BMW 535is or Mercedes 190E 2.3 16V Your Thoughts (AC!)

[aparatii at xprt.net]

> Well, maybe you have a point, my wife drive a 95A6, nice car, we had 5
> Audi's in the last 10 years or so, I don't have to tell you what other
> ones in between. What do you mean by an S6, what year ? The last ones
> here were 95, if I'm not mistaken. Do they plan to reintroduce the S6,

Oh yeah... ::blush::  Carl was looking at too many european 
websites, I'd immagine.  We'll just pretend he meant the A6 4.2 
::wink::

> I only know about the S8. On the other hand do you think an S6 could
> beat a 540, V8 ?

I dunno.  To tell you the truth, I've never driven either one..  :p
I suppose I probably put too much stock into my feelings for the 
appearance of the E39, which I find very Ho-Hum.  I dont doubt for 
a second that if I spent any amount of time behind the wheel of one 
that my perception would be drastically altered...  However, 
comparing the 540i and the A6 only reminds me (on a smaller 
scale) of when I was car shopping a few months ago and trying to 
decide between a 535is and a 4000csq...  (both '86)  The 535is 
having something like 85 (?) more horsepower and fantastic 
handling, for me,  just didn't beat the feeling of accelerating around 
a cloverleaf at 75.. (I know, I know, I'm sorry)  I went with the Audi, 
which is saying a lot because despite my first impression, I've 
grown to regard the E28 as one of the most beautiful cars *ever*...  

With some classy 16" rims, tint, air dam...  aaaahh... I must stop 
this before I start having second thoughts.  (its a little late)

> Of coarse the Audi interior is probably the nicest, at least in my
> oppinion, but BMW performance is hard to beat.

I'd agree with that on the newest Audis, but BMW interiors are far 
from shabby as you surely have noticed! 
In fact, the difference between the 86 535i and 4k interiors?  The 
Audi dash looks cheap and, well, crappy compared to the lux E28 
cockpit..

Blah blah blah,
Carl