In a way, I kind of like the idea of this car having a somewhat limited run in the sense that I don't want to see one on every street corner, but 500 would be ridiculous. IMO, it would end up driving the cost up to the point that it would be foolish to buy one. Most would probably be picked up by collecters, I would guess - hardly consistent with ///M's stated intention of attracting a younger buyer. Truthfully, from what I've heard about this car so far it needs to MSRP in the low $40's to make sense. I know that's awfully close to a base 135i, but they should sell it without the option of nav, premium pack, sunroof, etc, in order to make it a more distinct product in the lineup.
I'm going to hold out for official word before I totally buy this 500 vehicle allocation thing, though.
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