Do I Really Want One?

[PeterBergin at aol.com]

I just sold my Avant, great car.  My only advice is that you better  have a 
second back up car for when you are working on it or tracking down a hard  
to find part.
 
I miss mine!  
 
Pete
91 Avant (bought by a young Audi guy who is doing a great job of making it  
all good again)
02 S6 (so far its all good) except mpg.
 
 
In a message dated 10/6/2011 2:22:36 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
msuffern at gmail.com writes:

Hi  guys.

My name is Matt; I was on the list about a year and a half ago in  a
futile quest to trade for / buy a 200q20v.  Steve Janesick  even
graciously let me drive his copy over lunch one day just so I  could
get the feel of the thing.

Well, here I am again.  I  ended up selling my '86 BMW 635 and buying a
'95 525i 5-speed in excellent  condition:

http://nceuro.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=15077
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1723900

That  said, and I don't mean to sound ungrateful, but the 525 kind of
"fell in my  lap," and even though it's been a fantastic car for the
year and a half  that I've owned it, I'm still not convinced it's "me."
There's something  about the lure of an Audi (I used to own an '86
4kq) that keeps me coming  back.  I wrote about it recently on my  blog:

http://www.spannerhead.com/2011/09/30/daily-driver-daydreaming/

I'll  be in a position in a couple of months (December-ish) where I
could  conceivably purchase a 200q20v and sell the BMW to help offset
the  cost.  I guess what I'm wondering is, will it be worth it?   The
525i is a wonderful car to drive, and I want to make sure, as fast  as
the 200q20v is, will it compare to the BMW in terms of the  overall
polish of the driving experience.  To put it another  way:  I've pined
for a 200q20v for a while now; will owning one be  another case of
"don't meet your heroes?"

Not helping is the fact  that I'll probably have to travel and/or have
the one I find shipped, so  there's a good chance I won't even have the
opportunity to test drive it  before committing to purchase.

I expect to have to repair it  more.  No illusions there.
I know my fuel economy will go down.   Got that.
I know it won't be as balanced to drive.   Understood.

I guess I just want to make as informed a decision as  possible and
avoid buyer's remorse, especially given the fact that although  the 525
doesn't excite me, it is still a very, very good car.

Any  thoughts?  I can't keep 'em both; I'm looking for a "DD with  
potential."

Thanks  guys,
Matt
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