[Poochie]

I have to admit, the color looks pretty sweet on the M2 but I'm not sure it's worth 24k, for the effort..

The most expensive paint job on a Rolls Royce is $10,000 and thats relative to its 1/2 million price tag.

Probably like some people say, it was enabled as an option for that one eccentric person that has money to burn and has a thing for the M2 in blue.

Better question is, can we have this option on the upcoming M2 CS also. That would make a lot more sense, since in its Limited Production status is a vehicle that would appeal to a lot more folks who can afford to splurge on this option.

[Thescout13]

Originally Posted by Poochie

I have to admit, the color looks pretty sweet on the M2 but I'm not sure it's worth 24k, for the effort..

The most expensive paint job on a Rolls Royce is $10,000 and thats relative to its 1/2 million price tag.

Probably like some people say, it was enabled as an option for that one eccentric person that has money to burn and has a thing for the M2 in blue.

Better question is, can we have this option on the upcoming M2 CS also. That would make a lot more sense, since in its Limited Production status is a vehicle that would appeal to a lot more folks who can afford to splurge on this option.

Rolls Royce? Don't get me started on Lambo and Ferrari special colors. Those can go for $50-75k

[Poochie]

Originally Posted by Thescout13

Rolls Royce? Don't get me started on Lambo and Ferrari special colors. Those can go for $50-75k

I don't care how rich you are, you have to have a serious brain deficiency to spend that much on paint; something that slowly oxidizes with natural sunlight.

To each is own, I guess..

[CP911]

The only thing crazy or unreasonable here is that after spending that much for Individual paint, they chose SMB as the color. How unoriginal and boring!

[SSM5]

This car was ordered by one of the Disney family children. At least 2 LA area dealers declined the order because all deposits in California are refundable and they didn't want to get stuck with this car. One dealer out there obviously took a chance.

[BimmerFix]

Originally Posted by Poochie

I have to admit, the color looks pretty sweet on the M2 but I'm not sure it's worth 24k, for the effort..
The most expensive paint job on a Rolls Royce is $10,000 and thats relative to its 1/2 million price tag.
Probably like some people say, it was enabled as an option for that one eccentric person that has money to burn and has a thing for the M2 in blue.
Better question is, can we have this option on the upcoming M2 CS also. That would make a lot more sense, since in its Limited Production status is a vehicle that would appeal to a lot more folks who can afford to splurge on this option.

Get over it bro, Kendrick Lamar said it best... be humble sit down

[m981addicts]

Originally Posted by Poochie

I don't care how rich you are, you have to have a serious brain deficiency to spend that much on paint; something that slowly oxidizes with natural sunlight.
To each is own, I guess..

Some would consider spending more than 10% of ones gross income on an oxidizing chunk of metal & plastic, mental illness.

[rad doc]

Originally Posted by Poochie

I have to admit, the color looks pretty sweet on the M2 but I'm not sure it's worth 24k, for the effort..
The most expensive paint job on a Rolls Royce is $10,000 and thats relative to its 1/2 million price tag.
Probably like some people say, it was enabled as an option for that one eccentric person that has money to burn and has a thing for the M2 in blue.
Better question is, can we have this option on the upcoming M2 CS also. That would make a lot more sense, since in its Limited Production status is a vehicle that would appeal to a lot more folks who can afford to splurge on this option.

Seriously? You are completely brain dead if you think 10k is the most expensive paint option on a Rolls.

[Poochie]

Originally Posted by rad doc

Seriously? You are completely brain dead if you think 10k is the most expensive paint option on a Rolls.

Last time I checked, it was.

So tell me internet genius, since you spent 20 seconds checking, why don't shock us with the price and tell us why it's relevant to this discussion?

[ryem3]

Funniest thing about this thread is that it seems to miss the most important point. A $12k PTS on a $200k car is a 6% upgrade. Expensive yes, but it individualizes a special car. A $24k paint job on a $60k is an option worth 40% of the car's value. That's just stupid. It's like putting a $4k Xpel wrap on a $10k used Toyota. A $24k paint job on a $200k turbo S would be frivolous, on an M2 it's just ridiculous.

[akkando]

Originally Posted by Poochie

You guys are taking it the wrong way, like I'm trying to shit on the M2 or something, my middle-class ass has one also, that's not it.

I'm saying logically, someone of that caliber, who has that kind of money to burn wouldn't not seriously entertain the idea of an entry-level M car, that what the M4 is there for..

People who are filthy rich buy the an M2 for their snotty-nosed kids or their 22 year old mistress or something.

