One piece of good news amidst all the carmaggedon going on: BMW M sales are up!

BigAl2 · 12-14-2008, 11:20 AM

Mine was list $ and had to be ordered, then waited in line almost 4 months to take delivery. You can't negociate when there are none on the showroom floor. Now under a blanket till spring.

MVF4Rrider · 12-14-2008, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by purplewidow

you know what it was higher than 05' 06 also and not by a small margin.. i love how people are complaining.. plus the v8 m3 kills the e46 in every stat and the fit and refinement is soooo much better.. i was in an e46 convertible m3 with smg and god the interior was pathetic.. the plastic along the door handles.. no wonder bmw is selling more in a tough time than even 4-5 years ago when the m3 was as hot as ever.. so keep coming up with BS and blaming it that there was no m3 at this time last year b/c they are killing sales in the m's most prominent years. and they can almost give them away they doubled production. and the 335 is a hot hot car.. so they have 2 cars with similar performance. though obviously the 335 caters to a much much larger audience.

Well, it's not like the E46 M3 and E9X M3 cost the same either. I'd hope for the bump in price and years spent on the drawing boards they made some improvements everywhere.

RevFreak14 · 12-16-2008, 11:02 PM

I think a big reason why is that there was no M3 offered last year. Obviously the M3 is the cheapest of the M cars so it has the most sales volume. They've also added the M3 sedan which appeals to people who need 4 doors. So if you think about it, there is definetly some spin to that article.

rob612 · 12-16-2008, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by RevFreak14

I think a big reason why is that there was no M3 offered last year. Obviously the M3 is the cheapest of the M cars so it has the most sales volume. They've also added the M3 sedan which appeals to people who need 4 doors. So if you think about it, there is definetly some spin to that article.

no the z body M is the cheapest M model.

RevFreak14 · 12-17-2008, 09:53 AM

That's true. I stand corrected. Even still, there's a definite slant in that article.

NeoE46 · 12-19-2008, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by BMWPower06

There was no ///M3 this time last year... Makes sense

Don't know if anybody else has stated, but the car went on sale in Europe before it arrived in the US....so yes there was an M3 at this time last year.

Your point is still valid, however, as the car had only been available for a short period, so it shouldn't be that hard to show growth.

12-14-2008, 11:20 AM	#45
BigAl2 YaGottaLuvIt 0 Rep 18 Posts Drives: 08 M3 Cab AW/FR DCT wow Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Calgary, Canada iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 E93-M3 [0.00]	Sure did not give away any M3's in Canada Mine was list $ and had to be ordered, then waited in line almost 4 months to take delivery. You can't negociate when there are none on the showroom floor. Now under a blanket till spring.
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12-16-2008, 11:02 PM	#47
RevFreak14 First Lieutenant 14 Rep 397 Posts Drives: 09 E92 M3 DCT Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (0)	No M3's last year I think a big reason why is that there was no M3 offered last year. Obviously the M3 is the cheapest of the M cars so it has the most sales volume. They've also added the M3 sedan which appeals to people who need 4 doors. So if you think about it, there is definetly some spin to that article.
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12-17-2008, 09:53 AM	#49
RevFreak14 First Lieutenant 14 Rep 397 Posts Drives: 09 E92 M3 DCT Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (0)	That's true. I stand corrected. Even still, there's a definite slant in that article.
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