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Originally Posted by PureModelsOnly
I know. I wish I had a 340
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Relax. The only entity that decides whether a car is an M car or not is BMW. Any car with prefatory 'M' in its name is an M car. If you don't like it, go and complain to BMW
Some M performance cars are much more expensive than M cars (m850i is more expensive than M3, M4 and the same price as M5 competition), so it is not a matter of affordability, it is what suits your need. M3 and M4 are much commoner than m240i
You would sure be hurt if you bought your 'full M car' because of exclusivity (badge whoring) rather than performance. |
A base 7 series is also more expensive than an M2, your point? Price has nothing to do with this...
Mxxx= mid performance tier
Mx = top performance tier
Which is why you will never see an M340i CS or M340i GTS. End of story. |
My points:
For some M owners to stop assuming that people are buying M performance cars because they cannot afford M cars
For people to stop assuming M performance cars are 'wannabes' rather than catering for a specific set of buyers
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Agree with second paragraph. Problem is, uneducated buyers will assume an M340,M240, etc are less sporty versions of their M counterparts (M2,M3...) as opposed to a sportier version of their base models (320,330,230, etc).
You buy what you prefer. But keep in mind that there is a base M car and it isn't the M-sport, it's the actual M car since there are higher trims of it (I.e. Comp,CS,GTS, etc)