StuBeeDoo Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 (edited) Wonder why they wanted a saloon when the first three are coupes. No point using coupe if they're going for the "evolution" of the series look.. Being totally pedantic, the only true coupe in that photo is the E36. The 2-door E30 had the same roof-line as the 4-door so therefore it's not a coupe, and as I mentioned before, the E21 was only ever made as a 2-door. Edited April 9, 2015 by StuBeeDoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjn Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Wonder why they wanted a saloon when the first three are coupes. No point using coupe if they're going for the "evolution" of the series look.. Being totally pedantic, the only true coupe in that photo is the E36. The 2-door E30 had the same roof-line as the 4-door so therefore it's not a coupe, and as I mentioned before, the E21 was only ever made as a 2-door. Geek momo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennno2005 Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Whats the definition of a coupe then? I always thought it was 2 doors and a boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerFish Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 (edited) Lower roof line compared to standard cars, I thought. (Coupé - french for 'cut' roughly translated) Not sure how stuff like an RX-8 which is the only model shape can be called a coupe in that case though, as there's no high roof version to compare against. Edited April 9, 2015 by TriggerFish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Lower roof line compared to standard cars, I thought. (Coupé - french for 'cut' roughly translated) Not sure how stuff like an RX-8 which is the only model shape can be called a coupe in that case though, as there's no high roof version to compare against. I think that's how they call the gran coupe's and the Merc CLS' Coupes too.. As far as i'm concerned though - anything with 2 doors is a coupe! 4 doors is a Saloon, 5 is hatchback or Estate (depending on how the tail gate opens). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruesta Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Lower roof line compared to standard cars, I thought. (Coupé - french for 'cut' roughly translated) Not sure how stuff like an RX-8 which is the only model shape can be called a coupe in that case though, as there's no high roof version to compare against. Its all got a bit messy these days with regards to what's a coupe and what isn't. I just hate it when a 4 door car with a 'sporty' rear gets called a coupe! I always thought it was lower roofline and 2 doors too. Can't really call a 2 door corsa or fiest a coupe after all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das_flo Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Fiesta's and Corsa's are just hatches that's why. I have to be pedantic and say there's no such thing as an E36 LCi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennno2005 Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Lower roof line compared to standard cars, I thought. (Coupé - french for 'cut' roughly translated) Not sure how stuff like an RX-8 which is the only model shape can be called a coupe in that case though, as there's no high roof version to compare against. Its all got a bit messy these days with regards to what's a coupe and what isn't. I just hate it when a 4 door car with a 'sporty' rear gets called a coupe! I always thought it was lower roofline and 2 doors too. Can't really call a 2 door corsa or fiest a coupe after all... You don't get 2 door corsa's or fiestas which is what I'm getting at as they don't have a boot they have a hatch (hence hatchback) a boot doesn't have a window to it. That's why I always thought coupe was 2 doors with a boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuBeeDoo Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Can't really call a 2 door corsa or fiest a coupe after all... Nah! They're 3-doors. You don't get Corsas or Fiestas with 2 doors + a boot. TriggerFish's observation re;- "coupe" is spot-on. It's from the French for "cut" - meaning a lower or reshaped roof line. ...... And a coupes aren't limited to 2 doors - check Google Images for "Rover P6 coupe". It's the best example of saloon vs. coupe I can think of at the moment. bennno2005 and TriggerFish 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo Posted May 8, 2015 Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 So here's the advert in all its glory! lol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yKuy8OsH_k Wow! Bit of a step down on the E46! lol chunky899 and Ashley1995 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay. Posted May 8, 2015 Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 indeed! Can't belive they'd say your car wasn't good enough especially for that video - you can't even see the rear arches Ashley1995, shafz and momo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted May 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 Borringgggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg Maxtek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo Posted May 8, 2015 Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 indeed! Can't belive they'd say your car wasn't good enough especially for that video - you can't even see the rear arches Exactly! I think they were worried that it might end up overtaking the F30 with all the power under the hood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRave Posted May 8, 2015 Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 I quite liked it overall. I'd imagine there is going to be multiple versions of this advert? M3NXN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-Man Posted May 8, 2015 Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 I suspect the marketing people saw the Sport front end and said "there's no way we can use that, it looks loads better than the new one" momo, feva, Mark_F and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxtek Posted May 8, 2015 Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 I think the back of my eye-lids looks better than the new one X-Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee330Ci Posted May 8, 2015 Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 Erm that's the most pointless ad I've seen for a while...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo Posted May 8, 2015 Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 (edited) So they've posted the images on the BMW site now too: http://www.bmw.co.uk/en_GB/new-vehicles/3.html?cvsd If you look on the site the image of the E36 is front-on! They easily could've done that with mine.. Expletives come to mind! lol Also - Pre-facelift SE's didn't come with MV1's did they? Edited May 8, 2015 by momo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3NXN Posted May 8, 2015 Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 The e36 is red in the video but yellow on the site? momo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo Posted May 8, 2015 Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 (edited) Lol. Yep! They had 2.. Although strangely both use the same numberplate? Edited May 8, 2015 by momo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxtek Posted May 8, 2015 Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 So in the pictures they jumped straight from the E46 to whatever that new thing is called. Finding a Bronzit, Chromie E30 must have been a challenge too, especially in the decent condition it appears to be in. Is it me or have BMW picked out all the cars from the first/earliest years of production? It's quite clear to me that they are trying to make the older models look as 'dated' as they can, that's fine for a sale point of view (I doubt many people besides us lot would even pick up on this), but I feel that they should at least acknowledge how great those older models were and still are compared to half the other scrap that's out there today. StuBeeDoo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo Posted May 8, 2015 Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 The E36 is a 1998 so one of the later years of production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxtek Posted May 8, 2015 Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 Oops, my mistake. I also noticed that the registration is the same for the E36 in the video and in the pictures, somehow it has magically changed colour! According to the DVLA it's still Red. momo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonB Posted May 8, 2015 Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 (edited) That's an MTECH 1 they've used, they did come with MV1'S. Edit..sorry was looking on my phone....no it's an SE...didn't think they came with MV1'S agreed Edited May 8, 2015 by DonB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B0B Posted May 8, 2015 Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 That's an MTECH 1 they've used, they did come with MV1'S. Edit...mo it's an SE...didn't think they came with MV1'S agreed That's an SE front bumper and side skirts, not mtec at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
