RE: BMW M6 revealed

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Munich

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195 months

Thursday 16th February 2012
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Polarbert said:
D200 said:
And in last months Top Gear mag they have a new long term car – an Audi A6 3.0 TDI Avant with some tasty options – price – £80k – and remember this has the same platform as a Skoda Superb
Thats unbelievable!
Last year when I visited the BMW Welt, on display was a white E82 120d that had so much added to it (including some BMW Performance parts) that it cost 70,000€....!

I dread to think what the residual value of that car was after it left the stand and covered a couple of KM.

Dave Hedgehog

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203 months

Thursday 16th February 2012
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WCZ said:
Dave Hedgehog said:
im sorry but theres only one response

fk ME!
haha, it's a good example of just how insane the amount of extras you can spec is these days

that must be the highest depreciating car you can buy, spec'd to that level you're going to lose £80k as soon as you drive out of the door

just goes to show, whenever you're next to that 3.0tdi A8 at the lights just remember it could be a £143,000 car... : p
yeah i thought it was mad when my dealer had an a3 2.0 for 36k and a A6 diesel for 65k lol

33k for the A1 quattro seams like a total bargain


T16OLE

2,944 posts

190 months

Thursday 16th February 2012
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Love the thinner base of the steering wheel

Kong

1,503 posts

170 months

Thursday 16th February 2012
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Polarbert said:
Kong said:
Polarbert said:
Kong said:
Oh not this car X is better value than car Y because you COULD select a load of OPTIONS on car Y bks. It's not like ticking the aircon box on a Citroen C1, these cars are already very highly specced. If someone wants to pay several thousand pounds to have a fingerprint reading ignition switch then thats up to them, doesn't make it a ripoff.

Reminds me of sales training and special edition cars with 'added value' which includes loads of options. Except it's only adding value if you were going to select all of those options anyway (which most people dont).
You've missed the point entirely. It was to do with the fact that the M6 used to be between 60-70k new, and now its 100k. Similarly you can spec an Audi A6 to 80k.


readitwhistle
You are entitled to your opinion that manufacturers are taking the piss with their current prices. But I stand by my point that going on a configurator and ticking every box then posting "oh look an A6 costs 80k, what a ripoff" proves absolutely nothing. Mainly because you're essentially punishing the car with the biggest range of options.

Also the old M6 wasn't £60-70k, it was over £80k when it was launched in 2005, with inflation that makes it £96,000 in todays money. So at under £94k the new model is actually cheaper in real terms so the argument about it being overpriced is silly.

Edited by Kong on Wednesday 15th February 23:04
You've missed the point, again. I'm not comparing the A6 at all. I wasn't saying it was a ripoff. I was stating some of the options are overpriced, and that it was surprising you can spec an A6 to that price.
And again, I never said that it was overpriced.
But as I said earlier they are OPTIONS you chose the the ones you want, customisation has never been cheap. If people are prepared to pay for them then they aren't overpriced.

flatline84

1,060 posts

156 months

Thursday 16th February 2012
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QUESTION:

This or a Ferrari California with 3000-5000 miles ( Ok technically its "used" but that really is delivery milage, who are we kidding)