is250 vs. 325i

Elmo P.

What do yu currently own? Drive?

Thanks


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BuckShot LeFunk
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1998 LS 400
1999 E320 4-Matic


Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
>
>

wrote:
> JonB, (So, do they call you "Sloop"? I would...),
> Good to see another 2-wheel commuter on this board!
>
> I'm just now in the market for new tires for my road bike.
> Flatted the front last night; 4-wheeler decided he had the
> right-of-way and I skidded to a hard stop.
> Now I have that thump-thump-thump
> from the flat spot.
>
> What've you owned & which have you liked?
> ...I'm leaning towards the Continental Ultra Gatorskins;
> heavy but bulletproof from what I've read.
> Thx&Rgds...pay
>
> BTW - If you can find any, I swear by the Scott Matthauser
> brake pads.

Why is there no alt.motorcycles.bmw? I would subscribe to that in a
heartbeat!!

--
-Fred W

Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
>
> Life is full of choices. For example, I prefer to be on the beach in
> Hawaii over driving a BMW. If I can do both, great. If not, if I have
> to rank them, I'll take the beach.
>

Lying on a beach (anywhere)?

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...

--
-Fred W

Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:

>
> What I said was--now listen carefully--if I have to make the choice
> between having fun driving a car (because that costs money) and having
> fun on a beach on Hawaii, I'll CHOOSE to have my fun in Hawaii instead
> of paying for fun in a car.
>
> Choices. It's all about choices. I can accept the Lexus for what it
> is--a dead-reliable choice for transport that does the job very well and
> which allows me to put my discretionary--DISCRETIONARY, look it
> up--dollars into a *more* enjoyable endeavor.
>
> And interestingly enough--it puts a smile on my face knowing that that
> car allows me to make the choice, that I'm not stuck with a world of
> cars that are all expensive to own.
>

This is all really quite hilariious considering that Lexuses (Lexi?) and
BMWs cost about the same amount to purchase new and BMWs cost absolutely
nothing to maintain during the 4 year warranty.

Just ignoring any difference in fun-factor right now, how is that Lexus
saving you money? What model do you own that is so much less expensive
than a BMW?


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-Fred W

wrote:
> E28 Guy© wrote:

>>
>>An enthusiast can often fix it. But messing up your manicure working
>>on your car would be beneath *you*, wouldn't it?
>
>
> Manicure my ass. My hands are scuffed up as I speak from doing
> work under the hood last week (belt replacements). The frigging
> things were already cracking at 28,000 miles.
>

My gawd!! That damned BMW can't make a belt that won't crack before 28k
miles?

Oh that's right... BMW doesn't make belts. They buy them just like
every other freeking car manufacturer.

Dolt.

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-Fred W

Fred W wrote:

> My gawd!! That damned BMW can't make a belt that won't crack before 28k
> miles?
>
> Oh that's right... BMW doesn't make belts. They buy them just like
> every other freeking car manufacturer.

Yeah, just like they buy those ****ty GM France auto trannies and stick
them in their new cars at the BMW factory.

>
> Dolt.

Did I upset your widdu feelings?

--
Cliff

wrote:
> Fred W wrote:
>
>
>>My gawd!! That damned BMW can't make a belt that won't crack before 28k
>>miles?
>>
>>Oh that's right... BMW doesn't make belts. They buy them just like
>>every other freeking car manufacturer.
>
>
> Yeah, just like they buy those ****ty GM France auto trannies and stick
> them in their new cars at the BMW factory.
>
>
>>Dolt.
>
>
> Did I upset your widdu feelings?
>

Not in the least. But thanks for your concern.

You really should see a specialist about that speech problem though,
Elmer...

--
-Fred W

What do you drive?


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BuckShot LeFunk
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1998 LS 400
1999 E320 4-Matic


Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
>
>
>
> I am. Quite a bit.
>
> But for a daily driver, and for most people, the German cars come at a
> much higher expense than what they offer. Period.
>

"Elmo P. Shagnasty" > wrote:

>In article .com>,
> "E28 Guy©" > wrote:
>
>> > Life is full of choices. I'd rather choose the "boring" car that puts a
>> > smile on my face every day, knowing that the money I'm saving allows me
>> > to do other, MUCH more fun things in life than driving.
>>
>> If greed puts more of a smile on your face than driving a fine
>> automobile, then you are not a driving enthusiast.
>
>Who said anything about greed?
>
>You're putting words in people's mouths now--all so you can try to
>justify yourself.
>
>Life is full of choices. For example, I prefer to be on the beach in
>Hawaii over driving a BMW. If I can do both, great. If not, if I have
>to rank them, I'll take the beach.

Get rid of your BMWs NOW. That's assuming you have any.
You'll be much happier in a camry, snicker.

On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:38:08 -0400, "Elmo P. Shagnasty" >
wrote:

>.... The German car costs quite a bit of money for what it ultimately offers.

Yes, it does. But to some of us, what it offers is *essential.* And the
character of European performance cars is without equal in Japanese cars, which
are basically either appliances or clones of previously existing European cars,
which in only very rare exceptional cases exceed their derivative limitations:
the Datsun 510, the RX-7, the original Z, and a small subset of MX-5s.

I always have a BMW as my wife's daily driver and our touring car; I've never
had a maintenance problem with any of them. But then I put 95,000 miles on a
Fiat 124 Spider in three years without a single problem as well, and had three
Alfas to boot, plus a Fiat Dino. If you take care of things, they generally
last.

BTW, with the BMWs, I firmly believe that taking European delivery invariably
results in receiving an exceptional vehicle. I think the factory pays particular
attention to making those vehicles as good as they could possibly be.

-- Larry

1995 Miata R (~1300 total produced, 1994-97)
2002 325i sports pkg, etc.
2001 Aprilia Falco
2002 Honda 919
1985 Honda Interceptor 500
1972 Elden FF