RESULTS! BMW 535is or Mercedes 190E 16v

[Tim C. Meritzis]

Hello Audi Friends,
    After driving Audis for so many years, it was very tough to bring myself
to driving a BMW or Mercedes (from the 80's).  I went to drive the mercedes
and thought that it had absolutely no sporty feel to it at all.  The five
speed made it no better.  It reminded of when I lived in Greece and would
get into one of those 190D yellow taxies.  No character.  NOW.. The BMW
535is.  What a cool car that is.  Nice low end torque.  Power everywhere in
the rev range.  Great handling for a big german sausage eating tank!  I
bought the BMW.  It was more money, but I am happy so far.  The car is
solid.  The only downside to the car is TRX tires.  After doing some
research, it turns out the TRX tires are pretty good.  I think I will still
settle on something more practical.  I do not want to spend $200 per tire
when something goes wrong.  NOW.. My Coupe quattro compared to the BMW..
The coupe handles much better and feels more secure on the road.
Acceleration feels the same.  In the end, if I had to choose, I would take
the Audi over all of them.  I will post pictures up soon.  Take care
everyone and thanks for all of the emails that helped me decide.

Tim Meritzis
1990 Audi Coupe quattro 20v
1987 BMW 535is Manual
1999 VW Wolfsburg Golf