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      05-04-2016, 07:42 PM   #23
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xdrive is coming to some of the M cars.
they'll be equipped with run crap tires too
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      05-05-2016, 05:59 AM   #24
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OP, a few comments...

The correct term for a BMW car is "Bimmer". "Beemer" is a BMW motorcycle.
I sounds like to me you went into this whole search unbiased, which is a good thing. If you're still in your truck after 2 years of test driving sport sedans, I'd say just stick with trucks or SUVs. If test most all of the "C" class sports sedans on the market didn't lure you into the segment, then maybe a sport sedan is not your cup of tea.

Good luck with the search.
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      05-09-2016, 08:30 PM   #25
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I checked out the Q50S, Lexus IS 350, Audi S4 and ended up with the 335xi M Performance edition. If it wasn't for the fantastic sales rep and experience that we had shopping at our BMW dealership, I think we would have went with the Infinity. The person helping me work through my purchase won me over as much as the car itself. I have to say, in this regard, BMW and Audi had a markedly better customer experience than the other brands I shopped.
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      05-10-2016, 09:22 AM   #26
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You really need to go drive some sports cars. Then you'll know what real power is & how great it is when you find a driver's car.
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      05-10-2016, 09:35 AM   #27
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All this talk of drivers cars, i dunno, most roads in North America are arrow straight and pot hole riddled.
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      05-10-2016, 09:58 AM   #28
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All this talk of drivers cars, i dunno, most roads in North America are arrow straight and pot hole riddled.
hey some of our roads in the northeast have turns with potholes too
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      05-10-2016, 10:04 AM   #29
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Go with the Acura. It does everything well, without being stellar in any one aspect. That's what you need as a fun DD'er./
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      05-10-2016, 11:48 AM   #30
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I think I agree with your point of the new 3er. When I drove the F30 328i, the only thing I distinctly remember was the engine, which I was quite impressed by. Everything else was kind of meh, and the feedback found in previous models seems entirely gone. Also, although I don't dislike the interior design, it leaves little room for any sort of elegance to be expressed which lead me to think the interior felt a bit cheap.
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      05-10-2016, 04:32 PM   #31
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Go with the Acura. It does everything well, without being stellar in any one aspect. That's what you need as a fun DD'er./
The Acura reminded me of an Apple product. It didn't completely stand out in any area, but every single aspect of the car seemed perfectly matched. Some of the other cars felt like a bit of a mashup. Handling didn't quite line up with power delivery, transmission wasn't as enthusiastic as the engine, etc., etc.
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      05-10-2016, 06:16 PM   #32
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Acura TL was just voted the worst luxury car by consumer report and they are usually very good to Honda products...
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      05-10-2016, 06:45 PM   #33
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Thanks for the writeup, enjoyed the sense of discovery.
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      05-10-2016, 09:25 PM   #34
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Welcome back, this is the year of 2016 and Acura TL is out of production since 2014, VW got caught cheating with emissions, what else... oh Trump is the leading republican candidate...
You have a lot to catch up.

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Acura TL was just voted the worst luxury car by consumer report and they are usually very good to Honda products...
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      05-11-2016, 06:29 AM   #35
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Welcome back, this is the year of 2016 and Acura TL is out of production since 2014, VW got caught cheating with emissions, what else... oh Trump is the leading republican candidate...
You have a lot to catch up.
Sorry I meant the RLX, I had a TL before so that was on my brain, here's the report for 2014 RLX
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/n...ssed/index.htm
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