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posted by  Erwin on  Tue Aug 20 11:24 CST 2002
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Sounds like the dealer's pretty sure he's going to reel you in. If the dealership is where the car was originally sold, ask to see the service history. Take some notes and notice the frequency and cost of replacement parts.

I don't know where to weigh-in on the winter driving argument. When I lived in Grand Rapids Michigan I had a new '93 Ford Thunderbird, (A RWD car and POS btw,) that I had absolutely no trouble with in DEEP snow. I'd run back and forth to Pittsburgh to visit my now wife during the middle of winter. Do you know what a Cleveland lake-effect snow is like? RWD gave no problems. Ice was another story. In my opinion, nothing works on ice.

I drove a BMW once and agree completely with your assesment. I had a BMW R100RT motorcycle and the same could be said for it. Design, execution, engineering and operator feedback head and shoulders above anything else. The bike was easy and cheap to maintain. Their cars? Sorry, no experience there.

I really like my '95 855t but sometimes wonder how much better I'd like it if it were a RWD v8. Hmmm.
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Erwin in Memphis, '95 855t






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