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Hmm did you guys notice the leaves collecting in this spot?
I know the F8x gen gets leaves in its oil cooler/heat exchanger area, but this is different. |
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I'm sorry, I believe you are mistaken. That is just a little tarter on those buckteeth
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In the age of COVID, this has replaced what was traditionally done at BMW driving events to drum up hype for new models by allowing public access to enthusiasts and fans of the brand. Though they did initially go this route, I think the fan base universally hated the G8x except for a handful of folks (I can count them on one hand on this thread), they turned to plan B which was get the cars to the influencers to shill it for them. But you're totally right that they're spinning the story by preventing the professional media from speaking the truth and allowing only influencers who themselves have been influenced and are motivated by their own drive for generating likes and income, to get ahead of the true narrative. Which could be effective b/c you will get people who really only use IG and FB as their source of news and information to eat up every word. This is the same strategy that the film industry has recently switched to promote their movies via Rotten Tomatoes using "fake critics" with "fake reviews" to skew the movie's score to the positive end to get people to watch, or in this case, subscribe to HBO Max. I believe BMW has adopted this strategy, hence the embargo on real journalistic reviews, leaving us all so far with are influencer YT "fake" or hollow misleading reviews without driving impressions. https://www.indiependent.co.uk/wonde...iased-or-fake/ |
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Here they come! Sigh. I'm sick and tired of these guys. Every single one I make sure I don't sub.
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This is way worse than the Bangle butt E65 or Auntie Edna eyeglass styled headlights on the E60 |
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That's how these car influencers always do it. It is extremely rare they hold onto any car because it won't give them profit or anything past a certain date. I saw this guy who bought his dream car, a GT4 (hence why I saw the video lol) and within 4 month period, he sold it. His reasoning was that, because this was also a job, if the videos aren't generating enough profits, he has to get rid of it to do something new. That is ALL these YouTube people do. It is almost universal at this point. So, any one of these yahoos saying that in their videos, I can promise those cars will be gone within a 2 year period or less. Especially once the real reviews from drivers that actually have a brain cell and know their cars like Chris Harris. Influencers are the worst. Most are awful at lying, and rarely have anything beneficial/helpful to say if you, yourself, did any homework before hand. BMW finding these ppl to do their talking will backfire eventually because they aren't loyal. Once the hype dies off, they move on to another new thing. It is always the same cycle over and over.
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Yuck! I thought we were over the gold fad already... Guess not. Shahs of Sunset M3/M4. People, gold anything on a car is ugly. Period! The ONLY car it works on is a Pagani Zonda R. Last edited by NSX2M4; 03-04-2021 at 06:03 PM.. |
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Nothing wrong with gold on a car. My buddy has had a couple MB sprinters, one blue and one cement gray. Both he did gold emblems and badges and it's a subtle nice touch.
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Manufacturers give them cars so they can get viewers, this makes them money. If a manufacturer does not like what you say you will get cut off. It happened to Chris Harris with Ferrari. As stated, its gorilla marketing done by unqualified reviewers. It's sad that BMW has resorted to this garbage. It's manipulative as they are trying their best to keep BMW happy and are not providing truthful reviews of a product.
You think that G80 was taken to AMMO because he's an awesome detailer? No, it's so they could expose it to his viewers. While doing so it also drives up his traffic. I personally love AMMO but can still see the manipulation. I guess everyone is doing it now. You can avoid or hedge the bad reviews from real journalists with an overload of garbage opinions that eventually make the good journalists look like the loons. Last edited by irunalot; 03-04-2021 at 07:16 PM.. |
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Really good makeup job - clean and from a distance it undoes the clashing lines disaster.
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Another idea that struck me is body colored grills! I'm sure some enterprising after market company will offer it.
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Radar sensor still looks awful and hard to miss. The only way to make this car pretty is to redesign the whole front bumper, hood, and headlights.
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Whoa now. You forgot the fenders, front door, mirrors, rear door, rear quarter panel, trunk, rear bumper, taillights, and exhaust valence. The only thing they got right about the G8X is the interior and that's only bc a separate team designed it from the exterior.
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