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Comparison of my 06 FJR to my '10 Concours
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<blockquote data-quote="Fred W" data-source="post: 687892" data-attributes="member: 3828"><p>Exactly right, except I believe this is only true for those sold in North America, as BMW<strong>NA</strong> has determined that the typical BMW buyer has option envy and won't buy one unless it is decked out to the nine's. I've heard that in Yurop a lot of businesses use unloaded BMWs as fleet (company) cars and that the marque is not viewed as a "luxury" brand there. Many buyers get stripped down models without all the hoopty that we are forced to get if we want one over here.</p><p></p><p>This is generally due to the way that cars are presently marketed and sold in the US. The dealerships pre-order a lot full of cars with the options they estimate the largest number of potential buyers will want. Then buyers are expected to look around and find one that has the items they do want. Generally this means accepting some options or features they really don't care about. Guess who gets to pay for that? It is pretty rare for people to order a car custom configured to their liking anymore. About the best you can hope for is to give the dealer your wish list and they search inventory nationally for a match.</p><p></p><p>Sounds like a lot of US motorcycle buyers want things to go that way too. No thanks...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fred W, post: 687892, member: 3828"] Exactly right, except I believe this is only true for those sold in North America, as BMW[B]NA[/B] has determined that the typical BMW buyer has option envy and won't buy one unless it is decked out to the nine's. I've heard that in Yurop a lot of businesses use unloaded BMWs as fleet (company) cars and that the marque is not viewed as a "luxury" brand there. Many buyers get stripped down models without all the hoopty that we are forced to get if we want one over here. This is generally due to the way that cars are presently marketed and sold in the US. The dealerships pre-order a lot full of cars with the options they estimate the largest number of potential buyers will want. Then buyers are expected to look around and find one that has the items they do want. Generally this means accepting some options or features they really don't care about. Guess who gets to pay for that? It is pretty rare for people to order a car custom configured to their liking anymore. About the best you can hope for is to give the dealer your wish list and they search inventory nationally for a match. Sounds like a lot of US motorcycle buyers want things to go that way too. No thanks... [/QUOTE]
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