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Published: 23/01/2012 at 01:16 PM
Newspaper section: Life

The cargo-hauling Five offers a combination of practicality, pace, economy and comfort _ only it's pricey

- What's new?

In order to satisfy a niche of luxury car buyers in Thailand, BMW Thailand is importing the estate version of the 5-series called Touring with M cosmetic appointments.

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: Writer: Richard Leu; Position: Motoring news Editor

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bkkboy
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Discussion 2 : 25/01/2012 at 11:06 PM2
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Khun Pointoffew, things don't work like that in Thailand as they do in China - here the cars that ppl want the demands exceed the supply thus creating the lag
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Discussion 1 : 23/01/2012 at 11:12 AM1
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"...the waiting list could stretch into next year."
In 2009, at the time all car companies were complaining about extremely soft demand, I was told to wait for up to 5 months if I wanted a (standard) CRV.
"Good things come to those who wait."

In other words: customers are asked to pay the price for bad management. Not me, I walked out - and into the showroom of another dealer, another brand, and drove out the next week.
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