[footie]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

Didn't I see you and E90ice agreeing in some thread? It was about the 5 series flying off the runway.... That was weird.

Yeah, I know it weird but then stranger thing can happen.

[94JZA80]

Originally Posted by AtoB

i don't disagree... but if i am AUDi, i'm not thrilled about the ranking... it may not matter to an enthusiast, but but it does to brand building.

also, i wonder, but doubt if it has anything to do with the old unintended acceleration and fire issues that plagued AuDI the 80's. my father actually had two that caught fire, another issue with audi during that period, but it got far less attention in the media as compared to the other problem.

i was just trying to reason why BMW was at the top of the list - not why Audi is near the bottom. although i agree with you completely with respect to brand building. in that sense, it isn't how good a car's performance is that will affect sales - its how good its performance is perceived by the masses that will affect sales.

[E90ice]

Originally Posted by footie

Sure, but now that T-Bone and me are best of pals are you jealous.

[footie]

Originally Posted by E90ice

[Year's_End]

Originally Posted by S4to335

My good friend is the automotive editor for Consumer Reports...I will pass that onto him.

How does he gather information? I'm really curious, because if it's a simple survey to the general public, then it's a seriously flawed way of gathering statistics. I mean, no offense, but most people don't know sh*t about cars.

[AtoB]

Originally Posted by 94JZA80

i was just trying to reason why BMW was at the top of the list - not why Audi is near the bottom. although i agree with you completely with respect to brand building. in that sense, it isn't how good a car's performance is that will affect sales - its how good its performance is perceived by the masses that will affect sales.

true.