"bk49" <jeffmayner@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> 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?

I thought that would be the case with my e39's, whose exterior design I
liked a lot. I was taken the first time I laid eyes on one in person. But
after a few months the looks didn't matter at all. Today the e39 looks
downright dowdy to me, but I still love the car because it drives about as
good as any standard sedan I've ever been in with the exception of an e60
without Active Steering.

 

"bk49" <jeffmayner@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> 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?

I thought that would be the case with my e39's, whose exterior design I
liked a lot. I was taken the first time I laid eyes on one in person. But
after a few months the looks didn't matter at all. Today the e39 looks
downright dowdy to me, but I still love the car because it drives about as
good as any standard sedan I've ever been in with the exception of an e60
without Active Steering.

 

"bk49" <jeffmayner@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> 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?

I thought that would be the case with my e39's, whose exterior design I
liked a lot. I was taken the first time I laid eyes on one in person. But
after a few months the looks didn't matter at all. Today the e39 looks
downright dowdy to me, but I still love the car because it drives about as
good as any standard sedan I've ever been in with the exception of an e60
without Active Steering.

 

"bk49" <jeffmayner@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> "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

It's pretty cool. That's how I feel about my Audi S8, as well.
It has completely replaced my interest in any other German marque. It is
truly fabulous.


>
> >
> >
>
>

 

"bk49" <jeffmayner@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> "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

It's pretty cool. That's how I feel about my Audi S8, as well.
It has completely replaced my interest in any other German marque. It is
truly fabulous.


>
> >
> >
>
>

 

"bk49" <jeffmayner@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:d_adnWlUKMjxp1jcRVn-ow@giganews.com...
>
> "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

It's pretty cool. That's how I feel about my Audi S8, as well.
It has completely replaced my interest in any other German marque. It is
truly fabulous.


>
> >
> >
>
>

 

>I cannot believe how the brand new price of both BMW and AUDI gets ramped up
>by the addition of options

Audi isn't nearly as bad as BMW. We test drove the X5 a few weeks ago before my
mother got her Touraeg. The car was nearly $50k USD and didn't include several
seemingly obvious options like power adjuastable lumbar. We would have needed
to add another couple thousand dollars worth of options just to get the
adjuastable lumbar as part of a larger pack. And they get like $48k for loaded
330's!
Steve Grauman

 

>I cannot believe how the brand new price of both BMW and AUDI gets ramped up
>by the addition of options

Audi isn't nearly as bad as BMW. We test drove the X5 a few weeks ago before my
mother got her Touraeg. The car was nearly $50k USD and didn't include several
seemingly obvious options like power adjuastable lumbar. We would have needed
to add another couple thousand dollars worth of options just to get the
adjuastable lumbar as part of a larger pack. And they get like $48k for loaded
330's!
Steve Grauman

 

>I cannot believe how the brand new price of both BMW and AUDI gets ramped up
>by the addition of options

Audi isn't nearly as bad as BMW. We test drove the X5 a few weeks ago before my
mother got her Touraeg. The car was nearly $50k USD and didn't include several
seemingly obvious options like power adjuastable lumbar. We would have needed
to add another couple thousand dollars worth of options just to get the
adjuastable lumbar as part of a larger pack. And they get like $48k for loaded
330's!
Steve Grauman

 

With a Dinan 5 E39, and a "warmed up" S4, all I can say is take another look
at the Audi. You can play with the BMW, but you can get downright serious
with the Audi!!
....Lorne

"bk49" <jeffmayner@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:d_adnWlUKMjxp1jcRVn-ow@giganews.com...
>
> "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
>
> >
> >
>
>