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08-07-04, 12:53
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Hm...not bad! It looks like a more modern version of the E46.  |
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08-07-04, 03:53
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I am I right in thinking that the 3 series will be saloon and touring only and a 4 series will be established for the coupe?
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08-07-04, 08:01
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Not bad.
Does anyone know whether the 3-series has the active steering? I really hope not. It could be a deal breaker.
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08-07-04, 08:26
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its looks angry up front. eh, i don't care too much for bmw's styling anymore other than the 7 and the 6.
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08-08-04, 04:35
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Not bad...
Not crazy about the back....front looks mean.
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08-08-04, 06:22
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Eh, I think even after firing Bangle, BMW needs to clean house on their design team.
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08-08-04, 07:56
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Did they fire Bangle?
It looks fairly "Bangle-esque" to me.
His designs have grown on me but I am not totally convinced yet.
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08-08-04, 07:58
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Bangle has been kicked upstairs. I think it will take some time to get used to the new 3 series but I think it will grow on me.
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08-08-04, 08:17
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one brain short of a ...
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No bangle wasn't fired, he was moved to some other division with a new title but he doesn't have the design control he once had. I forget who it was that replaced him.
The 3 is a good looking car, but it hardly resembles any of the preceding 3's. This new one does have the grill and similar lines along the c-pillar through the trunk, and has the wheels pushed to the corners. Even so this car is not an evolved or refined version, instead it's a different car. Oh well, my opinions, love em or hate em.
Jason
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09-03-04, 07:55
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The nose looks like an angry shark IMHO, beedy eyes and black hole for a mouth, I don't like it.  |
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09-03-04, 08:17
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We've had at least one BMW in the garage since '87 and have loved them.
But they've lost it, the sides of the new 3 look like a S Type Jag, the rest could be a Toyota, which isn't bad if you buy one from Toyota and not BMW!
I looked at a 5 series earler today, man in person they just look worse than the photos...
They just all look like crap to me! (except maybe the Z4, somehow that one works)
And I'm a BMW CCA member too, gotta drop that too.
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