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MushyHeirloom
02/20/09

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Is that "...emulate actual M-cars' bigger wheels" or "...emulate actual M-cars: bigger wheels..."?
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TysonZetes
02/20/09

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I love these "poseur" vehicles. I don't want a useless 400hp M3 when I can have a 300hp car that looks the same for like what, 20% cheaper? All these folks and their rants against a great looking car with too little horsepower. Gas is not plentiful, so looks trump power in my opinion, especially since only assholes need to speed from a green light so I can slowly pull up next to them one mile later at a red light.
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DoctorNine
02/20/09

@TysonZetes: As a lady's man, I concur with your judgement.

Good looks and a little stiffness are so much superior

to ugly brutish power, in the days of gas not being plentiful.

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1300ccsoffury
02/20/09

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So BMW is trying to get in on the action enjoyed by Dinan, Turner, Hartge, AC Schnitzer, etc.?

I think this stuff would work well on my (future, used) E90 wagon.
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ChiSox219
02/20/09

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Will this package improve my driveway time?
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engineerd
02/21/09

@ChiSox219: I called that one.

Damn...I've been on here too long if I can see a Jalopimeme coming from a mile away.
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Number_Six
02/20/09

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It's not as bad as Audi's "S" badges. Those are truly meaningless.
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not4one
02/20/09

@Number_Six: Correct me if I'm wrong, I think the "S" badge actually refers to a particular level of mechanical equipment and some very quite discreet trim. In other words, it's not nearly as meaningless as something that amounts to an appearance package.
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Ben Wojdyla
02/20/09

@not4one: Well, the S-line used to be the top-line in Audi badassery. The current S4 has a 340 HP V8 which would be pretty damn awesome... if the 420 HP RS4 didn't exist.
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Pessimippopotamus
02/20/09

@Number_Six: Not as bad as Audi's S badges because you like BMW better.
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Number_Six
02/21/09

@Ben Wojdyla: I am all too aware of S3, S4, S6, etc. They're all on my wish list. It's the regular A4s and such with a little red badge on them that piss me off.
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Pessimippopotamus
02/21/09

@Number_Six: What makes you sure that the M Sport label is any different? It's not.
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BuddyHinton
02/20/09

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Why so much flak for people who want to improve the look of their car? Oh I know. Because now the "true" M owners can't be instantly recognized as an "true" M owner. Their M's have somehow been diluted. Waaah. Quit yer moaning and stop being so self involved. If you bought an M because you can be instantly recognized as having spent more money, you did the wrong thing. I bought mine for the engine and suspension.
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Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
02/20/09

@BuddyHinton: I don't think too many people will be fooled by this. Some, sure. The problem is that this is mainly unneeded tacked on plastic bits that don't improve performance. It's the performance improvements, and the integration of the whole package, that makes the genuine M desirable and worth the staggering price.
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BuddyHinton
02/21/09

@Van Sarockin: I think i see your point. But I guess my assumption with anyone buying this is strictly to improve looks of the car. Not improve performance.
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Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
02/21/09

@BuddyHinton: Those poor souls were already dead to me.

The upside of this is that it might make it a little easier for folks who might actually use the M performance to get one. The posers will likely flock to, and be sufficiently content with the trim bits.
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theeastbaykid
02/20/09

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The suspension stuff is not to be overlooked. I drove a standard Z4 coupe with the sport suspension and it was significantly more aggressive than the standard bits. And depending on the model, the aesthetic stuff is not bad either. The M Sport stuff makes the Corvette stuff look like nothing more than a tacky collection of stickers and ugly polished wheels...oh, wait....
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If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
02/20/09

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Do I get a little "M" badge on the trunklid? If I'm going to spend another $3k+ in options, I need an extra $3k in poser street cred.
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Jo Schmo
02/20/09

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OOH OOH I wanna play dress-up! Will the M Sport clothes fit my 85 daytona?
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Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
02/20/09

@Jo Schmo, Pauljones evil and opposite twin: I think it's easier to swap clothes with Pontiac's body cladding. That's be a fashion forward BMW!
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DoctorNine
02/20/09

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Philistines, scoff if you must.

My wife likes the 'stiffer tuning'.

Just saying...
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Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
02/20/09

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Well, at least you'll get a little performance/handling benefit from the suspension mods, along with your tacky additional poser plastic.
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number9ine
02/20/09

@Van Sarockin: In today's spirit, I'm trying to come up with an Anderson Cooper crotch analogy for the pointless gaping maw on this "M-lite" and am coming up short.

Calling Vanity Fair...
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Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
02/20/09

@number9ine: Sort of an underbite thing...

These new BMWs have the potential to be vastly improved by new, taped on bodywork. Throw a little water on all that flame surfacing. I wonder if those Saturn plastic panels might fit?
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engineerd
02/20/09

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This and the Corvette GT1 appearance package prove the need for an update to the old P.T. Barnum quote.

For 2009 I propose: "There's a poseur born every minute."
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