What do you like better, a Benz or a Bimmer?
Just in General...no specific models...just the companies in general...

My vote: BMW!

 

M5 Ro><oRs your Bo><ors!

If you're gonna get an extreme luxury car BMW is the way to go for me. Although Mercedes makes much better racecars in my opinion.

 

i dont like the drive in a merc, i would deffinately get the bimmer....

 

I like the blingness of E55 and SL500

here's a pic that I took at TokyoAutoSalon 2003

 

"M5 Ro><oRs your Bo><ors!"

not when its next to a E55

MERCEDES-BENZ E55 AMG
Vehicle type: front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 4-door sedan
Estimated base price: $75,000
Engine type: supercharged and intercooled SOHC 24-valve V-8, aluminum block and heads, Bosch Motronic ME2.8.1 engine-control system with port fuel injection
Displacement 332 cu in, 5439cc
Power (SAE net) 469 bhp @ 6100 rpm
Torque (SAE net) 516 lb-ft @ 2650 rpm
Transmission 5-speed automatic with lockup torque converte
Wheelbase 112.4 in
Length 190.9 in
Width 71.7 in
Height 50.9 in
Curb weight 3900 lb
C/D-estimated performance:
Zero to 60 mph 4.5 sec
Zero to 100 mph 10.5 sec
Standing 1/4-mile 12.4 sec
Top speed (governor limited) 156 mph
Projected fuel economy:
EPA city driving 14 mpg
EPA highway driving 20 mpg

 

DAMN! That E55 AMG is a beast! Any pics?

 

a lot of people like to refer to bmw's as "drivers cars", well, that is all relative. personally, i think merc's hold a higher 'prestige' factor. also, mercedes styling has always been on-point. a 6 series merc i think kills any 7 series. i mean, cl600, s600.....gorgeous.

as far as performance, price is really the deciding factor. a base, new, m3 is better than any mercedes in its price range, but if you step up to an amg car, like the sl55 amg.....*drool* fuhgedabboutit. no bmw is going to touch that.

 

o yea, two words




Street Legal

 

Sure... if your streets happen to be German.

 

Oh yeah- I'd rather drive/own a Bimmer, but I'd rather ride in a Merc. I think that sums it up for most people.

 

I woud rasther own a bmw as far as performance goes. The M3 beats the CLK55 AMG in almost every performance area and is also 10k less. i do belive that the S class is MUCH better looking than the 7 series (which i belive is the ugliest car ever from BMW.) The M5 also womps on the E55 and none of the mercedes come with a MT while BMW has a MT version of almost all their cars. The mercedes does have that "bling" factor though and the presitge of riding around in a mercedes so if i wanted a automatic i would take the mercedes

I agree though that mercedes makes better race cars and that the SL55 AMG is one of the prettyst cars on the road
>over all BMW gets my vote

 

before all the new MB came out, I would go for BMW, but some of the new MB are just so nice!!! but I think MB is alittle bit overpriced, so I would go for BMW

 

MB are nicer, smoother cars. If I was to drop that kind of coin on a car it would be for luxury, not performance. You can get as much if not more performance for a lot less money than a Bimmer, but it's hard to compare anything else with the ride of a Benz. There's just something about them...