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Re: M3 Delay - Bad News for E46 (archive)
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Posted by Mark G on August 13, 2000 at 10:03:50:

In Reply to: M3 Delay - Bad News for E46 posted by Josh on August 13, 2000 at 08:30:48:

I wouldnt be surprised. My dealership told me that so far they have been able to get 1 M5, even though they have a long waiting list. That's one car in nearly 2 yrs, and this is a decent-sized area. It's amazing how little BMW tells their dealers about when they are getting cars, the dealer simply doesnt know when he'll see another. He says all of his customers are getting really fed up. Another example is the Z8. Where the heck is it?

Now the M3 will be a bigger volume car, but still. Even if SOP is 11/00, I'm really getting the feeling my 2 single digit spots wont get me a car until late summer or fall. And the delay makes me worry about quality issues as well. The question is: is the delay because they're fixing the problems and those problems will be solved when the car goes into production, or is it that something is wrong that they are having trouble fixing? I dont know, but it's definitely making me consider a 2nd yr car to make sure the bugs are worked out. I guess we'll see.



I was at a dealer yesterday (purchasing my leased 98 M3) and was told directly by the owner that the E46 M3 won't be received until early next year (as late as Mar). He said if you weren't at least in the top 5 on a big dealers list you wouldn't get yours until late summer or fall. He said, that the dealer allotment is very small very small. If you are on small dealers list forget about it - they "might" get one demo and thats it for at least a year. Furthermore with all the little problems with the M5 that are not "typical" BMW he said, be prepared in this 1st year model of the M3 for the same thing. So picky BMW owners be aware.

I personally can wait to let them get all the bugs out of it. I am really happy with the E36 M3 in fact I might be the only guy on the earth that prefers the body design :-) over the new one.

Just keep in mind when my friend purchased his new S4, he had to wait and wait for factory delays. So even if they confirm your date it still might be several weeks off before you actually receive it.

Josh - Spring, Texas




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