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Originally Posted by Turbomeister
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Originally Posted by DallasLife345M
I think this car, along with the entire new gen of M3/4, is very ugly. With that said, this happens every generation to every car. When the F8x's were being released all the E92 owners hated them. Same thing happens over on the P-car boards, every new generation is despised, well for the first few months anyway. I've watched as the same naysayers end up in the new gen, then love them. In about 6 months when these babies are on all the boards, mods are being released, and they are all the rage, everyone will love them. And sadly, the F8x will be old hat.
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There is no real "last classic." Classics are made constantly. Every generation has a fan group that consider that model to be a "classic."
Imagine that the new upcoming G80 M3 launched today. There's going to be a 15 year old kid who will love it and will dream of owning one someday. Fast forward 10-15 years, that kid worked hard and has enough money to buy an M3 of his own. The G80 M3 he fell in love with 15 years earlier will be considered by them a "classic"
It's all relative, and a classic is made every single day |
I'm a late comer to the BMW world. Having said that, I first fell in love with BMW when I was 9-years old. My cousin had purchased a brand new 1975 green 2002 Bavaria with the elongated bumper bars.
It was love at first sight. It was the most amazing car I ever seen.
My first BMW purchase was a brand new M235 which took me back to that 2002, the way my cousin drove it, the way it ripped through the roads as if they were jelly.
The M235 was agile and nimble. It felt every bit the 2002 I remembered, so much so that I signed up for a M2CS in February 2018.
I purchased a new 4 series last September but it was stolen last week. My next daily driver will be a BMW and hopefully the one after that.
I concur with everything you have so eloquently outlined because I'm a living example of it.
I buy BMW because it's BMW, not because the grill looks right or the exhaust is in the right place.
I buy BMW because the child in me has yearned for it since 1975.
And yes, I do believe the M2CS will be a classic lol