11-28-2016, 11:51 PM
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Originally Posted by OrangeFurious
Another friend just bought a Mercedes C class and the interior looks and feels like a Hyundai (though, FWIW, Hyundai's are annoyingly nice for what they are).
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I was going to say that. Most newer cars from other brands are upping their interior quality (and their price points). So I don't think it's so much BMW losing quality, but others gaining more soft plastics and leather.
My wife and I are die hard BMW enthusiasts but Kia managed to lure us into 2 new fully loaded Optimas (one after the other) after the redesign back in 2011. We enjoyed those cars and had the second one until Sept 2014. Only got rid of it because the car was FWD and the wife didn't like that it didn't drive and handle like our BMW's. Even the older ones. So she picked up a 2006 (last year of the M54) Mtec X3 and loves that. As a side benefit the X3 costs half as much as the Optimas did.
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