I agree. I am a fan of BMW but think they are over-priced. Additionally, I never found the BMWs to be exceptionally beautiful. They are elegant but so are the Japanese cars.
I believe that look of a car is very subjective for the person looking at it. In America, we have a huge population who are fan of European stuffs. Otherwise, Japanese cars would make better business in this country.
I often find it even surprising that Japanese cars are often taken by some people with anti-American sentiment even though they are built here now. For example, my all 3 cars so far were ford. However, when I decided to buy a Sienna for family because of their reliability and cool features, some people around me were not feeling happy that I selected a Japanese car.
------------------------------------------------------ "Essentially, nobilities are foolishness, but if I were a citizen where they prevail I would do my best to get a title, for the consideration it furnishes--that is what we want. In Republics we strive for it with the surest means we have--money." - Mark Twain's Notebook #40, (Jan. 1897-July
1900)