Motoring Discussion > BMW - The future of BMW - or the past?
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New Fri 4 Mar 16 20:19 
 BMW - The future of BMW - or the past? - Avant
Just received today (4 March) an E-mail headed 'The Future of BMW'. The message runs:


"This year, we’re celebrating the centenary of BMW Group.

To mark the occasion, we will be sharing our vision for the next 100 years.

The future of driving will be revealed.

Monday 7 January.

2pm UK time.

Live from Munich."



(7 January wasn't even a Monday, although 7 March is. So much for BMW quality control....)
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New Sat 5 Mar 16 14:35 
 BMW - The future of BMW - or the past? - WillDeBeest
Got that too - and a revised repeat today with the correct date.
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New Sun 6 Mar 16 10:24 
 BMW - The future of BMW - or the past? - Clk Sec
Arrived here yesterday, with amended version a couple of hours later.
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New Sun 6 Mar 16 15:15 
 BMW - The future of BMW - or the past? - Avant
Yes, I've got the corrected version now - definitely 7 March as expected. Could be worth watching. There is no doubt a red face, or even a rolled head, at BMW HQ.
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New Sun 6 Mar 16 15:18 
 BMW - The future of BMW - or the past? - legacylad
I bet ten shillings 'the future of motoring' isn't a straight six
More's the pity
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New Sun 6 Mar 16 19:05 
 BMW - The future of BMW - or the past? - Shiny
It's a marketing tactic to make you dwell on it - similar to the way they mispronounce brand names on TV adverts.
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New Sun 6 Mar 16 19:47 
 BMW - The future of BMW - or the past? - Runfer D'Hills
>>mispronounce brand names on TV adverts.

Yeah, for example, no one has ever had the surname "McCleen" It's McLean ( pronounced McLane )

Idiots
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New Mon 7 Mar 16 14:47 
 BMW - The future of BMW - or the past? - henry k
www.press.bmwgroup.com/global

They have just changed the contents to major on the chocolate Blancmange.

Earlier this morning it was all about the M7
www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0253602EN/bmw-at-the-86th-geneva-international-motor-show-2016

So get your order in for a BMW i of some description. Well maybe consider a “ BMW i Wallbox “ for the future ?

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New Mon 7 Mar 16 15:03 
 BMW - The future of BMW - or the past? - commerdriver
>> Yeah, for example, no one has ever had the surname "McCleen" It's McLean ( pronounced
>> McLane )
>>
>> Idiots
>>
I thought the Crackerjack one was pronounced as McLeen
Might have been the poor sound on our telly :-)
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New Mon 7 Mar 16 15:12 
 BMW - The future of BMW - or the past? - Crankcase
For our sins, we went to see a stage show last Autumn and the "surprise guest" - well actually the "last minute stand-in" was that very same Don Maclean from Crackerjack (pronounced clean, yes).

After the initial "Good Lord, is he still..." reaction, we went from finding him Not Funny to finding him Quite Funny to finding him Actually Very Funny, across two sets. There was no time related substance release involved.

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New Mon 7 Mar 16 17:08 
 BMW - The future of BMW - or the past? - henry k
www.topgear.com/car-news/concept/revealed-bmw-vision-next-100-concept

I look forward to the 01/04/2016 offering :-)
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