What is the most overrated car manufacturer?
Discussion
Beer Man said:
THE most overrated?
BMW.
to be fair, their marketing department must be staffed entirely by genius types as their cars are f****** awful
As soon as I read the header I thought some knobbler is bound to say BMW, the manufacturer that makes the //M series.BMW.
to be fair, their marketing department must be staffed entirely by genius types as their cars are f****** awful
Cars that (almost always) hugely out perform their underpinnings. Have a read through the other suggestions and ask yourself, did you call it right with BMW?
Do you mean by the motoring press - and if so which medium - TV, papers, radio or glossy monthly mags?
It all seems to change so rapidly but I must admit I don't see a lot of bias across them all - maybe Evo on Porsches. I can't say that they're overrated though, because I've never driven one.
Speaking from personal experiences on cars I've owned I'd have to say Audi (but that's only a sample size of two).
To be able to make a judgement on the most overrtated manufacturer you'd have to live with/drive a range of their models - not many people do that.
It all seems to change so rapidly but I must admit I don't see a lot of bias across them all - maybe Evo on Porsches. I can't say that they're overrated though, because I've never driven one.
Speaking from personal experiences on cars I've owned I'd have to say Audi (but that's only a sample size of two).
To be able to make a judgement on the most overrtated manufacturer you'd have to live with/drive a range of their models - not many people do that.
Edited by jhonn on Tuesday 28th October 22:02
powerstroke said:
Land rovers are for people who want a 4x4 and not people who need them
Not in all cases, if you have a family and occasionally need 7 seats, go to the dump/need to tow a trailer, they are extremely useful cars. People who make inverted snob comments about Landies or Range Rovers should have listened harder at school so they could afford to run one. 
cslwannabe said:
What I meant is many Audi engines/ platforms are available in the Skoda, VW, Seat range for much less cash - the same can not be said for most BMWs.
To a certain extent that's true, but the platforms used by the A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, Q5 and R8 aren't used by any other mainstream VAG brand. Likewise, the only time you'll find anything bigger than a 2.0 4-cylinder engine in the Skoda, SEAT and Volkswagen brands is in the Touareg and Phaeton. EDIT: Forgot about the 3.6 V6 available in the Skoda Superb, but good luck finding one!
Edited by legless on Tuesday 28th October 22:01
wormus said:
Not in all cases, if you have a family and occasionally need 7 seats, go to the dump/need to tow a trailer, they are extremely useful cars. People who make inverted snob comments about Landies or Range Rovers should have listened harder at school so they could afford to run one.
...or snared a rich husbandjshell said:
BMW
Bought one from a main dealer, never been treated so badly, car felt cheap inside, seats were uncomfortable, clutch went 12k miles in. Never again.
Whereas conversely my main dealer experience was perfect, and my 330 has been utterly reliable, comfortable and not at all cheap feeling inside for the past 40k miles. Will I buy another, absolutely. Bought one from a main dealer, never been treated so badly, car felt cheap inside, seats were uncomfortable, clutch went 12k miles in. Never again.
So now where are we? Ah yes, impasse.
ash73 said:
Land Rover and Porsche, imo.
Lol... I really enjoy mine, both for different reasons (obviously) but I think they deliver everything they promised to.I guess to be over rated they need to have a reputation or the expectation of doing something they can't - sounds like Audi to me with the majority seeming to be dull cars sporting an S-Line dress. (Note : I don't mean the whole group, Seat and Skoda have some very good cars now)
Toyota clearly don't have the quality which their reputation was built upon (too many quality embarrassments recently)
I don't think Aston are over rated - they're about the brand and the looks more than anything else - and they do look wonderful.
Urban Sports said:
powerstroke said:
Urban Sports said:
Beer Man said:
THE most overrated?
BMW.
to be fair, their marketing department must be staffed entirely by genius types as their cars are f****** awful
And driven by utter pricks.BMW.
to be fair, their marketing department must be staffed entirely by genius types as their cars are f****** awful
I've found BMW drivers seem to let you out of junction's
And even use indicators sometimes
AlmostUseful said:
jshell said:
BMW
Bought one from a main dealer, never been treated so badly, car felt cheap inside, seats were uncomfortable, clutch went 12k miles in. Never again.
Whereas conversely my main dealer experience was perfect, and my 330 has been utterly reliable, comfortable and not at all cheap feeling inside for the past 40k miles. Will I buy another, absolutely. Bought one from a main dealer, never been treated so badly, car felt cheap inside, seats were uncomfortable, clutch went 12k miles in. Never again.
So now where are we? Ah yes, impasse.
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