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From: haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS])
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: layman's view of Europe
Message-ID: <1786@watdcsu.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 23-Oct-85 10:30:00 EDT
Article-I.D.: watdcsu.1786
Posted: Wed Oct 23 10:30:00 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 24-Oct-85 01:19:25 EDT
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Reply-To: haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS])
Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario
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Summary: 

>> 
>> A recent trip to Belgium has opened this person's eyes as to
>> how limited the North American market is.

>BMW 315, 316, 318(i) 320i,323e all share the same body, but with different engine
>options from 1500 to 2300 cc's.  The 315 1nd 316 were significantly less expensive
>than the 320i in 1981; assuming the same percentage markup as a 320i 
>(admittedly a rash assumption), if the BMW 315 were imported to the US in 1981,
>it would have cost about the same as a Honda Accord (and blown BMW's elitist
>image).  The 315 was the standard car for the Munich police department at that
>time.

BMW's 300 series now includes the following models in Europe:
	316	1.8 4-cylinder
	318i	1.8 4-cylinder FI
	320i	2.0 6-cylinder FI
	323i	2.3 6-cylinder FI
	325e	2.3 6-cylinder FI w/cat. converter


				   \tom haapanen
				   watmath!watdcsu!haapanen
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