Not taking anything away from the vehicle but it has a niche demographic and the 1%ers is not one of them.

You claim to study people but you don't seem to observe many people with lots of money buy things at various price tiers for one reason or another.

People are strange. There are guys with sick ski cabins wearing shitty old ski jackets. They could buy a nice new jacket every day of the year, but chose to keep their old crappy jacket. Maybe they like it, maybe they want to blend in, maybe they don't care.

[Poochie]

Originally Posted by akkando

You claim to study people but you don't seem to observe many people with lots of money buy things at various price tiers for one reason or another.

People are strange. There are guys with sick ski cabins wearing shitty old ski jackets. They could buy a nice new jacket every day of the year, but chose to keep their old crappy jacket. Maybe they like it, maybe they want to blend in, maybe they don't care.

I'm not saying rich folks doesn't spend lavishly, I have basic cable TV also, I watch their reality shows.

I'm saying that an M2 doesn't have enough pizzazz to attract them. Nothing personal, I love that car to death but be honest with yourself, if you had unlimited funds, would you look in the direction of any vehicle under $100,000 - don't think so.

Like I said, its mines and your jam but to the folks who can really splurge, it's not even on their radar - maybe it might appeal to their kids.

[Tornado1M]

Originally Posted by kgroschi

Haha that's non sense

Let me know when you drop 24k on a custom paint job 😎

[m981addicts]

Originally Posted by Poochie

I'm not saying rich folks doesn't spend lavishly, I basic cable TV also, I watch their reality shows.

I'm saying that an M2 doesn't have enough pizzazz to attract them. Nothing personal, I love that car to death but be honest with yourself, if you had unlimited funds, would you look in the direction of any vehicle under $100,000 - don't think so.

Like I said, its mines and your jam but to the folks who can really splurge, it's not even on their radar - maybe it might appeal to their kids.

My wife said Mr. Sam personally used to fly his little prop plane to drop off his catch for the Walmart fishing contests. He'd land it in the back of the store on the open field. I'm sure he could have had a pilot zoom him from Bentonville in one of the Lear's, with a Limo waiting. Some people enjoy the simple things in life.

[Poochie]

Originally Posted by m981addicts

My wife said Mr. Sam personally used to fly in his little prop plane to drop off his catch for the Walmart fishing contests. He'd land it in the back of the store on the open field. I'm sure he could have had a pilot zoom him from Bentonville in one of the Lear's, with a Limo waiting. Some people enjoy the simple things on life.

My cousin works as an engineer at GM and he told me the head of the company, who's bonus alone is in the millions, drives an old Saturn to work everyday, simply because he likes.

No one person's status or value is going to epitomize either of our points but let's just agree that money gives you more options, instead of settling for a vehicle that's within your pay grade, which fits most people, including myself, in our reason for gravitating towards the M2.

Not that there is anything wrong with that, it's just the way it is.

Give me a raise and it's a twin-turbo, 6 speed, 911, at a bare minimum

[amrazM]

If you’re a special customer Bmw will do It for you like they did a couple years ago with the AY M2 og. The paint on that car costed more than this $24k.

[rad doc]

Originally Posted by Poochie

Last time I checked, it was.

So tell me internet genius, since you spent 20 seconds checking, why don't shock us with the piece and tell us why it's relevant to this discussion?

Well, it's relevant because YOU brought up RR. Lol. As a one off, I know they have a diamond paint in the hundreds of thousands. I also have friends who have spent 20k for custom matte colors. But yes it is a smaller fraction of the vehicle price.

[Chamberlin]

I've been asking my dealer since the original car came out for an Oxford green M2. They pretty much laughed at me. Well, thanks to the M Town driving experience coming through my city a few weeks ago, I got to drive the M2 Competition for about 20 minutes on my own. It was everything I hoped it was, and I'm currently in the process of selling off my 6 other 'classic' BMWs right now, to get just one new BMW. But I am one of the suckers that has to have the color combo I want or else I won't buy the car. To me color is first, everything else is secondary.

So coincidentally, this article comes up about the $25K individual paint option for the M2 just a few weeks after my driving experience. Better than the $100K Austin Yellow custom build, but as everyone has stated here, $25K for a 2 series paint job is laughable, and is obviously a "we *really* don't want do this tax".

So before I say screw it and go buy a Bimyota Zupra (they're going to have 6 speed soon, and I'm hedging on them bringing back Deep Jewel Green too!), I have a plan which I've already proposed to my local dealer (I doubt they'll even respond to me, but what the heck).

