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Originally Posted by aarena
I purposely signed up to say this guy should be fired, or at least share his payment from Audi with us. I feel this way for the following reasons;
1) Complaining about 19-inch rims??? Guess what, the sport line comes standard with 18-inch rims
2) Complaining about the "conservative" leather trim option in the test car...well then try a different 3 series. there are a dozen different colors of leather to choose from
3) "For those willing to forego these for a smaller, lighter, more agile car, it’s time for a four-door 1-Series." This sentence makes it sound like he does not prefer a larger 3 series. Well good for him, BMW cares more about the majority, such as myself that prefer a larger car.
4) "Given the manual’s lesser efficiency and equal purchase price, is there a point to it? If you have to ask this question, then no, there isn’t." This sentence makes it sound like he is criticizing the manual. Just because the automatic gearbox is arguably the best ever made doesn't mean there is no point to getting a manual. I purchased a manual because I enjoy controlling my car.
5) "the tested 335i lists for $55,745. Seem like a lot for a compact sport sedan?" Why don't you go price out an s4, since you clearly say it has a better engine
I can go on and on. At then end of the end, it is clear he did not set out to write a review. It was a roast.
I just got the car and I am in love. I thought my prior car, an AUDI A5!, was a decent car, until i tried the new 3-series.
Don't believe a word this guy says, try it out for yourself.
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How is anything he says any different that what you're saying? You're pissed off because the reviewer's opinion is different than yours. And on #4 you completely missed the point. What he is saying is that if you have to ask if there's a point to a manual, then you don't get it (that manual is preferred by purists) so there's no point in a manual for you.
I didn't read a complaint about the 19s. He said they suit the car style-wise, then he said they're a rougher ride than the 18s. Put 19s on a Lexus, a Honda, a Mercedes, a Deloreon, a Mazda or a Lambo and you're going to get a rougher ride than on 18s, all else equal.
The word conservative is an adjective. He used it to describe the black leather, which I think most people would agree is more conservative than red leather. You're taking him to task for word choice? Or is it because he simply bothered to comment on the interior colour? If he said he loved the conservative black leather, you would have no problem with it, right? He did point out that the leather isn't much different from the leatherette, and he's right.
In #3 you just assume you're the majority. And even if you are, he's not paid to write about what people like you and me want. There are hundreds of guys who review cars and they all bring their own perspectives. if they didn't, there'd be no point to their reviews because we'd only ever get one perspective. And that's all it is anyway, a perspective. We're allowed to have one of those too.
On the price issue, you've been completely presumptuous. He doesn't say a s4 is a better value. He just says the BMW is expensive. For that matter, the Audi is expensive too, but the writer didn't even make that comparison.