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Originally Posted by OBMWBrian
Little correction here, it's important to compare like to like. Lots of people are talking about the M8 being a nearly-$200k car, when the highest you can possibly get is with an M8 Comp Convertible at $188,275, with literally every option imaginable including $5000 for frozen paint, $8,150 for CCBs, and $2,300 for Night Vision, all of which are options that almost nobody gets. Take those out at you're at $172,825.
I get it's relatively close to the $200k mark, but that's for a maxed out M8 Convertible. A better comparison to the M5 would be an M8 Coupe (or Gran Coupe, now), and if you're comparing max to max, an M5 tops out at $142,280. A $30k jump, which is hardly the $60-80k jump it seems some people think there is.
I'm not marginalizing how much more expensive the M8 is, but you can't say the M8 is a near-$200k car that's too similar to a $120k M5...
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Yes! And therein lies (pun intended) the issue. The most maxed out M to date can also be maxed out with options flirting with a $200k price tag. You’d think it would be packaged better for the initial price shock. The operative word, “from”
Is a another way of saying...good luck finding one on a dealers lot anywhere close to the advertised “from” price. Now, add M tax, dealer hustle taxes, perceived scarcity and other up sells such as paint protection, wheel/tire protection programs, and what most owners will do....springs, tint, ECU twerks, and full body wraps.