Realtors half-truths and full lies

[Coronita]

FLU, what do you mean by G35/37 and IS250/350 not a track friendly car? I take my decently loaded G35 to the track several time and it handled it just fine. The Brembo brakes never fades and the handling is not bad at all. All for a price of a base 325Ci.

I felt it (the one I drove) was slightly (and I say slightly) on the soft side around the corners compared to the a 3xx, but that's just me. Could have been tires, could have been suspension setup (though both was running stock on both cars i think). The bimmer had aftermarket brakes, but so did the infiniti, so it was pretty much a wash. For me the bimmer just felt better, and no I don't have a bimmer fetish.In any case, both did better than my audi that has a front overhang issue. Though I love seem folks with rwd only drive in snow and ice. Oh wait, it doesn't snow in SD.

Not trying to nark on what people drive frankly, my original thread was just to make an analogy… I don't race for a living, and rarely go to track event these days anymore, And my 8+ years audi is starting to show it's age, with aftermarket turbo that's howling like it's going to keel over tomorrow, an chipped ecu tha died once to a bad soldering job, and a custom exhaust that while lessens the flow restriction to the turbo is nevertheless is slightly more annoying in my golden years, a timing belt that is 6 months overdue for a replacement, and ZR rated tires purchased from costco that more feel like SR rated tires (being that they BFGoodrich are made in thailand) that can't handle a single drop of rain that lands on asphalt, and other odds and ends "modifications" that in my younger more foolish days totaled $8k in unwise "investments". Heck, I'm so lazy, I don't even want to change my own oil every six months. If I were to buy something like an RS5, i probably won't even put it on the track, so I'd just be one of those annoying people doing 75-80 on the freeway, or worse actually drive 65 in a 65 zone.

So let me retract my statements about people's cars. I'm getting old in my approaching my mid 30ies, and to echo raptorduck's feeling of being an old fart, the entire slushbox shifting is getting tiring. Old Man's best auto invention was a DSG transmission put in a car that can fit a infant seat in back, which will outshift most of us most of the time when the infant isn't in the backseat. And with VW/Audi no longer having the exclusivity of that technology they borrowed from BorgWarner, that's good news to the rest of the auto makers.

Anyway, I'm going need to go back to work. I have more doors to knock on, and don't want to miss the next person that has an urge to spit on me.

 

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[an]

I felt it (the one I drove) was slightly (and I say slightly) on the soft side around the corners compared to the a 3xx, but that’s just me. Could have been tires, could have been suspension setup (though both was running stock on both cars i think). The bimmer had aftermarket brakes, but so did the infiniti, so it was pretty much a wash. For me the bimmer just felt better, and no I don’t have a bimmer fetish.In any case, both did better than my audi that has a front overhang issue. Though I love seem folks with rwd only drive in snow and ice. Oh wait, it doesn’t snow in SD.
I agree that the BMW from factory feels a little tighter than the G sedan and the auto G coupe. My feeling was that, tires and suspension can be upgraded easily if I were to track my car more often but it’s much harder to get more power unless you have turbo. Since the G35 is priced like a 325/328, it has about 80HP advantage. The big seller for me was the Brembo on the G35 6MT. Both the G and the 3-series have AWD option w/out the massive overhang the Audi have ;-).

I agree with you about DSG. DSG is an amazing transmission and would make it very easy to get peak performance every time. However, it will never give me the grin I get heel-toeing into corners. It’s definitely a hard choice for me.

[an]

I felt it (the one I drove) was slightly (and I say slightly) on the soft side around the corners compared to the a 3xx, but that’s just me. Could have been tires, could have been suspension setup (though both was running stock on both cars i think). The bimmer had aftermarket brakes, but so did the infiniti, so it was pretty much a wash. For me the bimmer just felt better, and no I don’t have a bimmer fetish.In any case, both did better than my audi that has a front overhang issue. Though I love seem folks with rwd only drive in snow and ice. Oh wait, it doesn’t snow in SD.
I agree that the BMW from factory feels a little tighter than the G sedan and the auto G coupe. My feeling was that, tires and suspension can be upgraded easily if I were to track my car more often but it’s much harder to get more power unless you have turbo. Since the G35 is priced like a 325/328, it has about 80HP advantage. The big seller for me was the Brembo on the G35 6MT. Both the G and the 3-series have AWD option w/out the massive overhang the Audi have ;-).

I agree with you about DSG. DSG is an amazing transmission and would make it very easy to get peak performance every time. However, it will never give me the grin I get heel-toeing into corners. It’s definitely a hard choice for me.

[an]

I felt it (the one I drove) was slightly (and I say slightly) on the soft side around the corners compared to the a 3xx, but that’s just me. Could have been tires, could have been suspension setup (though both was running stock on both cars i think). The bimmer had aftermarket brakes, but so did the infiniti, so it was pretty much a wash. For me the bimmer just felt better, and no I don’t have a bimmer fetish.In any case, both did better than my audi that has a front overhang issue. Though I love seem folks with rwd only drive in snow and ice. Oh wait, it doesn’t snow in SD.
I agree that the BMW from factory feels a little tighter than the G sedan and the auto G coupe. My feeling was that, tires and suspension can be upgraded easily if I were to track my car more often but it’s much harder to get more power unless you have turbo. Since the G35 is priced like a 325/328, it has about 80HP advantage. The big seller for me was the Brembo on the G35 6MT. Both the G and the 3-series have AWD option w/out the massive overhang the Audi have ;-).

I agree with you about DSG. DSG is an amazing transmission and would make it very easy to get peak performance every time. However, it will never give me the grin I get heel-toeing into corners. It’s definitely a hard choice for me.

