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Stealth. That's a word or concept under-represented in this discussion.
My (admittedly personal and perhaps unrepresentative) opinion is that the M2 doesn't make sense as an exhibitionist-type car. The more ornaments you hang on this Christmas tree, the less attractive it becomes. I have owned at least one exhibitionist car (Subaru STi, long gone) and still own another one (2003 Porsche 911 TT with an aftermarket GT2 type wing, put on it by the former owner. I defanged the STi before accepting delivery by having the wing amputed, because it attracted too much attention. My 996TT also attracts too much attention, but I sort of like the way it looks so I put up with it, but I'm careful where I take it and where I park it. The M2 should be the type of car that passes you at 99 mph and only afterwards does it dawn on you what it is. Once you gaudy it up with a bunch of unneeded crap, it is no longer a stealth cruiser. It loses something in the process. My M2 is coming in 2-3 weeks. I'm going to put black grills on the front and sides, at minimal cost, but that's all I would do to one of these things. Just my opinion.
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One could say buying a m car as a DD is purely exhibition? Or driving 99mph on a public street? |
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"very expensive" and "has a lot of options" are not synonyms. We can prove this because there would be zero conversation if the topic was about "this car has a lot of options" It would go something like "no shit" and that be the end of it. Conversely, every comment both before and after mine (including yours) has been about rationalizing it's price, worth, or value. However, in the event that I did misunderstand the topic and the conversation is meant to be about the car having a lot of options and not about discussing it's price or the value of the options, then please continue the conversation without discussing those things. However, doing so would prove me correct. |
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My point was that this M2 is so loaded with M Performance options that it is approaching the price of an M3 or M4. I think this car is going to sit on the lot for quite a while. I don’t know if anyone would order a car this optioned. |
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If you don't believe me, just ask the OP - I'm pretty sure I read his intention correctly since he 'appreciated' a couple of my posts. Possibly he just doesn't want to argue, and neither do I - no offense intended here - cheers!
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Mine was about this expensive
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I was just at my local dealer cause they got a M2 in stock that I wanted to look at. Before I ordered mine from elsewhere, I spoke with them and they had no allocations, so I was wondering the story behind the one they got in. Anyway, the CA told me that they got that M2 sent to them and they didn't have an allocation or an order they could customize. She also said it came directly from the MFG and not from another dealer. So maybe this "very expensive" BMW in this thread was the result of BMW sending a randomly spec'd car to the dealer. Doesn't answer the question of why cars come pre-spec'd with add-ons most people don't want to pay for, but might take the ownership of the question away from the dealer and on BMW itself.
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For anyone wondering you should be able to get black kidney surrounds the 2 series for like $120 and just put the old slats in from your silver one. The hard part is just getting the grille out, not the slats.
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Well it has been a couple of weeks now, and our LBB $69K M2 is still in stock. The dealer also has 6 other M2s in stock. Most of them are also loaded with M Performance parts.
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End of the month and guess what? Yep the LBB M2 is still there.
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What about the stock rear diffuser? Don’t you think it looks likecheap plastic with that matte texture? I’m thinking that would be the first thing i would like replaced.
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