Less than 10 Alpine White M3s in the UK?

[old///MFanatic]

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It's the same story with the interiors. M-texture for instance was rare at the time because it was regarded as ugly and no body wanted to pay for the cost option of adding it. But these days, again rarity ignored, many would say the m-texture is way better looking and more interesting than standard black leather.

I’m not sure about in NZ, but in the USA it wasn’t an added cost option. It was standard no cost, to get leather was the cost option. And again when you buy an M3 back in the day you’re not buying a cheap car. You can afford it (mostly lol) so you want a car you can drive and show that looks great now. Not what might be rare because other buyers after you also don’t like it.

In regards to colors, BMW ///M sometimes is a little ahead of its time in trends.

[Thoglan]

old///MFanatic I could be wrong on it being a cost option, just remember seeing that somewhere. The only m texture cars brought into NZ were early japanese imports AFAIK, of which only one survives (mine 😁) I guess that makes the rarity all the more confusing to me. Preferences change overtime I suppose.

I agree very few people buy cars and select options they expect to be rare but rather just order how they want their car. Just seems so foreign to me to order leather at a cost over something way more premium feeling and better looking imo. I would have a hard time owning a normal leather interior now knowing there is an m texture option out there. But that is largely why I am so fascinated by production numbers, seeing how preferences and styles have changed over time and how that's reflected in quantity.