Okay I'm going to make one more comment on the price thing and then it's back to the topic.

A nicely equipped $42k BMW 330i is a ridiculously better car than a $35k Infiniti G35 with more options on it than the bimmer.

The balance of the chassis, the quality of the materials, the feel of the controls, the overall composure of the whole thing, there's just no comparison.

Lucky for BMW there's enough people out there that care about those things, or they just care about the brand, that BMW is having no problems sellin gplenty of cars. For those people that don't see the value in it, there are ofhter choices.

Now back to the original topic.