"N8N" <njnagel@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> On Apr 20, 8:27 am, "RCE" <r...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>> That's what I found. The E60 M5 is a very nice car ... fast and agile.
>> But, the only way I found that I could appreciate it's performance was
>> the
>> very few occasions when I took it up over 100 mph. Below that speed it
>> basically felt like a regular 5 series BMW with little "connection" to
>> the
>> driver.
>>
>> The ****sche feels like a s****ts car even at 30 mph, yet it can still
>> throw
>> your head into the back seat if you want to.
>>
>> RCE
>
> You obviously drive different cars than "the rest of us." IMHO the
> difference in driving feel between my old E28 chassis 535i and, say, a
> Chevy Impala (my current company vehicle) is significantly more
> different than the difference in feel between the 535i and my current
> personal 944. Sure, the 944 is somewhat more involving, but the
> difference in handling between "really quite good" and "holy @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> that's amazing" is irrelevant for 99% of US street driving. Both are
> head and shoulders above most of the cars on the road today, and both
> are exceptionally competent at any speed/condition encountered. Of
> course I wouldn't have been driving the 535i at Summit Point, but
> that's not the intent of the car - it is a "s****ts sedan" not a
> "s****ts car" after all.
>
> I could be happy with either the 535i or the 944; I'd never buy the
> Imp for myself.
>
> That said, I can certainly understand those who have the money and are
> willing to pay the premium to drive a ****sche over anything else (just
> look in my driveway.)
>
> nate
>
BMW builds some fine cars (although I discovered that the new E60 M5 has
had
some issues with the electronics and SMG transmission). My son has an '05
540i and it has all the handling performance and power one would need for
everyday driving. My wife has an '06 BMW Z4si (s****ts convertible) that
is
a fun car to drive but doesn't compare to the 996TT.
I was referring more to the subjective "connection factor" with the
driver.
Here, I think ****sche has it all over BMW.
RCE
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