Somewhat OT but I was chatting it up and this brought to light a couple of questions I have been wondering about....anyhow, a extremely SUCCESSFUL private bodyshop I know closed it's doors. They catered about 95% +++ of the business was BMW's. There was the rare Benz in the shop etc. Knowing the *anal-acity* of the owner, a HUGE part of the reasoning why the shop closed doors was the displeasure of the overall quality of current BMW quality - doors on new 7 series slightly misaligned cause the guy at the factory used a different piece of hardware on the left vs. right door, etc. A 6 series developing rust, etc ! While I can't delve too much into details, like I said above - 95% of the business was BMW's and this was a private body shop !

This hit home for me personally as I thought the paint quality of my 2003 wasn't up to snuff.....but then again, I'm a detailing nut. I'd be curious to hear what fellow BMW enthusisest feel on this matter. They have the marketshare now but will the brand decline like chrysler/benz.........