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Old Dec 22, 2008 | 09:28 AM
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Drove by my local Lexus dealer recently. There is a BMW dealer next door. As I was driving by, the BMW courtesy van was just pulling out. It was a Toyota Sienna! What do they know?
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They know the Sienna is a hell of a lot more comfortable than it's American counterparts
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they know that bmw doesn't make minivans.
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Old Dec 22, 2008 | 09:51 AM
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There is one dealer here in Queens,NY a Mercedes-Benz dealer that does the same thing has a Toyota Sienna courtesy van. It's that Toyota reliability.
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I had an opportunity to hail one of these i/f/o BMW of Manhattan. Rides like a cloud

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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
they know that bmw doesn't make minivans.
That's true, but they could probably use an X5 if they wanted to. Apparantly, they just choose not to.
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the last gen siennas areperhaps the biggest pos toyota ever made. they have 2-3 times more problems then any other toyotas of the same generation.
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My local BMW dealer (South Bay BMW) uses Scion xBs (the old one) as its shuttles.
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
That's true, but they could probably use an X5 if they wanted to. Apparantly, they just choose not to.


Also true, but as luck would have it the X5 was in the shop and wasn't available for use


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Originally Posted by ffpower
My local BMW dealer (South Bay BMW) uses Scion xBs (the old one) as its shuttles.
I was just gonna mention the same thing.


I do believe they also use it as a parts delivery vehicle as well.
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My local BMW/Benz dealerships have changed their loaner cars and shuttles to cheaper alternatives, I don't blame them.
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My local BMW/Benz dealerships have changed their loaner cars and shuttles to cheaper alternatives, I don't blame them.
Also, because of the high frequency in which they (apparantly) are needed.
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