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      01-30-2009, 03:25 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by erio View Post
What a shame....very disappointed in BMW. Never thought they would take marketing this far in order to attract the the SUV/family crowd. Their ability to keep sports cars pure as possible has always made them stand out, esp. the M line....now they feel they have to compete with the Porsche Cayanne and Mercedes AMG. What happend to the M motto, "no form without function" They need to stick with coupes and sedans. No way an SUV will ever handle as well.
In case you missed the news lately they do have to compete Porsche/Mercedes,attract the SUV family crowd and anyone else they can. The car world (along with many others) as it was is gone , now it's survival. The melt down isn't just a "wall st or housing " thing the entire world is going to feel the effects. Manufacturers will make what they can sell, period.
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