lkchris
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Well, GS has a steering damper now.
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BMW's Reputation
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DocZ
The Bloviator
To Crib from the InstaPundit: "Heh!"
Well spoken, Bruce! (my nod of the hat to Monty Python) I will NEVER discuss my numerous firearms here. Nope, never...as I pack up to head to the firing range....
As for BMW's marketing...good for them. Great job of marketing to position BMW as "affordable carriage trade". Still. They are just motorcycles and cars. No matter how thin you slice it... Heck, you know the rest.
Hey ...... slightly off topic, and admittedly late to the party, but I just discovered there is such a thing as an Ignore List. Seriously?
Seriously?! Apparently, some on this club have not evolved socially any further than the "I'm taking my ball and going home" playground mentality of grade school.
Seriously? Wow.
Learn something new everyday.
Well spoken, Bruce! (my nod of the hat to Monty Python) I will NEVER discuss my numerous firearms here. Nope, never...as I pack up to head to the firing range....
As for BMW's marketing...good for them. Great job of marketing to position BMW as "affordable carriage trade". Still. They are just motorcycles and cars. No matter how thin you slice it... Heck, you know the rest.
wetboxerrt
New member
I am not going to talk about my firearms either...
As far as BMW's reputation being #1 now, good for them. I figure if the Rt breaks down. I will invite my friends over and share the good news about BMW's #1 reputation...
Then I will use the RT as yard art..
Don't get me wrong, I love my RT. Just saying.
As far as BMW's reputation being #1 now, good for them. I figure if the Rt breaks down. I will invite my friends over and share the good news about BMW's #1 reputation... Then I will use the RT as yard art..Don't get me wrong, I love my RT. Just saying.
globalrider
Alps Adventurer
I'd be more impressed if the "reputable" were "reliable", even though I have done quite well as an owner with just two starter failures. Mind you, each failure was totally inexcusable. Add to that a warped front brake disc and a speedometer.
So, merely out of curiosity, why are you complaining?
globalrider
Alps Adventurer
Compared to the majority of owners, I'm not. What made you think that I am?
And this "reputation" is a measure of what exactly?
36654
New member
The number of gossamer wings in the BMW corporate account at FairyLand Bank & Trust. It's an MBA thing........
akbeemer
SURVIVOR
36654
New member
I find that observation to be irksome.....
You're too emotional........
dbaliko
New member
Exactly!
greenwald
New member
brewmeister
New member
Bottom line is anything made by mankind can be expected to be as flawed as mankind is.
The majority of owners have complaints about their bikes? That's a pretty broad stroke you're painting.
dunc723
Peter D
You do know BMW makes stuff other than motorcycles, right? If EVERY BMW motorcycle owner put them at the bottom end of the "reputable" scale, it would barely move the needle compared to the number of people that believe them to be a high-quality auto manufacturer, which includes a whole lot of people who don't, and never will, own their cars (and may not know they even make motorcycles). And compared to the recent mega-scandals perpetrated by VW, Toyota, and GM, who all had very good reputations at one time, BMW looks downright saintly. All this incredulity about BMW's brand reputation is like saying you can't believe United Airlines has a good customer service rating because you had a bad meal on a flight one time.
rangerdog
New member
I can't believe United has good customer service for a lot more reasons than that, speaking as a decade-long Gold Card holder. Haven't bought a UA ticket in ten years but still have enough miles they're my usual go-to airline. I almost can't wait to run out of miles so I can pay for better service!
Oh, wait, this is a BMW thread. I love my bike. (But would never buy a BMW car since iDrive came out.)
36654
New member
Remember those 7-series that required a 30-minute tutorial on how to operate the magic puck before you drove the car???
The new "Wonder Wheel" reminds me of that...
globalrider
Alps Adventurer
I guess you don't read much on here.
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