Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 13:24:00 +0100 From: "Dori A Schmetterling" <ngnospamam.co.uk> Subject: Re: Cost of repair Audi BMW Saab...(crossposting)
At least in Germany seeing lots of BMWs and Mercs is no illusion! They are top sellers: http://www.kfz-auskunft.de/kfz/pkw_neuzulassungen_2003.html In the Netherlands I seem to see Mercs on every corner... DAS -- For direct contact replace nospam with schmetterling --- "Peter Bozz" <fake-usernospam.email.address> wrote in message news:40a0a053$0$575$e4fe514cnospam.xs4all.nl... > > > > > For me, BMW are too common on the roads. They are not particularly fuel > > efficient (petrol), although they do have some fine diesels, probably the > > best. But then if you don't like diesels, you're stuck. And the BMW servicing > > indicator must be a nuisance if you do your own servicing? I always have an > > image of BMW drivers being very pushy: "get out of my way" sort of thing. > > Are they too common, or do you simply notice them more than other cars? > Do a fun experiment and count the cars passing by on the freeway. Then > provide some figures. I can't speak for other countries, but in the > Netherlands > you'd lose count of the Peugeots, VWs, Fords and Opels before you count > a couple of BMWs. Yet, I *see* more BMWs (or expensive Mercs and Audis) > simply because they stand out more in traffic. > > Same thing for the "Get out of my way" thing: a Golf or Peugeot that's > being pushy on the freeway would leave a less lasting impression on you > than that one shiny BMW. > > I can't remember all the Renaults and Volvos and VW driving up to my > tailgate, > probably thinking, "yeah, I'm gonna show this BMW my car's > better/faster/whatever". > Very occasionally I see a BMW or an A3 do the same. Yet *those* times I can > remember. > > People see what they wanna see. > > Peter >