///m 135
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///m 135
Dear All
Frankcos is right, the listed price is $250K for 5 door and $245K for 3 door.
frankcos;933160 said:
Dear All
Frankcos is right, the listed price is $250K for 5 door and $245K for 3 door.
Re: ///m 135
agree to me the whole idea of diluting the M brand is so that they can charge higher for non M cars n yet make them w mass produced non M parts. Eg. the E9x M I think >80% of the parts are specially made for M only.
So by calling it M135 etc etc, they push up the price yet the parts cost not as expensive to make as they are shared w lower end models. Helps the bottom line of BMW thats all. Long run it may gradually kill off the M brand purists n they may end up looking at porsche or whichever brand hasn't abused/diluted the brand image.
Niva;934852 said:
agree to me the whole idea of diluting the M brand is so that they can charge higher for non M cars n yet make them w mass produced non M parts. Eg. the E9x M I think >80% of the parts are specially made for M only.
So by calling it M135 etc etc, they push up the price yet the parts cost not as expensive to make as they are shared w lower end models. Helps the bottom line of BMW thats all. Long run it may gradually kill off the M brand purists n they may end up looking at porsche or whichever brand hasn't abused/diluted the brand image.
Re: ///m 135
i do think that the M135 is decently priced compared to the bigger brothers?
though yeah, M-purists wouldn't like the new direction of the M cars..
i do think that the M135 is decently priced compared to the bigger brothers?
though yeah, M-purists wouldn't like the new direction of the M cars..
clar
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Re: ///m 135
Purists never really like the direction of just about anything. The funny thing is that today's so called "purists", aren't even that pure in the eyes of purists of generations ago. I keep hearing about diluting this and diluting that. Like Life in general, it's probably not abt right or wrong, but to do with Haves and Have-Nots. The manufacturer with the established brand or lineage would seek to capitalize on it while those without, would lan lan stay put. Did i hear somebody say Porsche not diluting their brand image? Porsche used to make only impractical sports cars. To survive, they started making cheaper Boxster and followed by Cayenne and Panamera and made them all look like frogs. That's not diluting the 911 brand image? The only car company that keeps things exclusive are among the Dodo and T-Rex now. Car companies need to pursue different directions for varying reasons and also to keep their bottom line healthy. If they stay the same, trust me, people would be accusing them of being lazy and complacent.
Purists never really like the direction of just about anything. The funny thing is that today's so called "purists", aren't even that pure in the eyes of purists of generations ago. I keep hearing about diluting this and diluting that. Like Life in general, it's probably not abt right or wrong, but to do with Haves and Have-Nots. The manufacturer with the established brand or lineage would seek to capitalize on it while those without, would lan lan stay put. Did i hear somebody say Porsche not diluting their brand image? Porsche used to make only impractical sports cars. To survive, they started making cheaper Boxster and followed by Cayenne and Panamera and made them all look like frogs. That's not diluting the 911 brand image? The only car company that keeps things exclusive are among the Dodo and T-Rex now. Car companies need to pursue different directions for varying reasons and also to keep their bottom line healthy. If they stay the same, trust me, people would be accusing them of being lazy and complacent.
Re: ///m 135
lol... it's like complainers will always complain.
good post
lol... it's like complainers will always complain.
good post
clar;946792 said:
Re: ///m 135
lol... it's like complainers will always complain.
good post
lol... it's like complainers will always complain.
good post
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