Bryan,

> If you want superior reliability buy a Japanes marque. If you want red
> carpet customer service buy a Lexus or Infiniti or Acura. If you want the
> definitive sport sedan buy a BMW. I believe that 850/70 series are strong,
> durable, safe and satisfying cars.

I agree with every point that you stated above, except one. DON'T BUY AN ACURA 3.2TL OR THE 3.2CL. Those two Acura's vehicles have a major problem with their transmission, but nobody seem to know about it, except the owners who brought them. The transmission problem was what caused my uncle to
dumped his 2000 Acura 3.2TL sedan for a 2001 BMW 330i sedan after owning it for less than 6 months. In those six months of owning the Acura, the sedan returned back to the dealer endless time for the same transmission problem.

Anyway, their engine SUCK ... so what if they output 260 HP ? ... their full power don't come in until at least 5,000 rpm. By that time, most sedans in
its class are way down the road ( yeah ... that includes the non-turbo S70 ).
I know it from experience. I smoked an orange 3.2CL Type-S one afternoon. I
mean if I continued down the road with him, he would have smoke me, but I already reached my home. Also, I didn't think he would still have enough guts after he nearly loss control of his Acura, when we both went thru the S-curve on the way. My Volvo S70 GLE just " blasted " thru the S-curve w/o problem
( remember I don't even have Sport suspension nor anti-sway bar ) I couldn't believe it, until my uncle told me that the engine doesn't kick in its full power until 5,000 rpm, unlike the Volvo & other European sedans, which the power is on an increasing curve. He also state that he found my suspension to be way better than his Acura, but of course, my Volvo suspension can't touch his BMW suspension & handling.

Cheers,

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Kenny
2001 Nissan Pathfinder SE; 1998 Volvo S70 GLE