First FBC, now me. Somebody help me! A6 might be in my immediate future.

[dazzleman]

Yeah, it's white. Because my sister wanted white, and my dad let her pick the color. He wanted Space Gray or Monaco Blue. But noooo. He had to be "diplomatic" about his own car. Stoopit sister. Whatever, I think it's better than Silver. Now that is one color that makes it very non-descript.

My car is silver.  I'm not crazy about the color actually.  I think a darker car carries more authority.  I had 2 dark cars in a row and wanted to do something different, so I went with silver.  If I had it to do over again, I'd go with some shade of grey that's a little darker.

[CALL_911]

My car is silver.  I'm not crazy about the color actually.  I think a darker car carries more authority.  I had 2 dark cars in a row and wanted to do something different, so I went with silver.  If I had it to do over again, I'd go with some shade of grey that's a little darker.

Yeah. IMO, Space Gray works beautifully on the 5er.


My ideal E60.

[dazzleman]

Yeah. IMO, Space Gray works beautifully on the 5er.


My ideal E60.

I like that a lot better than the silver....

[CALL_911]

I like that a lot better than the silver....

Alpine White FTL. No kidding. My dad was about to sign for a Space Gray 535xi that the dealer had in stock, when my sister told him that she wanted white. And, much to my chagrin, there was a white one on the way from Deutschland, that was gonna reach the dealer in about 5 days. It now resides in our garage.

[The Pirate]

Yeah, I don't particularly care for silver either.  You can't be too fussy when you are buying used in the below $10K category though.


Back on topic (damn, these hijacks sneak right up on ya ), the A6 Ron is looking at is silver too. 

[CALL_911]

Yeah, I don't particularly care for silver either.  You can't be too fussy when you are buying used in the below $10K category though.


Back on topic (damn, these hijacks sneak right up on ya ), the A6 Ron is looking at is silver too. 

He hasn't been on for a while. I'm REALLY hoping he didn't make the mistake of buying that thing.

[The Pirate]

He hasn't been on for a while. I'm REALLY hoping he didn't make the mistake of buying that thing.

I hope he does.  I want to ride in it at the next GTG.    It's either that or Dazzle's car.  Tough to go wrong there...

[CALL_911]

I hope he does.  I want to ride in it at the next GTG.    It's either that or Dazzle's car.  Tough to go wrong there...

Dazzle's car wins.

If you can see this, Ron, GET A MANUAL TRANSMISSION BMW!!!!!!

[CJ]

Yeah. IMO, Space Gray works beautifully on the 5er.


My ideal E60.

Put on Monacco Blue and you have my aunt's 550i.  That fucker is fast!

[CALL_911]

Put on Monacco Blue and you have my aunt's 550i.  That fucker is fast!

Ohhh yeah. The 535i is just as quick as the 550i. There is no doubt that the N54 is underrated.

[CALL_911]

And the 550i has an amazing powerplant. SO damn torquey.

[CJ]

And it sounds absolutely wonderful.

[CALL_911]

And it sounds absolutely wonderful.

It most certainly does. I can't think of a single BMW powerplant that doesn't. My dad's car sounds awesome at high RPM's. It has such a turbine-like sound, it's so smooth. Its engine is perfection.

[CJ]

She uses her cars for business purposes.  She often takes important people out to lunch, so her 550i is justified.  I honestly think that she couldn't have made a better choice.

[CALL_911]

My dad just bought it because he wanted to...

[saxonyron]

I'm sending this from my treo so dony mind lack of punctuation.  sitting w/ my twins at son's bball practice.  Dave's right about the bmw and contractor image, but I might check out bmw on way over.   Again, didn't see any MT's on line available.  We'll see...

and the car is charcoal gray - not silver.  A litttle lighter than my dolphingray a4, but darker tgan silver.

[CALL_911]

I'm sending this from my treo so dony mind lack of punctuation.  sitting w/ my twins at son's bball practice.  Dave's right about the bmw and contractor image, but I might check out bmw on way over.   Again, didn't see any MT's on line available.  We'll see...

and the car is charcoal gray - not silver.  A litttle lighter than my dolphingray a4, but darker tgan silver.

