>I'm not sold on the new 5 Series looks, but, I have to tell you, the nose on
>that Audi is absolutely hideous. JMO/YMMV

Have you seen it in person? I saw a loaded V6 at the dealer and I actually like
it, MUCH better than the pictures made it seem.
Steve Grauman

 

I have a 530i with sports suspension, sports seats etc and most of the
goodies. Bought it second hand 10 months old with 700 miles on the clock.

I cannot believe how the brand new price of both BMW and AUDI gets ramped up
by the addition of options which the trade seem to consider as 'minimum
standard requirements'. My 530i would have been £42,000 list with all the
options and at that price I would not have bought it (I paid £27,995, which
just goes to show how much these things depreciate, particularly the
options).

In Prague recently I got to drive the top of the range Skoda Superb, with
leather, sat nav, gloss wood, 19 inch alloys.

Given that I can buy this car in the UK for HALF the price of my BMW, I'd
have to think very seriously before buying either of the cars listed in this
thread.

I love my BMW (and I'd love a 6 series), but the pricing is for name and
prestige, not value.

 

I have a 530i with sports suspension, sports seats etc and most of the
goodies. Bought it second hand 10 months old with 700 miles on the clock.

I cannot believe how the brand new price of both BMW and AUDI gets ramped up
by the addition of options which the trade seem to consider as 'minimum
standard requirements'. My 530i would have been £42,000 list with all the
options and at that price I would not have bought it (I paid £27,995, which
just goes to show how much these things depreciate, particularly the
options).

In Prague recently I got to drive the top of the range Skoda Superb, with
leather, sat nav, gloss wood, 19 inch alloys.

Given that I can buy this car in the UK for HALF the price of my BMW, I'd
have to think very seriously before buying either of the cars listed in this
thread.

I love my BMW (and I'd love a 6 series), but the pricing is for name and
prestige, not value.

 

I have a 530i with sports suspension, sports seats etc and most of the
goodies. Bought it second hand 10 months old with 700 miles on the clock.

I cannot believe how the brand new price of both BMW and AUDI gets ramped up
by the addition of options which the trade seem to consider as 'minimum
standard requirements'. My 530i would have been £42,000 list with all the
options and at that price I would not have bought it (I paid £27,995, which
just goes to show how much these things depreciate, particularly the
options).

In Prague recently I got to drive the top of the range Skoda Superb, with
leather, sat nav, gloss wood, 19 inch alloys.

Given that I can buy this car in the UK for HALF the price of my BMW, I'd
have to think very seriously before buying either of the cars listed in this
thread.

I love my BMW (and I'd love a 6 series), but the pricing is for name and
prestige, not value.

 

"Ramone Cila" <dontw@nt.spam> wrote in message
news:E8Zwd.7$7e.1377@news.uswest.net...
>
> "Jeff Mayner" <jeffmayner@yahoonospam.com> wrote in message
> news:0f2dnbWbh6RVnVncRVn-gw@giganews.com...
>> Seth Brundle wrote:
>> > I have a 2000 540i, and am looking to upgrade.
>> > It looks like a dead heat between the 05 545i and 05 A6 4.2.
>>
>> I'm not sold on the new 5 Series looks, but, I have to tell you, the nose
> on
>> that Audi is absolutely hideous. JMO/YMMV
>
> I have a 545 and although I wasn't completely enamored with it's looks it
> doesn't seem to matter to me anymore. I like the drive and performance and
> I
> love the spartan interior. I don't really dislike the new nose of the A6,
> but if one does, but loves everything else about the car, I doubt the nose
> will be much of an issue a few months down the road.
>
> I just don't get excited about looks. Good or bad, they inevitably become
> unimportant if the car satisfies (or dissatisfies) in what I consider to
> be
> the more important areas.

With my BMW, I get the best of both worlds. I get excited everytime I look
at it and then i get to drive it.

How cool is that?

Jeff

>
>

 

"Ramone Cila" <dontw@nt.spam> wrote in message
news:E8Zwd.7$7e.1377@news.uswest.net...
>
> "Jeff Mayner" <jeffmayner@yahoonospam.com> wrote in message
> news:0f2dnbWbh6RVnVncRVn-gw@giganews.com...
>> Seth Brundle wrote:
>> > I have a 2000 540i, and am looking to upgrade.
>> > It looks like a dead heat between the 05 545i and 05 A6 4.2.
>>
>> I'm not sold on the new 5 Series looks, but, I have to tell you, the nose
> on
>> that Audi is absolutely hideous. JMO/YMMV
>
> I have a 545 and although I wasn't completely enamored with it's looks it
> doesn't seem to matter to me anymore. I like the drive and performance and
> I
> love the spartan interior. I don't really dislike the new nose of the A6,
> but if one does, but loves everything else about the car, I doubt the nose
> will be much of an issue a few months down the road.
>
> I just don't get excited about looks. Good or bad, they inevitably become
> unimportant if the car satisfies (or dissatisfies) in what I consider to
> be
> the more important areas.

With my BMW, I get the best of both worlds. I get excited everytime I look
at it and then i get to drive it.

How cool is that?

Jeff

>
>

 

"Ramone Cila" <dontw@nt.spam> wrote in message
news:E8Zwd.7$7e.1377@news.uswest.net...
>
> "Jeff Mayner" <jeffmayner@yahoonospam.com> wrote in message
> news:0f2dnbWbh6RVnVncRVn-gw@giganews.com...
>> Seth Brundle wrote:
>> > I have a 2000 540i, and am looking to upgrade.
>> > It looks like a dead heat between the 05 545i and 05 A6 4.2.
>>
>> I'm not sold on the new 5 Series looks, but, I have to tell you, the nose
> on
>> that Audi is absolutely hideous. JMO/YMMV
>
> I have a 545 and although I wasn't completely enamored with it's looks it
> doesn't seem to matter to me anymore. I like the drive and performance and
> I
> love the spartan interior. I don't really dislike the new nose of the A6,
> but if one does, but loves everything else about the car, I doubt the nose
> will be much of an issue a few months down the road.
>
> I just don't get excited about looks. Good or bad, they inevitably become
> unimportant if the car satisfies (or dissatisfies) in what I consider to
> be
> the more important areas.

With my BMW, I get the best of both worlds. I get excited everytime I look
at it and then i get to drive it.

How cool is that?

Jeff

>
>

 

Jeffmayner writes:

>With my BMW, I get the best of both worlds. I get excited everytime I look
>at it and then i get to drive it.
>
>How cool is that?
>

You don't know cool until you open your garage door each day and see and then
drive my RS6. d;o)

 

Jeffmayner writes:

>With my BMW, I get the best of both worlds. I get excited everytime I look
>at it and then i get to drive it.
>
>How cool is that?
>

You don't know cool until you open your garage door each day and see and then
drive my RS6. d;o)

 

Jeffmayner writes:

>With my BMW, I get the best of both worlds. I get excited everytime I look
>at it and then i get to drive it.
>
>How cool is that?
>

You don't know cool until you open your garage door each day and see and then
drive my RS6. d;o)