"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
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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.


BMW makes some fine cars, but the cheap 3 series is little more than a
teenager's toy, except for the M3. The STI is simply better than
everything, far faster, far better handling in ALL conditions. It's
essentially an off the rack rally car. Oh, and the STI is very much
able to hold it's own with an M3 in every respect but build. The M3 is
awesome. You don't own one.

And it's damned unlikely I ever will. Why would I want the quintessential
poor-man's pocket rocket when I can own a real car, like a BMW?


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.


This is NY. BMW is about as common as the Ford Focus. No one looks them
and they've become little more than ghetto mobiles. Then again only
really poor folks drive low end 3 series anyway...about as pathetic as
the Audi A4 in fact.

Gee, that must put the STI in the economic basement of ownership. Sorry to
hear that.



I'm content to have a quick auto with superb handling,
outstanding quality, cutting-edge engineering,


Do let us know when you get such a car.

I already have it. You, OTOH, have a hot little sedan that won't hold its
value after the next, more attractive and quicker Japanese pocket rocket
surfaces.


and resale value that your

Better check Edmunds. Both the Outback and STI have better resale than
your 3 series. Only the M3 has a good resale value. BMW doesn't even
make the top 10. You also need need to run TCO (Total cost of
ownership) where Subaru FAR outstrips the BMW and is only bested by
Toyota and Honda.
Yep, you sure know your cars!

Yep, I do. And I don't believe a word of your previous paragraph.
J.D.Powers, the acknowledged authority on owner surveys, puts the BMW way
above any Subaru in value retention.

A Lexus ES330 is just a Camry

Dude, are you on some kind of medication? Anyone who knows anything
would understand that it's not the ES330 I was talking about.

You might have been more specific. You simply said "a 330." An RX or an ES
would have been helpful.

You do
know that Lexus also makes a crossover, right?

"Crossover" is a media hype term. The RX330 is a car-based SUV, just like
my Highlander. In fact it's the same vehicle with different sheet metal and
some expensive interior goodies.

You do know that it has
a totally different suspension, right? And that it's one of the best
rated in it's class, right? Hmmmm? Guess not. Read some more car &
drivers and MT and get back to us!

I know that the RX330 and my Toyota Highlander, along with the Honda Pilot
leave your Tribeca in the dust in every survey and test so far published.

Sorry, Bubbles, but putting perfume on a pig doesn't make it something else.
G

Max