Dude get your facts striaght. those cars are not built by sweat shop workers or kids. I've seen a 20 minute assembly line video of the e46 cars from a factory in munich. the workers are veteran technicians that are very well paid and know what they're doing. the process was amazing really, they are very careful when putting the car together.
and as for mercedes, have you ever heared of AMG? can you say hand built motors man? they are built by master mechanics that are VERY well paid. if its one things teh german auto manufacturers shine at, its paying their workers well. their work reflects on the car.
dude, believe me, you got your facts mixed up, im not trying to flame you, im trying to keep you from getting flamed. there is a reason why those cars cost so much. if they were built like fords were and cost 20k more, BMW and merc would be sooo out of ****ing business.