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Originally Posted by R N M
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Originally Posted by fndrsn
Don't understand why so many people are crying over this. BMWs have never been exclusive, they're as mainstream as Toyota or whatever "low level" brand you guys are trying to rail. The existence of this car doesn't make an M3 or 6-Series any less of a great car. Does an S-Class owner concern themselves with the existence of the V-Class? No, they just enjoy the amazing car they have for what it is, not for what it's related to �� Snobbery like what's on display in this thread is why BMW owners have such a bad rep for being douchebags imo
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You must be fairly young and never experienced the pre-///Marketing era of BMW.
In the 80s to 90s to 2000s - BMW was a very aspirational brand that was not on every street corner. ///M cars were even rarer. The cars were all amazing to drive even the most basic models had great steering and some of the best suspension tuning and obviously the engines.
I think BMW is still great but they are going downhill lately in DRIVING DYNAMICS, styling and quality. These cheap FWD cars are opposite of everything that BMW ever stood for! What's worse is the regular 3 and 5 series drive and sound like crap unless fitted with M sport suspensions, exhausts and other crap. A base 3 series has nothing special to it and that is very sad. If you drive a base 911, you still are amazed by the experience and that is why Porsche is still going in the right direction. |
Comparing Porsche with BMW is not fair because VW can afford to keep Porsche exclusive and high end while VW and Audi meeting the demands of lower classes.
That said, it still doesn't justify to produce that pile of garbage.