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Future Vehicles Good, Bad or Ugly - Current and Future styling trends of BMW
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Replying to: hpowders (Jan 29, 2006 7:09 pm) In other words, feminine.
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Replying to: bdkinnh (Jan 30, 2006 6:18 am) In the same way you can call the eyes of a sleek female cheetah or panther feminine. Another similarity among the cheetah, panther and my 545: Look, but don't touch! 
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In 2003 I rushed to buy an E39 after I saw the pictures of the E60. After a few years and a lot more cars on the road, the E60 has grown on me. It looks different from everything else out there. Now many other car makers are following the Bangle line. The new Lexus LS flagship looks so much like the E65. Though I love the classic lines of the E39, and the E38, my stable currently has the E65 and the E85. I have an E60 on order. These Bangle designs will never be classics like the E39/E38s. However they mark a new era in body styling which now seems to be catching on.
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Replying to: vsaxena (Jan 30, 2006 11:17 pm) At least BMW had the courage not to give us the "same old, same old!" My E60 545 always draws looks-it's sexy, bold, aggressive and looks like it's built for speed. A nice stable indeed! |
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Yup! Sales of the Bangle 5 series are up a whopping 42.8% since January 2005. Shows there are a lot of folks out there who appreciate the bold, aggressive and sexy styling of the great and incomparable E60!
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Replying to: hpowders (Feb 01, 2006 3:17 pm)
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Replying to: hpowders (Feb 01, 2006 3:17 pm) Ummm... no, it doesn't. It shows that 42.8% more people bought the Bangle 5 since January 2005. If you're in the market for a car, and you're a BMW fan, what else could you drive? Would a BMW lover be happy in an Audi? An Infiniti? I'm sure there are many people that bought the Bangle 5 in spite of the looks - not because of it. I'm not bashing the looks of the Bangle 5 - really. I'm not a big fan of it, but I've seen worse.
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Replying to: bdkinnh (Feb 08, 2006 12:19 pm) |
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Come on Folks! I too am so tired of the stupid position that people will buy a BMW for $50,000- $60,000 despite the fact they view it as "ugly." I have a 545 and there is no way I would have leased this vehicle if I felt it was ugly and it would embarrass me. I would have looked at the 330i if I did, or the Infiniti M45. People are greatly influenced by style and whether you can or cannot accept this, well, that's YOUR problem! Sales of the 5 series are up 42.8% even though the buyers perceive the car as ugly? Totally laughable! |
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Replying to: freddybb (Feb 08, 2006 9:50 am)  Never had a vehicle that causes so many stares and they aren't stares of disgust, they are looks of admiration or envy. You would see a lot more of them on the road if the price was $10k lower. Then the folks with the envious stares would be driving the 5 series too. Anybody out there is free to call the car "ugly." That is your right. But when sales are up 42.8% in one year, your view is in the underwhelming minority.
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