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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: jimbres (May 05, 2007 9:17 am) Tomorrow I wash the 330. Regards, OW |
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My wife and I drove the Blue ridge parkway, in our is350, a little more than a month ago from Fancy Gap, VA to its Southern end in NC. I have to say that the paddle shifters were absolutely great (made it a breeze to change gears). The car handled exceedingly well and we drove the parkway with minimal braking. I also hear how the 3 series BMW blows the IS 350 away in the handling area. The drivers of all the BMWs we encountered on the parkway were always braking hard at turns and on inclines. ... so much for the BMW's great handling capabilities. 
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Replying to: fl_xy001 (May 06, 2007 2:33 pm) |
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Replying to: fl_xy001 (May 06, 2007 2:33 pm) Then again, I blew away an IS350 on a double wide freeway ramp this weekend, and I was driving my wife's minivan. ...so much for the vaunted handling capabilities of the Lexus IS twins. Best Regards, Shipo
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Replying to: shipo (May 07, 2007 2:35 am)
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Replying to: louiswei (May 07, 2007 3:40 am) True I'm turning 50 next week and haven't started wearing corrective lenses yet, but my eyesight ain't that bad (I'm one of those types that needs longer arms to read the paper but have no problems reading road signs a mile away). As you probably surmised, my point was that a 1966 VW Beetle (the most diabolical handling car I've ever driven) will blow away a Ferrari in a turn given enough difference in the drivers. Best Regards, Shipo |
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Replying to: shipo (May 07, 2007 4:10 am) A 1966 VW Beetle could also blow away a Lambo if that Lambo driver was just out for a nice Sunday cruise. |
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Replying to: shipo (May 07, 2007 4:10 am) A predictable occurrence, given the combination of a fundamentally unstable vehicle & a young, stupid driver. Apologies for the digression...
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Replying to: jimbres (May 07, 2007 4:57 am) Yup, I'm thinking that "diabolical" may not have been a strong enough adjective to describe how that car behaved on roads that were straight as an arrow as well as those that were Route 17ish (or worse). BTW, I leased my two BMWs from dealerships on Route 17 (New Jersey), and drove them quite often on 17a west of Sloatsburg. Lots of fun! Best Regards, Shipo |
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Replying to: shipo (May 07, 2007 4:10 am) I've got you by 2 years and my arms are still long enough to read but approaching the extent of focus, so to speak. I think spiritinthesky had both IS350 and 335 in his hands on a recent test at an old airport runway and can probably provide the best feedback on the better performing car (as opposed to the official editor expert reviews). His family owns both and is selling one for a people mover. Guess which one is being sold? Let's assume the Asians are getting better but not there yet in the best handling category. That's an opinion I'm sure will be a quite heated debate. Regards, OW
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