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Originally Posted by zinner
I own a couple BMW's. You might see them more cause they are awesome vehicles and fun to drive. Not sure about all the Benz's however.
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BMWs prior to 2012 with hydraulic steering are the best driving cars there ever was.
The new BMWs including the M3s have electric steering & a computer translating everything between you and the car. They lost all of that feedback that was so enjoyable.
They are officially the fastest depreciating cars now, so the $50-70K new will only worth 50% in three short years.
I've heard people rave about Tesla's handling, so I'm curious how a computer can do such a good job with them and such a lousy job with new BMWs.
To the person saying they merely get you from point A to B, I would say that's true, but people spend a substantial time in their cars, and for some they're personal me time with great sound systems as you experience the piece of America that you live in.
They make a statement about people, as do the shoes they wear, whether they care about cars or not.
That's why GM and Ford sold the same car under different badges before we were inundated with foreign cars. There had to be enough differentiation to satisfy people's need for expression of individuality.
What I'm leading up to is to is the need to impress with status symbols. We can all see that.
There's even more that going on. Minority groups receive the subliminal message in America that anything less than being white and affluent makes you a lessor person. Through my Latino friends in LA, despite that in LA Latinos are the majority, I learned after many years of friendship that his being proud of having a gold credit card and the Lexus coupe he drove, were how he combatted the notion of being 2nd class.
In fact that was about the only weapon many minorities could fight or prove false the label of 2nd class status.
I've always loved cars, but one of my favorite aspects, the new smell that came from formaldehyde & plastic leeching out, is now a thing of the past.
All of the eco material like soy & other plants used in seat foam, etc. now doesn't have that intoxicating chemical smell, ending justification for me to buy new.
I used to say that cars were the one thing that truly got better with time.
But the zeal to reduce weight and be eco conscious have made me 2nd guess that now.
Oh, and I've always kept my car clean inside, no items lying around at all. Only my phone and my iPod aren't part of the car itself.
I couldn't ever have fast food containers, and misc items lying around.
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