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Originally Posted by LSxJunkie
Henry Ford's mass production and lack of options did not speak to passion and excitement at all. It was about putting the ability to get from point a to point b in every man's hands. That's IT. BMW? BMW got its start building a licensed version of the Austin 7, another mass produced car, economical car designed to bring ease of transport to the masses.
When these car companies were being formed, driving dynamics were not even a consideration. And as long as you're throwing around but-for causation like a 1L, but for the good business practice of designing cars for mass consumption, these companies would not have survived
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I knew that you would bring up Ford. Ford not only wanted to bring cars to the masses, he wanted to bring the freedom and thrill of motoring to all people (PASSION for driving) by instituting an efficient production (assembly line) process that made cars more affordable.
Even though BMW started modestly by licensing from others, they forged their identity with cars builty with passion.
I guess there really is no point in arguing since we just see things differently...
By the way, I've moved far beyond being a lowly 1L (I was using simple terms to help you)