it has 30 more HP than my car. I like the forced-choice aspect of your survey since it precludes one making the easy "all of the above" response. It really makes one think about what was most important--which often is a very difficult question to answer.
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Old Jun 7, 2006 | 06:27 AM
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Originally Posted by tachyon' post='293831' date='Jun 7 2006, 05:57 AM
How about power (which is different than speed), handling, acceleration, trouble-free, fit n' finish, brakes, sound system, head up display, comfort seats, engine, ride ...

And add an "All of the above" response.
Ditto.
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Old Jun 7, 2006 | 08:33 AM
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bluetooth is the most useful feature
chicks dig idrive
v8 power is fun
but my personal favorite is smg

ps: who da hell is gonna vote for gas mileage? lol
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Old Jun 7, 2006 | 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Znod' post='293869' date='Jun 7 2006, 09:23 AM
I "cheated and voted even though I have a 545i. I voted for looks. I am surprised that there are not more votes for looks. I think your criteria are good ones in the sense that any car I purchased would have to be at least satisfactory on each dimension. And, buying generally involves making tradeoffs among them. To me looks, fastness, comfort, feel, and price would have been the more important criteria. I found two cars that satisfied all of my criteria satisfactorily. But, I ended up buying the best looking car and sacrificing some speed. I rejected the AMG C55. The 550i would have been a much easier choice since it has 30 more HP than my car. I like the forced-choice aspect of your survey since it precludes one making the easy "all of the above" response. It really makes one think about what was most important--which often is a very difficult question to answer.
I thought the hard decision would be about the trunk release.
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Originally Posted by jet190rs' post='293907' date='Jun 7 2006, 11:33 AM
bluetooth is the most useful feature
chicks dig idrive
v8 power is fun
but my personal favorite is smg

ps: who da hell is gonna vote for gas mileage? lol
On eperson so far. Why didn't you pick trunk release?
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