Check BMW out, Ron, you won't be sorry.

In any case, I'll take another B7 over the C6 A6 any day of the week.

[cawimmer430]

No 3.0TDI's here.  3.6 and 4.2 V8 Benzin are all we have AFAIK.  But I don't really need all that room - that's what the Expedition is for.  I just like the idea that I could go out with my wife and another couple and take my car without everyone cursing me in the back seat.  Plus, the extra kid room is always good.

Yeah, but with the expedition you need to stop at every gas station just to fill up the tank again. Get an R320 CDI. 

[JYODER240]

How much is a slightly used S4?

[dazzleman]

Does he really? I didn't know that. And I thought yours was gold, or something.

It really doesn't look that bad, Dazzle. It's a decent color.

Gold?  Do you think I'm from Long Island or something?   I'd never drive a gold car.....

EDIT:  I just noticed that you were referring to Adam's car, not mine, when you said you thought it was gold.  Still, I'm leaving the post, since I try to never miss an opportunity to poke fun at Long Island....

[dazzleman]

I'm sending this from my treo so dony mind lack of punctuation.  sitting w/ my twins at son's bball practice.  Dave's right about the bmw and contractor image, but I might check out bmw on way over.   Again, didn't see any MT's on line available.  We'll see...

and the car is charcoal gray - not silver.  A litttle lighter than my dolphingray a4, but darker tgan silver.

Actually, Adam was the one with the comment about people think they're getting ripped off if a contractor pulls up in a BMW.

I think it's a valid point.  I've noticed that people really do react differently to you when you drive a BMW.  In some ways it's a compliment, and other ways it's foolish.  It's something people definitely notice, a lot more than I generally do.

[SaltyDog]

IMO automatic trannys get BORING AS HELL when you're forced to drive them day in and day out.

After another bad day is through, all is right in the world when I get in the car and my left foot and right arm provide the missing link between Mr. Engine and Mrs. Wheels so they can co-exist in harmony.  It's a very satisfying type of control.  Or maybe I'm just wierd and autos aren't so bad...

[dazzleman]

Guys, keep in mind that this car is not a toy for Ron.  It's his daily driver, and he spends a lot of time going in and out of city traffic.

I'd find a manual tranny to be a major PITA in that type of situation, much as I like them in other situations.  So far, Ron has chosen to use a manual tranny for his daily driver, but I don't think a slushbox is so objectionable in this situation.

[CJ]

Try finding a pre-owned 550i with the 6-speed!

[CALL_911]

Try finding a pre-owned 550i with the 6-speed!

BMW has never made an AWD sedan with a V8.

[Raza]

But isn't the Passat basically the same size...or smaller than the B7 A4?  I do like the idea of more room.  And the 3.2 impressed me.  Much more performance than I expected.  Not far off from my A4.  Ahhhh!  This is a tough decision.

The B6 Passat is rather large. 

Front Headroom (in.)     38.40
Rear Headroom (in.)    37.80
Front Legroom (in.)    41.40
Rear Legroom (in.)    37.70
Front Shoulder Room (in.)    55.70
Rear Shoulder Room (in.)    54.60

A6:
Front Headroom (in.)     38.70
Rear Headroom (in.)    37.80
Front Legroom (in.)    41.30
Rear Legroom (in.)    36.90
Front Shoulder Room (in.)    57.10
Rear Shoulder Room (in.)    55.90



They're basically the same size, the Passat's even larger in some areas.  And FWD is fine in the winter.  I'm sure you can cope with it for a short time until the B8 A4 comes out.

[CALL_911]

Can you buy out the A4, and sell it after the B8 comes out?

[CJ]

BMW has never made an AWD sedan with a V8.

Does he have to have AWD?  I'm sure RWD with snow tires would be just fine.

[CALL_911]

Does he have to have AWD?  I'm sure RWD with snow tires would be just fine.

He's sold on AWD. I would want RWD too, but he wants AWD.

[CJ]

Well damn.