| There seems to be a sudden influx of German | | | | The first thing that hit me when I sat in the |
| cars on to the streets where I live. The holy | | | | driving seat was the immense comfort I was |
| trinity of precision saloon manufacturers have | | | | plunged into. The plush seats and elegant |
| become the stock purchases for the more | | | | dashboard really set up a mood of relaxation that |
| affluent members of the society I live in. | | | | can nullify the negative effects of any number of |
| Mercedes Benz, Audi and BMW models literally | | | | hours spent in rush hour traffic jams. |
| crowd the abundant driveways and side-street | | | | The crowning glory of the car was the |
| parking. | | | | engineering prowess of the BMWs engine, |
| It puzzled me for a while as to why these brands | | | | managing to get from 0-60 in a very impressive |
| were so popular, but it wasn't until I actually | | | | 6 seconds, despite its weighty, 'oversized' |
| sampled the delights of getting behind the wheel | | | | exterior. So to any of the naysayers who believe |
| of one of these luxury saloons that the penny | | | | that you have to sacrifice luxury for performance |
| finally dropped, casting all doubt from my mind. | | | | and vice versa, I would definitely point them in |
| The model in question was a Used BMW 5 Series | | | | the direction of the Used BMW 5 Series I drove |
| that literally wiped the floor with every single | | | | and asked them to re-evaluate their opinions after |
| other car I have ever had the pleasure of driving. | | | | a test drive. |