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p1stonhead said:
tjlazer said:
£75,320 OTR. Not as bad as expected but a bit more than I'm likely to find down the sofa. A decent spec pre-reg Competition is 45k so that's quite some gap.
Personally couldn’t imagine going for this over a Cayman GT4 which I understand is nigh on an identical price. I cant see a quicker way of saying bye to £25-£30k in depreciation than buying one of these and selling in a year.
The depreciation on the M4 CS is absolutely horrific due to it being a bit of a poor special edition and not a full fat CSL - I see this being no different.
It really needs full carbon buckets, rear seat delete, proper chassis lightening and proper suspension (like a Mini GP2 etc) to be a proper special edition.
The comp will be the better car and depreciation will reflect this IMO.
The depreciation on the M4 CS is absolutely horrific due to it being a bit of a poor special edition and not a full fat CSL - I see this being no different.
It really needs full carbon buckets, rear seat delete, proper chassis lightening and proper suspension (like a Mini GP2 etc) to be a proper special edition.
The comp will be the better car and depreciation will reflect this IMO.
Edited by hughcam on Wednesday 6th November 16:30
Edited by hughcam on Wednesday 6th November 16:30
disad-vantage-d said:
cowboyengineer said:
Well apparently the Uk is only getting 50. So depreciation should t be too bad
May I ask where is the source of this information?The last I read was that BMW had not announced a specific production figure, never mind dealer allocations.
So I put down a deposit 2 years ago, the dealer rang me up and said they had been told an allocation of 50, and I needed to load my spec on to the system and Bmw would do the allocation.
I spoke to another dealer from whom I bought my comp from, who said the same thing regards loading your speck on to the system and sending it to BMW, but who said there were going to be 310 cars.
I spoke to another dealer from whom I bought my comp from, who said the same thing regards loading your speck on to the system and sending it to BMW, but who said there were going to be 310 cars.
cowboyengineer said:
So I put down a deposit 2 years ago, the dealer rang me up and said they had been told an allocation of 50, and I needed to load my spec on to the system and Bmw would do the allocation.
I spoke to another dealer from whom I bought my comp from, who said the same thing regards loading your speck on to the system and sending it to BMW, but who said there were going to be 310 cars.
Keep us updated! I spoke to another dealer from whom I bought my comp from, who said the same thing regards loading your speck on to the system and sending it to BMW, but who said there were going to be 310 cars.
cowboyengineer said:
So I put down a deposit 2 years ago, the dealer rang me up and said they had been told an allocation of 50, and I needed to load my spec on to the system and Bmw would do the allocation.
I spoke to another dealer from whom I bought my comp from, who said the same thing regards loading your speck on to the system and sending it to BMW, but who said there were going to be 310 cars.
So BMW are going to choose who the ‘lucky’ punters are that’ll get a car?I spoke to another dealer from whom I bought my comp from, who said the same thing regards loading your speck on to the system and sending it to BMW, but who said there were going to be 310 cars.
Stinks of Porsche shenanigans- one of the reasons I walked away from Porsche ownership.
Looking at the spec, I can’t help feel that BMW have missed yet another opportunity. The original M2 chassis was a fantastic starting point. It needs a Lille more damping refinement, a little less compliance in the rear bushing and a decent diet to be truly great. What it doesn’t need is more power, active dampers and ceramics
I still maintain that the smart money is buying a vanilla M2, putting on a set of proper dampers, a few hundred on some replacement rear bushes, some proper front callipers and some cup 2’s. You’d get a better car for half the money. If your are power obsessed then a little more in a remap
I still maintain that the smart money is buying a vanilla M2, putting on a set of proper dampers, a few hundred on some replacement rear bushes, some proper front callipers and some cup 2’s. You’d get a better car for half the money. If your are power obsessed then a little more in a remap
Steve Rance said:
Looking at the spec, I can’t help feel that BMW have missed yet another opportunity. The original M2 chassis was a fantastic starting point. It needs a Lille more damping refinement, a little less compliance in the rear bushing and a decent diet to be truly great. What it doesn’t need is more power, active dampers and ceramics
I still maintain that the smart money is buying a vanilla M2, putting on a set of proper dampers, a few hundred on some replacement rear bushes, some proper front callipers and some cup 2’s. You’d get a better car for half the money. If your are power obsessed then a little more in a remap
The m2 comp has rose jointed suspension. You can get bmw to fit the ac schnitzer shocks at the dealer for £3.1k. And the same wheels and cup 2 tires on the Cs are avaliable for £3k. You can have an ac schnitzer power upgrade to 530hp as well from the bmw dealer for £5k as well. I still maintain that the smart money is buying a vanilla M2, putting on a set of proper dampers, a few hundred on some replacement rear bushes, some proper front callipers and some cup 2’s. You’d get a better car for half the money. If your are power obsessed then a little more in a remap
I believe it’s only one or two rose joints. A few hundred quid. For me, The Original car is too heavy. The comp is even heavier. The power thing doesn’t add balance, just the same old BMW solution to solve all of its problems. We are all different but for me a original M2 has so much potential and BMW took the wrong route with it. Less could have been a whole lot more
Steve Rance said:
I believe it’s only one or two rose joints. A few hundred quid. For me, The Original car is too heavy. The comp is even heavier. The power thing doesn’t add balance, just the same old BMW solution to solve all of its problems. We are all different but for me a original M2 has so much potential and BMW took the wrong route with it. Less could have been a whole lot more
But a CS based on the original M2 would not have been possible now, the reason they changed from N55 to S55 was because of emissions homologation.Fundamentally i agree with you though, the M2 was too heavy and the CS is even heavier (though not as heavy as the M2 Competition).
I understand that the ordering process is as follows:
Customers to submit request via dealer who will submit to BMW between 6th Nov and 30th Nov
BMW UK will make allocations based on i) application date, ii) BMW ownership history iii) car ownership generally
BMW will make allocations known to dealers for specific customers by mid December
Customer will have three days to complete order
Build of cars commences week 10 in 2020 (mid March)
Customers to submit request via dealer who will submit to BMW between 6th Nov and 30th Nov
BMW UK will make allocations based on i) application date, ii) BMW ownership history iii) car ownership generally
BMW will make allocations known to dealers for specific customers by mid December
Customer will have three days to complete order
Build of cars commences week 10 in 2020 (mid March)
SWC said:
Has anybody ordered an M2 CS yet?
Yes, I have.I don't think the M3 CS residuals logic applies. This is a more desirable and better car in my opinion. Personally I have no interest in a M3,4,5,6 etc. I wanted the M2 as it is smaller and lighter, yet still capable of carrying 4.
London GT3 said:
BMW UK will make allocations
I'm not sure of that bit. BMW HQ have not decided global allocations yet, so I am unsure of the interaction in terms of country allocations.It is possible however that final in-country allocations will be made in local countries though. (Anyway, mine is certain.)
LotusJas said:
Yes, I have..
My local dealership has asked for a £5k deposit and they’ll request an allocation for me - how have you managed to order one already?I’m told I’ll have a good chance as I placed a speculative deposit two and a half years ago. Saying that I’ve also got a slot for a Cayman GT4 which is probably my preference for very similar money.
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