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Indeed. This is why I don't get the whole concept of the beater vehicle to use daily and "save" the nice car. However, in the case of the BW versus 7 series, although the BW is better in nearly every category, it's tough to do better in luxurious quiet and ride quality than a LWB BMW 7.

I can hear the doors lock 80% of the time. I can also see the door lock light most of the time. However, although all of that stuff about thieves grabbing the codes and stealing your car are true, I agree with Adam that it's just not worth getting all worried over, just keep your insurance...

Many years ago I let my Corvette idle for an extended time while I was flushing the coolant, and I think it fouled the plugs or something, and I've always been wary of that since. However, I think contemporary cars are OK with extended idling. Even so, I'd never do it (intentionally) for more...

For those following along at home, I decided to pull the trigger on the BMW (several things fell into place, it was like an omen. Times two.) on Thursday. It is as expected (I've had these before) and I'm happy with it. It ain't no BW, but then, the BW ain't no land yacht either. I think...

740i. 2022 means G11 (LWB) and this one has 40K miles, a year/10K of warranty left, really nice condition, pretty well loaded except for B&O, and I had that on a previous BMW and I'm probably better off without it.

Are you going to sell (auction) it?

I doubt that 3K miles would make that much difference, and they didn't ask about options and such. Maybe I should talk to your guy?

The button inside the handle must be pressed in order for the door to unlatch. Or perhaps you have a CT4, which has different handles? It helps if you list the car that you own. Also, sometimes my mirror tilt stops working. I have to change the settings (turn it off) drive a bit, change it...

I used to commute 14 miles each way, about half city, half congested highway. My oil service indicator dropped like a rock, relatively speaking. Now I've got a 35 miles commute each way, all but about 5 miles are uncongested 70+ MPH highway. The service indicator hardly moves. So yes, it is...

You made some excellent points, thank you. I did have yesterday off, so I test drove a new E-class with the four cylinder mild hybrid. I really dislike 4's, but they have adequate power these days, and the Mercedes is so quiet that you hardly hear the thrashing. The tech in the car was just...

The problem is, V8 RWD aside, is the changing marketplace, and increasing technology in cars. So, any new medium-sized luxury or near luxury sedan is going to have a 4-cylinder engine, with the luxury (BMW, Audi, M-B) lines optionally providing a 6. Either way, it's going to be a "mild hybrid"...

I live near the OP and my black/black car sits outside when I'm working, and yes, it takes quite a while for it to cool down. Usually about a minute or two before I get home (40 minute commute) I'm starting to get comfortable. But mostly it's just the heat continuing to radiate off of the...

I don't have it handy, but I seem to recall that it was around $100K OTD, back in 2023. A base 2025 CT5VBW is now $97,600 plus destination, so call it $99K.

Good point. I should have expanded the poll options. Even though I've changed my mind, I'm going to leave the poll up to see what kind of answers we get.

Update: I borrowed the A6 last night. Disappointing. I'm not surprised though, honestly. I was going to borrow it for the entire day, today, to really get a feel for it, but after about 3 miles I already knew that it wasn't going to work out between us, so I took it back. I think that the...

As I ponder a new DD to take the load off of the BW, I also consider just selling the BW as it is an expensive car to keep as a "spare" and I do have limited storage space. I hate to see it go, but life must continue. I proposed it to BaT, and they want a 80K reserve. I think that's low, I...

Right? And I'll never forget the first time, she was crying, "oh, my poor car!" And all I could think to say was, "oh, my poor house!". The second time was no more than a week or two after we bought her Porsche Macan S. I said something incredibly sensitive like "do you not use the fucking...

I've had 5 Corvettes. Women are not attracted to them, but men are. If that's your boat, then you'll do well. If you want wimmen, get something cute like a Miata.

Yeah, the garage is tall enough, I believe (14 ft.?) but it's going to be a real challenge parking a car in-between those posts. And then getting the car out. We have a side-load garage, so it requires a sharp turn (or turns) to get cars in and out. The wife has hit the house twice. I now...

You guys have some great ideas, but I think you're missing my two primary desires here... the CT5 is a high bar, but I want something even more comfortable but especially more quiet. I'm leaning towards keeping the BW along with getting the audi... BTW my other cars (wife's) is a macan S and...