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Originally Posted by Smooth 330i
cheap materials. considering it has electric steering and no spare it is a little pig
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The E82 was a little pig too--I think we have hit a point where the average BMW is going to weigh at least 3300-3400 pounds without extensive use of CFRP and other weight saving technologies, which of course will drive the price up.
You can blame the health and safety people for that, but it seems that the trend is here to stay...
People also want (and I am guilty of this too) their heated seats, nice A/C and stereo, dimming mirrors, etc....all that stuff, plus the airbags and whatnot, really starts to add up. I just think these trends are part of the deal at this point...