Ok, I don't know too much about German cars, but as far as I have heard from most people who have a lot of car knowledge, they all say a BMW is mechanically superior to a Mercedes. I've also heard people say an Audi is better than a Mercedes too....any truth to this? Just wondering.

I'll be upgrading from my 03 Mitsu Eclipse GT to an 01 325ci tomorrow

3/20/2006 11:00:31 PM

I HEART BMW



167,000 miles and still running strong.

3/20/2006 11:04:28 PM

^^shoulda gotten the stickshift

3/20/2006 11:06:07 PM

It's going to be weird shifting with the reverse in front now that you mention it.

3/20/2006 11:07:15 PM

Germans have been sucking it up, recently.

3/20/2006 11:07:34 PM

ITS DEFINATELY SUCKING.

bahahah

3/20/2006 11:14:42 PM

vawt?

3/20/2006 11:19:31 PM

BMW is more of a driver's car than Mercedes. Not sure about "mechanically superior". Audis can go either way (for example, a FWD 2.8 A4 vs. an AWD 1.8T A4.)

3/20/2006 11:31:25 PM

mercedes tend to be at the dealer alot

bmws are more fun to drive and don't seem to be @ the dealer so much

audi has apr on their side

3/20/2006 11:45:41 PM

bmw seems to hold its value better IMO

3/20/2006 11:56:59 PM

the benz will look better for longer

the design has a way of being more appealing further down the road

3/21/2006 12:21:25 AM

god not this debate again


50 pages.

ibtl.

3/21/2006 1:20:38 AM

Mercedes is superior

3/21/2006 1:47:30 AM

mercedes has had among the worst reliability records for the past 5-10 years of any car in the world.

Some of them look beautiful, but they are built like trash these days.

3/21/2006 5:54:48 AM

My BMW ('98 540) was the most annoying car I've owned. While dynamically it was the best car I've ever owned, the build quality/engineering left a lot to be desired. Lots of squeaks from trim/suspension, and lots of overcomplicated solutions on the interior.

Other German cars that I've owned... one of each make from the VW/Audi/Porsche family tree... may not have been as much of a driver's car as the BMW but were (are in the case of Porsche) much easier and cheaper to live with.

As for Mercedes - my brother's '98 C230 while slow, is a very impressive car that looks to be very reliable as well.

[Edited on March 21, 2006 at 6:50 AM. Reason : asdf]

3/21/2006 6:46:50 AM

damn, 18 and already owning a bimmer? your parents must be rich.

3/21/2006 9:29:58 AM

^^hahahaha, the C230....hahahaahah

3/21/2006 10:35:35 AM

yeah C class means camry benz

3/21/2006 10:40:29 AM

BMW

3/21/2006 10:47:00 AM

Quote :

"Audis can go either way (for example, a FWD 2.8 A4 vs. an AWD 1.8T A4.) "

1.8t can nevAr lose...

3/21/2006 10:59:27 AM

nah, I make my own car payments and stuff. It's a used BMW and it's like, $16K. High miles (65,000) but it's nice.

3/21/2006 12:33:48 PM

transmission's gonna cost you 4

Queti had one go out on her

she had an 01 if i remember correctly

3/21/2006 12:49:30 PM

^Queti's was an automatic. Didn't Natalie say hers was a stick shift?

Quote :

"mercedes has had among the worst reliability records for the past 5-10 years of any car in the world. Some of them look beautiful, but they are built like trash these days."

Most of MB's recent problems have been electronic related, as they try to push the envelope. They've been regrouping to fix this problem b/c their image is suffereing. However their powertrains are among the best in the world.

3/21/2006 1:02:56 PM

wasn't queti's also high mileage that people told her not to get?

3/21/2006 1:20:39 PM

that i do not remember.

3/21/2006 1:36:22 PM

Mine sure is a manual. I will hopefully have my beemer sitting in the driveway tomorrow night! Our mechanic checked it out today and said everything looks great except for the rear tires, which is good. I mean, they aren't all messed up, but he said they'd probably be good for another year, and the clutch looked great and will probably last me until around 100,000 miles

3/21/2006 11:44:11 PM

if you are going to own one, learn to spell it correctly

it's bimmer

3/21/2006 11:46:58 PM

b m double u

3/22/2006 12:54:55 AM