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...poverty. M-A-K . . . I-N-G . . . M-O-N-E-Y"). While Turner sits in prison, one of his disciples, best-selling author Givens, is prospering in Orlando. Givens bought a lakefront spread outside the city and decorated his driveway with a white Rolls-Royce, a white BMW convertible, a white stretch Lincoln limo and a white Excalibur convertible. Givens married the former Miss Sexy Orlando, and is getting rich through his books (along with Wealth Without Risk, there is the newly released Financial Self-Defense) and financial-advice club by spreading something akin to the Disney spirit. "Life...
Heather's mother Julie owns a 1989 BMW and recalls that "because it was the exact car I wanted, I paid sticker price. I don't believe you ever pay full sticker price for an American car." As she and Heather head out for an evening of comparison shopping, Julie expects the domestic dealers to be more flexible on price than Toyota...
Sales of the ultimate yuppie symbol, the BMW, fell to 63,600 in the U.S. last year, a drop of 28% from 1985 levels. Meanwhile, Honda sales increased 29.7%, to 716,500. The sales pitch for autos today would have bored the driving gloves off an '80s car buff: safety features (antilock brakes, air bags), versatility (four doors, built-in child seats) and value. A 1991 Pontiac Grand Prix model sells for under $20,000 but looks (on the outside, anyway) like last year's sporty $26,000 Turbo model...
...familiar. But more and more, unique places are beginning to resemble each other, if not in substance then in style. Back-to-the-land yuppies escape to Vermont en masse looking for that perfect crafts fair only to discover that their upper-East Side neighbors are sitting in the BMW in front of them in the interminable traffic jam on the way. Local eateries on country roads in Louisiana are replaced by Wendy's, while diners in Boston are being replaced by fast-food cajun chicken joints...
According to Yasuto Mizoguchi, president of Volkswagen Asia, "European automobile quality has always been recognized in Japan." The strong yen has helped bring prices within reach, but the European success is mainly due to hard work and heavy investment. BMW has gone furthest in putting down roots. It has built from scratch its own network of 120 dealerships and committed serious money to a big spare-parts center. At its vehicle-preparation facility, the imports are tuned and polished to the perfection that the finicky Japanese buyer demands. Says Hans-Peter Sonnenborn, president of BMW Japan: "Japanese customers are extremely...