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Old Mar 24, 2004 | 02:08 PM
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i think i'll take audi s3 over that any day


yea... but its not coming yet...
Old Mar 24, 2004 | 03:16 PM
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but i will get the mazda 3... looks cool and cheap...
you mean that not a mazda 3????

my general rule of thumb- - - don't try to put out a car whose design has already been heavily mass produced and heavily marketed
Old Mar 26, 2004 | 11:28 PM
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I think its pretty cool
Old Mar 27, 2004 | 07:29 PM
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love the interior!
Old Mar 27, 2004 | 10:41 PM
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being a long time bmw lover, i honestly have to say that bangle-ized cars just look like a messed pile o' poo. may chris bangle burn in hell for his bastardization of the bmw line
Old Mar 28, 2004 | 07:16 AM
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If they made it w/ a turbo inline six then it'd be great. Add AWD and you'd have a perfect WAGON alternative to the STi
Old Mar 28, 2004 | 09:15 AM
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Originally posted by senortighto
being a long time bmw lover, i honestly have to say that bangle-ized cars just look like a messed pile o' poo. may chris bangle burn in hell for his bastardization of the bmw line

Same here. I love all the older BMW's but the new styling is hideous. This guy probably thinks he's ahead of his time, but his styling is confused. He doesn't know if the cars lines should go up or down. BMW's of the past 40 years followed a natural evolution in which the cars maintained their heritage. Bangle has just gone off on a tangent. There is no functionality in his designs. IMO there is no place for concave panels on a cars body, he just wants to push the envelope. I always loved BMW's because they were simple, straight-forward designs, yet they were beautiful and functional.
Old Mar 29, 2004 | 08:46 AM
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The front and rear profile's look horrible. The side profile is really nice though. I assume this is another Bangle creation? It's unbelievable how one man can forever change the looks of an entire line of cars (aside from the 3 series thus far). Certainly not a good thing. On a more upbeat note, I hear he isn't the design guy anymore

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Old Mar 29, 2004 | 02:16 PM
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Will their be an M1?
Old Mar 29, 2004 | 02:38 PM
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I found a pic.....I'm pretty bored.
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Old Mar 29, 2004 | 03:06 PM
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I found a pic.....I'm pretty bored.
lol...
Old Mar 29, 2004 | 03:06 PM
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How could that follow this:
Old Mar 31, 2004 | 01:47 PM
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Originally posted by gdogg
you mean that not a mazda 3????
No, the Mazda is much better looking, cheaper and more reliable.
Old Mar 31, 2004 | 02:17 PM
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How could that follow this:
No kidding. I love the hatchback M1, but it shouldn't share the same name at the real M1. They should at least call the hatchback thing the M2 (like they are planning to if it ever comes to the states).
Old Mar 31, 2004 | 04:20 PM
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maybe just call it mHatch

wait that sounds like toyota or something.



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