But the English like 'em (BMW) - and they were originally a competitor to
Mercedes Benz - World War II though left the company without some of its
facilities after Russia held hedgemoney over East Germany. The Japanese make
their cars in Japan for the most part, its a different labor market --- or
at least in the beginning it was --- who knows what the future will hold....
Maybe someday Germans will be a cheaper source of labor than Japanese. I put
400K+ miles on a BMW 320i (gutless wonder - too heavy for the engine, but it
handled nicely)

>From: Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
>
>  BMW, Mercedes, and Porsche have vehicles made for people
> >with
> >> more money, so those companies can spend more money engineering their
> >> engines. Volkswagen is a car for the masses, for the people. If they
> >> engineered their engines to the same degree, then the masses could no
> >longer
> >> afford their Volkswagens.
> >
> >But this is perfect... what use would a perfect engine be to me if I
> >couldn't afford it????  Anyone can strive for perfection given unlimited
> >time and money... But only the truly talented can produce a decent
>product
> >at an affordable price...
> >
> >To call this service to mankind (or the 'masses' if you prefer Marxist
> >jargon) being 'bought' is more than a little cynical.
>
>
>The Japanese do it without the BMW etc cost. And I have my doubts about BMW
>engineering...see a few smoking Beemers, and after a few years they really
>show their age. In Germany they aren't regarded as great cars, but as just
>another car.

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