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Why did the M disappear?
Sorry for if this is a rookie question, but after driving my M roadster in a "lively" fashion this morning, a question popped into my head. Why did they stop making this car?!
Let me add a few qualifiers: 1) as some of you may have read, I thought I had issues with valve adjustment, but turns out two shops confirmed it's the standard Vanos sound; and 2) I took a hard look at a brand new 3.5 (???), the one the dealer said was supposed to replicate the M car. I found it to be quite quick, but "soul-less."
While driving my car in a spirited fashion this morning (God I love this car, I should have purchased it 20 years ago), I started wondering...why would BMW ever stop making this car? I recall hearing that BMW only made ~2,000 of the M roadsters (total?!; or in one year?). In the latest iteration of their sports car it seems they went solely to the paddle shifter. Don't get me wrong, I love convenience, but a paddle shifter...on a sports car? Can't they at least offer it as an option?
So...Why did they stop making the M car?
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