Date: Sat, 12 Jun 1999 12:43:22 +0200 From: "Johan LAUWERS" <lauwers.sablonnopsam.be> Subject: Re: Update: European makers mostly ignore psycho-babble
GT heeft geschreven in bericht <37616b00.788385808nopsam.fast.net>... >Also, a question. How are Europeans going to know their social class >/ standing if the numbers are removed? I mean, EVERYONE knows that >the owner of a 316 is inferior to the owner of a 520; a C200 owner >must bow to an E240 owner; etc. I believe most manufacturers even >indicate "pretenders" (those above their social standing) with the "D" >suffix (e.g., E300D). How does the Gremlin owner behave towards the >Eagle owner? Of course this is 1999, the time that a car was a symbol of social status is long gone. Everyone can get a lone at a bank to buy a BMW 5 or Merc E. Johan 83 900 GLi (parting out of this car) 88 900 i 94 9000 CS 94 9000 CSE