then cast ur vote for merc.sikeveo said:merc>bmw
bmws are for posers and lebs.
so if ur opinion wasnt skewed by others, you'd say BMW, cos u were gonna get a 318is. rite?7th Sign said:MERC >BMW
mercs are wayyyyyy more classey then BMW's....
the whole 318i is liek the EURO commonwhore seriously the whole bmw brand isnt even that classey any more...
I was goign to get a 318is then every one was paying them out lol saying their not classey...lebos drive them...not many people like them...
but if you got a MERC people look up to it as their is not many around...
seriously a shit load of p platers have BMW's well the cheaper ones ...but how many p platers do you see with MERCS? not many...
hahahaha what a massively detailed post. thanks for the input. and like you, i was bored, so i made this stupid thread.petar13 said:I'd go for a 3 series instead of the C class, but I'd probably choose the E-Class instead of the 5-Series, and definitely the S-Class instead of the 7 series. M3 over C-Class AMG, M5 over E55 AMG, S63 AMG over any 7-Series (Alpina, or what have you). The new generation of Mercs is much hotter than the new generation of BMWs (take the S Class, for example).
Aesthetics aside, BMWs have superb manual Getrags, which Mercedes only have on special order. Then again, Mercedes makes the best automatic transmissions. BMW extracts more power out of their engines, but they're peakier. Mercs are rock solid throughout the rev range. What else... Earlier BMW sport seats leave Mercedes sport seats for dead. BMW has a slightly cheaper aftermarket. I have heard (rumour) that Mercedes has friendlier dealership services.
Neither pawns the other - most professionals whom I know once picking either don't go back to the other. Go with whatever makes you feel good when you go out and see it each morning.
On a sidenote, I am bored, so I answered this thread - but it is in general, a stupid thread.
aesthetic appeal? you serious?CieL said:Merc >>> BMW
Factors include class, performance, price, aesthetic appeal
EATAPIE said:so if ur opinion wasnt skewed by others, you'd say BMW, cos u were gonna get a 318is. rite?
oh ok. well anyway, you got yourself a nice prelude (i think?) for 7k. good stuff.7th Sign said:no I was thinking of getting a 318is then I found out that you cant service a bmw your self so I got a honda...
also theirs a lot of negativity towards the BMW low class range, and the prices of bmw's are falling really fast whilst the MERCS seem to hold their value a lot better.
EATAPIE said:aesthetic appeal? you serious?
hmm what about price wise for the same year range? say the 88-97 year range, what are the price diffs?7th Sign said:yes i think the aesthetic appeal of MERCS is better then BEEMERS also...
also other areas such as interior MERCS kill BMW's eg.
The older bmws like 88-97 have the worst interior, look at a MERCS in the same time range classey interior
omg hear hear!7th Sign said:The older bmws like 88-97 have the worst interior