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Old 02-03-2010, 09:47 AM
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BMW has lost its way.

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Originally Posted by TylerH860 View Post
This was BMW's peak, IMO. 2001 740i sport.


I have disliked all the other designs that had come out since.

3s quit looking nice in 2006
5s in 2004
7s in 2002
X5s in 2007

edit* and give me a Z3 over a Z4 any day.
Yes, I agree!!! The 2001 740i Sport, and the last 0f the E39 5 series in 2003 were the apex of BMW styling

As said above, the iDrive is a horror, ( <----- What next, a Video game called "Distracto" on the dashboard??), the iDrive instructions, I am told, are hundreds of pages long, nobody wants to bother with them) and the "run-flat" tires are a huge mistake. BMW owners themselves complained to me about these things, it is NOT just ME.


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All downhill from there when Bangle stepped in. Hatterasguy's comment about the Bangle cars, in his signature line, sums it up perfectly.

"I've taken a dump that looks better than a Chris Bangle chassis."
Adolf Hitler



I am certain the cultists that own the 2002tii join me in my disgust. They think the 2002tii is the only TRUE BMW, they look down their noses on even the 2002 owners.


That said, for reasons that utterly elude me, the BMW lines sell well, worldwde. ( <------- )
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