[an]

I felt it (the one I drove) was slightly (and I say slightly) on the soft side around the corners compared to the a 3xx, but that’s just me. Could have been tires, could have been suspension setup (though both was running stock on both cars i think). The bimmer had aftermarket brakes, but so did the infiniti, so it was pretty much a wash. For me the bimmer just felt better, and no I don’t have a bimmer fetish.In any case, both did better than my audi that has a front overhang issue. Though I love seem folks with rwd only drive in snow and ice. Oh wait, it doesn’t snow in SD.
I agree that the BMW from factory feels a little tighter than the G sedan and the auto G coupe. My feeling was that, tires and suspension can be upgraded easily if I were to track my car more often but it’s much harder to get more power unless you have turbo. Since the G35 is priced like a 325/328, it has about 80HP advantage. The big seller for me was the Brembo on the G35 6MT. Both the G and the 3-series have AWD option w/out the massive overhang the Audi have ;-).

I agree with you about DSG. DSG is an amazing transmission and would make it very easy to get peak performance every time. However, it will never give me the grin I get heel-toeing into corners. It’s definitely a hard choice for me.

[an]

I felt it (the one I drove) was slightly (and I say slightly) on the soft side around the corners compared to the a 3xx, but that’s just me. Could have been tires, could have been suspension setup (though both was running stock on both cars i think). The bimmer had aftermarket brakes, but so did the infiniti, so it was pretty much a wash. For me the bimmer just felt better, and no I don’t have a bimmer fetish.In any case, both did better than my audi that has a front overhang issue. Though I love seem folks with rwd only drive in snow and ice. Oh wait, it doesn’t snow in SD.
I agree that the BMW from factory feels a little tighter than the G sedan and the auto G coupe. My feeling was that, tires and suspension can be upgraded easily if I were to track my car more often but it’s much harder to get more power unless you have turbo. Since the G35 is priced like a 325/328, it has about 80HP advantage. The big seller for me was the Brembo on the G35 6MT. Both the G and the 3-series have AWD option w/out the massive overhang the Audi have ;-).

I agree with you about DSG. DSG is an amazing transmission and would make it very easy to get peak performance every time. However, it will never give me the grin I get heel-toeing into corners. It’s definitely a hard choice for me.

[Anonymous]

Realtors are salesmen, nothing more nothing less. The sales profession by definition is about encouraging people to buy things they may or may not need, and right now is always the best time!

Come on, what cave have you been living under dude? If you actually trust salespeople and take their opinion as honest and unbiased then you are really out of touch.

Look, I dislike realtors just as much as everyone else on this forum. But come on, spit on them? If you are going to take that attitude you would be spitting on people all the time. Realtors are no better or worse than any other salesmen.

[Anonymous]

Realtors are salesmen, nothing more nothing less. The sales profession by definition is about encouraging people to buy things they may or may not need, and right now is always the best time!

Come on, what cave have you been living under dude? If you actually trust salespeople and take their opinion as honest and unbiased then you are really out of touch.

Look, I dislike realtors just as much as everyone else on this forum. But come on, spit on them? If you are going to take that attitude you would be spitting on people all the time. Realtors are no better or worse than any other salesmen.

[Anonymous]

Realtors are salesmen, nothing more nothing less. The sales profession by definition is about encouraging people to buy things they may or may not need, and right now is always the best time!

Come on, what cave have you been living under dude? If you actually trust salespeople and take their opinion as honest and unbiased then you are really out of touch.

Look, I dislike realtors just as much as everyone else on this forum. But come on, spit on them? If you are going to take that attitude you would be spitting on people all the time. Realtors are no better or worse than any other salesmen.

[Anonymous]

Realtors are salesmen, nothing more nothing less. The sales profession by definition is about encouraging people to buy things they may or may not need, and right now is always the best time!

Come on, what cave have you been living under dude? If you actually trust salespeople and take their opinion as honest and unbiased then you are really out of touch.

Look, I dislike realtors just as much as everyone else on this forum. But come on, spit on them? If you are going to take that attitude you would be spitting on people all the time. Realtors are no better or worse than any other salesmen.

[Anonymous]

Realtors are salesmen, nothing more nothing less. The sales profession by definition is about encouraging people to buy things they may or may not need, and right now is always the best time!

Come on, what cave have you been living under dude? If you actually trust salespeople and take their opinion as honest and unbiased then you are really out of touch.

Look, I dislike realtors just as much as everyone else on this forum. But come on, spit on them? If you are going to take that attitude you would be spitting on people all the time. Realtors are no better or worse than any other salesmen.

[pnilesh]

I think a toyota camry is also an ultimate driving machine… what do you say guys? Any camry owners here?

I also say that toyota motor stock is an ultimate money making machine…atleast for me..

I am competely happy with my toyota camry..er.. toyota ADR stock..

[pnilesh]

I think a toyota camry is also an ultimate driving machine… what do you say guys? Any camry owners here?

I also say that toyota motor stock is an ultimate money making machine…atleast for me..

I am competely happy with my toyota camry..er.. toyota ADR stock..

[pnilesh]

I think a toyota camry is also an ultimate driving machine… what do you say guys? Any camry owners here?

I also say that toyota motor stock is an ultimate money making machine…atleast for me..

I am competely happy with my toyota camry..er.. toyota ADR stock..

[pnilesh]

I think a toyota camry is also an ultimate driving machine… what do you say guys? Any camry owners here?

I also say that toyota motor stock is an ultimate money making machine…atleast for me..

I am competely happy with my toyota camry..er.. toyota ADR stock..

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