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#61 of 1809 Petition to BMW NA about availability of Euro models. by bullmand Sep 26, 2003 (3:53 am)
Ladies and gentlemen, I have created a petition that I intend to send to BMW of North America. I am attempting to get them to understand that there is a market for hatchback, 4 cylinder, and diesel BMWs here in North America. Please sign it if you would like to see a larger variety of BMW models available here. Please encourage friends and family to sign it also. Thank you, David Bullman   http://www.petitiononline.com/bull2003/petition.html
#62 of 1809 Can we also petiton.. by jchan2 Sep 26, 2003 (6:11 am)
Honda/Toyota for mini-minivans?
#63 of 1809 let's also petition... by jchan2 Sep 26, 2003 (6:11 am)
Ford for the Mondeo? Opel for the Signum? Honda for the Euro-market Odyssey?
#64 of 1809 by qbrozen Sep 26, 2003 (6:21 am)
can we petition petitioning?   but, seriously, Benz offers a hatch, 4-cylinders, and I thought I read they are bringing back their diesels after their short absence. So unless BMW completely ignores their competitors, I think they already know what the market will bear.
#65 of 1809 hey stupid bmw.... divers by dkinla Sep 29, 2003 (11:10 pm)
do u know when they gonna PRODUCE 2 series?   i can't wait any longer....   how about ZERO BMW<<< zzzzzzz
#66 of 1809 dkinla by harlequin1971 Oct 03, 2003 (2:10 pm)
wow...nice flame.   I take it that BMWs don't excite you very much. Sadly, you are in short company with that opinion.   The 1-series might be a major hit, or a major flop, or anything in between...really depends on BMW's approach (which is the question here ATM) and the market's ability to absorb another quality car into the fray.   The 2-series is not as funny or "stupid" as it sounds to you. BMW is finally going full deal on their original intent at series numbering. Odd series for sedans and even series for coupes. 1-series Sedan, 2-series Coupe, 3-series Sedan, 4-series Coupe (started with rename of Z3 to Z4, might be a while before they actually risk the "3-series" magic by renaming to 4-series), 5-series Sedan, 6-series coupe, 7-series Sedan, Z8 Coupe/Convert and potential 8-series Coupes in future.   BTW, Volvo is starting to do the same thing within their naming. V40s will become V50s with new redesign. The S60 is a sedan, the V70 is the wagon variant. The S80 is a sedan, a wagon at that level would be a V90 (which explains, I think, the naming of the XC90).   I don't think it matters in the end. It just helps them to better track and brand their cars.   Certainly works better than having seven varieties of a Focus or Neon that ranges from rental sadness to Fast and Furious Madness (SRT4 and SVT) with no major indicators of whether the car is 2-doors, 4-doors, 5-doors, or a wagon.   And don't even get me started with the confusing nomenclature of the MB C-class lineup. Made worse by the use of a CL and CLK that sell much above the normal C-Class range. Mercedes has the most confusing of all the manufacturers lineups right now. Second only to sorting through the 11 different 911 packages to get to the right one for you. Practically need an engineering degree to make sense of their naming structures.
#67 of 1809 AUTOCAR by creakid1 Nov 17, 2003 (12:51 am)
just revealed the pic of the 5-dr E87 1-series, which looks very much like a Mazda3 5-dr competitor. BMW already registered the 125i & 130i, which means, I believe, we're most likely to receive the 6-cyl 125i/225i w/ magnesium block, direct injection &, of course, Valvetronic. A large 2.4 4-cyl is said to be available for the 2-series. The 4-cyl 1-series is available as 120i, 118i & 116i, which is also a 1.8. A turbo 4-cyl comes a year later, right before the birth of the new E90 3-series   It makes no sense offering the heavy but weak 2.2 6-cyl from the 320i.   This is a good news as those Mercedes C-class & Audi A3/A4 don't got no std 6-cyl for us.   Do expect this 80mm-lower-than-the-Golf height to offer poor rear-seat room, though, as BMW doesn't want this cheaper car w/ the 3-series suspension &, especially, 6-cyl to steal the sales of the 3-series.
#68 of 1809 by coolblue Nov 18, 2003 (1:21 pm)
The bimmer 1-series will be another hit. Just like all bimmers.
#69 of 1809 1-series will... by coolblue Nov 18, 2003 (1:22 pm)
The bimmer 1-series will be another hit. Just like all bimmers.
#70 of 1809 BMW 1-Series by jchan2 Nov 18, 2003 (3:03 pm)
I'm sure that there will be lines and lines for the 116i model....... NOT...... Why bother with such small of an engine, besides for fuel economy and low advertised price?????

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