Changes from March 2011
12-17-2010 | 09:57 AM
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12-17-2010 | 12:09 PM
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Clearly there are two groups - the ones who lease their cars and really don't care about the changes. The other group (that includes me) that buy their cars and will have to worry about selling the "old" engine in a couple of years..
12-17-2010 | 04:39 PM
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12-17-2010 | 04:51 PM
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12-17-2010 | 09:45 PM
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I miss the old days when you bought a new car, and it was the status quo till at least the next model year was for sale. I am all for improvements, but rolling them out quarterly sure kills some of the new car vibe. I suppose this is one more reason not to be too sad I passed on the car I was in the process of buying!
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12-18-2010 | 08:47 AM
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yup guys, BMW is turning into a KIA with mini-facelift (or in BMW language: mini-LCI changes) every 6 months. With the september production we had the combox, but with March we have the following changes:
1) 530d and 535i with xdrive -> ok can live with this as it is a not a change but an addition to the model line-up
2) HUD in colour as we know from the new 6 serires -> hmmm, interesting but not fuming it.
3) 530d with 258hp (for x-drive only, RWD will have the 245hp engine) -> ok I am getting a bit mad since my car (that is only 3 weeks old) is going to lose out big time on value because of this change
4) extended blackpanel as we know it from the 7 series and GT - why the F(§$ could not implement this change when they introduced the full black panel for the GT -> FUMING
I love BMW, i love driving BMWs but I hate their model politics and their RFT policy!!! :thumbsdown::thumbsdown::thumbsdown:
We are talking about a car that nearly costs as much as a small apartment; BMW - we are not in the computer industry where you need upgrades every 6 months!!!!!!!!!11
1) 530d and 535i with xdrive -> ok can live with this as it is a not a change but an addition to the model line-up
2) HUD in colour as we know from the new 6 serires -> hmmm, interesting but not fuming it.
3) 530d with 258hp (for x-drive only, RWD will have the 245hp engine) -> ok I am getting a bit mad since my car (that is only 3 weeks old) is going to lose out big time on value because of this change
4) extended blackpanel as we know it from the 7 series and GT - why the F(§$ could not implement this change when they introduced the full black panel for the GT -> FUMING
I love BMW, i love driving BMWs but I hate their model politics and their RFT policy!!! :thumbsdown::thumbsdown::thumbsdown:
We are talking about a car that nearly costs as much as a small apartment; BMW - we are not in the computer industry where you need upgrades every 6 months!!!!!!!!!11