Re: s8 - non-importation reasons.

[Bob <mx@snet.net>]

Kwattro@aol.com wrote:
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> Well, that, and the M5 would kick it's ass.  One of the two. 

Zoinks. Are you OK?

CAR	HP	POUNDS		0-60	Cost
----------------------------------------------------
M5	400	1795kg		5.1	140,000DM
S8	340	1730kg		5.0		
E55	354	1635kg		5.5

How again would it kick its ass??

References:
http://home.netvigator.com/~europa/New_cars_pages/Audi.htm
http://www.bmwm5.com/39text.html
http://home.netvigator.com/~europa/New_cars_pages/Mercedes1.htm

There were more sits.. Some of them had conflicting information though.
0-60 for the M5 was anywhere between 5.1 and 5.9, and for the S8 was 5.0
to 6.0 so I took the lowest of each. Couldnt find prices on the S8 or
the E55, but in that category whats the difference.

> Yeah, none of them are all wheel drive, but how many people that buy 80,000
> sedans spend significant amounts of time in the snow?  

AWD isnt just for snow...you should know that.


Looking up M5 on search engines, for every legitimate hit, there were 5
recall hits! Which seems to confirm what the other pages said. The M5 is
fast but it ends there. if you're looking for fit and finish and overall
quality, look elsewhere.

If I had a choice of the above cars? S8 by far. AWD is a big plus for
me...not because it would be my winter beater, but because of the
stability you get with Audi's AWD.  One of the M5 pages showed the M5
doing a smoke show. Yippee. I remember when I was in high school that
was cool too... but now I pride myself on the fact that I DONT do that!!
Any $100 mustang will smoke the rears. Not a big selling point for
adults I would guess.
Sit in the three cars (I have). there is no comparison... although the
AMG is damn nice. The BMW looks like something that would come out of
detroit.  Im not saying I wouldnt die for one, but if I had my choice,
that wouldnt be it.

Bob