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Old 06-12-2011, 05:32 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by semtex View Post
When people get confused, I just explain to them how cars are often named after their engine displacement. I point out to them, for example, that a BMW 335i has a 3.5 liter engine. A 540i has a 5.4. A Mercedes E350 has a 3.5, etc. That's when the light bulb goes off and they go away happy, feeling like they learned something.
pretty sure the 335i is a 3.0 liter engine, and there is no 5.4 liter engine for the 5 series (or any 5.x liter engine). this logic does work for the mercedes though.
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