greenblack
12.12.04, 20:41
BMW 5 z wielkim trudem uzyskało 4* w crash teście - konieczne były zmiany
konstrukcyjne w kolumnie kierownicy, drzwiach i poduszkach powietrznych.
Teraz ludzie, którzy kupili egzemplarza sprzed zmian, domagają się darmowego
ich wprowadzenia czy wręcz wymiany samochodu na nowy. BMW odpowiada im, żeby
spadali i żadnych akcji nie będzie. Ot renomowana firma!
BMW Crashes Into Row
A fuss has broken out following the latest Euro NCAP crash test results,
which we published last week (issue 835). BMW's new 5-Series got four stars,
but only after the German firm learned of the outcome, modified the car and
had it retested. Now it's annoyed that details of the revamp have been made
public. Work was done on the steering column, door trim and airbag. A
spokesman said: "BMW takes Euro NCAP tests very seriously, but is concerned
the specific changes appear to have been released." However, a Euro NCAP told
us: "We normally say where improvements have been made."
The situation has made 5-Series owners angry. Up to 12,000 of the unmodified
cars have been sold in the UK, and several owners demanded BMW issue a
recall. They want their cars changed in the same way the crash test models
were.
But the BMW spokesman said that isn't going to happen. "We want to reassure
customers that changes were made for Euro NCAP, not to improve safety," he
explained.
