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Replying to: 2001gs430 (Oct 30, 2008 3:31 pm)  Thank you for your good wishes. 
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Replying to: hpowders (Oct 30, 2008 3:02 pm) Congrats on your new BMW. Dealers absolutely make all the difference in the world. There are two Audi shops in my general area, one is good, one isn't. I expect premium service from a premium car dealership. If they don't deliver, they don't get my business.
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Replying to: lexusguy (Oct 30, 2008 4:15 pm) The BMW 3 Series is a totally different vehicle from my 2002 325i-more power, more front seat travel and so many more technological gizzmos that can truly overwhelm you! Wow!  I was so used to lousy treatment from BMW dealers ranging from Queens, NY to Sarasota, Fl., that I committed the mistake of assuming they must all be bad. My experience today was probably what most folks who buy a Lexus take for granted. For the first time since 1993, I will be able to take a BMW phone survey and enthusiastically recommend a dealership. Never thought I'd live to see the day! Thanks again for your kind words!
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Replying to: lexusguy (Oct 29, 2008 11:24 pm)  . If your in the market for an SUV anyway, I would go with the Q7. I test drove the Q7, liked it a lot, but decided to buy an A6 instead. The Q7 3.6 had great pick up for a heavy car, a nice interior, decent gas mileage, and a load of safety features.
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Replying to: bmlexus (Oct 30, 2008 9:52 am) |
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Replying to: hpowders (Oct 30, 2008 3:02 pm) What took you so damned long? Amazingly you survived a few months of BMW deprivation without any evident side effects. So tell me what's with this VW Syndrome anyways. You and Tagman boast about owning a VW Golf and within a few months you both have them replaced with BMWs Every single BMW dealership should have a VW Golf tester. This way everybody test driving the VW Golf will end up buying a BMW anyways.
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Replying to: tagman (Oct 27, 2008 8:39 pm) If she wants a 1er, fine, but then I guess I'll have to look at the M3 for myself. Things have gotten more complicated than I expected. My wife and I have "his" and "her" BMWs . Two BMWs in our family is just a bit too much. Our next family member will not be a BMW or God-forbid a Golf which I would have to replace with a BMW ASAP. As I have repeated a few hundred times here a future lithium ion battery powered Lexus is on our radar screens. I know, I know such a vehicle is an antithesis to a performance vehicle but the fact that I have to use a whole filing cabinet for my upcoming speeding ticket court cases sort of kills off my desire for any kind of sporty car.
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Replying to: dewey (Oct 30, 2008 6:21 pm) I did suffer from BMW-withdrawal syndrome: I was grumpy, depressed, argumentative, needed more rum cake than ever to produce the desired effect, etc; After skimming through the owners' manual, I got dizzy from all the technology. Luckily, I can just ignore most of it (if I can just figure out how to program the complicated HD radio!) and enjoy the pure driving enjoyment. I won't let the technology make me crazy! The VW is a fine car for what it is. My wife will love it. However, the 328i will be "verboten" Thanks again for your good wishes.
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Or should I note, Cars being used as signs of the times? On my way to work, cruising up the Automile: BMW dealer: Three new cars out front, each with signs strapped to the side: X6 5 in stock! Umm, yeah. I don't think I'd hit the Kia dealer across the street if I was looking for an X6. Not that I ever shall be... Z4 $5000 off! Well, that's a start... 1 Convertible 0.9% financing! Well, it is fall in New England. Good time to buy a 'vert, actually... Porsche/Audi dealer: Shiny white Cayenne out front with large sign covering most of the driver's side, in large letters, "Lease for $599/mo.!" Of course, smaller print I don't have time to stop and read, at least not ON the way to work! And, if that applies to a 911, maybe I will stop... However, should there be a Porsche in our future, please let it not be a Cayenne... The sleeves remain on my Belichik hoodie. The jewelry remains draped around the EWs neck. All is well in Pleasant Valley... |
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Replying to: dm1212 (Oct 30, 2008 5:37 pm) The Q7 is nice, but it's way more vehicle than my wife wants or needs. She thought that the second gen RX350 had gotten too big compared to her 300, which is why we went with the X3. This latest RX is now even bigger and much heavier than before, so she definitely won't be interested. The Audi Q5 remains at the top of our list to replace the X3, which she hasn't been enamored with. We may end up with "his" and "hers" Audis, but I think the Q5 and S6 are different enough for it not to be an issue
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