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Replying to: hihomike (Aug 10, 2005 6:04 am) My 2003 530SP has been absolutely flawless in every way (1/03 purchase date). Not so much as a warning light has illuminated! I'm sure your new 530 will provide years of enjoyable motoring. Just drive it the way it was intended to be driven... guessing the new 255HP engine is sweet. I will be hard pressed to let go of this one... even for the new e60. Handling, steering and performance of that sweet 6 would be hard to walk away from. My German buddies tell me that I have their favorite iteration of the 5er (aside from the M5, that is!).
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Replying to: purplem46 (Aug 10, 2005 11:41 am) Pretty much any public library would have it. Newstands also. |
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Replying to: dhamilton (Aug 07, 2005 7:46 pm)
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Replying to: hihomike (Aug 09, 2005 5:37 am) 
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Replying to: lovemyclk (Aug 10, 2005 11:41 am) I hope you are right about this new 530i. So far it "has" been flawless, but it's only 4 months old and only 2500 miles on it. As it ages and breaks in, I must admit it drives and handles even better. It has the horsepower that was needed for some time in the 6 cylinder version. As for the new M-5, it will be sweet but a bit too rich for my blood, if you know what I mean. 80,000 is my estimated pricing with the options I'd add, and for $80,000, you can buy 1/2 a 3 bedroom home.
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No one's crystal ball is clear. However, I attended a presentation recently about the US (and global) economy. When "regular" reaches $3.40 will be the beginning, just a smidge mind you, of "pause at the pumps." Coupled with higher interest rates -- gulp. After several years of having V8's and one 2.7T turbo (very thirsty), I opted for the Audi V6 FSI specifically because I am certain $3.00/gallon regular will be a (~) 2005 event. Perhaps this is insane to be buying $50K+ cars and looking at gas prices as "an issue." Perhaps it is -- but the larger concern, beyond the obvious is the imact on "everything" not just my upper-middle-class lifestyle and ability to buy gas. Here is the "shocker" -- some authors are writing that $5.00 per gallon, while not near term likely, is not a distant far off event. OK, the flip side is at $70/bbl of oil, getting abundant (?) oil from Canada that was previously non econmically feasible to go after becomes an economic and technological "no brainer." I am neither a fan nor a foe of Lexus -- but the upcoming hybrid LPS car "ought" to be just what we need (as well as several other technologies.) I would expect the LPS cars to "pioneer" performance and new fuel saving technologies. Even my 3.2FSI seems to sip gas considering the size car it is in (my A6). We live in "interesting times." |
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Replying to: hihomike (Aug 11, 2005 4:07 am)
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