10-28-2020, 03:47 PM | #101 |
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10-29-2020, 04:46 PM | #102 | |
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And ot course this is an excuse to sell yet more tech like full cameras as "mandatory options" where it is so tied into the rest of the car that it becomes nearly impossible for anyone except the dealer to troubleshoot if the problem is complex. Even on the E46, if you sit on the combined i-bus/k-bus there is all sorts of weird stuff going on. The passenger side mirror checks for the existense of lumbar support and other hard-to-justify stuff like that. |
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10-29-2020, 05:08 PM | #103 | |
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Last I heard, it primarily comes down to European pedestrian safety requirements that forced manufacturers to create lots of space between the engine and the hood. And that looks HORRIBLE if you don't raise the belt line of the car.
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10-29-2020, 05:21 PM | #104 | |
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02-25-2021, 04:57 PM | #105 |
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Ooof. You definitely don't want to have one of these things in white.
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02-25-2021, 04:59 PM | #106 |
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02-25-2021, 05:25 PM | #107 |
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02-25-2021, 05:32 PM | #108 |
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02-25-2021, 05:34 PM | #109 |
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I wonder what the market is/will be for aftermarket front fascias that have more traditional kidneys (but distinct enough for BMW's lawyers to not shut them down)?
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02-25-2021, 05:42 PM | #110 | |
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