I broke up with my girlfriend because she said she didn't like Chris Bangle.

[Duke]

Originally posted by M5Power
In the past BMWs used to have conservative, boring designs that generally could last for up to eight years. In the present, BMW will have exciting, cutting-edge designs that last nowhere near as long. I personally would much rather have the latter.

I wouldn't. Especially in something so expensive. If it's going to be dated before you're done paying for it, you're a fool to buy it.

If you want disposable fashion-design cars, then get something cheap and customize it. Or at least get something cheap.

And you have the nerve to claim you don't worship Change for Change's sake? Worship!

 

[///M-Spec]

Originally posted by Gil
But BMW's are supposed to be eye-candy. For the driver that is not an automotive enthusiast, a BMW 7 is a status symbol.
It's supposed to say to the unrich "Don't you wish you could have one of these?" (whilst looking down one's aristocratic nose)

I think we can all agree that being pretty is not its forte. But being eye-candy is not really the new 7's mission. The car is supposed to project power, sophistication and for the first time in a BMW flagship, a certain sense of individualism. It challenges everyone who sees it and isn't afraid to be different. Its an anti-status-symbol-status-symbol, if you will. Kind of like an Evo VIII.

I think you presume that everyone with wealth enough to afford an $80,000 car is motivated by a desire to impress complete strangers. Your post even implies this mission is central to a luxury car's very existance.

I don't think that accurately reflects reality. While I have no doubt there are some people like this, the majority of semi-wealthy people I have known could really care less what other people think about them and their 'stuff'. And truly wealthy people live in a different universe than the rest of us, and really couldn't give a flip about impressing anyone.


///M-Spec

 

[1X83Z]

Originally posted by neon_duke

And you have the nerve to claim you don't worship Change for Change's sake? Worship!

I don't - I cerainly do appreciate change for the sale of changing stereotypes, or change for the sake of sales, and it looks like that's what's going on here.

I'd rather have more people forumlating a real opinion about BMWs designs (THEN SHUTTING UP ABOUT IT) than having them consider all BMWs boring and conservative, as has been the case so often (always, to me) in the past.