Buying an E60 in China--could be very confusing
05-21-2009, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by devildawg712' post='885593' date='May 21 2009, 11:58 AM
Nah man,
unfortunately for us who admire the beautiful M5 here in the US they are as common as civics in Hong Kong. That place is so rich that it disgusts me.
unfortunately for us who admire the beautiful M5 here in the US they are as common as civics in Hong Kong. That place is so rich that it disgusts me.
I think its due to the money they earn ( I earned more than what I earn in US currently), and
place is small so its possible you see all the cars on the same (few) roads and ofcourse I paid only 10% as tax..
05-21-2009, 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by ponnu' post='885650' date='May 21 2009, 10:08 AM
That's right!, I lived in HK for more than 2 years and see Porsche, BMW & MB etc all over the place.
I think its due to the money they earn ( I earned more than what I earn in US currently), and
place is small so its possible you see all the cars on the same (few) roads and ofcourse I paid only 10% as tax..
I think its due to the money they earn ( I earned more than what I earn in US currently), and
place is small so its possible you see all the cars on the same (few) roads and ofcourse I paid only 10% as tax..
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Hey bud,
Not sure this helps, but I lived in Beijing for the past year and I actually never noticed any characters except the normal ones. Everything was pretty much the same as us here aside minor country differences. There very well could be some E60's with characters, but I never came across any when I was in any part of China. ( HK, Shanghai or BJ ). I did however see more M5's than 550's and 545's.
Not sure this helps, but I lived in Beijing for the past year and I actually never noticed any characters except the normal ones. Everything was pretty much the same as us here aside minor country differences. There very well could be some E60's with characters, but I never came across any when I was in any part of China. ( HK, Shanghai or BJ ). I did however see more M5's than 550's and 545's.
Originally Posted by PraiseTheLowered' post='885697' date='May 21 2009, 02:04 PM
it means 535i
wu san wu and whatever "i" is in mandarin
wu san wu and whatever "i" is in mandarin
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the 5 series in China also have the Li (long wheel base) option. thats funny
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Originally Posted by heavy_g' post='885685' date='May 21 2009, 01:46 PM
HK has the highest number of Rolls-Royce's per-capita in world
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Originally Posted by z06bigbird' post='885554' date='May 21 2009, 06:29 PM
When BMW ships a 535i to China, I know they would use the Chinese character instead of the english "i." Do they use English numbers or Chinese numbers?
Or then, contact BMW NA.
Don't buy a Chinese nor any Asian version of the E60!
05-21-2009, 11:05 AM
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whats the literal translation for 唉 ?? I'm sure it "sounds" like i but whats the meaning?
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Originally Posted by devildawg712' post='885593' date='May 21 2009, 10:58 AM
Nah man,
unfortunately for us who admire the beautiful M5 here in the US they are as common as civics in Hong Kong. That place is so rich that it disgusts me.
unfortunately for us who admire the beautiful M5 here in the US they are as common as civics in Hong Kong. That place is so rich that it disgusts me.
05-21-2009, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by brabusw209amg' post='885702' date='May 21 2009, 11:11 AM
that will actually look pretty nice. Maybe I should rebadge my car to 五四五i
A lot of fake M5s out there but people either buy the cheapest or most expensive models in Hong Kong. SO many porsches, ferraris, lamborghinis, etc. MB, BMW, Audi, Lexus are like hondas here. Ppl in Hong Kong keep saying the economy's bad and no one can make a buck but all the nice cars are there??
Or in cantonese ng sam ng i
A lot of fake M5s out there but people either buy the cheapest or most expensive models in Hong Kong. SO many porsches, ferraris, lamborghinis, etc. MB, BMW, Audi, Lexus are like hondas here. Ppl in Hong Kong keep saying the economy's bad and no one can make a buck but all the nice cars are there??
Or in cantonese ng sam ng i
this is true but you should know putonghua in HK even if its in the south, Beijing wouldnt like it if you didnt know that.