M3 pricing announced - Page 3

**chows4us** · #41 (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by DaveC

... When was the last time you did a double take on an E36 M3? Now the E30 M3 or the E24 M6 is a different story. BMW M is competing w/ Mercedes AMG. They both like to compare themselves with Porsche to boost their image with their customers.

Exactly. Which goes back to the question my wife asked me.

If a neighbor up the street had a new BMW and another a Porsche, which one would you go look at first?

No contest.

boobernackle · #42 (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 09:37 PM

[quote=YellowBirdII;235319]Well, I went to check out the new M3 at the local dealer in Berkeley, CA this morning. They have a nice white one on the floor. It's actually a pretty car in my view. Less of the Bangled rear end nonsense going on. But, it sure is a big car by my standards.

Anyway here is what I found laughable. There is a $15,000 dealer markup on top of the MSRP of around $56k, plus another $15,000 of "dealer installed options." WOW WOW WOWIE! What recession?QUOTE]

Are you serious, the new M3 is already up for sale in the US? Did it have the dual clutch transmission? I am curios to know, because I read the dual clutch will take about a year to arrive, but others in this forum said productions starts in June/July.

YellowBirdII · #43 (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 10:16 PM

[quote=boobernackle;235668]

Quote:

Originally Posted by YellowBirdII

Well, I went to check out the new M3 at the local dealer in Berkeley, CA this morning. They have a nice white one on the floor. It's actually a pretty car in my view. Less of the Bangled rear end nonsense going on. But, it sure is a big car by my standards.

Anyway here is what I found laughable. There is a $15,000 dealer markup on top of the MSRP of around $56k, plus another $15,000 of "dealer installed options." WOW WOW WOWIE! What recession?QUOTE]

Are you serious, the new M3 is already up for sale in the US? Did it have the dual clutch transmission? I am curios to know, because I read the dual clutch will take about a year to arrive, but others in this forum said productions starts in June/July.

Yes, I am serious.

I don't know if the car has a dual clutch tranny.

The thing is so big, and over-priced (I mean the pricing I previously mentioned; not the MSRP) I lost interest quickly.