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Originally Posted by ///M4ster Yoda
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I was planning on getting into an M2 via the ED program in 2.5-3 yrs from now. I have been dreaming about Euro delivery for 10 yrs now.
Well just my luck. ED got canned and M2 production is moving to viva la Mexico.
BMW is quite the enthusiast brand isn't it.
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When compared to their direct competition......yes, yes they are. Manual transmissions, track days/events, sporty handling cars, an in-house modification/tuner option, etc. |
Haha. Sure. Keep telling yourself that.
Manuals are all but gone
Sporty handling? Good one. There are many better handling cars out there these day and they are less expensive
In house tuner? Do you mean ///M? It's a shell of its formal glory. They are good at making emblems though
Do you work a side gig for BMW? Your quite the apologist. |
What do Mercedes, Audi or Lexus offer that rivals what I stated? Neither offer manuals. It doesn't matter how YOU personally feel about them. Manuals are loved by enthusiasts and BMW is the only manufacturer in its category that offers them. Neither of the above stated manufacturers offer anything like BMW's tracks days/events at either Performance Center. I don't see Mercedes, Audi or Lexus maintaining/offering track venues on a regular/consistent basis (...
nor the length of time that BMW has offered track options) and allowing you to pay a nominal fee to rip around the track(s) for days in cars they provide. I don't see them offering car control clinics on a regular basis. I don't see them
inviting buyers of their performance cars to the track and
paying for the track/hotel/food fees. Neither of the above stated manufacturers have anything really akin to M-Performance (...
tunes, exhausts, coilover suspensions, springs, stylized aero parts, interior upgrades, etc.). How you feel about the
worth of M-Performance is irrelevant. It's still in-house tuning options for a BMW buyer. If you're disenchanted with BMW, that's your prerogative, but to act like the competition is more enthusiast focused than BMW is disingenuous.
If recognizing what BMW DOES do to show appreciation for the enthusiast makes me an
apologist in your eyes, then so be it.