E92 M3, destined for failure?
Discussion
Been thinking recently, with the current climate and uncertainty with the economic situation and the current downhill spiral the country is in the middle of, is there a place for such a car. A car which is one of M departments finest. An evolution of a great predecessor the E46 M3?
Cast your minds back to the early nineties, and the release of the E36 M3, a more modern and revolutionary design and change of direction regarding the marketing of the m3 compared to the hailed E30 homologation special race bred M3. It wasnt that welcome was it.
It was destined for failure, not only because the purists hated it but due to the recession we saw at that time also. Look now at the E36 M3, cheap as chips. Bought used, and abused. Worth less than its older brother... Not as cherished or as loved.
With the current climate, and prices dropping due to this, the E92 m3 future is not looking good. Will it get ''passed by'' and not remembered as one of the greats, also due to the fact the E46 M3 was so good, especially after the bland E36. A car now at a good price which still offers great satisfaction. A car that was made into a lightweight special (The CSL) something that will also not happen to the current car.
All this and with the E46 only being available in Coupe or vert form making the car somewhat more special? (the current car also 4 door like the e36, bmw making as much as they can from the M)
It was highly rated in the press when it first came out, as it rated highly today, a bargain super coupe for sure.
The current M3, for over double the price of a decent E46 M3 is offering how much more performance and fun comapared to the E46 M3, but with the added torture of major current depreciation.
Is this current climate killing the future of the M3, I know it will pick up there is always a demand for such a car. But will it be remembered for how good it is as much as the E46 will be?
your thoughts
Cast your minds back to the early nineties, and the release of the E36 M3, a more modern and revolutionary design and change of direction regarding the marketing of the m3 compared to the hailed E30 homologation special race bred M3. It wasnt that welcome was it.
It was destined for failure, not only because the purists hated it but due to the recession we saw at that time also. Look now at the E36 M3, cheap as chips. Bought used, and abused. Worth less than its older brother... Not as cherished or as loved.
With the current climate, and prices dropping due to this, the E92 m3 future is not looking good. Will it get ''passed by'' and not remembered as one of the greats, also due to the fact the E46 M3 was so good, especially after the bland E36. A car now at a good price which still offers great satisfaction. A car that was made into a lightweight special (The CSL) something that will also not happen to the current car.
All this and with the E46 only being available in Coupe or vert form making the car somewhat more special? (the current car also 4 door like the e36, bmw making as much as they can from the M)
It was highly rated in the press when it first came out, as it rated highly today, a bargain super coupe for sure.
The current M3, for over double the price of a decent E46 M3 is offering how much more performance and fun comapared to the E46 M3, but with the added torture of major current depreciation.
Is this current climate killing the future of the M3, I know it will pick up there is always a demand for such a car. But will it be remembered for how good it is as much as the E46 will be?
your thoughts
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