# How to "Kill" the 3 Used Cars So Husband Will Buy a New BMW 528 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Show\ **Created:** [September 18, 2010, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-kill-the-3-used-cars-so-husband-will-buy-a-new-bmw-528/55291 "2010-09-18T19:19:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wardljc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d07c76/32.png) [@wardljc](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wardljc)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2010, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-kill-the-3-used-cars-so-husband-will-buy-a-new-bmw-528/55291/1 "2010-09-18T19:19:28Z")
This caller wanted advise on how to kill her 3 used cars in a way that will force her husband to replace them with 2 newer cars. She her eye on a BMW 528i. I propose the following solution: Get the husband to the BMW dealership and have him drive a well equipped 550i. Make sure it has modern options like comfort access, paddle shifters and active steering. Things like the handling, power and cool gadgets have an emotional effect on men. With Comfort Access, the key is a fob you keep in your pocket and the car unlocks when you touch the handle. You don’t have to take it out of you pocket to start the car either. These are the type of things that seduce many men into considering a change. Then you can work your way down to a 528i for at least $10,000 less, half the price of a new Honda Fit that has similar options. John W. ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-kill-the-3-used-cars-so-husband-will-buy-a-new-bmw-528/55291/2 "2010-09-18T19:37:31Z")
Very true ---
**Author:** ![grandpav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5f8ce5/32.png) [@grandpav](https://community.cartalk.com/u/grandpav)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-kill-the-3-used-cars-so-husband-will-buy-a-new-bmw-528/55291/3 "2010-09-20T18:07:00Z")
One of the three cars the couple owned was called what sounded like “Mercu Satellite.” Is Mercu a car brand or just a contraction of Mercury? ---
**Author:** ![StrongDreamsWaitHere](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/strongdreamswaithere/32/2014_2.png) [@StrongDreamsWaitHere](https://community.cartalk.com/u/StrongDreamsWaitHere)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-kill-the-3-used-cars-so-husband-will-buy-a-new-bmw-528/55291/4 "2010-09-20T18:35:00Z")
I haven’t listened to the show yet but she might have been talking about [Merkur](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkur), a short-lived Mercury luxury brand from the late '80s. ---
**Author:** ![bcarroccio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@bcarroccio](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bcarroccio)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2010, 8:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-kill-the-3-used-cars-so-husband-will-buy-a-new-bmw-528/55291/5 "2010-09-25T20:15:35Z")
how do you listen to this show? ---
**Author:** ![tszpara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@tszpara](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tszpara)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 11:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-kill-the-3-used-cars-so-husband-will-buy-a-new-bmw-528/55291/6 "2010-09-30T23:33:07Z")
I got it via Itunes. Only 2 episodes available though. > **[Car Talk by NPR on Apple Podcasts](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/npr-car-talk-podcast/id253191823)** > > Download past episodes or subscribe to future episodes of Car Talk by NPR for free.