Illustrated BMW Buyer's Guide (Illustrated Buyer's Guide)
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (989 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0879387548 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 190 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This complete and detailed reference work covers all of the great BMW automobiles up to the current models, including 2002, Bavaria, 3.0 CSL "Batmobile," M3, 850Csi, to the current 3-, 5-, and 7-Series sports luxury touring cars. 2nd ed.. Contains model development histories, options, specifications, investment ratings, and much more
"PaulG's review" according to Amazon Customer. I tend to agree with other reviewer about this book needing to be completely rewritten. Even though it was revised in 199PaulG's review Amazon Customer I tend to agree with other reviewer about this book needing to be completely rewritten. Even though it was revised in 1994, the author still makes references to things occuring in 1987 "at current press time." Clearly, the original text wasn't revised. If the book was revised in 1994, these type of references should has been eliminated. Other than the text being out of d. , the author still makes references to things occuring in 1987 "at current press time." Clearly, the original text wasn't revised. If the book was revised in 199PaulG's review Amazon Customer I tend to agree with other reviewer about this book needing to be completely rewritten. Even though it was revised in 1994, the author still makes references to things occuring in 1987 "at current press time." Clearly, the original text wasn't revised. If the book was revised in 1994, these type of references should has been eliminated. Other than the text being out of d. , these type of references should has been eliminated. Other than the text being out of d. "Desperately needs a rewrite" according to John Rosevear. This was probably a fine book when it was first written in the early 1980s, but it's been badly (cheaply?) updated since. It's now almost incoherent -- certainly not up to the standard set by some of the (excellent) other books in this series (Corvette, Mercedes, Ferrari). Needs a cover-to-cover rewrite, done by someone knowledgable. Don't waste your money until it happe. A Customer said Useful, although outdated. I disagree with other reviews that recommend you don't waste your money on it. I know of no other book that provides the information that this one does, and found it extremely useful when shopping for a BMW. I wish it included a table (which I ended up creating myself) of "Buy/Don't Buy" models.If you don't know about BMWs, it is useful.
About the AuthorKen Gross (Hamilton, Virginia) was executive director of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California, for five years following a career in advertising. His car, travel, and motorcycle writing has appeared in Robb Report, The Rodder’s Journal, and Road & Track.
Ken Gross (Hamilton, Virginia) was executive director of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California, for five years following a career in advertising. His car, travel, and motorcycle writing has appeared in Robb Report, The Rodder’s Journal, and Road & Track.