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Originally Posted by Kiemyster
my friend how are you!? I hope your new year has been off to a good start! My heart hurts as my two favorite BMW's simply do not excite me as their older generation and I am talking about the 3er and x5. I remember seeing my first e90 and falling madly in love, it was intense and passionate. When i saw my first e70 i couldnt stop thinking "damn what a beastly, sexy, militant vehicle that is, it oozes testosterone." When I saw my first X5M... well words cant describe it and they never will be able to. militant as FUCK, dominating presence. Putting my eyes on the first e90 m3, it was sex, pure visual sex with a nymphomaniac that one is deeply in love with.
I saw the new 3 series, instantly turned off by NUMEROUS styling cues. Same can be said for the new X5. new 5 series was "acceptable" but still not beefy enough for me. Bangle is my hero, he is my inspiration. I love him, I miss him dearly. I knew the moment he left BMW things would go down, but I certainly never imagined this. They have undone all of the hard work he has put into giving the cars their unique identity. this new philosophy of joined headlights, bloated hoods and massive vertical gills... i can go on. Its bullshit, and I am upset that i like this new M235 thing more than the new M3/4 and why? because no joined headlights. THE FUCK THAT SHIT IS PISSING ME OFFF!!!!! 
I am angry. i am ohh so very angry. its tough standing by BMW blindly while everyone else is taking a dump on us, mainly AMG. I couldnt be fucked with anyone else, but these AMG's are killing the M's these days and I would be the last person to say this... i already want to delete that just because I should never say that but im gonna put it on record.
How the fuck is the new generation of M3's going to compete with its rivals? it wont, it will loose in terms of performance but will sell as BMW is simply relying on the power of the M symbol and they shouldnt. I remember the days where I could brag that any M would most likely destroy all of its competitors in class within all the M's. Now I cant even say that.
/end massive fucking rant. |
Agree 10000%!
I've owned BMW's for 20 years back to the E36 days and have been a BMW fanatic posting on numerous BMW boards and touting the "superiority" of BMW's on MBWorld, Audiworld, etc. But I can't do it anymore in good conscience. The current generation of BMW has lost me. They've gone corporate and the styling of cars appear to converge (e.g., I still have to do a 2nd take to tell the difference in the rear of an F10 vs. F30). And performance-wise, the sportiness feel is giving way to comfort feel. All BMW's are MEH to me in all respects.
Re the Lexus, I hated that grill on the IS350, but on the RC F, it fits much better. The styling says "get outta my face or I'm going to run you over"; while the new M3/4 is more conservative, like "can you please, sir, change lanes so that I may pass? Please, pretty please? Thank you so much." Maybe BMW is seeking more woman buyers to increase sales but it's losing me as a former BMW fanatic. I also never liked the Bangle styles but it appears they've completely in the opposite direction and made cookie-cutter bimmers these days.
Having said that, if rumors that this Lexus is going to weigh in at 3900lbs, then it will be hugely disappointing and DOA for me. Come to think, Lexus' insistence not to offer a manual gearbox already had me running away. Looks like some things never change. But kudos to Lexus designers for not following BMW's ho hum one-size-fits-all styling.