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New M3, $100,000.

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thepixelfreak - 04 Jun 2007 22:51 GMT
Saw a post that the new M3 is 50,000 British pounds. aka 100 grand USD.

Just way too much for a car. Isn't that nearly 40 grand more than the
previous M3?

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Jeff Strickland - 05 Jun 2007 01:20 GMT
That's only way too much for you.

Lots of people drive cars costing that much, or more. I'm not one of them,
but maybe in a few years one will show up on the Used Car market, and I can
get it for 10k, or so -- which is way closer to my price range ...

> Saw a post that the new M3 is 50,000 British pounds. aka 100 grand USD.
>
> Just way too much for a car. Isn't that nearly 40 grand more than the
> previous M3?
eddie.tao@gmail.com - 05 Jun 2007 02:17 GMT
> Saw a post that the new M3 is 50,000 British pounds. aka 100 grand USD.
>
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>
> thepixelfreak

Wow that's extremely pricey if it is 100k, if you take into
consideration the past year's model was around 60k....the price
increase probably has to do with the fact that they're putting in a v8
for the first time instead of the I6.
steve-caner@clara.co.uk - 05 Jun 2007 17:27 GMT
>> Saw a post that the new M3 is 50,000 British pounds. aka 100 grand USD.
>>
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>increase probably has to do with the fact that they're putting in a v8
>for the first time instead of the I6.

Another thing is the engine is cast on the same line as the Formula 1 blocks and
apparently hand built too.

Pity some of the idiots that buy them won't have such pedigree
Floyd Rogers - 05 Jun 2007 02:52 GMT
> Saw a post that the new M3 is 50,000 British pounds. aka 100 grand USD.
>
> Just way too much for a car. Isn't that nearly 40 grand more than the
> previous M3?

Although you're right that the UK price for the M3 will be around 51K
pounds, the US price will be more in the $56K-$58K range (according
to Car & Driver and other sources).  The UK guys are getting screwed.

FloydR
Jeff Strickland - 05 Jun 2007 02:56 GMT
>> Saw a post that the new M3 is 50,000 British pounds. aka 100 grand USD.
>>
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> pounds, the US price will be more in the $56K-$58K range (according
> to Car & Driver and other sources).  The UK guys are getting screwed.

It is very costly to put the steering wheel on the wrong side.
Jack - 05 Jun 2007 03:54 GMT
>>> Saw a post that the new M3 is 50,000 British pounds. aka 100 grand USD.
>>>
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>
> It is very costly to put the steering wheel on the wrong side.

The price of the high end autos has very little to do with their cost and
much more to do with what people will pay.  I guess they think the brits
will pay more than the yanks.
Jeff Strickland - 05 Jun 2007 03:57 GMT
>>>> Saw a post that the new M3 is 50,000 British pounds. aka 100 grand USD.
>>>>
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> much more to do with what people will pay.  I guess they think the brits
> will pay more than the yanks.

Maybe. But the Brits need the controls placed on the wrong side, maybe that
costs more ...
Oscar@nowhere.com - 05 Jun 2007 17:28 GMT
>>>> Saw a post that the new M3 is 50,000 British pounds. aka 100 grand USD.
>>>>
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>much more to do with what people will pay.  I guess they think the brits
>will pay more than the yanks.

Another misconception.......... the truth is the UK is the cheapest place in
Europe to buy a car at the moment.
Richard Sexton - 08 Jun 2007 04:21 GMT
>> Saw a post that the new M3 is 50,000 British pounds. aka 100 grand USD.
>>
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>pounds, the US price will be more in the $56K-$58K range (according
>to Car & Driver and other sources).  The UK guys are getting screwed.

It's revenge for bombing Dresden.

Yes that was in very poor taste. My bad.

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Oscar@nowhere.com - 08 Jun 2007 22:08 GMT
>>> Saw a post that the new M3 is 50,000 British pounds. aka 100 grand USD.
>>>
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>
>Yes that was in very poor taste. My bad.

But we didn't hit the porcelain factories
Pet Parker - 05 Jun 2007 05:25 GMT
> Saw a post that the new M3 is 50,000 British pounds. aka 100 grand USD.
>
> Just way too much for a car. Isn't that nearly 40 grand more than the
> previous M3?

the Audi R6 is £52K and I see a number of them..............
z - 05 Jun 2007 19:09 GMT
> Saw a post that the new M3 is 50,000 British pounds. aka 100 grand USD.
>
> Just way too much for a car. Isn't that nearly 40 grand more than the
> previous M3?

keep in mind that a little over a year ago that 50,000 UKP car would have
only cost 85,000.  The dollar is very weak at the moment.
Fred W - 05 Jun 2007 20:34 GMT
>>Saw a post that the new M3 is 50,000 British pounds. aka 100 grand USD.
>>
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> keep in mind that a little over a year ago that 50,000 UKP car would have
> only cost 85,000.  The dollar is very weak at the moment.

Regardless, nobody will be paying $100k for the new M3, so it can't be
all that weak...

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Oscar@nowhere.com - 05 Jun 2007 21:57 GMT
>>>Saw a post that the new M3 is 50,000 British pounds. aka 100 grand USD.
>>>
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>Regardless, nobody will be paying $100k for the new M3, so it can't be
>all that weak...

Fred

Don't say that ----------- people still buy Skoda, Fiat and some folk also buy
That monstrosity built by VW - I hear they sold 3 last year
z - 06 Jun 2007 00:16 GMT
>>>Saw a post that the new M3 is 50,000 British pounds. aka 100 grand
>>>USD.
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
> Regardless, nobody will be paying $100k for the new M3, so it can't be
> all that weak...

not me thats for sure.

I'd settle for a wrecked e30 m3 with a good engine and transmission
 
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