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And again your right, the general public wont care, which is sad that BMW is more interested in marketing and its sales numbers then still keeping in touch with its roots and those die hard fans who follow them no matter what. Either way I'm sure it will be a cracking car, just a shame about the name.
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12-10-2012, 09:02 PM | #113 |
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Actually no, it would not.
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12-10-2012, 10:06 PM | #115 | |
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I understand it from a branding standpoint, but I do not have to agree with it. Regardless, I am saying what I would do to my personal car and it would not require the consent of the forum.
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12-10-2012, 10:30 PM | #116 | |
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12-10-2012, 10:43 PM | #117 | |
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How is adding numbers overkill? Go ahead and debadge all you want...I wont loose a minutes sleep over it. I just simply think that is retarded to re-badge any model car to a model that it is not....at least according to the MANUFACTURER of the car. |
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12-10-2012, 10:57 PM | #118 |
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12-11-2012, 12:19 AM | #119 |
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Where I live we all own real M4's
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12-11-2012, 07:22 AM | #120 |
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All those that know the M3 will know what the M4 is. All those that won't know what the M4 is, neither will know what an M3 is or was. For them it will just be a "BMW". Most funny thing is that in the mind of many "M4" already exists.
"What car was that? Z4, M3? M4???" Wether you talk to girls or even guys. They often confuse M3 and Z4 and call them M4. LOL |
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12-11-2012, 08:14 AM | #121 |
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Actually, yes, it would be. It's placing a different badge on a car and saying it's something that it's not. Why is that so hard for you to understand. It's really simple.
I guess simple things are complicated for some
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12-11-2012, 08:22 AM | #122 |
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Why do y'all have to take things so fucking seriously?
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12-11-2012, 04:23 PM | #123 |
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agreed
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12-12-2012, 02:13 PM | #127 | |
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In our present times of questioning BMW's prime focus in performance automobile design, I think it is a welcomed move to attempt a personal, physiological preservation of the roots of the company’s Motorsport division. If anything, it should be celebrated that BMW fans want to keep the name reference. It keeps the sauce authentic, whereas most people will go and buy and "M4" with no idea or care of what the car means to automotive history and the continuous progression of BMW as a company.
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And it's plain cynical: bean counters & marketing types > heritage
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12-13-2012, 05:34 PM | #129 | |
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Flip this on its head and maybe over time the punters will think of the M3 as a lower-rent M4 <ugh>
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Thank you!!!! Finally someone gets it!
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I have owned M3's since I ordered my 1st in 2001, which was Laguna Seca Blue & happily came de-limited with all German OEM Equipment to the U.S. No one here is smarter than BMW to feel they are more wise to go messing with the car name in any fashion. May as well even have the open mindedness to badge it as an M6 or 1M as well, or since it is a Sedan, M5 or M6 Gran Coupé. Complete nonsense. |
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