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    Is BMW the GEO of luxury cars?

    Why does a $70,000+ BMW sell for $1,000 when it hits 18-20 years old? Does a Mercedes hold value better?

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    Plenty of $25-35k cars that are 20 years old sell for $1000. What $70000 bimmer have you seen sell for $1000. Only example i can think of you gotta go back 30 years to the 745i.


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    Quote Originally Posted by 1fatcat View Post
    Why does a $70,000+ BMW sell for $1,000 when it hits 18-20 years old? Does a Mercedes hold value better?
    '14s gonna '14.




    Quote Originally Posted by panda12 View Post
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    I am one such person.

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    op is the geo of threads

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    That is what I think of when I see the above poster's name.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Franchise View Post
    op is the geo of threads
    OP is the Yugo of members.

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    fatcat is actually poor. Only poor people care about residuals and drive an 18 year old v12 BMW.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FullRaze View Post
    fatcat is actually poor. Only poor people care about residuals and drive an 18 year old v12 BMW.
    helpful

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    Quote Originally Posted by Franchise View Post
    op is the geo of threads
    Quote Originally Posted by sparkchaser View Post
    OP is the Yugo of members.
    if we turn this into a math problem, solve for op equals -



    the multipla

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    Seems accurate.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Franchise View Post
    if we turn this into a math problem, solve for op equals -



    the multipla

    wtf is that thing? Is that a built in search light?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jab1111 View Post

    wtf is that thing? Is that a built in search light?
    That is what happens when you let the French design a car...

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    ^ It's Italian..! Imo the worst looking car on the planet.
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    Geos were POS's the like of which we simply don't see anymore. My dad had a Geo Tracker back in the 90s. Driving it was like navigating a small sailboat in a high wind. He drove it carefully, but nevertheless eventually flipped it. My HS gf had a Metro with ... wait for it... forty-six HP! Driving that on the highway was scary as hell. So they were incredibly dangerous POS's, while the worst of the BMWs are merely unreliable, expensive-to-repair POS's.

    So, to answer OP's question -


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    This thread totally belongs in Off-Topic and not in General.

    Finally, a 14 that knows what he's doing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 323i E30 View Post
    ^ It's Italian..! Imo the worst looking car on the planet.
    When I see one on the streets I always need to drive next to it for a sec to see who's driving it and then wonder what motivated that person to own one of those.
    It's like thinking about the size of the universe, just can't grasp it.
    This is what I think when I see a PT Cruiser. How do some people actually come to own these cars? There are plenty of other cheap options available.

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    My mom owned a PT cruiser. She crashed it - on the way home from the body shop after getting a fresh paint job, no less - and she bought another PT cruiser.

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    Quote Originally Posted by robhoy View Post
    Geos were POS's the like of which we simply don't see anymore. My dad had a Geo Tracker back in the 90s. Driving it was like navigating a small sailboat in a high wind. He drove it carefully, but nevertheless eventually flipped it. My HS gf had a Metro with ... wait for it... forty-six HP! Driving that on the highway was scary as hell. So they were incredibly dangerous POS's, while the worst of the BMWs are merely unreliable, expensive-to-repair POS's.

    So, to answer OP's question -
    Technically they were Japanese market cars built in North America rebadged for sale in The U.S. to compete with the compact imports.

    The Tracker is a Suzuki Escudo, the Metro is a Suzuki Cultus, the Prizm is a Toyota Sprinter, the Spectrum is an Isuzu Gemini, and the Storm is an Isuzu Piazza.

    They weren't really designed for interstate use.

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    Why? Because confirmation bias. You expect them to be expensive so you notice when they're not, BMWs are usually still more expensive than a comparable car from the same year, and anything for $1k is a heap of carp.
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    First cencalballer and now a fatcat. WTF?

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    Quote Originally Posted by BradR127 View Post
    Low username-to-real-life correlation.

    First cencalballer and now a fatcat. WTF?
    Seattlebmw325i doesn't have a 325i or live in Seattle


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    Quote Originally Posted by SeattleBMW325i View Post
    Seattlebmw325i doesn't have a 325i or live in Seattle
    Mind = blown

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