I am going back to the basics though, not just insurance but cost of tyres etc. Most BMWs now have silly low profile tyres on them, I know my dads Fiesta costs almost £100 for each tyre so god knows how much a flash BMW will cost.
Of course you can get a proverty spec BMW.
To me brands like BMW/Merc really start to make sense when you get into the mid range stuff, the 5 series for example is a very very nice car. It is much better than any Ford or Vauxhall.
I personaly have nothing against BMW but I hate people buying cars for the badge but then it is their choice. The reason I hate them is they look down on Ford Focuses etc when it is probably a better car than 1 series.
I would love to own a high spec 3 or 5 series one day but they are probably luxery cars, just mainstream cars with a 'posh' badge.
The same thing goes on in the HIFI world, audiophiles have snubbed some of the higher end Marantz/Sony stuff just because it has a crap badge.
Last edited by: RattleandSmoke on Fri 26 Mar 10 at 19:02
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Snob base model vs high spec budget brand 
Snob base model vs high spec budget bran.. 
