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Originally Posted by ChiTownM
I was also very keen on this one, not sure the CSL will be as exciting to me.
For North America, BMW considers us a mass market like Toyota, we sure seem to get more Special editions that are Marketing gimmicks. On the other hand, the special editions like the GTS were slow sellers in NA for BMW. Another case in point is how they flooded the market with their halo car, the i8, killing its value in NA. Left a sour taste. The most recent success would be the M2 CS followed by the M5 CS, which are awesome cars in their own respect.
I also agree with the greedy Dealer comment. It is such a turnoff for a brand. Porsche is a great example, getting a desirable car requires dealer relationships, ADM, and is dominated by flippers - which many times are the dealerships themselves. I am so done with that.
I am not sure it will get back to how it used to be, but maybe I am wrong.
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They made the big mistake of flooding the market with the GTS (in US and Canada - more than half of total production of around 800.) and now they decide we do not get any of a specific model? Makes no sense.
Actually the GTS was initially sold out before it reached the dealers, same as in Europe and the rest of the world. Some dealers were asking up to $100,000 over sticker.) It is only when they became greedy and decided to add another 100 to the supposedly 700 limited production (all sent to the US) that the GTS started sitting on showroom floors.
As a reminder though, the M3 GTS was never sold here either.