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Re: I don't get BMWs in general
Posted by Noel (more from Noel) on Sun, 22 May 2005 11:18:31
In Reply to: I don't get BMW M3, J, Thu, 19 May 2005 15:41:42
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I haven't driven the M3, but the others I have driven are underwhelming, especially for the price they ask for the car. They are very well made, they feel solid and durable, have great brakes, and some of them even go pretty good. But most of the 3-series cars, to me, are like Toyotas with better seats and good handling. The 5-series are more like real cars, but still nothing to justify their prices.
IMO, BMW's success is more due to good marketing and image building over many years than engineering. They are good cars, but no longer anything unusual. When BMW began to make waves, with the 2002, there wasn't much else that could compete. Now they have lots of worthy competitors and they just aren't that much better anymore.
To me, the nicest thing about them is they are RWD, which is really nice if you have a bunch of power to put down, and it IS really nice to drive a well-sorted RWD car fast. 8^)
But people whose egos are attached to what they drive will keep buying BMWs because of the brand's image. The company knows this and capitalizes on it.
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Posts in this Thread:
- I don't get BMW M3, J, Thu, 19 May 2005 15:41:42
- American thunder....., Mike Lynch
, Mon, 23 May 2005 13:01:28 - Re: I don't get BMWs in general, Noel, Sun, 22 May 2005 11:18:31 <-- Viewing This Message
- Doesn't Corvette skip to 4th..., markP, Fri, 20 May 2005 12:20:21
- Have you driven one?, Ron G, Thu, 19 May 2005 23:31:42
- Re: I don't get BMW M3, Dan
, Thu, 19 May 2005 18:51:38 - Re: I don't get BMW M3, Justin VanAbrahams
, Thu, 19 May 2005 17:10:15
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