> I like the idea of BMW registering the parts trademark and hope this is
the
> reason, some years back Ford Motor Co. did the same thing on any after
> market parts for 30', 40's, 50's Ford parts, the manufacturer had to have
> the parts approved to Ford quality standards (a small royalty to Ford of
> course), this stopped most of the so-called junk after market products
> (Far-East) for these cars, if the Ford approved label was not on the
> container "Do not buy it" and it works, this would certainly give a
better
> part for our cars, a little more expensive, but safer and longer lasting,
so
> cheaper in the end, this is just my thinking on this T/M "FT"
I can see why Ford would want to protect its reputation - they still sell
cars. But why would BMW be concerned about the quality of spares for a car
they never made and never intend to make?
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