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Originally Posted by 3LOU5
I think the E46 has THAT timeless look about it, and is part of the reason why I could never get tired of looking at it.
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The later BMW wagons started getting the roof angled down toward the rear. Aside from looking funny, it really reduces the loading capability.
If I wanted a SUV or a hatchback, I would have bought one.
BMW always said that wagons sold poorly in the US. Aside from only offering the 2.5L E46, they never really marketed them. Almost every time I went to a dealer for service, potential customers were always going "Wow! They make this in a wagon?". After I bought mine, the dealership I ordered it from ended up with a couple dozen wagon sales, without any real support from BMWNA, just based on people seeing mine.
Another time I was on NJ 23 at a traffic light, when someone on a test drive from Paul Miller BMW was next to me in an X5. I cycled my side view mirrors (a Euro-only option) and he rolled down his window and said "Did your car just wave at me?" I told him yes, and it had more cargo space than the X5 he was test driving. Hopefully he brought the X5 back and ordered a wagon instead.