"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
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Do I detect just a note of jealousy, Bubbles? Huh?


Maxi....Puhlease! It's a 3 series. I'm driving a Suburu STI and
Forester XT wagon...both of which would leave that 3 series in the dust
in any conditons.

BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Japanese toys vs. fine Teutonic engineering.
Right. A cheap Japanese 600cc motorcycle will outperform that STI in all
respects, so your point is ludicrous.

I like the 5 series though. The puny 3 series is
little more than an econobox.

First--the new Chris Bangle-designed 5 is as ugly as your Tribeca. Well,
okay, perhaps not quite that ugly. Second, you see almost no 5, 6, or 7
series cars on the race track, but you see 3s by the dozens. By the way, an
M3 left a WRX STI so far in its dust at Laguna Seca a few weeks ago as to
make the officials wonder if the STI was in the wrong class.

Even my Tribeca is cooler with its 250HP,
traction control and 18" wheels and it even has manual mode.

LOL. Put my Bimmer next to that Tribeca (as unthinkable as that would be
for a BMW owner) and see how many folks compliment each car respectively.
Of course the derisive comments about the ugly truck won't count as
"compliments."

Off the
line she's a tank (0-60 in 8.5), but at speed she's faster than the
Lexus 330 and I've had her up to 130 MPH.
I suppose you wanted a car as slow as your boat. Job well done!

A Lexus ES330 is just a Camry in disguise, and that's no performance
machine. Even your Tribeca would outhandle that softly-sprung, rolly
luxo-box.

As for speed, it's rather pointless to buy a car that can double most posted
speed limits, despite your need to compensate for the manliness nature
failed to provide. I'm content to have a quick auto with superb handling,
outstanding quality, cutting-edge engineering, and resale value that your
Subarus could only dream about.

Max