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Originally Posted by tjts1
No, that's my point. The w201 and w124 from the same era were far more solid.
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The w124 was so far ahead of it's time in terms of chassis stiffness. IIRC it was rated at 18hz, and nothing from that time period was even close to that.
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Originally Posted by DieselPaul
This sort of surprises me, I assumed that as far as turbocharger technology has come this many turbos becomes unnecessary. With VGT, VNT, ball bearings, lightweight impellers, much more efficient intercooling, etc you would use less turbos, not more. On the 335i BMW went from twin turbo to single.
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The electrically assisted turbos that will be entering the market soon promise to be game changers. There will still be lag, but knocked down to about 0.3 seconds - even from no-load conditions.
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Originally Posted by DieselPaul
Though I suppose some things are done just to say they'd do it. And there is certainly a market of people who think its cool and different and will pay the price tag to have something so bizarre just to have it. So I guess that works too.
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You've just described the vast majority of (new) BMW owners in the area where I live. Way more money (and need for status) than brains. If you put a gussied up interior into a Hyundai Sonata and put a BMW badge on it, I surmise the 95% of the owners wouldn't know the difference. 
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Current rolling stock:
2001 E55 183,000+ Newest member of the fleet.
2002 E320 83,000 - The "cream-puff"!
1992 500E 217,000+
1995 E300D 412,000+
1998 E300D 155,000+
2001 E320 227,000+
2001 E320 Wagon, 177,000+
Prior MBZ’s:
1952 220 Cab A
1966 300SE
1971 280SE
1973 350SLC (euro)
1980 450SLC
1980 450SLC (#2)
1978 450SLC 5.0
1984 300D ~243,000 & fondly remembered
1993 500E - sorely missed. 
1975 VW Scirocco w/ slightly de-tuned Super-Vee engine - Sold after 30+ years.
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