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Old 03-04-2009, 12:14 PM
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Ahead of Toyota and Honda, second year in a row.

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so wheres benz/audi?

well vw is there tho' I guess its an audi
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a no brainer
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#1 as bmw is and always will be
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I don't get it. Why does bmw outrank toyota in auto category, but lost to toyota in overall ranking (28th to 3rd)???
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Same with Apple. No. 1 overall but only No. 2 in its category...
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It's good to be the most admired....
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Originally Posted by wacopolumbo' post='807954' date='Mar 5 2009, 01:25 AM
It's good to be the most admired....
+1!
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