Re: 01 911 coupe for 40K, maintenance

"Guru" <Guru@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> BMW's are an entirely different driving experience.  If you want more of
a 
> true s****ts car/small grand touring ride...then ****sche is for you.  If 
> you want more of a luxury, grand touring ride and experience, then most 
> BMW's are for you...except the Z's and a maybe the high powered "M"
models 
> (similar to Mercedes AMG models).
>

I'll add my 2 cents.

I had an '06 BMW M5.  That's the one with the 500hp V10.  Nice car, fast
and 
fun, but it just didn't do it for me.  The only way to really appreciate
the 
car's capability was to drive it hard and fast.  Otherwise, it was a
family 
sedan, which I really didn't need and frankly it had numerous problems, 
particularly with the SMG transmission software.

Ended up trading it for an '02 996 Twin Turbo ****sche with a six speed 
manual transmission.   I have been told that with normal maintenance they 
are virtually bulletproof. So far, I've had zero issues or problems after
a 
year and a half and it feels like a s****ts car even at 30 mph.  It's a 
keeper.

Eisboch