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Old 05-07-06 | 11:26 AM
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Old 05-07-06 | 11:35 AM
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What a waste of good BMW parts.
Old 05-07-06 | 11:46 AM
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Finally a BMW with VTEC!

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Old 05-07-06 | 11:49 AM
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Why would an BMW owner convert his M3 into a honda civic?



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Old 05-07-06 | 11:53 AM
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The ugly honda was molting its nasty honda skin and becoming a BMW, when all of a sudden it got stuck.
Old 05-07-06 | 11:58 AM
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This is unfortunately becoming a popular mod. Looks like it caught on fire on the passenger side.
Old 05-07-06 | 12:34 PM
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Looks like the cops allready arrived to arrest this guy, LOL.
Old 05-07-06 | 01:30 PM
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HAHHAA, another pathetic example
Old 05-07-06 | 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Richie
Looks like the cops allready arrived to arrest this guy, LOL.
Yeah, I noticed that too..........look who is parked directly behind him.
Old 05-07-06 | 01:55 PM
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Cars like this make a good case for BMW to bring the 1-series over to the U.S. market from Germany, especially an M1. The new 1-series, in fact, for several reasons, is one of the very few Chris Bangle designs I think is reasonably well-done and does not make me want to toss up my lunch.
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
Cars like this make a good case for BMW to bring the 1-series over to the U.S. market from Germany, especially an M1. The new 1-series, in fact, for several reasons, is one of the very few Chris Bangle designs I think is reasonably well-done and does not make me want to toss up my lunch.
well, not sure those people would be able to afford the 1 series anyway

and on the other hand, would bmw really need to worry about crowd like this?
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well, not sure those people would be able to afford the 1 series anyway

Maybe...maybe not. The 1-series is less expensive to produce than other BMW products ( Mini Cooper excepted, of course ) and doesn't have as many expensive electronic toys on it like I-Drive.
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It would be smart to bring that over here, especially with the A/S3 roaming the streets. I think it would step on the Mini Cooper's toes, however.
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Maybe...maybe not. The 1-series is less expensive to produce than other BMW products ( Mini Cooper excepted, of course ) and doesn't have as many expensive electronic toys on it like I-Drive.
for under 20k? don't think so. keep in mind, these are civic people
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for under 20k? don't think so. keep in mind, these are civic people
Under 20K, I agree with you, not likely...............but a new Civic Si starts over 20K, and with some options, freight, and tax is also going to run in the low 20's ( dealers generally don't bargain on this car ). A regular ( non-M ) 1-series would probably run roughly the same price range...low-to-mid-20's.

http://automobiles.honda.com/models/...lName=Civic+Si



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