01-15-2013, 08:33 AM | #177 |
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OH NO3S!!! THE FILTHY PEASANTS CAN AFFORD OUR GERMAN LUXURY SEDANS NOW! No wonder BMW drivers get such a bad rap. Get over it. For every person who buys a BMW because they think they're hot shit, there are 100 senior citizens or normal businessmen/women buying them because they value the traits that make a BMW a BMW. If BMW tried to please the idiots in this thread, they'd have been out of business years ago.
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01-15-2013, 08:53 AM | #179 | |
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01-15-2013, 09:28 AM | #181 | |
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But the 1 is a coupe. |
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As a past owner of E90 and currently drives a E92 I agree that this cheapens the 3 series overall. I was planning to get a 335xi but now I don't want to see someone getting a 320i and pay $20,000 less, knowing that the car will look almost identical. Maybe BMW will sell more cars but this will cheapen the 3. They should do what Audi does and bring a 2 series (as in Audi's A3 sedan). Some might say BMW has the 1 but that's not really a mass market model.
I think I'll jump to a X3 3.5 with M sports package the next time I shop for a new car. At least I'm quite confident that BMW won't put the detuned 2.0 in there. Lastly, I don't think the 320 bodes well with 328. BMW already forced us to pay more for a 4 cylinder and now this? If I'm looking at a 3 I will lean toward a 320 or 335 since a 320 might be able to get modded and get 328 power. |
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01-15-2013, 10:03 AM | #183 | |
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Without the 320 you would have seen people driving around in a car for $20k less. You can spend mid 50's to low 60's on a 335. I just don't get it. You buy the best car you can, the one that fills your needs. Why do we care so much about other people and what they are paying or not paying for models similar to ours. This whole thread really makes the US look/sound ridiculous to all the countries that have had smaller output 3 series for years. We were one of them! We had the 318TI! You could get a 318TI with am M-kit so from the front it looked like an E36 M3!!!!! Yeah, E36 M3 buyers, I bet they stopped buying 'em once the TI came out for $20k less!
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01-15-2013, 10:08 AM | #184 |
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I hate to break it to everyone, but at least in America the 3er mainly confers the "status" of "asshole" to the owner. It's been seen mainly as an entry level status whore car going back to the E30, and has never conferred any real prestige to the owner.
(I bought mine because I like the actual car, call me weird.) And the US had the 318 without causing the end of the world for shitty posers, either. |
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Did somebody else with a completely different opinion swap keyboards with you halfway through your post? First you say you're no longer considering a 335 because the 320i cheapens the brand. Then you say you will lean toward either a 320i or a 335i. Well alrighty then. In either case, WHO THE HELL CARES if somebody is driving a car that looks like yours but costs less? Are you happy with driving a 335i? If looking important is your #1 goal you should be looking at a Mercedes.
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But from a marketing perspective, this move makes good sense - you get a sedan's full potential realized at 3 price points: 30's, 40's, and 50's. With the introduction of the M3, 60's too. I just think it's odd to offer the packages they are offering at that level...
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It's very funny to hear from someone that he will not buy the top model from a series if a new entry level is available
In Europe is very popular to debadge the car so nobody will care if I'm driving a 3xx or a 3yy |
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Your 1998 Camry driving neighbor will think you are either: 1. a jerk 2. putting on airs 3. someone who wastes money willy nilly Your neighbor in the mansion around the corner will wonder why you are driving a car meant for his 16-year-old daughter and not a proper 7-Series like him. Therefore, you better enjoy your car because you will get very little "rep" from anyone for driving a 3er.
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