The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

BMW 850

posted by  Erwin on  Tue Aug 20 11:24 CST 2002
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Thu Oct 23 10:39 CST 2014
[RELATED]

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.
--
Erwin in Memphis, '95 855t






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.