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Ardennes1944 · 2011-11-20 23:50:11

Well, i believe this could be closed but sure what harm. i think we should have another crack at this thread again cos me and challengemaster weren't here when the last one was in it's prime and we're both gobsh1tes so maybe it'll work this time..... to start off erm.....Hi my names Steven.

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#2792 21-02-2012 11:02pm
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MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Wasn't the BMW front wheel drive thing developed in conjunction with Saab?

Confab wrote: »

The same BMW FWD concept that underpins the R75?

Even if that was the case, BMW would have that already. They wouldn't need to buy Saab for that It's the worst that ever happened to BMW (FWD that is).

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#2793 21-02-2012 11:02pm
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I haven't a clue but weren't BMW working on a small FWD car that involved Saab or Volvo?

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#2794 21-02-2012 11:03pm
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johnos1984 wrote: »

As Marlow points out they were already going to share parts.

the only two things I can see in it for them as another brand to insert between MINI and BMW, or even a budget brand of some kind. Also if they bought it then could just strip it and kill the brand..........removes the competition really

Maybe but its been a long long time since SAAB were any sort of competition for BMW.

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#2795 21-02-2012 11:03pm
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MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I haven't a clue but weren't BMW working on a small FWD car that involved Saab or Volvo?

Volvo is traditionally RWD for their larger cars. And Saab hasn't done any real development since the involvement of GM.

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#2796 21-02-2012 11:05pm
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Nissan doctor wrote: »

Maybe but its been a long long time since SAAB were any sort of competition for BMW.

It was a long time since Skoda were seen as a mainstream car too but with teh right partnership it worked

Maybe BMW are worried by the influx of the Chinese with Volvo

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#2797 21-02-2012 11:08pm
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johnos1984 wrote: »

It was a long time since Skoda were seen as a mainstream car too but with teh right partnership it worked

Maybe BMW are worried by the influx of the Chinese with Volvo

Different stories entirely. The Chinese owning Volvo brings them on a different continent.

Saab is only 1, max 2 borders away from Saab and on the same continent.

Unless Saab has some patents, that would be usefull to BMW, I can not see any point of them buying Saab. And the fighter-jet division of Saab is a different company, so they wouldn't get access to that nor the technology of that either.

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#2798 21-02-2012 11:08pm
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Just made awesome pancakes!

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#2799 21-02-2012 11:09pm
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There appears to be substance to this

http://www.saabsunited.com/2012/02/we-will-have-to-wait-and-see.html#more-37717

My source is in the know as regards this stuff so I trust what he tells me

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got some free range eggs

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#2801 21-02-2012 11:11pm
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colm_mcm wrote: »

Just made awesome pancakes!

Not as awesome as mine.

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One for the fan bois, a northern customer came into the shop today, in a brand new white m-sport 530d with 19" double spoke alloys, with full UK demo spec.

Had a quick look outside, its just an incredible car for the money. It was getting dark and the whole thing looked beyond amazing, with fabulous looking xenon headlights, led lit door handles, ambient interior lighting, glinting wheels etc. I opened one of the doors and it was light as a feather yet closed with a satisfactory clunk. In the right spec, it would make you wonder why the 7 is twice the price.

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#2803 21-02-2012 11:13pm
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Marlow wrote: »

Volvo is traditionally RWD for their larger cars. And Saab hasn't done any real development since the involvement of GM.

/M

The Volvo C30 is FWD, now that I think of it, the BMW was closely based on that so I was totally wrong with the Saab connection.

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#2804 21-02-2012 11:13pm
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colm_mcm wrote: »

Just made awesome pancakes!

Tea 1000 wrote: »

Not as awesome as mine.

Mine are down an hour now haven't puked them back up so I class my cookery session a success

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#2805 21-02-2012 11:16pm
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MetzgerMeister wrote: »

The Volvo C30 is FWD, now that I think of it, the BMW was closely based on that so I was totally wrong with the Saab connection.

Thats not a Volvo though, its a Focus.

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#2806 21-02-2012 11:17pm
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Nissan doctor wrote: »

Thats not a Volvo though, its a Focus.

Explain it to him in a way he'll understand!

It's a Mazda 3!

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EPM wrote: »

Explain it to him in a way he'll understand!

It's a Mazda 3!

No, it's a Mocus. Or a Fazda.

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#2808 21-02-2012 11:21pm
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MetzgerMeister wrote: »

The Volvo C30 is FWD, now that I think of it, the BMW was closely based on that so I was totally wrong with the Saab connection.

I said traditionally. Volvo 850's are FWD, too. The old 240, 260, 740, 760, 940, 960 etc. are all RWD. And the original diesel engines in most of them are VW

Nissan doctor wrote: »

Thats not a Volvo though, its a Focus.

Correct. All current Volvo's are based on Fords platform. The only difference in the Ford/Volvo relationshop vs. the GM/Saab one being, that the engineers at Volvo still do design and development.

For example the Volvo modular engine sits in various Fords actually. So it goes both ways.

Saab was forced to take what GM had in the program and not allowed to do much development themselves, if any.

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If the weather is ok tomorrow I'm going to take the coilovers out of my car to clean and grease them, trackday on Tuesday so need to do a bit of prep work

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#2810 22-02-2012 1:07am
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If anyone is interested.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=77219704#post77219704

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#2811 22-02-2012 2:26am
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johnos1984 wrote: »

There appears to be substance to this

http://www.saabsunited.com/2012/02/we-will-have-to-wait-and-see.html#more-37717

Thanks for that. I'm not checking there on a daily or even weekly basis. That Tim lad is usually very close to where it's at.

johnos1984 wrote: »

BMW were brought to the brink by taking over Rover in 1994.

What makes you think that? The enormous commercial success of MINI alone was well worth the purchase price of Rover and all investments BMW made in the group.

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Going by the new thread title I must be the coolest guy around so

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#2813 22-02-2012 11:10am
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no1beemerfan wrote: »

Going by the new thread title I must be the coolest guy around so

No. Because you're into motorbikes according to your username .. Ah well .. that sort of fits into motors, too.

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#2814 22-02-2012 11:50am
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Marlow wrote: »

No. Because you're into motorbikes according to your username .. Ah well .. that sort of fits into motors, too.

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Where? The Homotorcyclists sub-forum?? :P

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Marlow wrote: »

No. Because you're into motorbikes according to your username ......
/M

How do you work that one out? Not really into bikes tbh!

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#2816 22-02-2012 12:19pm
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no1beemerfan wrote: »

How do you work that one out? Not really into bikes tbh!

Beemer/Beamer = nickname for BMW motorbikes
Bimmer = nickname for BMW cars

It's very specific like that.

Ever wondered, why the american BMW car forums are called bimmerboard / bimmerforum and not beemerboard / beemerforum

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no1beemerfan wrote: »

How do you work that one out? Not really into bikes tbh!

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=beemer

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#2818 22-02-2012 12:24pm
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MetzgerMeister wrote: »

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=beemer

And the entries in the urbandictionary clearly show, that there's quite a few confused people out there, that didn't get it right either

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#2819 22-02-2012 12:27pm
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Marlow wrote: »

And the entries in the urbandictionary clearly show, that there's quite a few confused people out there, that didn't get it right either

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LOL

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#2820 22-02-2012 12:34pm
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Ah I see. Used to wonder alright why US forums had bimmer in their titles, I used to think it was cause they always had to be different!

It was my uncle who called being a fan of BMWs beemer but then again he is from West Cork!

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Anybody taken the dash/stereo out of a MKV Golf?

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