BMW: 7-Series News
10-27-2003, 08:21 AM
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Originally posted by Crazy Sellout
what the crap gav. You going crazy...
you cant tell the difference between car news and porn
what the crap gav. You going crazy...
you cant tell the difference between car news and porn
Because of its stubby proportions the new 5 series is even uglier.
10-27-2003, 08:22 AM
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Between this and this:
http://www.acura-cl.com/forums/showt...hreadid=118523
I want to make sure, visiting the Automotive News section will not be motonous, nor boring...
Right Soopa?
http://www.acura-cl.com/forums/showt...hreadid=118523
I want to make sure, visiting the Automotive News section will not be motonous, nor boring...
Right Soopa?
10-27-2003, 02:38 PM
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isnt the girl on the right the actress?
she usually plays a cop
i think she was the cop from that movie when they stole the girl, and the crazy girl that had the combo says "iii'''l nnneevvveeer teeeelllll"
cant remmbmer the name
she usually plays a cop
i think she was the cop from that movie when they stole the girl, and the crazy girl that had the combo says "iii'''l nnneevvveeer teeeelllll"
cant remmbmer the name
10-27-2003, 03:57 PM
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Originally posted by amirsafdari
isnt the girl on the right the actress?
she usually plays a cop
i think she was the cop from that movie when they stole the girl, and the crazy girl that had the combo says "iii'''l nnneevvveeer teeeelllll"
cant remmbmer the name
isnt the girl on the right the actress?
she usually plays a cop
i think she was the cop from that movie when they stole the girl, and the crazy girl that had the combo says "iii'''l nnneevvveeer teeeelllll"
cant remmbmer the name
10-27-2003, 04:32 PM
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I think gavriil just wants to increase flow coming to the automotive news forum
thanks for spicing things up gavriil and keep up the great booring work, i love it
thanks for spicing things up gavriil and keep up the great booring work, i love it
10-29-2003, 12:24 PM
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Originally posted by nandowong
I think gavriil just wants to increase flow coming to the automotive news forum
thanks for spicing things up gavriil and keep up the great booring work, i love it
I think gavriil just wants to increase flow coming to the automotive news forum
thanks for spicing things up gavriil and keep up the great booring work, i love it
11-15-2003, 05:24 PM
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Dear 001,
Contrary to some websites reports that the BMW 7's face lift will be extensive…it won’t.
Having seen the car, I think there are two reasons;
Firstly, the costs associated with updating the metal work are huge, so (at the front) changes to the headlight and bumpers are all you get. On the rear, the clumsy tail lights and heavy bumper have also been changed. The sum total, a bigger looking 5-series!
Secondly, there is the problem of image. BMW are tweaking rather than rationalizing because they cannot afford to loose face by admitting they produced a howler.
So the tinkering has been done in a bid to give the car a fresh face to counteract disappointing sales. If it doesn't work, I have been told the discounted leasing program started in the UK will be extended
and the "next generation" 7 will be brought forward to 2006.
Buyers who eventually did purchase a car have complained about the 7's over-complicated iDrive control system. To fix this, the software used by the 5-series has been employed along with it's "Menu" button to return you to the main screen. Also, the 5's triple temperature climate control system will be fitted as standard. There will also be some minor changes to the interior detailing and possibly some new leather colors. These measures are all intended to counteract disappointing sales, especially in the all-important American market.
Happily, the revisions will be more than cosmetic.
Although the 3-litre six-cylinder petrol and 3-litre six-cylinder diesel will continue, the 4.4-litre V8 engine will be expanded to 4.8 litres, with output raised to around 400 bhp with less emissions.
Sadly, even though the 6.0-litre V12 is gaining a direct-injection fuel system, power will held below the 500 bhp mark so that the kudos of the Rolls-Royce Phantom is not affected.
Expect to see world-wide sales starting in Summer 2004.
May the faith be with you,
Agent X
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Dear 001,
Contrary to some websites reports that the BMW 7's face lift will be extensive…it won’t.
Having seen the car, I think there are two reasons;
Firstly, the costs associated with updating the metal work are huge, so (at the front) changes to the headlight and bumpers are all you get. On the rear, the clumsy tail lights and heavy bumper have also been changed. The sum total, a bigger looking 5-series!
Secondly, there is the problem of image. BMW are tweaking rather than rationalizing because they cannot afford to loose face by admitting they produced a howler.
So the tinkering has been done in a bid to give the car a fresh face to counteract disappointing sales. If it doesn't work, I have been told the discounted leasing program started in the UK will be extended
and the "next generation" 7 will be brought forward to 2006.
Buyers who eventually did purchase a car have complained about the 7's over-complicated iDrive control system. To fix this, the software used by the 5-series has been employed along with it's "Menu" button to return you to the main screen. Also, the 5's triple temperature climate control system will be fitted as standard. There will also be some minor changes to the interior detailing and possibly some new leather colors. These measures are all intended to counteract disappointing sales, especially in the all-important American market.
Happily, the revisions will be more than cosmetic.
Although the 3-litre six-cylinder petrol and 3-litre six-cylinder diesel will continue, the 4.4-litre V8 engine will be expanded to 4.8 litres, with output raised to around 400 bhp with less emissions.
Sadly, even though the 6.0-litre V12 is gaining a direct-injection fuel system, power will held below the 500 bhp mark so that the kudos of the Rolls-Royce Phantom is not affected.
Expect to see world-wide sales starting in Summer 2004.
May the faith be with you,
Agent X
11-16-2003, 08:38 AM
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I'm not a fan of the new 7-series. I LOVED the previous version and it was probably my favorite car in it's class, but the new version is just strange looking and the I-drive is a failure. I read in C&D that even after using the I-Drive for 18 months, they had to give it a grade of F.
Spit-shining crap is still crap in my book.
Spit-shining crap is still crap in my book.
02-16-2004, 06:23 PM
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hey!!! dissimilar!!!! i used a new word!!!! woohoo!!!!!
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3 entries found for dissimilar.
dis·sim·i·lar ( P ) Pronunciation Key (d-sm-lr)
adj.
Unlike; different.
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3 entries found for dissimilar.
dis·sim·i·lar ( P ) Pronunciation Key (d-sm-lr)
adj.
Unlike; different.
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