You guys should be ashamed of yourselves...
12-28-2009, 09:47 AM
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Fifty grand is a lot of money, certainly in a recessionary economy riddled with layoffs, bailouts, furloughs, and pay cuts. In some parts of the country, that kind of cash would not only make for a healthy down payment on a home, it would also cover the entire cost of the home. Yet, when it comes to a premium mid-level sport sedan from a luxury automaker, whether with six- or eight-cylinder power, $50,000 is pretty much the price of entry.
But... you should be happy to know you got the best bang for the buck with your $50K.
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/sedans...ison/index.html
But... you should be happy to know you got the best bang for the buck with your $50K.
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/sedans...ison/index.html
12-28-2009, 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='1080709' date='Dec 28 2009, 10:49 AM
TMac! 
12-28-2009, 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='1080720' date='Dec 28 2009, 11:03 AM
Do a search!
he's just trying to boost his post count...
12-28-2009, 10:35 AM
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12-28-2009, 10:37 AM
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If it's about cars and older than about hmmmmm 4 mins, chances are it's been posted
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12-29-2009, 08:28 AM
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My Ride: 2006 525XI, Jet black on Dakota beige. Premium and winter packages. I consider myself a purist and intend to keep my car absolutely stock and shiny.
2008 328I Convertible, Sapphire black on beige interior. Premium package, NAV, iPod adapter.
Retired: 2002 325I, Titanium silver on black leather. Premium package. Absolutely stock and proud of it.
Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='1080708' date='Dec 28 2009, 01:47 PM
Fifty grand is a lot of money, certainly in a recessionary economy riddled with layoffs, bailouts, furloughs, and pay cuts. In some parts of the country, that kind of cash would not only make for a healthy down payment on a home, it would also cover the entire cost of the home. Yet, when it comes to a premium mid-level sport sedan from a luxury automaker, whether with six- or eight-cylinder power, $50,000 is pretty much the price of entry.
But... you should be happy to know you got the best bang for the buck with your $50K.
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/sedans...ison/index.html
But... you should be happy to know you got the best bang for the buck with your $50K.
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/sedans...ison/index.html
It figures, even at such "old age" our cars are still better than the competition and I'm not talking just numbers. I'll take a 525 over a Lexus GS350 any day. The BMW driving experience is tactile and has nothing to do with numbers. It's the whole experience from the moment you open the door and sit down to the moment you get out and lock the door.
I was looking at all the other pictures of the competition, and even though they all had more buttons on the inside and whatnot, they all look very cheap with their chromatic interior looks. When you look at our interior, you can just smell the luxury and it's not all that "austere" as they claim in the article. Just a few weeks ago, I had to walk to the rear of the car while it was on and the dashboard caught my eye. What a beautiful, luxurious look it had. All that beautiful BMW red/amber almost gave me a chubby.
Also note, every single car on the list has some type of iDrive looking screen. Do you remember when they used to crucify BMW for iDrive? Do you see how stupid all those screens look with their dozens of buttons all around the screen? Doesn't that defeat the purpose of the screen? Just imagine if your TV came with hundreds of buttons, one for each function and all around the screen. That would be dumb, wouldn't it? Let's all enjoy our E60 and let's all learn that we are a group of vocal fanatics who care too much about their cars. All the little annoyances that irk us are not even noticed by your average Joe. Our cars are great and they will be great for years to come. Let's enjoy them while we have the good luck to be able to afford them.
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My Ride: 2007 530i. Purchased 6/28/07. Titanium Silver Metallic, Black Dakota Leather, Dark Poplar Trim, Steptronic, Premium Package, Cold Weather Package, Bluetooth, Adaptive Control Xenons. 10/30/07 Added OEM 124s with 245/40/18 & 275/35/18 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires. Installed red Cal Covers� from BavAuto. 11/21/07 Added OEM all-weather floor mats (for winter, carpet in summer) and coat rack. 6/26/08 installed M5-style rear spoiler. 6/30/08 put on red reflectors. 8/22/08 Euro turn signal stickers applied. 3/20/09 Installed Shadowline Trim. 3/27/09 Added Matte Black Kidney Grilles from Trinity. 4/03/09 Installed Bimmian Shadow Matte Black 530i Badges. 4/04/09 Installed LED license plate lights from Trinity. 5/01/09 Installed Brabus Interior LED Kit and White Angel Eyes. 5/02/09 Put in Brabus 6K Fogs. 5/14/09 Removed charcoal filter. 5/15/09 Installed light smoke LED side marker lamps from Trinity. 5/21/09 Sprint Booster. 6/12/09 Painted exhaust tips flat black. 6/13/09 Pulled red Cal Covers and painted calipers low gloss black. 6/27/09 RPI Ram Air Scoop from Trinity. 8/15/09 Installed Brabus's silver invisibulbs front and rear. 9/24/09 Installed R-Dash license plate LEDs from Brabaus (John).
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