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Trying to troll some Merc fanboys I know.
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09-22-2020, 02:52 PM | #576 |
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Does it make me a terrible person to judge people who say "I love it" to the front end design?
At the moment I think of them as the fake BMW enthusiast types who are addicted to IG.
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Immediate response from my youngest (11) when he saw a picture of the new M3 last night: "That looks like a pig from angry birds, get the Corvette or 911 Dad."
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09-22-2020, 02:57 PM | #579 |
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For me, it's ugly. Man, I had hoped after the car was leaked that all the inaccurate renders would stop. Looks like they're just getting started.
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09-22-2020, 02:58 PM | #580 |
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Now thats a design !
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09-22-2020, 02:59 PM | #581 | |
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What I'm getting at is the corporate initiative to not subsidize their NA leasing market so much is going to have to be thrown by the wayside if they want to continue setting sales records in successive M3 generations. And, my post was a direct response to a bulletted list of "That said plenty of people will still purchase the car just based on the following:" I thought the traditionally lower than market for similar msrp lease figures are a highly relevant point to be missed. They made so many more F8x cars than E9x cars - I have a feeling they're expecting to sell the same volume if not more with the G8x's, but they're going to need to subsidize heavily again. IDK if you recall, but there was a time that M3/4 CS's were going at 800 a month, which is great for the consumer, but says that the company priced the design incorrectly. We're going to see the same, and the sales #'s will be fine; thereby excusing BMWs poor decision making ability here, and not allowing the true metrics to be found in a vacuum, that all things equal this design may have a poor take rate. IMO, of course.
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It's my opinion that The X3M does not accelerate like other current M cars do, and I have driven several of them including the current M4 and the M2 Comp. I think the folks on this forum who currently drive M3's or M4's would be disappointed by the X3M's acceleration from a complete stop or during stop and go driving and I'm suggesting they test drive one extensively before buying one, that's all. |
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Prior to ordering the M5 Comp I debated long and hard as to whether to wait and get the M3. Still not won over by this new front grill design and frankly couldn’t have gambled ordering without seeing in the flesh.
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Like the front, the seats, and the wheels on both the M3 and the M4. Everything else is so intentionally un-BMW that it lost me completely.
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Interior looks great!... they did so much right with this car... and one major thing wrong.
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I'd like to see this without the mustache...in other words, the paint between the grills.
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Yeah, like the fact that we don't pay a 200% tax on gas...I would suggest anyone from Europe not bring up government regulations with respect to cars lol.
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This must be the non-merino interior since the door tops, dash, and center console still have plastic. I definitely want to see the red and silverstone interiors, I think those will look great. Do wish we had some new paddles though, could feel a bit more tactile.
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