adrean8j said:
Well I guess this thread I started was a good one after all......
I still think Americans for the most part tend to think that BMW's shouldnt be modded to much unless done by someone like Dinan(an American company by the way) or AC Schnitzer...
As a counterpoint I would like to point out that in GERMANY (home of BMW by the way...) it is actually a pretty BIG movement to modify you BMW. Call it ricey, ugly, tasteless, or whatever, but bottom line is, they are GERMAN and they do it to their GERMAN cars. This includes affixing a "M" logo to a car with "M" parts added to it....Soooooo since I have just about everything I can get from Motorsport on my 5series, I should be able to buy my "M" logo and affix it to my trunk like I wanted to in the first place right?(for you nitpickers out there let me clarify: "M" logo without a number behind it) If I have a Remus exhaust I should be able to put a Remus sticker on my bumper right?(I wouldnt do that even though I do have a brand new Remus Romulus exhaust)...... enough of this. For the most part Germans do not even leave the vehicle badging on the car(at least not in the car clubs) they take of the numbers and leave the BMW symbol and the "M" symbol. You guys wanna see some real German BMW enthusiasts? go to www.bmw-syndikat.de......nuff said.
I really have to disagree with your second sentance. Every American BMW owner I know has made some sort of modification to his/her BMW excluding Dinan and AC. My 318is has Zender Aerodynamics, Racing Dynamics Stress bars, JC Chip, and so on. My M roadster has many aftermarket products, Dinan and others, and even my 750iL has some aftermarket upgrades, but no Dinan.
And yes, I think we all know that Germany is the home of BMW! However remember that many are made here now, in good old South Carolina. You can put ten "M" logos on your trunk if you want, it's your trunk. And you may put a Remus sticker anywhere you want too, permission granted (personally I have had nothing but bad experiences with Remus = Ream us!)
As far as debadging I do not understand the reasons, maybe you could shed some light here? What does debadging accomplish?
And yes I love to see real German enthusists, however I also like to see real American enthusists, South American enthusists and Canadaian enthusists and so on.