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Originally Posted by RaceR
Is it a bit common in the US that BMW and Audi drivers are considered to be the least considerate drivers and generally drive faster than others?
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Well, they're both built to travel at sustained triple-digit speeds on the Autobahn. Then you bring them to the United States where our highway system is garbage, it's infrastructure is in serious disrepair, there's too much traffic, and speed limits are painfully low because no one knows how to drive, and it's easy to see why Audi/BMW drivers get frustrated, trundling along at 55mph. As much as I loved driving my S4, at the same time it felt like a complete waste of a car on U.S. roadways.
I hold a deep appreciation for older BMW's, as I just bought my second E30 3 series, a 1991 318is. I looked at a couple E28 535is's as well, but their complete lack of fuel efficiency turned me away. Now I'm looking at maybe getting an E24 635csi, maybe. I like the late 80's Bimmers because like many cars of their era, they were just far enough out of the dark ages of carburetors and solid rear axles, but not too far into the age of overweight, electronics-laden cars from the 90's. Bulletproof, solid cars that are easy to work on and rewarding to drive.
I like the E36, E39, E90/92 and E60 M cars, but not much else since then. The new 3 series with the N20 is pretty exciting, I'll admit. However after working in sales for Audi and driving most of both carmakers' cars, I can say that I'd take an Audi over a BMW in most cases if I were looking at a brand new model. *flame suit on* I wouldn't really complain to own any model from either, however. To quote my "Truth in Audi" instructor, "anything from Bavaria, Ingolstadt, or Stuttgart is welcome in my driveway".