Wheels COTY.. Electric! - Page 4

new2ford · 31-01-2015, 12:45 PM

I have a small BMW and I recently paid a mere $12 for an inside door handle trim - and that was from a dealer

The smart BMW owner will know that you can source genuine BMW parts through other avenues than BMW .....

I must say the local BMW salesman I spoke to was perplexed at the award - even they're surprised. Apparently there are only about 3 in NSW showrooms, all in Sydney which is about the only place they'd sell them.

As Sir Humphrey might say in Yes Minister, it was a "brave" decision by Wheels. Electric cars still have a long development path to go and I agree it's on the cusp as to whether the award is fully relevant yet.

Bossxr8 · 31-01-2015, 01:18 PM

WCOTY is a totally irrelevant award now anyways. It used to mean something.

I think they totally lost any cred when they gave the award to the Honda CRZ, a car that sold so poorly it's no longer on sale. Sold like 175 of them last year.

**DFB FGXR6** · 31-01-2015, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Bossxr8

WCOTY is a totally irrelevant award now anyways. It used to mean something.

I think they totally lost any cred when they gave the award to the Honda CRZ, a car that sold so poorly it's no longer on sale. Sold like 175 of them last year.

Agree.

If Wheels are awarding cars based on merit and the potential to influence cars into the future, giving the CR-Z a gong was a dead end and a major over sight.