Consumer Reports rates X5 as

[E61Silver]

They (CR) view cars like an appliance, as long as it does what it supposed to do, they don't really care about looks or drivability.

That said they are not biassed by Ad revenue, and is a meaningful resource.

[tommygn]

Japanese cars are for people who have no soul. The kind that take pride on finding the best deal on their lawn mowers

[utahx5]

I work for a honda dealer here in salt lake city and there is a huge difference in bmw owners and honda owners I dont know how many times I have had a car in with 30,000 miles on it come in for its first oil change and to fix the grinding brakes or some other blatant problem the are transportation to them bmw enjoy and have pride in there cars & sav's and any problem sticks out like a sore thumb and it goes to the dealer if we treated our x5's like a honda and just drove the wheels off of them our repair bills would seem low to trust me hondas have plenty of problems to we have 18 techs 6 days a week and we are one of four dealers within about 25 miles I would never compare a hond to a bmw It's like comparing an apartment to a castle

[Islands52]

I am not an overly sensitive or PC type person, but I am Asian. Can we start reffering to Japanese and Japanese cars as "Japanese" instead of "Jap"? Since we don't refer to any other nationalities here with slurs.

[Wagner]

Originally Posted by Islands52

I am not an overly sensitive or PC type person, but I am Asian. Can we start referring to Japanese and Japanese cars as "Japanese" instead of "Jap"? Since we don't refer to any other nationalities here with slurs.

Yeah, you people and your Kraut-Wagons.

[AzNMpower32]

Originally Posted by Wagner

Yeah, you people and your Kraut-Wagons.

Oddly, I never take insults personally. I had a discussion with an old man that insulted Taiwan pretty badly and I didn't feel all that bad about it. Maybe cuz I was born in the US.......

[tommygn]

Sorry buddy, I did not mean it like that. Take no offense from it.
Regarding my opinion on Japanese cars, more to the point, Acura, to me they are like little clueless nerdy kids saying "when i grow up i want to be a BMW", I mean who the heck names a 4wd system super-handling awd, i hear that and it sounds like someone is talking about a nintendo...

[Islands52]

no worries guys. I am a 5th generation American...just reminding Jap is not a respectful term.

[pinoix5]

Originally Posted by tommygn

Japanese cars are for people who have no soul. The kind that take pride on finding the best deal on their lawn mowers

you just cant accept the fact that your paying too much on a bmw emblem thats it!and how can you say japanese cars are for people with no soul youre just a straight damn idiot! i think a lot people here just cant take the fact that bmw is just not that good period!

[tommygn]

You just made my point, you are someone who cares about the price tag, not the experience.
And while I would have gladly admited that a GTR is a great driving car, and that my comment was targeted to vehicles such as the MDX, im just going to point out to you that the GTR only tries to be something that was done by germans first, and like I said, you never understood. Keep your swearing to yourself, you talk the way Nissans are designed. Vulgar.