Hello...
Thanks for the (mostly
) kind words. It's been a week now and I really do love this car. Funny - from a mainly Euro guy...but seriously, unless I wanted just raw horsepower, why would I ever go back? Have you ever had to deal with BMW/Merc/Volvo Service?

-s-
) kind words. It's been a week now and I really do love this car. Funny - from a mainly Euro guy...but seriously, unless I wanted just raw horsepower, why would I ever go back? Have you ever had to deal with BMW/Merc/Volvo Service? 
-s-
I had two R's...an 05 then an 06.
R's are a different kind of fast. My S60R had the BSR PPC on it, which took it to almost 350hp, which helped. But here in SoCal...it's hot a lot. And heat soak killed the performance. Combine heat soak with the turbo spool up and the power was non-linear to say the least. When it kicked in it was pretty awesome.
The G is a faster car on daily use...and much more reliable. With only 3000 R's a year made, (split between sedan and wagon), finding and R mechanic at a dealer was a pain.
BUT...the AWD was quite amazing for handling. My last four cars have been AWD, so it took me some getting used to RWD. Oh and the turning radious was nonexistent...four + lanes to do a Uturn. No joke.
That answer your question?
R's are a different kind of fast. My S60R had the BSR PPC on it, which took it to almost 350hp, which helped. But here in SoCal...it's hot a lot. And heat soak killed the performance. Combine heat soak with the turbo spool up and the power was non-linear to say the least. When it kicked in it was pretty awesome.
The G is a faster car on daily use...and much more reliable. With only 3000 R's a year made, (split between sedan and wagon), finding and R mechanic at a dealer was a pain.
BUT...the AWD was quite amazing for handling. My last four cars have been AWD, so it took me some getting used to RWD. Oh and the turning radious was nonexistent...four + lanes to do a Uturn. No joke.
That answer your question?
Last edited by ParkStr8; Aug 12, 2008 at 04:11 PM.
Originally Posted by ParkStr8
Thanks for the (mostly
) kind words. It's been a week now and I really do love this car. Funny - from a mainly Euro guy...but seriously, unless I wanted just raw horsepower, why would I ever go back? Have you ever had to deal with BMW/Merc/Volvo Service?

-s-
) kind words. It's been a week now and I really do love this car. Funny - from a mainly Euro guy...but seriously, unless I wanted just raw horsepower, why would I ever go back? Have you ever had to deal with BMW/Merc/Volvo Service? 
-s-
And Congrats with your G, i like the rims
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