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08-12-2007, 02:31 AM | #23 | |
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I think that Porsche prices in the US will also rise.....................( not only BMW, but all products from the EU)..........................it`s all about economics and a verry expensive €.............................. |
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08-12-2007, 02:34 AM | #24 | |
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That being said they don't really have to pay that much attention to what goes on here. This is a very small percentage of M3 buyers. Here we have the intersection of the fanatics and the computer savvy. Out of 100,000 M3 that will be sold there are like 300 posters or so here, way less than 1%. It is also totally naive to think that BMW would adjust pricing this late in the game (it has been decided long before we even saw early prototypes, guaranteed!) especially based on the "it's too expensive, I'm buying a Porsche" whinings of a few folks on m3post.com. BMW does their own dedicated marketing and market research activities. Being able to read this stuff is more like entertainment for them. They have huge marketing budgets and can afford big studies, focus groups, polls, etc. This along with predictive marketing models is how prices are decided. It is very important for BMW to know what fanatics think about them and about the M3 but the price will be what it will be and the car will almost assuredly sell over 100,000 units in its lifetime. |
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08-12-2007, 02:37 AM | #25 |
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In the Netherlands the base price has risen from € 82.500 (E46 M3 ) to € 99.500 (E92 M3) stock that is..........................know what I mean??
Yanks can`t complain therefore IMHO with a rise off lets say $ 14.000...................M3 is allready f.cking cheap in the US................ |
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08-12-2007, 03:59 AM | #26 | |
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With the amount i used to buy my 335i Coupe in Kuwait, i might have been able to get the new M3 in the states..
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08-12-2007, 12:21 PM | #28 | |
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I remember it was 0.68m HKD (88K USD) in 04' when i finally picked a X5. Now it is 1.37m HKD (175K USD) in 07' which is a double. Worth to buy a softer steeling, brake, "unexpected civilized" new M3 with such an amount? Either S5 or 997S is my next consideration. Tinba |
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08-12-2007, 01:43 PM | #31 |
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At this point in time, in the absence of any new meaningful information, the main premise of this forum is naturally pure speculation, and nothing more. And that's fine as long as people realize they are speculating.
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08-12-2007, 03:19 PM | #32 | |
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Nav or M-Drive is probably about $2.5k apiece, so close to $5k with those 2 options and you can easily see how things will add up. If this cars standard price is above $60k a fully loaded M3 will be over $70k. Even for an M3 thats too high. -Garrett |
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08-12-2007, 08:11 PM | #34 | |
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2006 M3 $48.9k x 1.265 = $61.9k Not that this is a novel calculation but with a few mags recently quoting over $60k I think the odds of a sub $60k base are decreasing. It is an important psychological barrier that I think BMW would be very smart to not exceed but the performance of the car will probably totally justify a low $60k base. Last edited by swamp2; 08-12-2007 at 10:04 PM.. |
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I'm thinking if they base price it at $59,xxx ... (just to be able to push that "under $60K" point) ... add destination and gas guzzler and it's at $61,xxx ....
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For this kind off $$$,.............................I would probably buy a MT and a DCT.................... ( Only problem, have not enough room to park them) |
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While I've wanted an M3 since about the summer of 2000 when I drove my first M car, I think 72 to 74K is probably too much for this new M3. What a conundrum.
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So at least 2500 there, right?
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At least is right! Good forged wheels will be at least $3.5-4k plus about $1.2 for tires. Of course, you can run the 18s for a while and defer that purchase for a while.
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08-13-2007, 10:23 AM | #44 |
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I haven't seen any "price as tested" quotes (I might have simply missed this) although I agree that there is ambiguity around what they are including in their estimates.
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