Unfortunately, I have to agree.

A lot of people think of BMWs as an “aspirational car” that they actually have a chance of owning someday. Mechanically, they’re excellent cars. I’m disappointed that they keep doing things to cheapen themselves. Lately they’ve been acting like they’re owned by a private equity firm.

They did, and probably still do. It’s not a screen on the dashboard, though. They’re on the backs of the front seats, so anyone sitting in the back gets pestered.

Now I can pretend I’m in a NYC taxicab that smells like cigarettes and vomit! Nice work, BMW!

I’m kinda curious about the stooges who did these things. Who would be stupid enough to commit crimes on behalf of a company? Did they seriously expect the company to go to bat for them if things went bad? They must have been drinking a LOT of eBay Kool Aid.

I’ve seen so many stories about leaks that I skip most of them. I’m glad I didn’t skip this one.

“Can”, not “will”. A subtle but important distinction.