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Old 01-12-2006, 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Znod' post='223293
I'm tired of this discussion of mb vs bmw. For all mb fanatics, if u love so much mb then why do u stay here on this bmw board? Just to start fires from time to time...?
It's possible and reasonable to like more than one brand of car, own a BMW, be on this board, not be commited to BMW for all time, and enjoy discsussing various cars' strengths, weaknesses and features, right? I don't think that being on a BMW board and owning a BMW implies, for example, undying allegiance/devotion to BMW, throwing objectivity to the winds, etc., etc. Note that I am not saying that you do these things, but I think that some believe that doing these things is implied by being on a BMW board and owning a BMW.
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I'm just saying that this is nonsense. A debate on who's got more videos of a vs b or who's got more test mag to see wich is better. This kind of discussion leads to no in-between conclusions since there are a few mb fans here and alot of bmw fans.
Enough i shout that mb in it's current state doesn't handle as good as a bmw. Too much i try to show how the tv shows, magazines or any other media tests bmw models especially M ones and then compare them with amg ones and show the m ones as better, sportier cars. I agree that the amg is a redutable enemy, but what i'm trying to show is that it is only in a straight line, from handling point of view, price, looks (this chapter is more subjective) and eveything else the bimmer is a better car. Of course there will always be someone that find a little screw on the rear axle that makes a benz act from a big drunk elephant on the twisties to super lightweight nimble razorsharped sportscar.

If stubborness i'm facing, and i think i am, then i get tired of trying to sustain my point of view. I'll better leave those who brag about mb alone, and therefor i have to addmit that mb is better. So there you have it... MB IS THE BEST! NOW MB IS BETTER THAN BMW AND AMG ROCKS!
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Originally Posted by BetterMakeWay' post='223428' date='Jan 12 2006, 08:59 PM
If stubborness i'm facing, and i think i am, then i get tired of trying to sustain my point of view. I'll better leave those who brag about mb alone, and therefor i have to addmit that mb is better. So there you have it... MB IS THE BEST! NOW MB IS BETTER THAN BMW AND AMG ROCKS!
damn you with your reverse psychology... no i must con confess... bmw is better
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Originally Posted by BetterMakeWay' post='223281' date='Jan 12 2006, 10:53 AM
I'm tired of this discussion of mb vs bmw. For all mb fanatics, if u love so much mb then why do u stay here on this bmw board? Just to start fires from time to time...?
It's possible and reasonable to like more than one brand of car, own a BMW, be on this board, not be commited to BMW for all time, and enjoy discsussing various cars' strengths, weaknesses and features, right? I don't think that being on a BMW board and owning a BMW implies, for example, undying allegiance/devotion to BMW, throwing objectivity to the winds, etc., etc. Note that I am not saying that you do these things, but I think that some believe that doing these things is implied by being on a BMW board and owning a BMW.
I'm just saying that this is nonsense. A debate on who's got more videos of a vs b or who's got more test mag to see wich is better. This kind of discussion leads to no in-between conclusions since there are a few mb fans here and alot of bmw fans.
Enough i shout that mb in it's current state doesn't handle as good as a bmw. Too much i try to show how the tv shows, magazines or any other media tests bmw models especially M ones and then compare them with amg ones and show the m ones as better, sportier cars. I agree that the amg is a redutable enemy, but what i'm trying to show is that it is only in a straight line, from handling point of view, price, looks (this chapter is more subjective) and eveything else the bimmer is a better car. Of course there will always be someone that find a little screw on the rear axle that makes a benz act from a big drunk elephant on the twisties to super lightweight nimble razorsharped sportscar.

If stubborness i'm facing, and i think i am, then i get tired of trying to sustain my point of view. I'll better leave those who brag about mb alone, and therefor i have to addmit that mb is better. So there you have it... MB IS THE BEST! NOW MB IS BETTER THAN BMW AND AMG ROCKS!
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I understand your frustration, but it seems to me that you were inviting some who have feet in both camps or have an appreciation for both manufacuters to leave. I honestly did not see anyone being fanatical. I doubt anyone is trolling. You sound like you are tired of defending BMW's honor. If so, then consider letting someone else do it for a while if they think it needs defending. I like to see the videos, and I am sure they would be posted if the M5 was winning the races; it just isn't turning out that way. I'll have to go back and read the thread, but my impression is that no one was making claims about MB's being "better" than BMW's on much of anything but acceleration. Reiterating, below are my feelings about the M5--reposted from above.

"Really, I think the M5 is a very neat car. We probably should just realize that is is not the best at all things, in relation to all its peers, in its current iteration. I emphasize that it does everything very well though. I mentioned my race-an-M5 fantasy before. In this regard, while not to take to the strip, I do think sometimes seriously about getting an absolute stripper M5 with a manual tranny--because of its excellent performance and outstanding looks. I don't think anything, in its sedan peer group, looks better. And, I go back and forth between liking the M5 better than the M6. I wish BMW offerred an optional lower rear end. It would still go 155 with any realistic rear end I would bet. "Oh, I can't drive 155."

We [B32 and I] discussed bang for the buck before. Do you remember ipse d's thread on the M5 being a bargain? I believe it is an incredible bargain especially if one can resist adding options."
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Originally Posted by SolarFactory' post='223479' date='Jan 12 2006, 11:21 PM
I love Mercedes

damn ! however much i love bmw, the fact that so many people prefer mercedes
HAS to mean that its the better brand
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Guys I think that an F16 or Mig 29 wud also beat M5

but WHO CAREZ??????

PS. in reality you can only use them at those speeds in Germany some places, in US nowhere, legally

so what???
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Originally Posted by ats77' post='223675' date='Jan 13 2006, 07:50 AM
Guys I think that an F16 or Mig 29 wud also beat M5

but WHO CAREZ??????

PS. in reality you can only use them at those speeds in Germany some places, in US nowhere, legally

so what???
Well, being able to beat is important to some because they will use the car on the track, use it illegally on the street, brag about it, or garner satisfaction from knowing that have the fastest, on paper, in whatever type of race they are interested in.
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Originally Posted by ats77' post='223675' date='Jan 13 2006, 12:50 PM
Guys I think that an F16 or Mig 29 wud also beat M5

but WHO CAREZ??????

PS. in reality you can only use them at those speeds in Germany some places, in US nowhere, legally

so what???

... with the lag of the engines by the time the f16 has got enough speed, the m5 would have
driven off the edge of the aircraft carrier
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Originally Posted by 700700' post='223907
Guys I think that an F16 or Mig 29 wud also beat M5

but WHO CAREZ??????

PS. in reality you can only use them at those speeds in Germany some places, in US nowhere, legally

so what???

... with the lag of the engines by the time the f16 has got enough speed, the m5 would have
driven off the edge of the aircraft carrier
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First, an aircraft would never launch from a carrier without the catapult which propels them to over 150mph in less than two seconds. Second, although equipped to land on an aircraft carrier, F16 (Falcon) is an aircraft that sees service under the US Airforce and not the Navy.
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Originally Posted by Centurion' post='224398
Originally Posted by ats77' post='223675' date='Jan 13 2006, 12:50 PM
Guys I think that an F16 or Mig 29 wud also beat M5

but WHO CAREZ??????

PS. in reality you can only use them at those speeds in Germany some places, in US nowhere, legally

so what???

... with the lag of the engines by the time the f16 has got enough speed, the m5 would have
driven off the edge of the aircraft carrier
First, an aircraft would never launch from a carrier without the catapult which propels them to over 150mph in less than two seconds. Second, although equipped to land on an aircraft carrier, F16 (Falcon) is an aircraft that sees service under the US Airforce and not the Navy.
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