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Even tho the m perf carbon one was more expensive and premium i just went with the black "M\\" one |
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05-11-2021, 09:17 PM | #222 |
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Small correction... It's ///M as opposed to M\\ Or, if you got M\\ I'm thinking you got a Chinese knockoff.
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As cool and fun as they are, the lite versions that BMW make are definitely not in the same camp as proper Ms. from the same or even recent generations. I am less likely to buy a future M or any BMW due to the current trend of uglification than I am due to ///M diluted cars.
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I actually drive a X3 M40i and never considered it a M car.
But...I find it closer to the M3 G80 I test drove than any other "base" BMW. I like the M3 and so, I've ordered one. I've always debadged all my cars and I don't care about this ego-M-shit. I drive what I like to drive. The M3 could be called the 350i, I don't care. |
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Definitely not, and this would really only matter to true enthusiasts since they would immediately know the difference between an "M-Sport" and a real M car.
Personally I don't think it dilutes the M brand, not everyone needs the performance of a proper M car, but they do like the styling bits |
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I like how everybody assumes going for M 'lite' has to do with affordability. Literally, the only reason I got M240i vs M2 is because M2 couldn't customize the interior (I wanted tan leather).
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05-23-2021, 09:10 AM | #231 | |
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I guess part of me thinks "Hey, I added this, not BMW" so why would I give them credit? |
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Reminds me of back in the day, guys would put Shelby insignia on a Mustang GT. Looked great; wasn't a Shelby. M xxx's are nice cars. But M cars have only one number after them. "M" packages or non-performance enhancing parts are a joke. But, to each his own. If you buy a 5.7 Challenger and want to put Demon badges on it, you're only fooling yourself--when you come up against a Camaro SS at a stoplight...
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Personally I think caring about badges and brands at all is what makes one philosophically inferior. The car is for you, not anyone else. I don't like words and numbers from a design perspective, so I de-badge my cars.
Try to pace me for an afternoon in the Catskills and you'll see what I'm about. |
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A bit more of a “real” cobra than this
http://nubodiautos.moonfruit.com/kobra/4593423432 |
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I do not know why there are 11 pages of this thread so far…🤣
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