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06-12-2022, 01:40 AM | #24 |
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06-12-2022, 08:27 AM | #25 |
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For the guys who have the $ and want it, who cares? Definitely not my taste - all of these extra carbon bits and the ceramic brakes - but good to have options for those who like them.
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06-12-2022, 09:09 AM | #26 |
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I wonder if it is BMW's answer to the European pedestrian protection regulations and it is the just best they can do? I don't know. I understand that we Americans are supposed to "get" the sophisticated European design language, but Jesus H.
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06-12-2022, 09:14 AM | #27 |
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Being an old dude, I remember when the E30 M3 debuted, it was about $6K more than a 325i. And back then hardly anyone wanted to pay the premium for a 4-cylinder over the M20.
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06-13-2022, 08:18 AM | #28 |
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I would like this exact spec as an M3 but also agree those side skirts are terrible.
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