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      04-22-2011, 12:17 AM   #96
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Originally Posted by skier219 View Post
I have to say, I am disappointed in BMW. Nothing against turbo-4 engines -- I have owned them in numerous sports cars over the years -- but what sold me on the s30i was the lovely inline six engine.
We're in the same boat. My wife had an Audi A4 Avant, but when her lease was up, she wouldn't buy another Audi because the newer Avant model only offered a turbo 4. It wasn't a terrible engine, but nowhere near as smooth and sweet as the N52 and it just sounded cheap for a car approaching $50K. She had no plans to look at a BMW, but the turbo 4 only Audi pushed her into BMW's arms and we got her a 328xi.

Likewise, I would have never bought my old Z4 coupe if it came with a turbo 4. Then again, maybe BMW figures we won't abandon them because Audi and Mercedes are offering turbo 4s in place of 6s on their lowest powered models.

If we can't handle the turbo 4, where do we turn? Infiniti?
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