I know there are lots of green haters out there, but I'm a huge fan, and out of the 25 BMWs I've owned in the last 10 years or so, I think 13 were green. So I'm dead set on getting a dark green BMW. Whether it's an M2 Comp, X4 M40i, or an X4M (stupid money), I want a dark green car [from the factory].

So my proposal is for BMW NA to commission a special run of 200 'Exclusive' editions of the M2 Comp in Oxford Green II (430), over Amaro Brown interior. 100 6 speeds, and 100 DCT cars, 50 cars of each transmission choice would be sun roof deletes. I don't care about carbon bits too much, but if you guys know the M2 accessories catalog well, maybe there's some other bits they could throw into the package. Open to suggestions The general idea being that they could run the 200 cars consecutively at Leipzig, and not have to transport them to a different painting facility and back.

I'd be willing to pay on the order of $5K additional for this special package, and I'd go for a 6 speed sunroof delete car myself (although the DCT is really well executed, even in heavy traffic). I think these would sell rapidly, as I know there are others out there who are bored stiff with the current color palate, who also appreciate a somewhat understated green over brown. Classy, sporty, and rare all wrapped into one.

Maybe next year, they can do another exclusive run in Dakar Yellow, or Valencia Orange, Or LSB. Scion did this with their tC models, called the 'Release Series. There were 11 special RS versions over the car's 12 year production run, with each RS version being sold only in one exclusive color.

BTW, I got the 'Exclusive' name from the BMW Motorrad division, as I just bought a 2019 F 850 GS with the Exclusive package (yes, it's green). So I'm trying to use their own marketing terms so it slots in nicely with their current themes.

So might this be a viable way to get a cool M2 Comp color combo? Should we start a petition and send it to BMW NA? Or should I just piss off and buy the Supra? (I *will* re-badge it, just for fun).

[Poochie]

Originally Posted by Chamberlin

So my proposal is for BMW NA to commission a special run of 200 'Exclusive' editions of the M2 Comp in Oxford Green II (430), over Amaro Brown interior. 100 6 speeds, and 100 DCT cars, 50 cars of each transmission choice would be sun roof deletes.

From what I understand, when the next gen M2 production moves to the plant in Mexico, they would be better prepared and equipped to offer custom paint for the M2 for a more reasonable price, pretty much on the same level as the M4 Individual program.

Blessing in disguise, I guess..

Side question; how do you know for sure the Supra is going to have a 6 speed option.

Speculation or you have actual proof?

[Chamberlin]

Originally Posted by Poochie

From what I understand, when the next gen M2 production moves to the plant in Mexico, they would be better prepared and equipped to offer custom paint for the M2 for a more reasonable price, pretty much on the same level as the M4 Individual program.

Blessing in disguise, I guess..

Side question; how do you know for sure the Supra is going to have a 6 speed option.

Speculation or you have actual proof?

Thanks for the info on the Mexico plant... I had no idea they were moving future M2 production out of Germany.

Supra 6 speed? Still speculation....But I think the internet force is too strong for Tada-san to resist. It's inevitable. That said, I'd still take that ZF 8 speed autobox in a green Zupra, over a 6 speed M2 in black, white, orange, silver or blue!

[Poochie]

Originally Posted by Chamberlin

Thanks for the info on the Mexico plant... I had no idea they were moving future M2 production out of Germany.

Supra 6 speed? Still speculation....But I think the internet force is too strong for Tada-san to resist. It's inevitable. That said, I'd still take that ZF 8 speed autobox in a green Zupra, over a 6 speed M2 in black, white, orange, silver or blue!

Yes, a lot of folks are not happy about it because they feel it would lose some of its luster since it's not a "European" - made vehicle anymore..

I'm good either way, as long as they keep it affordable (under 60k) and manual..

https://www.bmwblog.com/2018/11/12/u...for-us-market/

Speaking of the Supra, a test mule was recently spotted but obviously camouflage, hopefully that's the much coveted manual version.. One can hope..

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by Poochie

Yes, a lot of folks are not happy about it because they feel it would lose some of its luster since it's not a "European" - made vehicle anymore..
I'm good either way, as long as they keep it affordable (under 60k) and manual..
https://www.bmwblog.com/2018/11/12/u...for-us-market/
Speaking of the Supra, a test mule was recently spotted but obviously camouflage, hopefully that's the much coveted manual version.. One can hope..

See also this dedicated thread ("Second generation M2 (G87) scheduled for December 2022 (SOP)") reporting that the second-gen M2 will likely be built in Mexico.

As the discussion started to derail, I intervened in that thread (see here).