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Replying to: kdshapiro (Jul 24, 2006 3:54 pm)  Well put....perfect!
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Replying to: driver100 (Jul 24, 2006 5:54 pm)  Come to think of it, the RAV4 would be more like a Seiko.  Save the Timex for the Tucson. 
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Replying to: wmdavis1 (Jul 24, 2006 7:08 pm) Right now Im fixing up my sons 02' outback. Doing all the work myself, low miliage car and paint was neglected. 8 hours with Merzerna products and the thing is drippingly shiney! New Alpine stereo with iPod integration, blue tooth for phone, , subwoofer, new speakers, and I even drilled the metal and put a stock spoiler on it! new Triple treads make it nice. After years of Mercedes and Audis and not touching those cars Im having a blast tinkering with this car. The point, I'll have less than 14k in this (manual tranny to boot!) and the thing only has 50k on it. SOunds great, lots of toys and it looks really great! Drives nice and quiet, stereo is fun, and best of all I don't owe a dime on it. I'll drive it for 6 months and then planning on picking up a fresh x3 in munich in the spring and give sunny boy his ride. The point, oh yeah, its very capable car but its really no fun. I had my hondas and toyotas when thats what I could afford and then fell for nice german cars. This will be my first BMW and Im all about the drive train. Might still consider a 3 or 5 series. 36 month lease and say good "BUY" and get a new one! If repairs gonna bug you out then stay Japanese! RAV is nice choice. Just don't confuse these german cars as costing more and should be trouble free! The more you spend , the higher the sopistication and the more things can break! It happens. Im not trying to scare you but some people bug out over the cost. My wife drives a Sienna van and is very happy with it. She does not want to know about repair bills! Thats why I say with warranty cars! Hers just came off it but toyotas are not so bad with long term repair history. A well cared for BMW used might be a great value if bought right. If were looking for a good deal, I'd find an 05' with low milage for about 30k Still a better vehicle than the RAV, has a few good years left before the warranty runs . Its not an 07, but its not 45k either! Good luck! |
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Replying to: wmdavis1 (Jul 24, 2006 7:08 pm) You're on a X3 board! BMW owners are as partisan as they come! Try posing the same question on a Toyota board, and see what responses you get.
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Replying to: bodble2 (Jul 24, 2006 9:24 pm) BMW X3 vs Subaru Forester/XT vs Infiniti FX 35 vs Toyota RAV4 |
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Replying to: wmdavis1 (Jul 24, 2006 7:08 pm) I somewhat disagree with this statement. Recognizing there are all manner of vehicles out there...the purpose of a car is to get you from point A to point B, the car with the best value is the least expensive one that accomplishes the mission. You may decide to get a more expensive vehicle over one that accomplishes the basic task, but that doesn't make it a better value. It makes it a more expensive vehicle. For $10 vs $70K a Timex certainly wins on value, but the Timex doesn't have that certain something the Rolex does. The X3, at the expense of gas mileage will run rings around the RAV4 because it handles like a sedan and a BMW. If that type of handling is not important, the RAV4 should be fine. I'm partial to the Forester XT myself, which has won numerous awards and has been rated the top small SUV by various publications for a few years in a row. You should take the X3 and RAV4 out back to back. If you don't notice any difference, it's because you haven't driven both cars hard enough. And the forum that Steve linked to has lots of good reading. 
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Replying to: kdshapiro (Jul 25, 2006 3:28 am) When I google for "Rolex Repair" I get 74,400 hits. hmmm, ok, searching for "BMW Repair" flops up 106,000 hits. That's more than Hyundai Repair or Toyota Repair or Subaru Repair. That has to be enough data to support a PhD dissertation right there.
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Replying to: steve_ (Jul 25, 2006 8:34 am) I think X3 is a pretty good "value" when leasing only. $40k is a lot for a small SUV and you have more choices at that price range. Hard to beat X3 leases though. My guess is that RAV4 fully loaded should lease for a similar amount.
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Replying to: davidc1 (Jul 25, 2006 1:03 pm) Funny you should say that. Of all the watches I have owned the Timex I am wearing right now has been the most reliable - and at a fraction of the cost of all the others. Apparently, we don't repair them 'cause they don't need repair! tidester, host
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