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Sedans BMW 3-Series BMW 3-series vs Lexus IS
1527 messages, Last post on May 20, 2009 at 1:33 PM
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Replying to: spiritinthesky (Jan 11, 2007 5:55 am) Geez, that's a big runway. I did all of my basic training on a runway that was 2,942' x 40', with an 840' displaced threshold no less. The first time I landed on anything larger (3,600' x 60') I thought the runway looked so wide that I could land sideways. On your 6,000' x 100' strip I'd probably get lost.  Best Regards, Shipo |
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Replying to: spiritinthesky (Jan 11, 2007 5:55 am) 
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Replying to: shipo (Jan 11, 2007 8:06 am) All my initial flight training was at a stagefield using an 8' by 8' painted square. BTW Spirit, I'd like to come visit you too. How many traffic cones do you own?!?! |
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Replying to: fedlawman (Jan 11, 2007 9:12 am)
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Replying to: louiswei (Jan 11, 2007 9:43 am)
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Replying to: fedlawman (Jan 11, 2007 9:12 am) Hehe, I'm not a rotary wing jock, in fact the last time I rode in one of those (a Chinook) was when a screaming Gunny from Uncle Sam's Misguided Children caused me to jump out of the back. :-/ Best Regards, Shipo
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Replying to: shipo (Jan 11, 2007 12:27 pm) 
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I was a happy 2000 BMW 323i owner. 7 yrs old, 54 thous. mi., no problems. THEN I read on a BMW forum the alarming number of catastrophic transmission failures occurring on the automatics for the '00-'02 models (also the govt. recall website). I then did some research. The reverse gear goes out with no warning. No dealer or trans shop will fix the trans. These failures start at around 40,000 mi. SOLUTION: Replace the automatic transmission. COST: $5,000 IF you can find the transmission. Often you have to find one in a junk yard. This failure happens so often there is a shortage of transmissions. So your car sits at the dealer for weeks, maybe months waiting for the $5K reconditioned trans to show up. How long will the new one last? BMW will not back up this trans, does not even acknowledge there is a problem. Basically stonewalling the situation. My car is fine now...so what do I do? Go buy another BMW? (I do love the way they drive). Wait for the trans to go out? Well, I have a very bad taste in my mouth about this. This is why I'm interested in selling my BMW and buying a IS250. I don't even want to try to sell my car to an individual because I know what will happen at some point in the near future (ruin the guy or gal financially) and the guilt will bother me. So, I probably will sell it at CarMax for $3K less than it's worth (around $13K now) and go on. So much for the Ultimate Driving Machine. |
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Replying to: bmw55 (Feb 06, 2007 8:05 am) It is the Ultimate Driving Machine when it WORKS. Have fun shopping for the IS250, you'll definitely like it no doubt. I personally think IS350 is the way to go with the IS. |
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Replying to: bmw55 (Feb 06, 2007 8:05 am) So much for automatic transmissions. |
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