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Old 11-06-2003, 01:18 PM
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The evolution of the 5 series...

Well, you guys decide! I don't like the new one...Ick...


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I love the middle 3

I owned an e28, my father had the next style, and my friend has the last gen.

New gen is poop from an aesthtic pov
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i like the middle one best
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Its looks like a natural evolution and the
SPLAT an ugly genetic mutation.
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the last 3 are
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i like the two b4 the new one they have such a classic design thatll never look old
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I'd pimp it, but the last one just can't touch the last gen in terms of looks......its just, timeless!
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interesting. i like the new 5.
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Yumchah how is this post Automotive News?
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I like it, but it is just too generic
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the 2 before the newest are the hottest

why did they change a great thing that much?
Old 11-07-2003, 05:54 AM
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I think some of you guys are crazy! I think the evolution is great and I think the E39 (the previous gen) is definitely the hotest but the new one is bad at all. Y'all can keep the old models and I'll take the new!
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Wonder how long before someone sues BMW claiming that the I-Drive kept their attention OFF the road too much and caused the accident!!??
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I wasn't a fan of the new one from pics, but it does look better in person. I think it might have the same effect the 7 and Z4 had one me...hated it at first then it grew one me.
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New one looks good from the front but horrible from the back.
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Originally posted by hemants
New one looks good from the front but horrible from the back.
All you have to do is clear out those ugly red lines towards the center (like the accords). Then it'll look nice. I agree and think the last model before the new ones look the best. But the new ones are incredible!!! Have you ever seen the interior? It's like a space ship
Old 11-07-2003, 09:26 AM
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Originally posted by mattg
interesting. i like the new 5.
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I like the current generation 5, the new one is bleh :thumbsdn:
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here's a evolution pix for you.

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I miss the 8 series
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BTW, the 3 series is the BMW of BMWs.
Especially the M3 Coupe.
It might be the entry, but they get better looking year after year (unlike the 5 and 7).

I think the 6 Coupe is gonna give it a good run though.
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the new 6 series.
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I hope you are right about the 3 series

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new 6 series is nuts
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hate the new 3 series. is it coming out next year?
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The new 6 doesnt hold a candle to the old 8 or old 6, but its probably the best of the bungle interiors.

The 3 series is not the bmw of bmws. the 5 series is, the 3 series wasnt even well excepted by bimmer purists till this current incarnation of 3, and this all with the exception of the m3.
Old 11-07-2003, 03:39 PM
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Originally posted by Crazy Sellout
I hope you are right about the 3 series

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! :'(
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Originally posted by CL P Diddy
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! :'(
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Holy mother of god, what the hell did they do to the 3 series?:'(

I thought the new 5 series was bad, but the new 3 just takes the cake for the ugliest bmw ever.
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guys keep in mind that pic of the 3er could be fake... but then again ya never know
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the side view towards the rear looks liek the new TL and tsx bodystyle.
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8 series =only good looking BMW ever....

Well 8 and M coupe.
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I can't agree more about the 8 series. That 850 is schweet! I want one in the worst way.

The new 6 series is looking HOT too.

That new 3 - :barf:
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I'm worried what the next gen M3 will look like if that pic is indeed the new 3-series...
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send bangle to bangledesh!
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damn bmw was so hot b4, even the old ass bmws still stand out and make heads turn but these new ones are to bitchy lookin and arent staying true to the bmw heritage of sporty pimp ass cars
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Originally posted by amirsafdari
send bangle to bangledesh!
whos bangle?

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my interpretation of first photo:

ok - ok the same shit - getting better - nice! cant wait for next one... - aww shit letdown.

cyle begins again.
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the 318 is the BMW of BMWs!!!
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Originally posted by KavexTrax
whos bangle?


chris bangle

try doing a search on ACL forums, his name will come up quit a bit
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Originally posted by bullaculla
the 318 is the BMW of BMWs!!!
OK, not that one.


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