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Re: The New Car Saga (and general auto chat)
« Reply #1330 on: December 27, 2014, 09:30:35 PM »
I don't buy any autos new any longer. I let others absorb the depreciation for the first 2 years. Buying a 3 year old car with low miles has always been the sweet spot for me. Bought my 05 in 08 with 38k. That's the same approach I'll take should I go for another Bimmer down the road. Buying 3 years old, there will also be plenty of historical maintenance and repair data on the models I'll be looking at. That data will tell the story I need to know before making a choice.
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Re: The New Car Saga (and general auto chat)
« Reply #1331 on: December 27, 2014, 09:48:25 PM »
Quote from: shotgunshane on December 27, 2014, 09:30:35 PM
I don't buy any autos new any longer. I let others absorb the depreciation for the first 2 years. Buying a 3 year old car with low miles has always been the sweet spot for me. Bought my 05 in 08 with 38k. That's the same approach I'll take should I go for another Bimmer down the road. Buying 3 years old, there will also be plenty of historical maintenance and repair data on the models I'll be looking at. That data will tell the story I need to know before making a choice.

Perfect. Good way to go. I just worry as we've had a few BMW dealers around here fail to perform schedule maintenance on leased cars turned around as certified pre-owned. If they do what they are supposed to, that combined with a late or last model year is a great way to iron out bugs from a car purchase.
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Re: The New Car Saga (and general auto chat)
« Reply #1332 on: January 02, 2015, 08:38:45 PM »
If anyone wants to see what 270mph looks like from a road car. Excuse the flag, it was used for slowing down rather than a parachute which is frankly overrated.

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Re: The New Car Saga (and general auto chat)
« Reply #1333 on: January 25, 2015, 02:56:45 AM »
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Re: The New Car Saga (and general auto chat)
« Reply #1334 on: January 25, 2015, 06:45:41 AM »
Leasing a BMW is definitely the way to go. They subsidize their leases so you're effectively getting more car for the dollar than the guy writing the big check for his, AND you get to turn it in if it turns out to be a lemon, which the buyer can't do. The N54 was notoriously unreliable but the N55 does seem to be better, too bad as has been said that all of the steering feel is gone. If you do want some fun you're definitely better off with the M235i as opposed to the 435i.

Audi actually seems to be on a roll, coming in CR's top 5 most reliable brands for the last two years running IIRC. They've made HUGE strides since the dark days of.. well since they set up shop here through the early '00s. The 5000 did not have unintended acceleration problems, but that doesn't mean it was a reliable car in its day. I'd recommend an S5 but the B8 gen is way too old now, the new one is due for the 2016 MY.
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Re: The New Car Saga (and general auto chat)
« Reply #1335 on: January 25, 2015, 07:45:31 PM »
270 mph and the car has an interior including speakers!  Come on, that's cool.

I've never really looked at leases, always purchased, but recently someone showed me a few of the BMW lease deals and I thought that they were very reasonable.

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Re: The New Car Saga (and general auto chat)
« Reply #1336 on: March 05, 2015, 08:54:17 PM »
Death by MB gearshifter?

jalopnik.com/was-mercedes-gearshift-design-to-blame-in-in-fatal-trai-1689604456
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Re: The New Car Saga (and general auto chat)
« Reply #1337 on: March 16, 2015, 04:36:46 PM »
Boy, not sure what to make of an Austrian who heads a German organization telling an Englishman who heads an Austrian organization they should go to Jerusalem and pray for help. Ah Europe, the more things change the more they stay the same huh?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2398282-toto-wolff-launches-profane-rant-at-mercedes-rivals-after-christian-horner-moan
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Re: The New Car Saga (and general auto chat)
« Reply #1338 on: March 17, 2015, 12:24:45 AM »
I take it you watched the race too?
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Re: The New Car Saga (and general auto chat)
« Reply #1339 on: March 17, 2015, 12:48:50 AM »
Quote from: ohhgourami on March 17, 2015, 12:24:45 AM
I take it you watched the race too?

Yuppers. Potholes on an F1 track. Renault sucks and blows literally. Hobbs complaining about Sauber's paint scheme. Kimi sabotaged once again by Ferrari incompetence. Honda's a joke. Button's a really nice guy. It was pretty meh.

I like Sainz Jr.! He has this fluid driving style that reminds me of how I try to drive. His qualifying was lovely to watch.
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