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Old 03-17-2010, 12:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Marwan1 View Post
I can tell you that at $500, BMW's bike rack is by far the most expensive trunk/back-of-car rack I've ever come across. ....If one or more of these other manufacturers would make a rack that can be affixed to the towing eye sockets of the X5, I bet you BMW's would all of a sudden be available at around $250.
BMW sells pedal bikes as well. They don't make them, they just stick the roundel on them. They cost more than double what the same quality bike costs without a roundel. Consumers could buy a non-BMW bike very easily, but until they do, BMW is quite happy to price to the market.
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