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07-06-2012, 01:01 PM | #45 |
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Well, at least there not calling it M3M with a limited addition M package.
I have a decent grasp on marketing, but if your going to make me part with my jing there needs to be something limited & or special performance/weight wise. This just seems silly.
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07-06-2012, 01:02 PM | #46 |
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There is no way BMW is going to pay for certification here in the US for the 4.4L S65 powerplant for only 200 editions. All in all its not a bad deal if you can get a deal on the car. A normal $70k M3 can be had in the $66k range, but probably not this car.
I bet they sell out quickly.. Dave
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I'm aware of the restrictions that car manufacturers face when certifying cars for release in the US, especially foreign manufacturers. That doesn't diminish the disappoint that I feel when we don't get the likes of the CSL, CRT, or GTS in the States. There are literally tens of thousands of hardcore enthusiasts on this forum -- I don't believe that there aren't 67 of us who wouldn't have paid $120,000 for a CRT (as one Texas gentleman did) had BMW brought that car out here, for example. If Mercedes can sell enough Black Edition cars in the US to make it worth their while, then BMW can certainly do the same. And why not release the components off of these cars as retrofit parts? People would gladly pay a premium for the GTS/CRT brakes, CRT hood, CRT seats, GTS wing, CRT lip, CRT spoiler, GTS lip, and so on, just as some E46M folks did for the CSL front bumper and trunk. Porsche doesn't VIN-lock their parts. If you want to pay $8,000 for a carbon fiber GT2 RS hood for your Boxster, more power to you. That all said, I'm not as down on the Lime Rock edition as you probably think I am. I posted a little earlier in the thread, and as a value proposition, I think it's a good offering: http://www.m3post.com/forums/showpos...8&postcount=27
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07-06-2012, 01:30 PM | #50 | |
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I ordered mine in black and should be receiving my car in August. Can't wait to see my space grey/fox red with black comp pack wheels.
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The GTS/CRT parts are not readily produced and if you really want to spend $10K on a hood I think they will make you one, as they are only made to order replacements for the most part. The GTS/CRT were not production cars- they were Individual products- each car is basically a one of of a series, handmade. I am one of the few to have ever driven the CRT- and I will say it is a fantastic machine but not worth over $200k which it would need to cost. As for MB bringing the "Black"- that's their racing budget for the US and sell each one at a loss, maybe that is the route BMW goes in the future who knows. At the end of the day I think what needs to be done is design these higher performance/limited cars from the start of production, homologate them from the start to sell enough numbers to make it less of a shock to the wallet. Trust me as an enthusiast and lover of tracks I want nothing but for the US to see some of these more hardcore offerings but I get why they can't and it is not that they do not want to, they just can't lose money on a model.
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sooo...I've lost track of all the special/performance editions they have released so far.
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07-06-2012, 02:14 PM | #56 |
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Yeah...boring. Not truly special, except the paint.
We should have something called a M3 SS. Like a vintage muscle car. Special engine/exhaust touches, SS badges on the car, steering wheel, interior, and upholstery. Maybe dropped a bit, distinctive paint scheme. Really embrace the limited edition muscle car theme. Carbon everything: spoiler, mirror caps, "performance" carbon interior trim, new angel eyes (sorry I love my lux and all). Supercharged. Yeah...M3 Super Sport. Sorry, dreaming.
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Kind of a fail comment Trevor...While I agree M's are awesome, you basically just said F off because he doesn't have an M. I'm pretty content with my non-M car and I think you can attest that my driving experience might be a little more on edge than yours
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07-06-2012, 03:13 PM | #63 |
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All that seems special is the paint, and even that isnt all that special. The rest are just add on parts.
BMW, you are starting to loose credibility if this is how you treat your special editions. Why don't you just call it what it is: Special Edition Paint. |
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07-06-2012, 03:30 PM | #65 |
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I don't get the association with Lime Rock? At least make it lime green then!
As mentioned you can just build one yourself and then get yourself a plaque made - 201 of 200!: If you take a base E92 M3 price of $60,100 (excl sales tax, destination and gas guzzler tax), Individual paint $5,000, Competition pack $2,500, Carbon leather trim $500, carbon front lips $750, carbon rear spoiler $550, M Performance exhaust $4,000, so far we're at $73K. So as a package its a little cheaper, but you could likely negotiate a better deal on an individually specced car than 1 of 200. Expect to see another special edition before the year is over though.
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