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Lifestyle Choice: Would you give up driving a German car for getting the rMBP?
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I'm already living choice 2. I have a Prius c and a iMac and plan on getting a rMBP here in the coming weeks.
I just bought a new Audi RS6 tuned by ABT and I have to say my rMBP fits very well with it. Both are extremely fast! Why would you even consider something like an Accord? Imagine being on a party and having to confess that you own an Accord!! Duh...
Good luck getting parts now. I had to wait 6 months to for parts to fix mine, luckily it was drivable. Many others at the dealer had been sitting in their lot waiting on parts for 4 months when I first went in... 10 months for those cars and they were making payments on them!
Trading it in as soon as the car I bought is delivered. Can't risk having a car non-drivable for months while making payments on it.
I have a 2000 V6 9-5 there's still sites online that have parts and stuff and I happen to have 2 Saab mechanics close by. But mine is paid off. I know it took them about 2-3 weeks to find a bumper when I got rear ended. It's to bad
I'm driving a 2006 2.0L 9-3. Love the car and was going to keep it till it died (bought from a dealer 3 years ago as a lease turn in). Was really disappointed when I put it in a ditch in May and had to wait till November for the parts.
I ended up ordering a 2013 Ford Fusion last month and will be trading in the Saab when it is delivered. I wanted another European car (I know, 2006 was a GM) but looking at BMW/Audi repair issues made me rethink that. Would have had to buy used and I just don't trust them without the warranty after everything I've seen/heard/read while researching them.
What's wrong with an Accord? If you can't look somebody else in the eye and say "I drive an Accord," then you don't need an Audi, you need a backbone.
As someone who owns a German car (BMW M3) and an rMBP... no way I'd give up the former just to have an rMBP
Are you snobbish *******s from the states or in europe?
I'm trying to figure whether its the geography that's affecting intelligence so I know where not to move to.
As someone who owns a 97 japanese car: I'll hit my brakes when you tailgate me (what german-car drivers *******s usually like to do) so you can kiss my sorry '97 ass.
I'm trying to figure whether its the geography that's affecting intelligence so I know where not to move to.
As someone who owns a 97 japanese car: I'll hit my brakes when you tailgate me (what german-car drivers *******s usually like to do) so you can kiss my sorry '97 ass.
Stereotype much? I'm sure statistically speaking, a driver of a Japanese car is just as likely to tailgate as drivers of European and American cars.
Besides, brake checking is far more dangerous and you deserve to have your license taken away if you do that regularly. Don't vent your frustrations out onto other drivers.
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Sti and Evo aren't really much cheaper (if at all) compared to the European cars OP is looking at. Especially when you consider the insurance costs and gas mileage. So I doubt that's a valid option. And something tells me speed isn't his priority (otherwise his "dilemma" would probably be between an STi/Evo + rMBP or a Camry/Accord + Vaio)
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