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10-20-14, 12:47 PM

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Rbradleysd

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I totally feel you. I've driven all German cars up to the Lexus & I bought the GS for the exact reasons you listed (great reliability, excellent interior, great dealer experience etc.) BUT I never felt like the GS had a "soul" like my german cars did. Can't put my finger on it but I never "loved it" like I loved my BMW's So after 11 months I got rid of it and went back to German (I bought an Audi) and couldn't be happier.

I really wish I loved the Lexus more because it was an excellent car with NO issues & the dealer experience was top notch, BAR NONE.

I have a feeling you will end up with the BMW again...

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10-20-14, 04:31 PM

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Maybe but I don't much care for the BMW X-drive and Audi lease rates suck. I also don't need to be buying $60,000 cars every 3-4 years at 30 years old so I may do this a bit more logically. Besides after my lease is up maybe the GS-F will be a reality. The question is though how much will it cost.

Time will tell though but I only want a RWD BMW which is not going to happen in my region. I think the thing to do is more to NC/SC and lease an M3.

Still I think I'll enjoy the GS350. I enjoyed driving the 2014 IS350 even if it was a bit small.

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10-21-14, 01:31 PM

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What generation S4? current gen is Supercharged 6 although the S5 had the V8 for a little while. I own 13 S4 and the reality is the engine is bullet proof (they use this engine in multiple cars and have for years ) but the weak spot is the DSG (manual would have been more reliable long term) sport diff, and electronics. I've had 3 sensors go off in my two years of ownership. Two of them were nothing but a trip to Audi dealer still costs a few hundred bucks especially to replace a bad sensor. The other was a sport diff which had to be fully replaced under warranty. That would have cost me $8,000.

We were discussing Porsches earlier, I was referring to the Panamera S or S4.