Originally posted by Big Daddy Kane:
I know that BMW is viewed as a not-so-reliable manufacturer here... apparantly Euro spec BMWs are horrible, and as such, don't have much resale value. I can pick up a low end early 90s 3 series for $500... of course that's no a/c and manual everything (including steering). Euro spec BMWs are a different beast than US spec... I've seen a newer 5 series with manual windows.

I don't know much about Euro spec Mercedes, just that not very many people have them around here.



I think that's part of the reason that the Mondeo gets such praise from the likes of J. Clarkson, etc. BMW isn't this mystical marque over there, so it doesn't get extra praise just because it's BMW.

"Think of it, if you like, as a librarian with a G-string under the tweed." Clarkson on the Mondeo.