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Originally Posted by dpaanlka
My feelings should still be valid when comparing two (or even three) vehicles that I didn't pay for, then, should it not? Should my feelings not be valid when my mother is in tears that her car is stranded in Pennsylvania (while she was on vacation) for over a month? How about when I see these problems come up constantly?
Also, let's set this "gift of BMW" thing straight...
It was not...
"Happy birthday Danny, here's your brand new BMW!!! YAY!!!!" It was:
"Well he needs a safe car to drive to school and during the winter (anythings better than a Camaro) and we already have this BMW that's been sitting in the garage for four months, we might as well just have him drive that. It'll save us the effort of buying yet another car."  |
Nobody likes to see their mama cry, but be a man, get over it!
Regardless, you're basically bitching about a vehicle that was generously handed down to you by your folks. For all the problems you say it has, you have lemon laws, goodwill, your own two hands and mind as resources and aides to get that X5 in tip top shape.
You can't honestly expect to come to an X5 "fansite" as you call it, start talking smack about how great your PARENTS' Tahoe is, and think the X5 owners and enthusiasts here are not gonna be like
. A Tahoe and an X5 both have 4 wheels, and that's where the similarity ends. You wanna go mud-boggin' or drive on unplowed snow covered streets, enjoy that Tahoe, buddy.
That is not the forte of the X5. On the pavement, the X5 stomps on the Tahoe in driveability. Safer too- airbags everywhere, better brakes, lower center of gravity, more advanced electronics.
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cushy feeling when you're in the Tahoe and you feel like you could
plow over anybody, that's you not feeling the road at all, cause that suspension is not geared for sportiness or handling.
You should trade in that X5 on a Tahoe immediately. A Chevy dealer would LOVE to have that BMW in their pre-owned inventory!
JV