RE: BMW M3 30 Jahre Edition

RE: BMW M3 30 Jahre Edition

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James 2 estates Williams

23 posts

96 months

Saturday 28th May 2016
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Secondhand Manual and a E30 M3 with the change please. Even a rough one would be preferable to spending the same money on some trim. Or maybe get a chipped Polo GTi to learn what a really fast car is about.

F1GTRUeno

6,354 posts

218 months

Saturday 28th May 2016
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You're all laughing at £80k for a 3-Series knowing full well they'll sell every one of them.

daemon

35,823 posts

197 months

Saturday 28th May 2016
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F1GTRUeno said:
You're all laughing at £80k for a 3-Series knowing full well they'll sell every one of them.
Yes, indeed.

BMW clearly know their market.

Its bemusing to think though that somewhere at some time there was a meeting in BMW and someone said "right lads, how much do you think we can get away with charging for these things?"

Speed_Demon

2,662 posts

188 months

Saturday 28th May 2016
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F1GTRUeno said:
You're all laughing at £80k for a 3-Series knowing full well they'll sell every one of them.
Agree. While we are all quite right that frankly, 80K is ridiculous, there are 500 people out there that have enough spare cash that they will buy it just to say they have one.

What's depressing is that they've just done so little to differentiate it.

Speed_Demon

2,662 posts

188 months

Saturday 28th May 2016
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daemon said:
Yes, indeed.

BMW clearly know their market.

Its bemusing to think though that somewhere at some time there was a meeting in BMW and someone said "right lads, how much do you think we can get away with charging for these things?"
Not at all sadly, that's capitalism for you. With niche opportunities like this, they will always charge the maximum they can. As I said above, there are plenty of people who have 80K to spare. I'd be utterly indifferent to, in 10 years time, to be reading about a M3 40 jahre edition that costs an even larger percentage over the standard model with just as little as this to differentiate it. As the gap between rich and poor increases, the rich will have more and more to frivolously splash on a BMW 3 series (among other things).

MIDangerfield

46 posts

104 months

Saturday 28th May 2016
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I don't think I've ever been so underwhelmed by a limited edition considering the price hike.

B Blatant
M Money
W Wangle

getmecoat

st33ly

495 posts

147 months

Saturday 28th May 2016
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M5 Jahre is not really holding its value very well as it was nearly £100k new. So £30k loss in a year and a half. Hmmmm.

epom

11,520 posts

161 months

Saturday 28th May 2016
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Wowzers, that must be some paint they are putting on it. £80k. They will all be sold though, you can bet on that. Those wheels are awful too while I'm in the giving out mood.

joscal

2,078 posts

200 months

Saturday 28th May 2016
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MIDangerfield said:
I don't think I've ever been so underwhelmed by a limited edition considering the price hike.

B Blatant
M Money
W Wangle

getmecoat
Berlin Motor Works actually. Don't mention the war, or Brexit for that matter...

Fire99

9,844 posts

229 months

Saturday 28th May 2016
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Ooo fantastic.. The next limited edition will be the BMW M3 'This is sooo limited, it's more limited than the last limited limited edition, but limiteder.. II '

Your for the pricely sum of Planet Jupiter plus the blood of 237 super models.. + vat. smile

drivin_me_nuts

17,949 posts

211 months

Saturday 28th May 2016
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... but of you wanted the performance in a family saloon, why not buy the original... and then sling the rest at a company who would do something wonderful with it.

ducnick

1,784 posts

243 months

Saturday 28th May 2016
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I have nothing against bmw, they used to produce some great drivers cars after all. The modern ones are looking very good rep mobiles and I thought my diesel 5 series estate was great..... But 80k for something that looks like a junior sales execs 320d with bling wheels is beyond me.

Axionknight

8,505 posts

135 months

Saturday 28th May 2016
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joscal said:
MIDangerfield said:
I don't think I've ever been so underwhelmed by a limited edition considering the price hike.

B Blatant
M Money
W Wangle

getmecoat
Berlin Motor Works actually. Don't mention the war, or Brexit for that matter...
Wrong.

E65Ross

35,080 posts

212 months

Saturday 28th May 2016
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ducnick said:
I have nothing against bmw, they used to produce some great drivers cars after all. The modern ones are looking very good rep mobiles and I thought my diesel 5 series estate was great..... But 80k for something that looks like a junior sales execs 320d with bling wheels is beyond me.
Hasn't the M3 always been that way? Part of the appeal to many is that it looks similar to a normal 3 series.

breadvan

2,000 posts

168 months

Saturday 28th May 2016
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Quick play on the configurator show a comparatively specced car at around £76,000 before discount.

It's not unheard of to add £15k worth of options to cars in this sector and if you're that type of buyer, this will probably be very appealing.

Artey

757 posts

106 months

Saturday 28th May 2016
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breadvan said:
Quick play on the configurator show a comparatively specced car at around £76,000 before discount.

It's not unheard of to add £15k worth of options to cars in this sector and if you're that type of buyer, this will probably be very appealing.
83k + 15k = 98k... not sure what your point is.

breadvan

2,000 posts

168 months

Saturday 28th May 2016
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Artey said:
breadvan said:
Quick play on the configurator show a comparatively specced car at around £76,000 before discount.

It's not unheard of to add £15k worth of options to cars in this sector and if you're that type of buyer, this will probably be very appealing.
83k + 15k = 98k... not sure what your point is.
really?

This car has a standard spec including at least 15k of kit that is optional on other M3s.

It's silly comparing the cost of this car to a base M3.

DPSFleet

192 posts

161 months

Saturday 28th May 2016
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But you still look like a photocopier salesman in his "M" 320 diesel............. buy something more imaginative for that money surely?

DPSFleet

192 posts

161 months

Saturday 28th May 2016
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Toally agree!
MIDangerfield said:
I don't think I've ever been so underwhelmed by a limited edition considering the price hike.

B Blatant
M Money
W Wangle

getmecoat

breadvan

2,000 posts

168 months

Saturday 28th May 2016
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DPSFleet said:
But you still look like a photocopier salesman in his "M" 320 diesel............. buy something more imaginative for that money surely?
Agreed, but that's part of the appeal of my Alpina.