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https://hedgescompany.com/blog/2019/...20%24116%2C550. Don't these numbers seem really low to you?
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Another thing to consider is that the 2004 e46 is probably more similar to an M2 in size and luxury and the G80 is probably more similar to the M5 of old. That makes the G80 seem like an even better deal after accounting for inflation
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Are you suggesting prices will go back down? If not, don’t get the point of saying high inflation is temporary… Today’s prices are now the new baseline for future inflation, so unless there is deflation (haven’t heard that suggested anywhere) these prices are staying and only going in one direction.
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Lol rereading your comment…. Went over my head originally.
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agreed
This was my thought exactly as I was optioning out my car.
It is so easy to get carried away with options and break into that six-figures territory, but doing so opens up so many other good alternatives that it made little sense to me. For example, even within the same brand, the base 23' M5 could be had for just a few grand more if you were already over the 100k mark. The sweet spot for the G8X, IMO, is at around 90k-ish. |
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It’s easy to make this argument. But you’re never comparing apples to apples. I’m very familiar with this having been in the new Porsche world for a decade. People can never understand why you would option a base 911 up into the price where you “could have gotten an S” and so on for every model, every trim. Truth is that highly optioned base has a ton of toys the S won’t. Leather, multi-way seats, upgraded stereo, sport Chrono, you name it. So it not really the same. Like BK says “ have it your way (you rule!) “. There is no need to add driver assistance, parking pack, and full leather to a G80 CX. It adds zero to the performance. But…I want it. And I’m going to be driving this car a while. So….I get those things. Likewise, a $95k M3 sounds insane…but what other 4 door goes 0-60 in 3 seconds flat for the price? Certainly not an M550, or a Panamera 4. |
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But if you checked all the boxes and ended up with a 105k tag, which you can easily do without even adding carbon brakes, there is an M5 right around the corner. At that point, it's pretty much the case of apples vs bigger apples, no? |
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My point was that the “actual” value of the M3 has stayed nearly identical through its entire history, it’s the value of everyone’s money that has gone down. Even if we compare it to Porsche, since everyone keeps bringing it up. A 2004 911 was 72k base vs 47k for the M3. That’s a 52% premium A 2024 911 is 114500 base vs 76k for the M3. A 51% premium If they’re still making M3s in 2055, I’m sure the car will be north of 200k. But that’s to be expected, if that’s in line with inflation everywhere else. Last edited by SushiM3; 07-03-2023 at 05:07 PM.. |
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Rising tide raises all boats…so end of the day, everything is still proportional. Except for regular people’s salaries.
Worth it? Sure, cause the next tier vehicle is way out there.
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