[s-cars] My butt momentarily in a BMW

[Joe Pizzimenti]

Finally convinced my mother to let go of her black Merc habit & get into an
Alpine white 535xi.

Tons of torque, iDrive requires a room temperature IQ to figure out & the
car drives like a lot smaller car.

Can't wait to try out that 135 when it finally gets here.  I may go back to
German junk one of these days.

On Dec 3, 2007 3:15 PM, Steve Voit <stevevoit at comcast.net> wrote:

> Gents:
>
> I spent some time in a BMW dealer and checked out the 535xi:  Smooth turbo
> engine, sport seats, manual trans, 4wd, Sporting character.  Table-flat
> torque curve from 1400 to 5000+ rpm.
>
> I have stayed away till now because of bangle/ego/all that BMW stuff but
> was
> lured by manual tranny option.  Didn't drive the car but will put it on my
> long-term-shop-list-for-car-in-3-years.  Biggest repellent is iDrive and
> what it does to interior style.
>
>
>
> Also checked out 330xi coupe: same specs, no iDrive, much more appealing
> body.  This is on my list with the A5.
>
>
>
> Nothing sacred about 3 years except that's when I only have 1 college
> tuition payment.
>
> Steve, takin' a superficial romp at lister's expense, V.
>
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