New M3s not selling??

Alpine335TT · 07-14-2008, 09:50 AM

I drove by VOB in Rockville MD yesterday and saw at least 6 or 7 M3s.. coupes and sedans sitting out in the parking lot... several of which have been there weeks..

darkphantom · 07-14-2008, 09:51 AM

gas prices high, economy low, do the math.

carchrism5 · 07-14-2008, 09:52 AM

and the cars seem to be overpriced to begin with, honestly $70k for a 3 series? and it makes less torque than the 335

i2iSTUDIOS · 07-14-2008, 09:58 AM

low fuel economy and high gas price.

Alpine335TT · 07-14-2008, 10:00 AM

It all makes sense.. just still odd to see..

gonzo · 07-14-2008, 10:02 AM

They are stacking up like firewood here. They do have the dual clutch trans models here now. One store just received 4 e93 M3's with the new trans.
The white with black leather looked sweet but $79K....ouch. The standard wheels are not so bad but those Michelins look swollen.

RMA · 07-14-2008, 10:06 AM

I was on the fenco about purchasing a new M3 or the 335i coupe. Then BMW announced the 0.9% financing on 335i's I could not pass up on that

GregL · 07-14-2008, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by gonzo

They are stacking up like firewood here. They do have the dual clutch trans models here now. One store just received 4 e93 M3's with the new trans.
The white with black leather looked sweet but $79K....ouch. The standard wheels are not so bad but those Michelins look swollen.

It's even worse here, our dollar is on par and has been for a while yet a loaded M3 'vert is going for about $98k. Then again a loaded 135 'vert is in the mid-60s so I guess they have to keep things relative but it's out of hand.

darkphantom · 07-14-2008, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by gonzo

They are stacking up like firewood here. They do have the dual clutch trans models here now. One store just received 4 e93 M3's with the new trans.
The white with black leather looked sweet but $79K....ouch. The standard wheels are not so bad but those Michelins look swollen.

Yeah had it been closer to 60k, I would've pounced on it like a puma!

jadeddjay · 07-14-2008, 10:08 AM

economy and gas is one thing

but the difference between the regular 3 and the M3 is getting alot smaller for the price difference and they seem to want to sell as many as they did before. the price premium can only be justified by only a small number of people imo

unagi1 · 07-14-2008, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by darkphantom

Yeah had it been closer to 60k, I would've pounced on it like a puma!

Bang for the buck FTW.

gonzo · 07-14-2008, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by GregL

It's even worse here, our dollar is on par and has been for a while yet a loaded M3 'vert is going for about $98k. Then again a loaded 135 'vert is in the mid-60s so I guess they have to keep things relative but it's out of hand.

Where is here -GTA?

I bet I could get them to work a deal on these. Maybe we could broker some cars.

BMW335icDDS · 07-14-2008, 10:10 AM

There are also other cars for 70k that are better... Nissan GT-R for one example.

ihyln · 07-14-2008, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by BMW335icDDS

There are also other cars for 70k that are better... Nissan GT-R for one example.

Except dealers are selling them for over $25k MSRP or ebaying their allocations. How's that waitlist working out? You might get lucky in 2010 or 2011.

darkphantom · 07-14-2008, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by BMW335icDDS

There are also other cars for 70k that are better... Nissan GT-R for one example.

M3 is awesome but GT-R over the M3 any time, any where. R35 FTMFW

jmsent · 07-14-2008, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by BMW335icDDS

There are also other cars for 70k that are better... Nissan GT-R for one example.

Show me where you can find a GT-R for 70k.

uhn2000 · 07-14-2008, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by gonzo

Where is here -GTA?

I bet I could get them to work a deal on these. Maybe we could broker some cars.

Greater Toronto Area...

GregL · 07-14-2008, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by gonzo

Where is here -GTA?

I bet I could get them to work a deal on these. Maybe we could broker some cars.

Quote:

Originally Posted by uhn2000

Greater Toronto Area...

Thank you.

Yeah BMW pricing is rather unpleasant by comparison, Mercedes and Audis have suddenly become quite reasonable. A loaded C63 AMG can be had here for only 1-2k more than a loaded E90 335xi for example.

gonzo · 07-14-2008, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by jmsent

Show me where you can find a GT-R for 70k.

A can or two of rattle and it is good to go.

cntlaw · 07-14-2008, 10:29 AM

price is 2.5 times more here, while i correctly predicted M DCT will go to 335i E92 in 2009, i shall settle with a 300hp coupe and save the money for some fancy mods instead

darkphantom · 07-14-2008, 10:30 AM

RE: gtr crash

that rattle looks fixable with some Duct tape!

SteelTorque · 07-14-2008, 10:34 AM

M3 is nice but 70k....give me a break!

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