iDrive, One of the worst automotive concepts in recent history.

[EDBSO]

Originally Posted by DaveSmed

I think the six cyl is worth holding out for anyway.

I like the two sixes under the same hood.

[I~LUV~Caddys8792]

Oh yeah, you had one of those 850Ci's and said the best day of your life was the day you sold it.

Hah, I know how you feel. Recently, I bought a '99 S320 and have put about $4,000 into it, in repairs and maintenance. And that's not counting the extended warranty that I purchased. But that just about paid for it's self with that claim involving the headgasket.

German cars = not cheap.

[Jesda]

Originally Posted by I~LUV~Caddys8792

Oh yeah, you had one of those 850Ci's and said the best day of your life was the day you sold it.

Hah, I know how you feel. Recently, I bought a '99 S320 and have put about $4,000 into it, in repairs and maintenance. And that's not counting the extended warranty that I purchased. But that just about paid for it's self with that claim involving the headgasket.

German cars = not cheap.

WEAKSAUCE! You need a 90-93 Q45. It'll put hair on your chest and a dent in your wallet, savings, investments....

[EDBSO]

Originally Posted by I~LUV~Caddys8792

Oh yeah, you had one of those 850Ci's and said the best day of your life was the day you sold it.

Hah, I know how you feel. Recently, I bought a '99 S320 and have put about $4,000 into it, in repairs and maintenance. And that's not counting the extended warranty that I purchased. But that just about paid for it's self with that claim involving the headgasket.

German cars = not cheap.

Very TRUE!

Bummer on the "S", I particularly thought the 6 was nearly bullet proof. I certainly had a lot of fun with my Cosworth Mercedes but that was a 4 banger, but one hell of a 4 banger.

$4,000 in repairs, HA, it wouldn't even cover the price of parts on a typical 850 repair.

89 Bentley Turbo R is catching my eye as is an Insight . . . go figure???

How big of a bribe did GM accept from Arabs to kill the EV1 and why did it never make it to their balance sheet?

[Night Wolf]

How big of a bribe did GM accept from Arabs to kill the EV1 and why did it never make it to their balance sheet?[/quote]


Rent "who killed the electric car" for a good start to the answering of those questions.

It's my understanding that the E30 dosn't suffer from this overly expensive German car thing..... they seem to be fairly reliable and cheap to maintain, thats what everyone keeps saying, and when checking prices for things, they don't seem too bad....

I'd still like one, for a drivers car, and I'd like a convertible... cause I've been really wanting a fun convertible "drivers" car... I think that would be almost perfect for it.

[Jesda]

The market killed the electric car. Cheap gas at the time and no consumer demand. Why build what few want?

[CoupedeVille'73]

Originally Posted by I~LUV~Caddys8792

Oh yeah, you had one of those 850Ci's and said the best day of your life was the day you sold it.

Hah, I know how you feel. Recently, I bought a '99 S320 and have put about $4,000 into it, in repairs and maintenance. And that's not counting the extended warranty that I purchased. But that just about paid for it's self with that claim involving the headgasket.

German cars = not cheap.

Having had german (and other europeans like Volvo) cars for over 40 years and having some american cars in between and one right now, I always wonder how sturdy and easy to maintain the cadillac is.
More than that, the prices for spare parts are really small compared with the ones you buy for the german cars. In my eyes it would be a LOT harder to find parts for german oldie in the age of 30 and more than find them for my 73 deville.
But I must say that the cars over here are made for fast and long rides (I'm more a cruiser and don't like chasing around the motorways). Still thats why they are made a lot more complicated and harder to handle.
So thats different and uncompareable cars for different and uncompareable purposes and drivestyles.
I -for myself- would like to have a car with the comfort and completeness of an american cruiser combined with the economy of an Volkswagen TDI engine (of course with a good V8-Sound).
Ok, if it comes to a direct comparison, I'd prefer a Cadillac to a mercedes or BMW and a Corvette C6 to a Porsche.
But its just my personal point of view
so over all:
the prices for cars, parts and service time are far too high here.
everything envolved in driving is far too expensive here