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GM vehicals are the ONLY ONES I’ve been able to afford to run over 1000,000mi. Honda cylinder head rebuilds cost more than whole Saturn motors. The electrical realays on old Camrys cost so much they swiched to Delphi…………….er um………GMish units. BMW uses GM tubohydramatic automatic transmisions in it’s cars because the German engineered ZF automatics used prior were so trouble-prone and expencive to rebuild that Used BMW’s with automatics are almost imposible to sell.
I could go on but why. My guess is that you’r dealer did’nt give you satisfaction and that ruined the ownership experience. More and more of the same Big Famaly Owned Volume Dealerships are Selling imports, Honda tried to stop them in the 80’s with a class action suit but the Automobile Dealers Associaton won. My neighbor had strut bearing trouble on his Camry and took it back to the Big Famaly Owned Volume Dealership, he bought it at, they estemated this exhorbanant sum; so he asked me for advice, I told him to go to the Dealership that my Mother takes her Hilander to; saying how good the service was. When my neighbor took his car there he was told the repairs woud be free because the car was still covered under the factory warranty.Also the seats in My old 96 De Ville were not as new but fine for a 11 year old car when I traided it last year, and the 05 CTS I just Bought with over 60,000mi as a rental car had perfect seats.JASON" ); document.write( " " ); document.write( "
Its not like they are Toyota or Lexus which requires another five years after a concept is shown.
one down and many more to go I have been wondering about this: even hybrids do not average 35mpg .. except for like the Prius & Civic. They would never even out the SUVs & other & cylinders in a car\'s lineup. If BMW says the goal is unobtainable, then it most likely is.
The new regulations are based on emotions and political pandering... not science and engineering.
Welcome to the Legislative branch of the US Government.
Hold on to your fast cars, they will be going up in value, as they won\'t be making them any more.
It is amazing how the stroke of a pen can set back the auto industry. While I believe the US auto manufacturers created their mess by not building efficient cars for the last 20 years, this regulation has really screwed things up for us as consumers. BMW is facing similar requirements in Europe though the measurement mechanism is different as the Europeans are focusing on carbon produced. There the German automakers are screaming we can\'t do it also.
The issue for BMW and the like is that they will need to totally revamp the concept of their product and brand image, an extremely risky endeavor It would not be too surprising to find that in 2050 there is a whole new group of brands who represent the sport-luxury. BMW\'s whining will fall on deaf ears and they\'ll be forced to adapt or merge with a company that has a broader range of products.
Regarding the 35mpg requirement, remember that the measurement used is the pre-2008 formula for establishing EPA gas mileage, meaning a fleet average of 35mpg in reality is a real world fleet average of about 27-29 mpg. I do not think this is a set back at all. I do agree that the government has its own "methods" for coming up with these target numbers and I somewhat support this. The reason is that automakers for years have provided their "biased" studies on how difficult it is to meet these standards (key word here being "biased"). I think OEMs can do a lot better then what they claim. I really find it hard to believe that small privateers like Tesla can produce such vehicles on such small budgets and the giant OEMs can not. This is BS.
I for one am not excited about electrical (and other types) cars because they lack the noise and feel of present cars, but I\'m sure with the effort of brands such as Porsche, Audi, Ferrari, MB, Lamborghini that the car of the near future will be as exciting as current models yet consume less gas. It will take some getting used to.
So, I expect small BMW to keep whinning and complaining. That\'s what they\'ve done for years. Generally, they don\'t compete if the rules are not in their favor and they whine until someone gives in. So, BMW join the global trend or get the heck out of the way. The legislative branch is basically stating that as it stands, only Japan will supply bread and butter cars to the Americans. American companies made great rear drive sedans and muscle cars, as they do now. However CAFE has them making crap that the public doesn\'t want from them, killing their sales. The American car companies need to focus on what they do well, and tell CAFE standards to scram. If they sell less volume, so be it. Let the Japanese dominate the market for toyish cars with silly looks and amazing gas mileage. I\'ll still ride my bike to work and drive my v8 on weekends. CarFan I read your post twice. You sir or madame , are no car fan.
Electric Ferrari......sure maybe someday, but it is certainly not something to wish for.
BMW...small? Complaining? All the way to No. 1 in the for luxury vehicles. BMW is a leader not a follower.
It is not that electric cars are not fast or good, it is that battery tech is the same as it was 15-20 years ago. That is the problem.
I give up. Bmw 118d gets 58 mpg, they can surely make 35 mpg avg across the fleet.
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/03/bmw-118d-wins-w.html" ); document.write( " " ); document.write( "
Seriously funny." ); document.write( " " ); document.write( "