[BMWCSRegistry] Check This New BMW Out Everyone

[Art Wegweiser]

Well said, Charlie
The mini is really a great car to drive and I have but it sure is an 
unattractive lump.  Sort of the progeny of a three way among 
Yugo/Trabant/Fiat 124.  Attempts at modern retro versions of old 
classics seem to often be terrible. Case in point: that Chrysler 
Cruiser thing which, in black, looks like a mini hearse.
No wonder they refuse to put the BMW logo on the mini.

But - many of us do not live in the paradise of pineapples and lovely 
brown maidens.
Two wheeled BMW's don't always work here in the land of blizzards 
(but no volcanoes, earthquakes, wild fires, droughts, floods. 
landslides and the last tornado came through about 15 years ago) and 
they are certainly not a low cost ride to buy.  I can get a lot of 
fuel for my Coupe for the price of one of these macho machines.
And not being fond of pain, I prefer some steel between my personal 
self and the road.

Anybody notice a recent ad from BMW where special deals are being 
offered on the X3 and X5?  Funny thing - surely the Ultimate isn't 
having trouble unloading these monsters?

Art - reveling in 75F summer and real tomatoes while it lasts in NW PA.

At 7:40 PM -0400 7/18/08, cgshawaii at netscape.net wrote:
>Okay.... but with BMW's penchant for "customer engineering" (some 
>latent, potentially very expensive, flaw in each model) what might 
>the first-generation electric Mini do to its owner?
>
>"Break My Wallet".
>
>I thought the gas Mini was kinda heavy for a "small" car, though I 
>don't recall hard numbers.  Electric power wouldn't go well with 
>that. 
>
>And, of course, BMW WILL NOT build an economy car... look what 
>happened with the 1 series, base price upwards of $30K... and not a 
>fuel efficient motor in it, either.  Apparently they have utterly 
>conceded that market to others.  Well, it's their choice.  Brand 
>loyalty will only carry so far, but I think they've gone beyond that 
>too, marketing and selling to ego-driven buyers for whom a car 
>purchase doesn't represent a major expense.
>
>I think small fuel efficient cars ARE the future, and large cars 
>will shortly become a thing of the past.  We are seeing, I think 
>(hope?) the end of large vehicles. Yeah, there are holdouts, and 
>haulers for commercial use will always be here, but I can't think of 
>anything that would get me into something larger than my coupe. 
>Mostly I ride a 2-wheeled BMW where multi-child pick and delivery is 
>not imposed on me.
>
>Charlie
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: the-hound at juno.com <the-hound at juno.com>
>To: bmwcsregister at idb.dedforest.net; bmwcsregistry at idb.ded.forest.net
>Sent: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 3:35 pm
>Subject: [BMWCSRegistry] Check This New BWM Out Everyone
>
>Hello:
>This one I would buy in a convertible.............I have been 
>looking for a 2006 Cooper S White, Silver or Red with a tan or 
>burgundy interior 6 speed.
><http://www.forbesautos.com/news/headlines/2008/july/fadc-bmw-announces-electric-mini-tests.html?partner=yahoofp>http://www.forbesautos.com/news/headlines/2008/july/fadc-bmw-announces-electric-mini-tests.html?partner=yahoofp
>The-Hound......Have a nice day and weekend.
>
>

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