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Friend says he will never buy bmw because of my 328i
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05-02-2013, 05:57 PM | #67 | |
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05-02-2013, 05:59 PM | #68 |
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Then the fact that you bought a BMW at all makes no sense at all. Why didn't you just get a used Viper or Z06 vette?? Gobs of performace and ZERO luxury. And a lot easier and cheaper to give it more performance.
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05-02-2013, 06:51 PM | #70 |
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Gas guzzlers? I am talking about as a DD not a weekend warrior.
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05-02-2013, 07:39 PM | #72 |
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I have a barebones 08 328i. At the time of getting this car, it was either this or a Kia Optima with bells and whistles. Now I tell you yes I am pissed I didnt get the BT or Sat Radio like the dealer said was there (kia). But I test drove them once and the result is I am here on this forum.
There are certain features that are standard on BMW that are not that of a Kia honda whatever... For Instance does your friend recognize dual zone climate control as standard? How about Fog lights? Sun roof? Leather seats? (I have not to this day seen a BMW with cloth seats) Why I got this car? Because I love driving. Handling, performance oh I had to image me pulling up anywhere in a BMW over a kia you get the drift. Like everyone said though your friend likes the other things beside what the car was made for; driving. |
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05-02-2013, 07:39 PM | #73 |
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Sure, things that a large majority of buyers would order should be standard, but the things that you've listed are not necessarily things that everyone is willing to pay for. For example, I did not want a nav system or bluetooth. Should I be required to pay an extra $2500 for it? If I lived in Florida, should I be required to pay for the cold weather package?
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05-02-2013, 08:09 PM | #75 |
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All I say to people when they ask why I don't have things like power seats is this "BMW was ahead of the curve in 2007, try getting a car then with standard cool features like the rain sensing wipers, hot and cold cup holder, etc" or "Yes, your toyota might have bluetooth/nav/ipod standard but my BMW is sporty, fun to drive, and If i wanted that stuff I could have gotten it"
point being people that want to hate on the brand always use the lack of standard features. All I know is that my car starts, and I'm happy when I get in it in the morning. |
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05-02-2013, 08:48 PM | #78 |
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Not many know about this alternative to stream music via bluetooth which I always found annoying since bluetooth with the premium package only makes calls. There's also other ones which allow you to make calls if you don't have it already built in.
http://www.amazon.com/Technologies-T.../dp/B004GJURHM |
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05-02-2013, 08:53 PM | #80 | |
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05-02-2013, 09:19 PM | #81 |
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Will all the fancy features in a Kia still be working 5 years from now?
Not all features are created equal. BMW leather wears way better than most. BMW bluetooth works/sounds better than any system I've seen. I could go on and on. |
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05-02-2013, 09:35 PM | #82 | |
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Example: Premium sound system, navigation and couple of other things. |
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05-03-2013, 01:00 AM | #83 | |
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Drives: 13' F30 328i 6MT
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But if one brand rapes you for an option that probaly cost them next to nothing to add it should make you wonder. Now dont go thinking the option on the other car is inferior, perfect example... HID Headlights ( Standard on every Acura sold / Infiniti / Lexus ) Last time I check when people retro fit HID's in cars the TSX / S2k projectors are pretty much the benchmark / best option out there. Dont think because BMW didnt include them it made the price go any lower or that the HID's on the X model is an inferior quality part being used. I agree bells and whistles are not why we drive BMW's but gouging is gouging. They built the brand and they deserve to charge what they want and I agree with that but dont try to justify that its right. The germans materials / fit & finish & refinement is where they shine. Dont confuse that with reliability or horsepower. With the newer models like the F30 ( 4 Cylinder turbo ) you see big diff in what weve grown use to in a BMW that silky smooth INLINE 6.. The new ones are a step down..
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05-03-2013, 08:36 AM | #84 | |
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This this this.. and all the crap about Kia not working in 5 years. They will prob work longer than a BMW and if they break at least its cheap to fix. Also I think an insult like I said is BMW is putting some of these options almost fully or fully there then not giving you the option without paying for an unlock code. |
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05-03-2013, 11:18 AM | #85 |
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This is hilarious and the whole point of branding. Everyone is entitled to their opinion but if you build your reputation to the point that you can charge for certain things and people will pay for it then why not?
Let's look at it the reverse way, if BMW fully equipped all their cars then almost all 3-series would have a starting price around $50k. Ever think that BMW doesnt fully equip all cars so that more people can afford them and so you can equip your "luxury" car exactly the way you want to? The saying goes you have to pay to play and if you want to play with BMW you've got to pay for it. Mercedes is the same way. I agree some things could come standard but there will still be people out there who just don't want those options and would be willing to pay more probably to not have navi/sunroof/bluetooth, etc. For those of you that want all that, you can pay BMW for it or go to another brand, it's that simple. We can sit here and argue about it all day and night but I guarantee BMW will still make their money and sleep well at night.
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05-03-2013, 11:33 AM | #87 |
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honestly, just add money to get the non-standard, in US cars are as cheap as ****, and you can lease. why get the standard model?
And, no wonder the standard is cheap, for a price of a 328 in US, one can only get a 320 elsewhere |
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05-03-2013, 11:38 AM | #88 | |
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Makes no sense that you think they would have to charge a ton more to include a few options. If its a $10 part for Kia it should be a $10 part for BMW esp if its a part that comes from the same mfr in the background. ( nav units / headlight assy's / transmissions etc etc ) Either way in the end they can charge what they want they are BWM and just like the phone analogies to Apple.. These are luxury brands that don't cater to the budget conscious person they cater to the higher end market so I get it just dont try to justify why they have to do it. They do it cause they can! And rightfully so they built the brand but the consumers are getting shafted the softer BMW becomes and less and less of what built that brand image is still included in a BMW.. ie cost cutting.
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