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BMW fever

Discussion in 'Money & Finance Forum' started by meatpile, Dec 11, 2006.

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  1. Dec 14, 2006 at 10:26 AM #61
    meatpile

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    They don't suck. There are alot of nice ones. I know sly loves his - and it's cool as shit. The SLK are badass. The S class are nice. I'd rather have an SClass than a 7 series BMW.

    Mercedes, IMHO, cheapened its brand when it started selling $29k cars.

    We had an 82 240D about 10 years ago. Great old car. Base model of the cheapest car Mercedes made at the time. The sticker in 1982 was $33k - and I bet the car is still as nice as it was when I had it. Translated to today, Mercedes cheapest car would be what - $60k?

    I think those $60k and up cars are still badass - you just don't see nearly as many of those as you see of the cheapass cars....

    BMW is about the only company that hasn't done that, with maybe the exception of Porsche.
     
  2. Dec 14, 2006 at 11:02 AM #62
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    You may be forgetting Kia
     
  3. Dec 14, 2006 at 7:58 PM #63
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    They've ALLLLL done it, just some tried it later (today) vs. earlier (yesterday).

    BMW had the 318, a great car but not a space the BMW brand needed to be in. And their low-end 3 series models with no engines really pollute the brand, as there are just SO many of them and they're really just for people that like the brand-image.

    Porsche had the 914 and 924, both very VW.

    Mercedes has theirs.

    Rolls and the other REALLY high-end are the only ones that have never done this.
     
  4. Dec 14, 2006 at 10:01 PM #64
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    Yep, that's what I was getting at. Thanks Boot.
     
  5. Dec 14, 2006 at 10:44 PM #65
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    Mercedes never did until until Chrysler bought them, and BMW has always offered a lower cost sport sedan. Even the current 325 are still great cars - and on the same chassis as the 335 I have.

    The Mercedes cheapo line is just that - a cheapo line. While BMW may have produced a lower cost engine - it's not nearly as bad as what Mercedes did with its entire lines of C and E class cars, imho.

    All have whored themselves to SUV's.........:zaehne:

    Those 914 were shit.
     
  6. Dec 14, 2006 at 10:55 PM #66
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  7. Dec 15, 2006 at 6:17 AM #67
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  8. Dec 15, 2006 at 8:40 AM #68
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    BMWs are performance cars. Mercedes is a luxury car.
     
  9. Dec 15, 2006 at 9:50 AM #69
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    [sadic]now you're gonna have to send your twins to the baby farm so you can afford your ego-boosting European sports car. don't be surprised when they start biting each other and their "classmates."[sadic/]
     
  10. Dec 15, 2006 at 11:35 AM #70
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    mainly on account of my wife having to also work, just so we can afford these extravagances.

    :bj:
     
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