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Re: Almost sold my car at Panera bread today...
I considered buying a new Hyundai before we bought the latest SVX. When we test drove one there was no comparison to the SVX and a brand new Hyundai... not in the same league.
If we sold our SVX for 20K, we would have to get something to get around in. Any used car would require repairs, usually a bunch. A new 20K wouldn't be much of a car and would not be a nice car to drive or even ride in. Nothing is as safe to drive as the SVX! We are blessed! Keith |
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Re: Almost sold my car at Panera bread today...
well, I've enjoyed mine for about 98,800 of the 100K+ I've put on it. The only exceptions I can think of were driving about 100 mi with each of the noisy rear bearings the same year, and about 1000 miles that I drove with the dang falling visor before I finally had a new one installed.
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Yes there are only a limited number of cars out there that drive like the SVX... BUT the ones that do, are so much better in so many ways. I had owned close to 10svxi in my time. Probably put around 100k collectively on them. I never, not even once, looked back and thought I made a mistake when I sold them all and bought the bimmer... There is just no comparison but the price tag. Tom |
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You got me there. I agree that as a class and most one-to-one comparisons, bimmers are better than SVXs. They have been since '92. I wouldn't compare mine to my A6 either. Carreras and S2000s are nicer too.
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But then I have this fabulous high performance expensive German car that is still going to collect miles and still need maintenance and still occasionally break. And now I'm paying 10X more to take care of all that, especially since now 100% of those things I'm going to some specialist shop or dealer for. Remember, I'm not you, Tom! I can has lifetime covered maintenance, and the extra insurance premiums covered, then I will take a trade for one of these "better than SVX" cars.
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Tim 92 Liquid Silver SVX 5MT 2009 BMW Z4 (Gone) 2012 Camry V6 SE |
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We understand... Keith |
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Re: Almost sold my car at Panera bread today...
But he got a free pair of Oakley's and a gold chain with his Bimmer, not just a pen light. That's gotta count for something.
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Re: Almost sold my car at Panera bread today...
And what did your Kia come with? A turtle neck and one of the tweed jackets with leather on the elbows??
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Parts are cheaper and more readily available from aftermarket sources for the bimmer than they were for the SVX too. I got a full set of front control arms, bushings, ball joints, and outer tie rods for $275 brand new... ONE control arm for the SVX w/o ball joints are more than that. Rear control arms installed for $950 at the dealer... Do that with an SVX w/ just lat links costing $150 a pop not to mention the trailing arms.... SO dollar to dollar on repairs its about the same... Hard part with the bimmer is a new engine costs $23,000...> So its a good thing its bullet proof! Tom |
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Your car was designed by a bunch of tea sipping snots on an island!!! Tom |
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Re: Almost sold my car at Panera bread today...
They have a reason to be snots since they have plenty of real classic cars over the past 65 years. BMW has only the favorite vehicle of Urkle from Family Matters to look back on, the Isetta. I'd be proud of that one too, it did have an innovative "tilt" steering wheel in it at least.
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Remember, I'd still own a Subaru, if they still made something in the same class as the SVX. Sadly, all they make is vehicles that are almost as hideous as the rear end of the 7 series.
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