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BMW is (has long been) an intelligence test.

If you bought one, you failed.

Overhyped and hugely underwhelming. I rate BMW as among the worst and most uncomfortable cars I've ever driven. And during my consulting days on the road I was in rentals probably 3 weeks out of 4, so got to do extended test drives of a significant number of vehicles.

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I love renting BMWs. They feel like I'm just running along the road. I love that experience.

Then I bought a BeaterMW because I needed a car, didn't want a loan, and had access to garage space.

It was a wonderful and labor-intensive two years of driving pleasure followed by a lump of metal out front I still haven't gotten rid of.

It took a very particular set of requirements to make that a win.

I would never recommend a BMW to anybody.

What are your favorite vehicles?

No favourites, really. To me they're "just transport" and cars bore me to tears, but the most comfortable drive I can recall was a Honda (model long since forgotten).

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