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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
The BMW in-line 6 gives me a hard-on.
I just friggen love that motor; feels and sounds completely different than anything else I've driven. And GM interiors are just shockingly uninspired.
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Originally Posted by Bearcat
I'd be curious on the Tahoe fuel economy. In my personal experience, Chevy under-delivers on their estimates by a decent amount while if anything, BMW over-delivers and is surprisingly efficient for the power.
And yeah.... I'm a bit of a fanboy for BMW because of the power (plus efficiency), the silky smooth transmission, and even the steering wheel is sexy. I know some purists say it's just not the same as older cars with the steering and what not, but it was life changing.
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I still drive my 2003 325 xit as my go to work car... inline 2.5L 6 cyl. Plenty of power for that small of a car and pretty fun to drive at that. I love it, honestly. And I do like the steering on a BMW quite a bit more too. I've had Tahoes in the past though and never had any major issues with them. Great drivetrain. The only complaint I've ever had is that I'd have to change the wheel hub assemblies about every 100k, which really is a shit job when you live in the rust belt.
That said, those Tahoes are NICE and the upper-end interiors in the 75+ class are every bit as nice as a Beamer. It's not like the BMW doesn't have plastics and pleather just the same. You're also getting 100 HP and 100 lb-ft of torque more at the same price. You gotta step up to an M60 or Alpine in the BMWs, which start around 115k, to get better performance and in all of them, you're running premium fuel instead of low or mid-grade else you're going to be gumming up injectors quickly. So it depends where you want to sacrifice, really. I think the difference in weight is like 400 lbs in favor of the BMW, so it's not astronomical. More oomf and a couple grand less in fuel, or tighter steering and maybe an ever so slight upgrade in overall interior aesthetic. If all I'm doing is toting kids around and living in the city, I'd probably opt for the BMW. If I'm out in the country and pulling trailers, definitely the Tahoe.