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Originally Posted by BrokenVert
He confirmed the development of an M variant of the 1 series. He simply said that it wont be called "M1" as that jersey has been retired.
But just for a second. How is it that people get all up in arms when a 1 series is rumored to be called M1 but these same people are totally cool with the same 1 series based car being called M Coupe. Isnt M Coupe reserved for Zeds?
You cant have it both ways. Either you are behind the principle that reusing a past name for a past car on a current model is wrong or its right.
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The difference I believe is that the M1 was a legend. The Z4 M coupe, not so much. (But still a great car.) There is a clear difference between a retired number for a team/brand and just a number some other player use to wear.
In the NHL, there is only 1 Official League wide retired number. Even though many other numbers are synonymous with great players, it simply isn't of the same magnitude. This analogy could also be brought down to a per team level. But the semantics behind it are the same.
All things are not equal in this regard.