BMW And AUDI - Both Sides Of The Story

[Chris Dyer]

Yeah, it's the ol' ford vs. chevy thing; Calvin peeing on Toyota logo, etc.


>From: Tim Meritzis <coupeq at usa.net>
>To: audi20v at rennlist.com, quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: BMW And AUDI - Both Sides Of The Story
>Date: 20 Jun 2001 15:29:10 EDT
>
>For many years I have owned Audis and BMWs.  While I was living in Greece, 
>my
>first car was a 1984 BMW 520i.  When I moved back to the US, I picked up a
>beautiful tornado red 1988 Audi 90 quattro.  I was already a member of the
>BMWCCA and have heard bad things about Audi, but I was in love with this
>quattro.  BMW fans warned me of electrical problems and of the cars being
>underpowered.  When I joined the quattro club, I started hearing how Audi 
>was
>far superior to BMW.  I was getting a little confused (and brainwashed).  I
>kept the sedan for a few years and then sold it to buy a 1990 Coupe 
>Quattro.
>The coupe was a beautiful car and looked brand new.  It had plenty of 
>power,
>but all of it was at 7000 rpm. Once again, the Audi folks were raving over 
>how
>the coupe was such a great car (and I thought so as well).  The guy that 
>sold
>me the coupe sold it to buy a M3.  I kept that coupe for a year and sold it 
>to
>buy a BMW 535is.  I have now sold the 535is to buy my M5.
>So you may ask where I am going with this... I am not sure.  All I know is 
>I
>hear bad things about Audi from BMW folks, bad things about BMWs from Audi
>folks, and back and forth and back and forth.  90% of the time, people 
>don't
>have their facts right.  I have heard someone at a BMWCCA meeting say that 
>the
>new 325xi is far superior all wheel drive car compared to an A6 quattro.  
>Sure
>people have a right to their opinions, but c'mon...  The A6 quattro is a 
>much
>better machine :)
>Both BMW and Audi have their faults, but one is not better than the other.  
>I
>am just getting tired of hearing it.  Let's all play nice and the next time
>you are driving your BMW and you pass an Audi, wave!  Same goes for you 
>Audi
>folks!
>
>If anyone is interested, Some of the E28 BMW folks are doing a drive down 
>the
>Delaware this Sunday.  Email me directly if you are interested.
>
>Tim Meritzis
>1988 BMW M5
>1988 BMW 535i
>quattro Club USA Member Since 1994
>BMW CCA Member
>1984 BMW 520i (Euro)
>1987 BMW 535is
>1990 Audi cq 20v
>
>
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