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      01-24-2013, 12:21 AM   #148
CivicSi_to_335i
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Drives: BMW E92 335i 6MT Dinan Flash
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Who killed the marque?

It's an amazing looking 70K+ car. I would rather see a successor to the E30 that is produced in volume and we can get it the USA. Recent failed examples:

Example 1:

e92/e90 335i's - fuel pump problems, limp mode track day special, infamous brake squeak, CCC/DVD drive failures, reliability failures galore.

Example 2:

1M - 740 units for the U.S. customers. Enough said.

Example 3: M135i Hatchback: Will not be brought to the U.S. market. A promise of a coupe version being brought to the US in 2014 waits to be proven.

3 great examples of guaranteed corporate decisions/designs that will end up killing the marque among U.S. enthusiasts.

Is anyone at BMW corporate listening? Is it even conceivable that we could get a car from you under $60K that one would hope of ever taking to a track day and not being disappointed? Or should those folks with such a desire just move on to a WRX STI or Mitsu EVO and live with the ugly?

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