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Replying to: bmlexus (Dec 02, 2008 6:30 am) Being unfair to the FX? Please refer to the recent post of Jimbres. A X6 or FX is useful to you  Maybe you can explain to us why a X6 or a FX is so useful or exciting to you because in all honesty I cant see any uitlity or excitement in such compromised vehicles. |
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Replying to: dewey (Dec 02, 2008 9:07 am) Dewey, maybe that Good Smaritan was driving an AWD Prius that Toyota has developed for experiments...
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Here's something that I really dont understand. President-elect Obama claims the future of a prosperous Detroit is green. But here's the problem. After ten years there is still doubt among many analysts that Toyota is even making profits on hybirds. The GM Volt with a battery that costs about $8K? Does GM really think they can break even with that car? The race to make small cars? The profits margins assuming there are even razor thin profit margins are just a fraction of what they are for bigger vehicles. So my question is how is the "Greening of the Auto Industry" going to lead to a prosperous Detroit.
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Replying to: louiswei (Dec 02, 2008 9:26 am) possible but highly unlikely. 
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Replying to: tagman (Dec 01, 2008 8:23 pm) The "M" in M3 to me means the Mediterranean. Why? Because of the Mediterranean climate and the curvey roads along the coast makes the BMW M3 excel (California too, but that State does not start with "M"). It's a different story during Toronto winters. A Audi S4 would excel during our winters while M3 drivers are screaming for the help of a snow dog digging teams. Jose I am sure there are many interesting Spainish routes for your BMW.
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Replying to: jimbres (Dec 02, 2008 8:31 am) Try Range Rover. Gorgeous. TM
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Replying to: tagman (Dec 02, 2008 10:40 am) Try Range Rover. Gorgeous. Not in my eyes. To me, it looks like a chromed-up box on wheels. I might feel differently if I didn't see so many of 'em; sometimes, I think that 10% of the Range Rovers sold (or, more precisely, leased) in North America wind up in my zip code. Familiarity does breed contempt. The RR illustrates the point that I was trying to make in my previous post about SUVs in general. To be useful, they have to be boxy, but that boxiness hampers the efforts of even the most talented stylist to make them look as good as any comparably priced coupe or sedan. I guess that I'm tone-deaf when it comes to high-priced SUVs. If you gave me $75K & told me to spend it on a pricey SUV, I'd wait until you weren't looking. Then I'd buy a used Honda Pilot for, say, $15K & spend the rest on a BMW 550i - with stick, of course.
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Replying to: dewey (Dec 02, 2008 9:50 am) Sure there are! And I take lots of pleasure from it.   Indeed, as you know 335 Coupe size is much better than that of 5 Series to drive along up and down winding roads. HaHa, in Europe Spain is said to be only second to Swiss regarding mountainous surface. Not having the highest peaks but creased landscape. Regards, Jose (Last November passenger car sales in Spain dropped by 47% with respect to November 2007. Gloomy perspective ahead for the industry.) |
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