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	<title>Comments on: Chris Bangle: Genius or Tosspot?</title>
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		<title>By: sv_i</title>
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		<description>curses, I said I wouldn&#039;t comment, but like dave, I feel the lure dragging me in.

I think bangle&#039;s cars polarise our thoughts. We look at them, and our mind finds things we agree with and says, &quot;wey-hey, I like that!&quot;, but then we notice something else and think, &quot;no wait, that totally_sucks_botbot&quot;.

Its then a battle between what we are attracted to (looks, usefulness, simplicity, appeal to opposite/same sex), and what we baulk at.

From the masses of ink and pixels expelled, I&#039;d say that the majority disapproves, in that the attraction isn&#039;t enough. 

ie BMW badge + car design itself*  does not equal purchase.

Pity, I like the Z4 and its coupe brother, but the rest of the BMW range looks woeful IMHO, especially the 1 series.


*do the majority of BMW buyers buy their cars for their ability to transport their occupants? probably not. Mind you, the Z4 feels, not looks, feels, tacky on the inside.</description>
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<p>I think bangle&#8217;s cars polarise our thoughts. We look at them, and our mind finds things we agree with and says, &#8220;wey-hey, I like that!&#8221;, but then we notice something else and think, &#8220;no wait, that totally_sucks_botbot&#8221;.</p>
<p>Its then a battle between what we are attracted to (looks, usefulness, simplicity, appeal to opposite/same sex), and what we baulk at.</p>
<p>From the masses of ink and pixels expelled, I&#8217;d say that the majority disapproves, in that the attraction isn&#8217;t enough. </p>
<p>ie BMW badge + car design itself*  does not equal purchase.</p>
<p>Pity, I like the Z4 and its coupe brother, but the rest of the BMW range looks woeful IMHO, especially the 1 series.</p>
<p>*do the majority of BMW buyers buy their cars for their ability to transport their occupants? probably not. Mind you, the Z4 feels, not looks, feels, tacky on the inside.</p>
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