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Lambo nut
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DEC 05, 10:47 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by 84fierotrevor:
i guess this is what is to be expected. when you post that techonolgy isn't a bad thing. on a forum where people drive 20 year old cars. that they pay 200 dollars for most of the time.
well good for everyone, yes bmw can suck all your nuts.
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My Fiero, is just a toy for me. I drive a '03 Venture, with the traction control, abs, and parking aids. Wife drives an '02 Impala.
I wasn't meaning technology was a bad thing, only that 'I think' BMW sucks, and was giving it something to suck on. 
Kevin
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84fierotrevor
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DEC 05, 01:39 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by 84fiero123:
Funny how all the things that your BMW have that you are bragging about we on American cars years before.
For example, Traction control has been available for years on American cars.
What lights are working and not working was available on 1960’s Cadillac's as standard equipment.
As has how many gallons left, how many miles before empty, These are all things that have been available on American cars before Your BMW, and to be honest most were much simpler and more reliable.
For example what lights are working in the older Cadillac's was a fiber optic link directly from each light so no worry about short circuits.
Stop bragging about BMW, this thread was about one particular system in one particular car.
Talk about that.
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DUDE how STUPID are you??? look at the post above the one u just qouted. it was tinton telling me that in 20 years bmw's tecnology would all be broke and not work. so i posted what my 1988 bmw's tecnology did work 20 years later, i wasn't bragging about anything dumbass. your arguing with yourself over here cause u keep saying im bragging about somthing im not lol.
and good for american cars having all that jazz back in the 60's or whatever. go buy some and enjoy them. and shut up about how great ur american cars are already. and stop bothering me about my bmw and how it didn't have somthing first. who gives a **** who had it first. i like my bmw. i will continute to drive it.
fiero wasn't the first car with power windows was it? no but u still drive that. so go the hell away. and keep making up more storys about your neighbors and how you might go glock them off. next time they say somthing bad about you.
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Cliff Pennock
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DEC 05, 03:55 PM
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Wow. If there's ever been a thread worthy of the Trash Can, this one's it.
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Falcon4
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DEC 05, 08:07 PM
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Oreif
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DEC 05, 09:09 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Tinton:
I guarantee none. Expensive, complicated electronics fail. The more complex something is, the more ways it can break. Not only that, but in 20 years I doubt BMW will have any support for all of its expensive gadgetry. In 20 years you'd have just as much, if not more trouble keeping that BMW on the road. |
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You should actually read up facts instead of making statements with no basis.
Being a Fiero owner AND a BMW owner, I can tell you that BMW's policy is to support ALL it's cars for 25 years. (actually many Import companies have this policy) GM, Ford, and Mopar only do it for 10 years. The only reason some parts for Fiero's are still available at a dealership is because either the stock has not been sold out or the part was used on a later car. They do NOT manufacture any parts for Fiero's anymore. In fact the Fiero store has made "Lifetime buys" on many Fiero specific parts so you can't get them from a dealership anymore only from the Fiero Store.
As for technology on cars, When they started adding computer control to cars in the early 80's many said it wouldn't last because once the computer failed the car was trash due to the expense to replace it. Alas many here are driving a 20+ year old car with the same computer.
The same things everyone is saying about "new technology" is the same thing many said back in the 70's. I'm sure each decade has had similar toughts about the advancement's in technology. But as technology advances more present technology becomes commonplace.
What's funny is all these folks harping on BMW's because one person who happens to be unpopular at the moment has one. Odds are many who are dissing BMW's never drove one for any length of time. BMW isn't the "Greatest car ever made" nor is it for everyone. But out of all the vehicles I have owned, It is very well balanced and fun to drive. Resale is higher than most cars. The resale on our BMW is 70% of it's original sticker and it's a 2002. A 2002 Grand Prix GTP (which is the other car we looked at back then) was the same price and today only retained 40% of it's original price.
As for the Lexus, I have seen the video's and it looks like it works well, But I personally would not trust it. All it takes is one "bug" in the software and you'll be calling your insurance company. It's a new thing, Let's see how well it works after the first year goes. As with ANY vehicle, the first year usually has bugs in it.[This message has been edited by Oreif (edited 12-05-2006).]
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JohnnyK
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DEC 05, 10:54 PM
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I'd be willing to bet that if it stops working, it's because something is unsafe so it shut itself down to avoid backing into a car (IE: If a sensor breaks, it's not going to let you auto park the car and not do a tight enough turn or what not, it would just say disable the parking system, obviously).
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Phaeton
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DEC 07, 01:02 AM
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Wow, this is great stuff. I gave +'s to those who got three or more words bleeped in a single post, you guys are hilarious and I for one do not want to lose you.
No dog in this fight, just an amused bystander.
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Raydar
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DEC 08, 02:46 AM
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Just damn.
I can't believe I missed this one.
Shouldn't have wasted so much time getting my car back together and on the road.
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Falcon4
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DEC 09, 01:51 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Raydar:
Just damn.
I can't believe I missed this one.
Shouldn't have wasted so much time getting my car back together and on the road. |
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Me too. I still can't figure out how this turned into a crap-flinging gorilla fest... 
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AquaHusky
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DEC 09, 03:13 PM
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I thought about posting in this thread, then decided not to.
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