Notable car sighting thread - Page 156

bren · 04-22-2015, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sharp11

That seems to be getting worse - I'm seeing BMW's listed with "V6's", one even said "inline V6".

Now that the new F30's come in a variety of "lines", trying to figure out which car is pictured is almost impossible; is it a "luxury line", "sport line", or simply a "base line" with options?

Who knows ....

My local dealer (driven by the sales staff who actually have to pay a fee for site maintenance) has made a lot of progress in listing their used BMW's with the correct option packages and whatnot. But yeah, it really shouldn't be revolutionary for a seller to market their products accurately....

Josh (PA) · 04-22-2015, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bren

My local dealer (driven by the sales staff who actually have to pay a fee for site maintenance) has made a lot of progress in listing their used BMW's with the correct option packages and whatnot. But yeah, it really shouldn't be revolutionary for a seller to market their products accurately....

Especially considering that a website exists that allows you to type in the last 7 of the vin and get the build sheet for the car. Seems like it would be a no brainer for BMW dealerships to have a system that automatically populates vehicle information from VINs

http://www.bmwarchive.org/vin/bmw-vin-decoder.html

*clyde* · 04-23-2015, 07:59 AM

You guys are talking like you think dealers and their staffs have the customer's best interest in mind.

John V · 04-23-2015, 08:45 AM

No. We're talking like they're interested in finding a buyer as quickly as possible.

JST · 04-23-2015, 09:42 AM

The advent of DSG/PDK type transmissions has made this problem so much worse. Perhaps we need a "number of pedals" field?

As for the F30 "lines," I don't think anyone understands them. I can't blame the dealers for being confused.

John V · 04-23-2015, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sharp11

That seems to be getting worse - I'm seeing BMW's listed with "V6's", one even said "inline V6".

Now that the new F30's come in a variety of "lines", trying to figure out which car is pictured is almost impossible; is it a "luxury line", "sport line", or simply a "base line" with options?

Who knows ....

Fortunately BMW doesn't make anything interesting to me, so I don't have to worry about this.

Theo · 04-23-2015, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JST

The advent of DSG/PDK type transmissions has made this problem so much worse. Perhaps we need a "number of pedals" field?

As for the F30 "lines," I don't think anyone understands them. I can't blame the dealers for being confused.

MANY MANY frustrating searches on Cars and AutoTrader when choosing manual as the transmission choice. Only 3 pedals = manual in my mind also.

JST · 04-25-2015, 10:50 PM

i-MIEV. First one I've ever seen.

ZBB · 04-26-2015, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by JST

i-MIEV. First one I've ever seen.

I used to see one or two a week at my old office... There were a bunch of law firms in that building and one of the courier services used iMiev's as their vehicles...

Have you seen a Coda? One pulled out in front of me a couple blocks south of my house a bit over a month ago.

nate · 04-26-2015, 09:10 AM

Lots of people stopped and took pictures. It really does look good in this color.

04-23-2015, 07:59 AM	#1553
clyde Chief title editor Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 26,599	You guys are talking like you think dealers and their staffs have the customer's best interest in mind. __________________ OH NOES!!!!!1 MY CAR HAS T3H UND3R5T33R5555!!!!!!1oneone!!!!11 Team WTF?! What are you gonna do?

04-26-2015, 09:10 AM	#1560
nate Oh, are they? Join Date: Oct 2003 Carmudgeonly Ride: S4 Location: H-town Posts: 10,282	Lots of people stopped and took pictures. It really does look good in this color. __________________ "People keep saying I'm crazy as hell, but sooner or later they're going to realize I know what I'm talking about." - Charles Barkley

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