New M3, $100,000.

thepixelfreak > wrote in news:2007060414515716807%not@dotcom:

> 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.

z wrote:
> thepixelfreak > wrote in news:2007060414515716807%not@dotcom:
>
>
>>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.

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

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On Tue, 05 Jun 2007 15:34:25 -0400, Fred W > wrote:

>z wrote:
>> thepixelfreak > wrote in news:2007060414515716807%not@dotcom:
>>
>>
>>>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.
>
>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

Fred W > wrote in
:

> z wrote:
>> thepixelfreak > wrote in
>> news:2007060414515716807%not@dotcom:
>>
>>
>>>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.
>
> 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

In article >,
Floyd Rogers > wrote:
>"thepixelfreak" > wrote
>> 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.

It's revenge for bombing Dresden.

Yes that was in very poor taste. My bad.


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On Fri, 8 Jun 2007 03:21:18 +0000 (UTC), (Richard Sexton)
wrote:

>In article >,
>Floyd Rogers > wrote:
>>"thepixelfreak" > wrote
>>> 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.
>
>It's revenge for bombing Dresden.
>
>Yes that was in very poor taste. My bad.

But we didn't hit the porcelain factories