BMW reply to Swedish test.
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Hi all,
It seems that the Swedish Car Mag. Teknikens Varld got their test shoved right back up their...
http://www.bmw.se/523i/
http://www.bmw.se/523i/pages/BMW_523...moose_test.pdf
Click on "Watch the movie" on the right.
Who can we trust, BMW or a magazine?
None the less, the car looked really good in BMW's test.
/R
It seems that the Swedish Car Mag. Teknikens Varld got their test shoved right back up their...
http://www.bmw.se/523i/
http://www.bmw.se/523i/pages/BMW_523...moose_test.pdf
Click on "Watch the movie" on the right.
Who can we trust, BMW or a magazine?
None the less, the car looked really good in BMW's test.
/R
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I told all you guys they rigged that test.
Now those Swedes can go hang their heads in shame.
Now those Swedes can go hang their heads in shame.
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Originally Posted by JDN' date='Nov 1 2005, 03:12 PM
That was about the same as telling them, "Up yours!"
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Hahahahaha. There's an actual ISO test for this stuff? That's pretty interesting.
Also, big case of "taking your ball and going home" here:
"Teknikens Varld's test driver was offered the opportunity to carry out the moose test but refused."
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Originally Posted by donv' date='Nov 1 2005, 02:21 PM
I don't find the play the movie link. Where is it, more specifically?
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Originally Posted by JDN' date='Nov 1 2005, 03:44 PM
[quote name='donv' date='Nov 1 2005, 02:21 PM']I don't find the play the movie link. Where is it, more specifically?
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[/quote]I found it. Thanks.