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Originally Posted by qnet
I kind of figured as much, just like to discuss it. It's been two years and I'm finally on the verge of purchasing one so I'm overexcited and have some fanboy feelings going on about the car.
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Having no skin in the game, I find the topic interesting and amusing.
I wonder if people thought the M2 would mirror what we've seen with the 1M in this regard - very very little depreciation, or actual appreciation in some instances.
However, it's obvious to me that we won't see any the same sort of reaction because of a few specific factors. 1) the 1M was an experiment to see if people really DID want an E46-sized M car instead of an E92-sized M car (resounding yes), and 2) the 1M had a very short production run and was numerically limited to ~1400 car worldwide or whatever it ended up being (I know they made some extras at the end).
The M2 is much more "mass-produced" in the sense that there's not a numerically limited amount of cars. BMW does artificially limit the numbers produced (to keep demand high and to avoid M2s sitting on lots), but that's not the same thing as having a truly limited car.
Therefore, the civic M2 will absolutely depreciate, especially those that are pre-LCI. They might do it at a slower rate than the average car or BMW, but it's already happening.
I've never worried about a car depreciating...which is the main reason this topic is amusing to me...