RE: BMW M3 Limited Edition 500 revealed

[g3org3y]

paulmon said:

Devil2575 said:

I'd bet good money that in a few years time these limited edition cars are changing hands for a premium over the standard M3. You only have to go on the E46 forum and listen to people getting all excited about the BMW 330Ci Clubsport to realise that enthusiasts love anything that makes them think their car is a little bit more special than everyone elses.

Fools and their money... The E36 GT2 seems to command silly premiums when it was nothing more than a cosmetic makeover.

Nice (Imola) red colour though. Plus I think it had the biwinged red spoiler and slightly more agressive splitter. Doubt it justifies the premium though.

Would have been nice for BMW to release a 'GTS-Light' version as it were. Dump a bit of weight, more aggressive remap etc as a last hurrah. The last few special editions of the E92 appear to have been nothing more than painting exercises (?black edition, matt edition etc).

What ever become of the 'carbon lightened' saloon (blue with black alloys iirc) that was mentioned at some point last year?

[jamespink]

Blown2CV said:

I've been to Santorini and that colour is the colour of all the church domes! It's prob darker in reality but near enough. What's high gloss shadow line when it's at home?

Gloss black, same as an E39 M5

[jamespink]

Run out special or not, this has to be one of the funnest new cars available today. Smallish, 400+bhp, set to hold its money over a 10 year ownership, what's not to like?

[E38Ross]

pagani1 said:

V8 Bye Bye. When will BMW put the real numbers on the backs of their new 3 series cars.318D 318T and delete the 328 etc as this is surely trade description violations.

You want to moan back in the 80s mate when they made a 745i which was a 3.3 I think.

[Mermaid]

E38Ross said:

You want to moan back in the 80s mate when they made a 745i which was a 3.3 I think.

Turbo?

[joedesi]

jamespink said:

Run out special or not, this has to be one of the funnest new cars available today. Smallish, 400+bhp, set to hold its money over a 10 year ownership, what's not to like?

Unfortunately BMW has saturated the market and residuals have taken a massive hit as a result...special edition or not. The only example to hold its value in any meaningful way is the GTS....

[Johnboy Mac]

This has nothing going for it over a standard car other than it being a marketing special. Actually, I think it's rather tacky. And no need by all accounts to pay those sort of prices for a new M3. Less is more.

[E38Ross]

Mermaid said:

E38Ross said:

You want to moan back in the 80s mate when they made a 745i which was a 3.3 I think.

Turbo?

Yep. i.e. Not different to today.

[Dagnut]

pilchardthecat said:

Blue with black wheels.

Wing is shockingly bad..in complete odds with the shape of the car

[P4ROT]

That really is the most pathetic engine cover I've ever seen....the rest is lovely though!

[356Speedster]

jamespink said:

Run out special or not, this has to be one of the funnest new cars available today. Smallish, 400+bhp, set to hold its money over a 10 year ownership, what's not to like?

How do you work that out? You can have your pick of 4yr old cars for £22K now, sounds like a depreciation nightmare! Even as a ltd edition, it's only going to be a few pennies better, but anyone buying one of these new is in for quite a bath in a few yrs time.

[monkers]

DOH Had I have known I wouldn't have taken delivery of my company 320d ED so quick. O wait, hang on...yeah, I would have cos a) that's the top spec one on my company car list and b) same as a)

[drpep]

Skater12 said:

Right, so you get £4000 worth of spec, for £1000.
Basically what they are saying is you can have a £3000 discount if you order a car in specs they chose for you.
Not exactly the deal of the century, considering you can go to a BMW dealership, spec up your car and haggle a bit and get a better deal, and could probably get exactly the same car, minus the engraved dash.

Exactly this - the last dealer I spoke to was offering £3k off new M3s and offering amazing £600 monthlies on finance.

Hardly deal of the century, but then theyve gotta eat too.

[nav p]

Cheib said:

BMWill said:

Gizmo! said:

What's the difference between that and Estoril (which I don't think they use any more)?

Santorini is a deeper blue, and Estoril has a more metallic pigment to it... Santorini seems almost solid (at least in BMW applications).

Estoril was much nicer.. They should bring it back...

I don't think they can make Estoril any more because of the modern pain processes.....I am sure I read that somewhere. I had an Estorl E36 M3 Cab with black leather seats back in 1997.....never forget driving that off the forecourt! Those were the days......

It's THE M colour IMHO......

Estoril BLUE is now available on new 3 Series M Sport models...

[nav p]

That M3 pic actually looks like Estoril not Santorini...

[bobberz]

Shame; that V8 has one of the best sounds of any current production engine. I think a 2nd-hand example could well be in my future in a few years' time.

Anyone who thinks this won't depreciate like a stone is in for a surprise.

[3ftandclean]

GTEYE said:

E38Ross said:

GTEYE said:

ajprice said:

Blown2CV said:

What's high gloss shadow line when it's at home?

Shiny black bits of trim instead of chromed bits of trim.

I'm sure someone on here will know.....didn't they have that trim on all M3s anyway?

The M Sport BMWs certainly do.....so actually perhaps BMW are telling us something between the lines...

No m3s have chrome trim

I didn't mean that, I meant the shiny black gloss....

Actually nobody really cares!

If you don't spec high gloss shadow line you get matt black as standard. It surrounds the side windows.

[chris116]

I'd love a standard competition pack car in Imola red, that would look amazing.

[Mermaid]

chris116 said:

I'd love a standard competition pack car in Imola red, that would look amazing.

[DiscoColin]

So essentially we are looking at the last ever normally aspirated M Car launch here?

[Quite Probably I would say]