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~Marcus~ · Apr 27th, 2008, 06:54 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Tigger, Eeyore & Roo (original)

Interesting, I haven't seen a "Top Ten" list in ages. It's interesting that the Mondeo or Vectra are nowhere to be seen and that the 3 Series really is as common as Top Gear having been trying to tell us it is

Also interesting to see 7 are superminis, 2 are small family hatches and 1 is a small saloon car. Have mid size and large car sales dried up overnight? I'd be interested to see the top 20....

It would be nice to see the MINI back in the top 3 or 4 as it was in the early / mid 70's

Admittedly this is March which is skewed towards cars more popular with private motorists due to plate change but non premium family car sales are on their way down, although it's worth their while now, in a few years time it might not even been worth Ford doing a Mondeo or GM a Vectra just for Europe, which is why they are moving to global platforms (The US Fusion has a different platfom to the Mondeo, but they'll be aligned in next generation)

And yes the 3-series is common as muck! No wonder BMW is so profitable...how the brand has kept its cachet is amazing.

Apr 27th, 2008, 06:54 PM	#166
~Marcus~ No JCW for me :o( Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: London & Hampshire Local Time: 08:58 AM Posts: 1,950 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Tigger, Eeyore & Roo (original) Interesting, I haven't seen a "Top Ten" list in ages. It's interesting that the Mondeo or Vectra are nowhere to be seen and that the 3 Series really is as common as Top Gear having been trying to tell us it is Also interesting to see 7 are superminis, 2 are small family hatches and 1 is a small saloon car. Have mid size and large car sales dried up overnight? I'd be interested to see the top 20.... It would be nice to see the MINI back in the top 3 or 4 as it was in the early / mid 70's Admittedly this is March which is skewed towards cars more popular with private motorists due to plate change but non premium family car sales are on their way down, although it's worth their while now, in a few years time it might not even been worth Ford doing a Mondeo or GM a Vectra just for Europe, which is why they are moving to global platforms (The US Fusion has a different platfom to the Mondeo, but they'll be aligned in next generation) And yes the 3-series is common as muck! No wonder BMW is so profitable...how the brand has kept its cachet is amazing. My Blog