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Scott C wrote: > You guys are bad! ;-).. > > I'm not sure if the question is, does the BMW drive better.. yes, is the > answer. I have the 1990 535 and my wife has a 2002 325i.. both are great > cars.. this is why I'm looking at the 545, and yes, I have driven it. > I too have a 1990 535i, 5spd, 97K miles and just recently had the headgasket repaired. It runs great! > When does it become about value for the money we spend? I could drive a > $200,000 Lotus, and it would drive better than the BMW.. should I buy that? > I think most would answer 'no'.. the BMW is a good value for the money, or > perhaps, 'if you have the money, buy it'.. but we don't always (I hope) buy > the most expensive thing we can afford.. we buy a compromise between what's > practical and what we want. Ever bought any tools besides Craftsman? Sure, > we all do.. but we know Craftsman are very good, and cost a bit more. We > evaluate the money we have to spend vs the final product and it's > competition. > The issue here is not so much about "value for the money spent", but which one do you prefer to drive. I haven't driven the Acura, but if you think it drives *as well* as the BMW, and you can save $10K, then do it! Hey, Acura makes great cars. Its electronics like NAV system is far superior to BMWs idrive, so its not really a "compromise". > I did state, "I did not like the car as much as the BMW".. which I drove > (545), but I wonder where the trade off's are in price / performance / > handling? > That's subjective. If you "think" the Acura drives as well as the 545i, why not save $10K. > Most of us BMW owners like our cars. We think they are the best thing > going.. but let's keep an open mind. There are other cars out there, they > have more horse power, more features, cost less, same warranty, ... and are > a better initial value for our dollar - I say initial because we don't know > how the car will hold up over the long run.. but the same is true for he > BMW. > > I'll more than likely get the BMW. Perhaps this was just a comparison > showing you can get more for your money with the Acura. Let's face it, BMW's > are overpriced.. but we all want them. > Agree, BMWs are vastly overpriced, especially when a 525i is "around" $45K+! Ouch! But if you can afford the extra $10K+ for the 545i, get it. Of course, this assumes you like the looks of the car.... |
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