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Sedans BMW 3-Series 2007 BMW 328/335 vs Nissan Altima 2007 3.5 SE/SL
41 messages, Last post on Jun 26, 2009 at 5:24 AM
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Replying to: car111 (Mar 07, 2007 6:20 pm) Best Regards, Shipo |
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Replying to: shipo (Mar 07, 2007 6:39 pm) Where does the legendary sportiness of BMW manifest - is it mainly ability to make very fast turns ? |
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Replying to: car111 (Mar 07, 2007 6:52 pm) Or maybe not--a BMW is overkill for the driving habits of some folks and the Altima is thus a fine choice and a very good value. |
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Replying to: car111 (Mar 07, 2007 6:52 pm) Seems to me you should save yourself $10,000 and get the Altima. |
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Replying to: car111 (Mar 07, 2007 6:20 pm) HP isn't the be all and end all and it's important the chassis be able to absorb the hp properly.
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Replying to: kdshapiro (Mar 08, 2007 5:21 am) I always tell people that if you genuinely can't notice the difference between two cars, and one costs $10K less, well, gee, buy it! |
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Pardon my limited knowledge of BMW but I am trying to see what I may miss but not buying 328 or 335. Can you be more specific of stressing the car - speeds, etc ? I have driven both Altima and 328/335 - and stressed them (to my level). I think braking of BMW 3 or 5 might be best in town. Taking turns at 40,45,50mph I thought new ALtima handled well, better than camry, accord. I think for years Altima/Maxima are known to be sportier cars compared to camry, accord. And my BMW friends also confirm to their surprise Nissan handles well. I think if you take 60mph+ turns BMW is needed, but that would be quite aggressive/risky driving in Northern California. In normal to reasonable risk driving, would the difference be noticed between Altima and BMW 3 ? It seems aggressive driving wherein one can get a traffic ticket would be where BMW wins. Also, I heard there is some place in LosAngeles where for $10, you can race cars (BMW, Audi, etc) around the track ? |
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Replying to: car111 (Mar 08, 2007 8:05 pm) The difference between Nissan and BMW is the intended mission of the car, not the ability to do crazy and illegal stunts on the road. The BMW has a balanced neutral feel, those who know can feel the difference at 10mph. If you do not covet the driving dynamics of the BMW after taking it for a test drive, there would be no reason to spend $10 grand more for the car over the Altima. When I test drove a BMW it took about 15 seconds for me to understand what makes a BMW a BMW over a FWD appliance type car.
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Replying to: kdshapiro (Mar 09, 2007 7:33 am) I knew I felt something way more valuable to me when I sat in the car before my test drive and it took me a little longer than you, about 1/4 mile on a few twisties and then I was sold. Huge difference than anything I ever drove previously. Regards, OW |
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Replying to: car111 (Mar 08, 2007 8:05 pm) I like a very responsive car. If I point it somewhere, that's where I want to go, like right now. I don't want to have to spend time setting the car in a turn, or anticipating its bad habits, or having to slack off when the car gets squirrely in a bad spot. Other things I notice in some otherwise very nice cars are "dead center" steering (a dead spot in the neutral area o the steering), the annoyances of FWD, too-easy steering (one tends to over-correct), brake fade under duress, or a car that gets upset on bumpy/twisties. There are things I DON'T like about BMWs, but I think they are great driving cars, and I think it's significant that they rule in the 3-series to this day, and have bedeviled every competitor who has tried to copy them. No one has quite done it yet after decades of trying.
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