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Audi, Subaru, BMW, Infiniti, or Lexus?
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<blockquote data-quote="dwhartwell" data-source="post: 512265" data-attributes="member: 15808"><p>I bought an 03 CPO BMW 530. High points are the driving experience. Nothing else like it. After 1 year it still puts a smile on my face every day. Fuel mileage is awesome if you keep the foot out of the pedal. If I set the cruise control to 65, I can reliably hit 32-34MPG every time. This with a 3.0 Liter engine. Low points are service. It is very expensive compared to American iron UNLESS you do the work yourself. Needless to say, I do my own work but enjoy doing my own work. A new BMW comes with free maintenance for 4 years/50 K miles. You pay nothing. You can opt to extend this to 6 years/100K miles for a few dollars more. This works well if you plan to sell/trade at 4 or 6 years. If you plan to keep the car, then pay for an oil change and filter every other oil change. BMW engineers have set the oil change interval to around 15K miles per change. (depending upon your driving) This is way too long and the result is varnish buildup in the engine.</p><p></p><p>I drove a Lexus GS series before the BMW. Boring, but functional, and the BMW was quieter on the highway. I then drove the BMW and the rest is history. I would expect the Lexus to be more reliable than the BMW but who knows.</p><p></p><p>Every once in awhile ludicrous speed on an exit or entrance ramp is quite fun. Especially when some jerk WAS on your tail.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dwhartwell, post: 512265, member: 15808"] I bought an 03 CPO BMW 530. High points are the driving experience. Nothing else like it. After 1 year it still puts a smile on my face every day. Fuel mileage is awesome if you keep the foot out of the pedal. If I set the cruise control to 65, I can reliably hit 32-34MPG every time. This with a 3.0 Liter engine. Low points are service. It is very expensive compared to American iron UNLESS you do the work yourself. Needless to say, I do my own work but enjoy doing my own work. A new BMW comes with free maintenance for 4 years/50 K miles. You pay nothing. You can opt to extend this to 6 years/100K miles for a few dollars more. This works well if you plan to sell/trade at 4 or 6 years. If you plan to keep the car, then pay for an oil change and filter every other oil change. BMW engineers have set the oil change interval to around 15K miles per change. (depending upon your driving) This is way too long and the result is varnish buildup in the engine. I drove a Lexus GS series before the BMW. Boring, but functional, and the BMW was quieter on the highway. I then drove the BMW and the rest is history. I would expect the Lexus to be more reliable than the BMW but who knows. Every once in awhile ludicrous speed on an exit or entrance ramp is quite fun. Especially when some jerk WAS on your tail. [/QUOTE]
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