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Originally Posted by CanAutM3
Well, in my area, the cheapest M3/4 are all 6MT. I am not sure a snapshot taken on a given day in a given area tells much...
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You and Habber are in Canada - I think there's some confusion about the "given area"- it's not just any area. 500 miles from San Francisco includes Monterey (ever heard of Monterey Car Week?), Los Angeles, and many more cities. This sample market is 15+ million people, and California is a huge car market and arguably a major driver of car trends. There's a reason why you can drive a Ferrari California but not a Ferrari Quebec.
It's clear that there is a price premium for manual 4 doors in the California market for M3/M4 - someone on this thread already said they shipped a car to California from the east coast due to this.