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mrivc211 · July 12th, 2003, 19:51

Now this is gonna sound weird here being a CFI but I've owned a 97 328 convertible (back when I was making decent money) and currently own a 2002 BMW 325Ci (coupe). My brother has a 2003 G500 and a 2003 CL55 and a S600(he's smart.....got out of aviation early). My dad's owned a Volvo a couple of times as well and now has gone bonkers and drives a Jag.

Now......having driven these cars...heres my opinion.

I like my car. If I had an extra 5K sitting around and it wasn't a big deal of cash to me I would have opted for the 330Ci. The 325's power is slightly missing. BMW is a sportier ride than Mercedes. When I'm in my brothers cars I feel like I"m on a cloud. In my car I feel the road. But I do have the sport package on my car with the 17" wheels.
His G500 is like a SL 500 but 4 wheel drive. Its awesome. The CL55......can't say anything more than......Hold on to dear life.
If your going for the X5, I would highly recommend going for the 4.4Liter. If power is not a big issue then go for the 3.0 Theres big price difference. And theres no way in hell I would pay MSRP for sticker either. NO WAY!!!!!

July 12th, 2003, 19:51	#16
mrivc211 Old Skool Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,033	Re: BMW Owners... time to speak out!! Now this is gonna sound weird here being a CFI but I've owned a 97 328 convertible (back when I was making decent money) and currently own a 2002 BMW 325Ci (coupe). My brother has a 2003 G500 and a 2003 CL55 and a S600(he's smart.....got out of aviation early). My dad's owned a Volvo a couple of times as well and now has gone bonkers and drives a Jag. Now......having driven these cars...heres my opinion. I like my car. If I had an extra 5K sitting around and it wasn't a big deal of cash to me I would have opted for the 330Ci. The 325's power is slightly missing. BMW is a sportier ride than Mercedes. When I'm in my brothers cars I feel like I"m on a cloud. In my car I feel the road. But I do have the sport package on my car with the 17" wheels. His G500 is like a SL 500 but 4 wheel drive. Its awesome. The CL55......can't say anything more than......Hold on to dear life. If your going for the X5, I would highly recommend going for the 4.4Liter. If power is not a big issue then go for the 3.0 Theres big price difference. And theres no way in hell I would pay MSRP for sticker either. NO WAY!!!!!