Yeah, I'd agree with this. There are still some other cosmetic issues, though.

 

i have noticed that white and lighter color 3 series convertibles the panels are more obvious and less "smooth". darker color cars its harder to tell. Me personally if i had a choice between a coupe and convertible i would pick the drop top without thinking twice.

 

I was waiting for the release of the price on the M3 Convetible as I have a deposit on one at my dealer, but with a 10K premium and no Carbon Fiber roof, I am seriously thinking twice.

Maybe some better pics of the roof looking less broken may sway my opinion, but the clean CF lines on the coupe are a true touch that only the M6 has on the road to date!

Boy I am so confused now.

The M3 coupe fully loaded is already $68,500 with all the options I want, so adding 10K to that is an $80K car...might as well get an R8 or a GT-R or a CPO M5 or M6 or a CLS AMG?

 

The tail lights are the same.

 

Coupe lines look much better (particularly the side profile):

 

yup, the coupe side profile is awesome

if i get the m3, white is a great choice to show case the cf roof

 

Not when dealers are marking it $30K above sticker.

 

lol. which dealer? you have no idea right?


Even in california, you can easily get one for MSRP.

 

Jeez I liked it until I saw THAT

 

hahaha You're so funny and cool, I wish you were my friend.

WRONG.

YOU apparently have no idea:

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/10/2...up-to-100-000/

 

I just ordered one today. May build date, and June delivery at MSRP.

Want to see the scan of order sheet??

 

If it was a dark color, it probably wouldnt be as noticeable...

 

Huh? I wanted to prove a point that these are, contrary to your beliefs, being marked up in ridiculous fashion. Why would I care about your particular order sheet? So you got one without markup. Other dealerships apparently think they can get a $30,000 premium.

You should contact Century West BMW, they'll probably buy yours for more than what you paid, and then you can go back to your dealer and order another one.

 

About the time that was posted on Autoblog, Irvine BMW had 25k on theirs. A week later, the had a 4-door for 10k over. There's not really a shortage of these cars and it seems the demand isn't as high as dealers had hoped.

 

It will be interresting to see what M3 convertibles actually go out the door for. I was at the BMW shop this morning for the 128i convertible review; I glanced at a couple of new M3 coupes that were brushing $70,000 on the factory list alone (and some places, of course, charge a dealer-added markup). You can bet the monthly rent, of course, that, in most cases, M3 convertibles will run even more.