4000 BMW's for the Olympics

[sussexjob]

Surely they should order Jaqs - disgusting

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/news/898...

[thinfourth2]

Surely they should be using public transport as we are expected to do

[williamp]

the deal was done years ago and yes, it is a shame. Autocar wrote a few weeks back that a secret deal has been done becasuse BMW dont actually produce the vehciles they require- people carriers- so another brand (they think Citroen) has been approached an asked to provide them

as with everything Olympics, if you are just a supplier, rather then a "sponsor" you cannot advertise or benefit rom advertising in any way from being associated with the Olympics. So BMW will get the credit, without moving many (any??) of the athletes

[turbobloke]

thinfourth2 said:

Surely they should be using public transport as we are expected to do

I appreciate you got the message already and that your comment was ironic...but as we all know, lefty transport fascist policies endemic in towns and cities include introducing Zil Lanes in London for the Olympics as per soviet Politburo tactics. Obviously this requires Limos or the next best thing so whatever 'elite' is in favour can surf the lanes in style. Only people who actually pay for their own private transport are not allowed to use the roads they paid for, or at great personal cost to redistribute a bit more wealth. Zil Lane fines will be £200 which is even more lucrative than Johnny Presclot's envyist bus lanes for mutagenic carcinogen emitters.

[Mr_B]

Who cares ? There was a time when the Government would have had to pay for the lot. If BMW want to pay a large chunk of cash that the tax payer won't have to, works for me.
What little I did see of the Olympics, I don't recall any of it being of people being driven around in cars.

[Olf]

I at be wrong but I assumed BMW are paying a bucketful of cash for the pleasure of providing these 4000 cars. Can' have it both ways.

[turbobloke]

Olf said:

I at be wrong but I assumed BMW are paying a bucketful of cash for the pleasure of providing these 4000 cars. Can' have it both ways.

Isn't that missing the point? Public subsidies are already helping to pay for buses, London is chokka with bus lanes already, and from every trip to London most of the buses run half empty or empty. And as we all know everybody should use buses as they go wherever you want to go at any time and provide a safe and reliable means of transport. Right? They could even run in the Zil Lanes. Ah no hang on buses are slow and would hold up the animal farmers in officialdumb who are more equal than others. BMWs are clearly needed.

[mrmr96]

Mr_B said:

Who cares ?

How about the hipocricy?
How about the exporting of millions of tax-payer £'s to Germany?

[thinfourth2]

Olf said:

I at be wrong but I assumed BMW are paying a bucketful of cash for the pleasure of providing these 4000 cars. Can' have it both ways.

The government are involved.

I guess they we are paying M5 prices for 4 pot diesels

[Skywalker]

I am suprised that there may still be some people hanging on to the fantasy that the London 2012 Olympics has anything whatsoever to do with sport.
It is all about money and big business with the sports competition being the USP.

Sorry for the cynical takeon this.

[mrmr96]

Skywalker said:

I am suprised that there may still be some people hanging on to the fantasy that the London 2012 Olympics has anything whatsoever to do with sport.

Well, it's certainly marketed that way. Be honest, you're not surprised at all.

[Olf]

mrmr96 said:

How about the hipocricy?
How about the exporting of millions of tax-payer £'s to Germany?

What about all the benefits we gain from BMW building the Mini and Rolls here. Do get real sitting in front of your Korean or Japanese tele or on you Chinese computer ranting and raving.

[turbobloke]

Allegedly a couple of hundred (if not more) of the BMWs will be fitted with devices to make red lights turn to green. As athletes are living in the 'village' this is purely for the benefit of the Olympic politburo and its favoured comrades.

[Olf]

turbobloke said:

Isn't that missing the point? Public subsidies are already helping to pay for buses, London is chokka with bus lanes already, and from every trip to London most of the buses run half empty or empty. And as we all know everybody should use buses as they go wherever you want to go at any time and provide a safe and reliable means of transport. Right? They could even run in the Zil Lanes. Ah no hang on buses are slow and would hold up the animal farmers in officialdumb who are more equal than others. BMWs are clearly needed.

On month, product placement, greater good. Get over it.

[turbobloke]

Olf said:

turbobloke said:

Isn't that missing the point? Public subsidies are already helping to pay for buses, London is chokka with bus lanes already, and from every trip to London most of the buses run half empty or empty. And as we all know everybody should use buses as they go wherever you want to go at any time and provide a safe and reliable means of transport. Right? They could even run in the Zil Lanes. Ah no hang on buses are slow and would hold up the animal farmers in officialdumb who are more equal than others. BMWs are clearly needed.

On month, product placement, greater good. Get over it.

Having never been under it, your comment is wasted on me.

Anything to say on more relevant points?

[Olf]

thinfourth2 said:

The government are involved.

I guess they we are paying M5 prices for 4 pot diesels

No. That's not how it is is it?

[mrmr96]

Olf said:

mrmr96 said:

How about the hipocricy?
How about the exporting of millions of tax-payer £'s to Germany?

What about all the benefits we gain from BMW building the Mini and Rolls here. Do get real sitting in front of your Korean or Japanese tele or on you Chinese computer ranting and raving.

Thats my money, not the taxpayers money. Besides, what TV's are made in the UK today?

[Olf]

mrmr96 said:

Olf said:

mrmr96 said:

How about the hipocricy?
How about the exporting of millions of tax-payer £'s to Germany?

What about all the benefits we gain from BMW building the Mini and Rolls here. Do get real sitting in front of your Korean or Japanese tele or on you Chinese computer ranting and raving.

Thats my money, not the taxpayers money. Besides, what TV's are made in the UK today?

What don't you understand about the word Sponsor?

[Kermit power]

mrmr96 said:

Olf said:

mrmr96 said:

How about the hipocricy?
How about the exporting of millions of tax-payer £'s to Germany?

What about all the benefits we gain from BMW building the Mini and Rolls here. Do get real sitting in front of your Korean or Japanese tele or on you Chinese computer ranting and raving.

Thats my money, not the taxpayers money.

What makes you think taxpayer money is being used to fund these cars?

[mrmr96]

Kermit power said:

What makes you think taxpayer money is being used to fund these cars?

What makes you think they are not?

Besides, even if BMW are paying 100% of the costs (they won't be) then why not give the oppertunity to a company making cars in the UK.