I agree. Although the general rule is that for a car to be an instant classic, production needs to lie under 200 examples. Under 500 works too, just not as well. The GT2 RS, Sport Classic, and Speedster are recent examples that come to mind.
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Did you know that back in 1988 BMW dealers struggled to sell their E30 M3s? It wasn’t until a little while after the official launch that people saw the value in the 4-banger. Back then, the 325is was much cheaper and smoother... Crazy, I know.
They’re quite cool. Max, the Gumball founder has one and has used it on a few rallies.
So I think this thread settles that 90% of manufacturers don’t know how to make an interior. BMW however, does know. Then they forgot circa 2002 for a few years, and now they remembered how to do it. Introducing, in my opinion, the best interior in the business, only found on the 6 Series and 5 Series. Feels like…
Yes! A friend of mine had one in university about 5 years back. Cheapest interior on the planet, though it did drive all right.
I always thought that the new S class’ biggest flaw is the kitsch written out “Mercedes-Benz” on the bottom of that silly steering wheel. I could live with the wheel, just not with that stupid writing. Also, screens are ridic. But I think we’ll get used to them.
Also massive recalls and warranty claims on the Bangle 7 and 6 Series right out of the gates. I know several affluent people that bought either and then quickly vowed to never drive BMWs again. I think those cars are one of the reasons Audi did so well and entered the Merc/BMW premium segment race in that era.
It didn’t help that the car in which this application is most common in, the X5 xDrive35i also revved way too high and lacked any top end power. This meant that owners would actively try and shift for themselves (at least those who hadn’t figured out that letting your foot off the gas a bit would make the autotragic…
I’ve gone through this exact thought process. I’ve also had it slam in park while backing up with the door open. But before I’d attempt the manual up/down shift I’d always kind of push left to make sure it’s in steptronic mode. Anyways, now all of my cars are manual again so no stress here.
Come to think of it, I could probably write up a whole story with the pictures you sent! I’ll just make up the context. :)
I’ve been waiting for an OPPO trip report for some days now. ;)
To be fair, the Germans don’t always make a good interior. Just spend some time in a new non-M BMW 3 Series. It’s crap. This is especially surprising since I regard the 5 and 6 Series interiors as some of the best on the planet.
Good wine there. Sorry about the pump.
It’s MEGA.
And here we collectively thought, only a few weeks ago, that the Cayman GT4 was the best thing to come out of Zuffenhausen since the Carrera GT. Something about limited run Porsche spyders and speedsters has me dreaming of a world where all I do is crush mountain roads in the South of France on my morning baguette run…
I read his blog and it’s actually insane how much of a petrol head he’s been from the very beginning. He just revamped a section on his blog titled “cars” where you can now scroll through his history. From start to finish, from 8 cylinder wagon to Super Veloce, it’s been an epic ride (no pun) for him.
Thanks for that. A quick Google search shows that Luxottica bought a 33% stake in Salmoiraghi & Vigano (an eyewear and optician chain) for 45 million Euros. Interesting.
Yeah. On IG he calls it a milf. He says the 993 GT2 gets better with age. I tend to agree. #rivets
No idea. Want to do a bit of research and find out for us? #OPPOcares