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#4 of 728 by stray_cat Mar 14, 2003 (10:25 am)
love the current 7-series exterior and interior   like the current 5-series exterior, love the interior.   like the current 3-series exterior, love the interior.   the "future" models, with the joan rivers "face-lift", look rediculous, almost cartoonish. too japanese.... ("...turning japanese, i think i'm turning japanese, i really think so...." --the vapors)   it seems all this design frenzy is a bit out of control; more driven by change for the sake of change, rather than for the reason of actually "improving" the aesthetics of a vehicle. but alas, this is what car designers do, hit or miss.
#5 of 728 Give credit where credit is due by logic1 Mar 14, 2003 (10:37 am)
Wasn't The Cars the first group to do the Turning Japanese song?
#6 of 728 by regfootball Mar 14, 2003 (10:32 pm)
Too bad the front end is a Pontiyuck clone, as the rest of the car is ok. Nice Grand Am you got their, Dr. Johnson.....why son, this is a BMW! oh!....I thought it was a GRAND AM!
#7 of 728 Styling change is indeed radical by idletask Mar 15, 2003 (12:03 am)
But I think they're right. Honestly, don't you find the current theme a little on the overused side?   I actually like the 7 series, and especially... the rear end treatment! If you look in detail you'll notice the the rear wheel well is larger than the front one in order to balance the lines... But the problem is that both are so huge that you need gigantic wheels just to fill them. Bah, 7 series buyers don't really worry about the price of tires, imho.   I'm waiting to see the 5 in person. Spy photos are never really accurate, and the ones shown here make front headlights look a little overdone. And as the front end is dissimulated... its styling cannot be judged yet!   The Z4 looks nice, but roadsters in general aren't my cup of tea... I like a roof over my head
#8 of 728 Give credit where credit is due by kyfdx HOST Mar 15, 2003 (7:27 am)
I thought it was Cheap Trick?   kyfdx
#9 of 728 I vote for The Vapors..and Paulina by cbgb1975 Mar 15, 2003 (9:45 am)
a lot of the 80's songs sounded so much alike...I think the Vapors had their "15 minutes" with this "Turning Japanese-ah"song...cheap trick did put out a live lp from japan... The Cars had a lot of good songs ,but not this one...Ric Ocazek had something much better...Paulina Porizkova!!!... any new BMW with her as an accessory would truly be a beauty. Chris Bangle, are u reading these boards? Maybe a "Paulina-ized Roundel" for the beemer bonnet. Music is off the topic,but close to my heart...so my apologies to message board purists for not resisting and adding to this diversion.
#10 of 728 BMW and other company's styling awkward cars: by carguy58 Mar 15, 2003 (2:05 pm)
Now I'm 23 and the late 90's 3 Series is one of the best styled cars I have seen. The new 7 Series just looks awkward. The new 5 looks like a German Pontiac. They are just going to just scare customers away. Still, look what Honda and Toyota have done. The 02 Camry, 03 Corolla, and 03 Accord are some extermely bland cars and they still sell like hotcakes. So you never know. Alot of today cars especially 2002 and on just look either bland(Camry) or or way overdone(7 Series). There is no middleground. In the 90's there was alot middle ground styled cars(inoffensive looking) now you don't have lots of that. Its either bland or overstyled. There's no middle anymore.
#11 of 728 not to get off topic, but worst cars period... by randomguy11111 Mar 15, 2003 (4:17 pm)
Worst/ugliest cars that have been sold recently to me would be:   1. Aztez 2. ES 300 3. Camry   Accord, RL, etc. are merely bland to me. These others are just plain ugly and scary.   Any nominees for a worse car.   On BMW, I am waiting to see the 1 series. Hopefully that will incporate the CS-1 concept car looks.   P.S. While the current 3 series to me is perfect, remember the 318ti... failure is very easy by just wandering off a great concept even slightly...
#12 of 728 by sphinx99 Mar 15, 2003 (9:32 pm)
I did not like the Z4 in person until I saw a silver one on the road. It's a gorgeous car in motion, in silver, with the top down on a sunny day. But that same car with the top up, sitting outside slightly dirty, in front of a dealership on an overcast day is somewhere between mediocre and ugly. (In comparison to, say, a Boxster.) I don't like the rear at all.   Ditto the 7-series for the most part. Gorgeous inside, pretty nice outside, very imposing, but the rear is heinous. I don't understand why rear design appears to be such a hit-or-miss affair lately. Honda's efforts in this area haven't been particularly positive, either, and I for one am not a fan of the 350Z/G35c rears. And don't even get me started on the new CLK. I'd complain more loudly about BMW's rear design if it weren't for this seemingly being an industry-wide trend.
#13 of 728 I Agree With RandomGuy by markcombs Mar 15, 2003 (9:49 pm)
I totally agree with randonguy. I think the new Lexus 300 is HIDEOUS! I hate the longer lights in front. In the same vein, I hate what BMW is doing right now. I don't like the 7 or the Z4. I think the 7 is flat out ugly. I thought the last 7 was elegant and powerful and very BMW. I think the thing that makes BMW's such fantastic cars is that they age so well. I hope they don't go this direction with the 3 Series. If the 5 flops I think Bangle will be looking for work, probably in Japan because I think that's what the new light format looks like.

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