[infinitigor]

Originally Posted by pz619

I like where your head is at. Don't want to be the buzzkill, but it might be hard to get one in 4 months. Many allocations are already sold. If you can find one it's likely MSRP or possibly higher. If you are willing to accept that, then I would say go for it!

yea iv accepted it would most likely be msrp or more, but then again it could be so limited that it'll hold its value well & maybe even make something back in a few years selling it

[infinitigor]

Originally Posted by Ray knight

i'm 6'6" and have tons of room in the M235i. i have not sat in the M2 but i would expect its the same size. now as for people sitting behind me, thats a problem. lol. plenty of rear room even behind me in the M3.

yea & to be honest i never even have people in my back seat these days anyway, so sounds like the size is fine. You know, I' was actually looking at the m235i & liked it, but it seems the m235i is the same price as m2 MSRP wise. LSD + nicely optioned m235i and the m2 are priced similarly, might as well go with the m2 at this point (if could even get 1)

[jmg]

Originally Posted by infinitigor

but then again it could be so limited that it'll hold its value well & maybe even make something back in a few years selling it

Has that ever happened within a few years of debut?

[ft1330]

Originally Posted by BavarianFanatic

I love how everyone thinks the 2 Series is "small". It's almost EXACTLY the same size as an E36 coupe. I don't recall anyone calling the E36 small. I think folks have also forgotten that the F30 isn't far from the dimensions of the E34 and E39...

It's like you've been living under a rock and didn't notice that all cars have grown in size since 1990. It's pretty obvious that people got used to bigger cars over time. So yes it's 2016 and this is now considered small...

[BavarianFanatic]

Originally Posted by ft1330

It's like you've been living under a rock and didn't notice that all cars have grown in size since 1990. It's pretty obvious that people got used to bigger cars over time. So yes it's 2016 and this is now considered small...

This isn't universally true. There has been some obvious bloat over the years among all manufacturers, but in BMW's case, they've moved quite a few of their cars up the rung from a size classification standpoint i.e. subcompact, compact, midsize, etc for a given series.

Cars on a whole are still WAY smaller than they were in the past so they're all "small" if you want to split hairs.

[casualDIYer]

Originally Posted by chiefneil

BMW went twin-turbo with the M3/M4, so I think they agree with you.

Sticking with the single-turbo in the M2 is probably a combination of cost and marketing (can't threaten the M3) considerations.

It looks like an awesome car and I'm also thinking about it for when I'm ready to get out of my F30.

Exactly. As the Porche guys say "it got Cayman-ized"

[chiefneil]

Originally Posted by menncars

Exactly. As the Porche guys say "it got Cayman-ized"

Yeah. Single-turbo 4-banger in the new boxster/cayman makes me sad