BMW greenlights FWDbullshit

[slammin.e28]

http://jalopnik.com/bmw-greenlights-...poc-1410691274

BMW, the company that once bragged in ads like this one that they do not make front-wheel drive cars for a good reason, has decided the rabbit with giant front feet may not be so bad after all and has greenlit a front-wheel drive 1-Series. Repent, for the end is nigh!

A front-drive entry-level car will appeal to buyers who want that Bimmer badge and image but could care less about performance.

....and fuck the above people.

/rant.

[Herr Faust Schinken]

bmw is turning into audi more everyday

[Dj Buttchug]

whatever

[nando]

in B4 post about how it's going to be so much better than an E30. :p

[Roysneon]

whatever

Unless it suddenly makes my E30 convert into fwd then IDGAF.

[slammin.e28]

Unless it suddenly makes my E30 convert into fwd then IDGAF.

It does. There is no grandfathering in. All BMWs must report to the dealer for FWD conversion. You'll get a letter in the mail.

[Herr Faust Schinken]

It does. There is no grandfathering in. All BMWs must report to the dealer for FWD conversion. You'll get a letter in the mail.

they will haft to take my rear wheel drive from my cold dead hands

[ravenlord89]

Wait, people still give a rats ass what BMW is doing... I thought we all stopped caring at the E46 and the E39.

[Roysneon]

I'd just buy a 240. Volvo or Nissan, whichever I found first.

[Polaris15]

Last time I checked BMW is in the business to make money, not cater to us "purists".

[gazellebeigem3]

Last time I checked BMW is in the business to make money, not cater to us "purists".

what a unique and original point. i had not considered that.

[tonerrrr]

[Roysneon]

what a unique and original point. i had not considered that.

Sometimes people post some non dumb shit on here. It fucks with your mind for sure.

[Jim Lepage]

It sucks but I don't care, I'm still driving a rwd E30 and don't plan to buy a newer car anyway.

[nando]

Last time I checked BMW is in the business to make money, not cater to us "purists".

Uh, how do you think BMW built their reputation and got to make money? Was it catering to the lowest common denominator?

Thankfully with cars like the i8 and new M3 we can just pretend that BMW isn't diluting their brand and engineering with watered down crap for the masses. BMW still "has it", but its become unaffordable for most of us.