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Originally Posted by wdimagineer
Thanks for this. It's sad how language degrades when someone is hiding behind a computer screen. I certainly wouldn't tell someone to hang themselves during a face-to-face conversation. I don't expect this level of immaturity from BMW drivers.
I'm not familiar with taxation in other countries. Why is it so high? Seems ridiculous to me. People in the US complain that cars are already expensive. Unfortunately for us that also means a lot of brands strip their cars of features that are available in Europe to lower costs. (Or they're afraid of litigation.) We also have silly regulations, like different headlight beam patterns and amber reflectors that spoil the look of most modern cars.
I appreciate someone aspiring to have something they cannot attain for whatever reason, like outrageous taxes. But for those that do have something it diminishes/cheapens the privilege. I liken it to watches. I've saved and purchased some nice watches over the years. When I see someone buying a fake Rolex or other brand I get upset. They get the "cachet" of wearing it without actually having supported the brand. It's unfair. I spent thousands, you spent a hundred. Why should you get the same "respect" that I do?
It's the same with cars. I've seen pictures online of people converting Civics to Bugattis, Saturns to Ferraris, etc. It's a cheap way to get the look of something without actually paying for it.
Sadly though nobody will bother reading this and will continue flaming me for having an opinion.
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Good points and well put.
The US Hot Rod culture started after US soldiers had been in europe and seen the (mostly english) sports cars that was light weight and fun to drive. When they came home they wanted to get that same performance, but did'nt have the money to buy european (british) sports cars. The solution was to start modifying what was plentiful in the US, the T-Ford, to get the looks and performance the way they wanted.
Making a F10 look like a M5 obviously isn't the exact same thing as that, but I guess modifying will always be part of the automobile culture.
You can also get replica M5 front bumpers that fits the std. F10 front fenders. Maybe thats a more acceptable mod? At least it differs from the real M5 in that it doesn't have the fenders with the grilles on them...
http://f10.5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=726049