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Yeah, nobody buys a 7 series to drive themselves. The 5 series is BMW's driver flagship, IMO.
by xversilov 9y ago
Yeah, nobody buys a 7 series to drive themselves. The 5 series is BMW's driver flagship, IMO.
- sorenjan 9y agoNever seen a 7-series that wasn't driven by the owner.
- dingaling 9y agoMy local council had one chauffeur-driven for the Mayor and associates until the need for a more 'austere' public image saw it being replaced by a Skoda Octavia ( Jetta / Golf platform ). I think the Mayor of Belfast still rides in the back of a 7.
- TomMarius 9y agoNot the base one, that's true. The "Lang" versions are made for sitting on the back seat.
- ryanlol 9y agoThis may be true in China, but not most other countries.
- alkonaut 9y agoThe "I don't drive myself"-version of e.g. the Audi A8 is the A8L. Same for the BMW 7. (At least they used to have e.g. the 740L). But both the S-class and the 7-series are very VERY rare luxury cars. I see thousands of 5-series and E-classes for every 7-series or S-class. The difference in price must be huge in europe compared to the US, because there I saw tons of 7-series and S-class was almost as common as E-class.
- jacquesm 9y agoYes, the price difference is huge. E class is common as a taxi here, base price for a consumer model is 55K Euros, S class nearly double that.
- alkonaut 9y agoWhat’s the reason (apart from tradition making people think it’s normal) the proce difference between these models is so big in the EU and not in the US?
- jacquesm 9y agoTaxes. I drive a 15 year old car, I would not want to waste money on a new one. My car cost about 14% of what it was new with 55K km on the clock and is in a much cheaper tax bracket than a new one. It's a ridiculous system.