1) MT transmissions do not kill people, cause cancer, brain damage, etc - like leaded gasoline did (AT might make you brain dead though, lol). So a pretty poor comparison. It's more like how future cars will be self-driving only, because why do anything in a car like shift gears or steer? the car does it better anyway. see my point?
2) sure, people who bought used E30s 20 years ago couldn't buy a new BMW then. But what happens over time? Every single BMW I've had since has been newer & more expensive. It's possible, even likely, that eventually I would buy a new one (I could afford one, but - meh). I make like 10x as much money as I did when I bought my E30, but since they literally do not make a single car that I would want to buy now, that possibility is gone.
So it doesn't follow that BMW shouldn't care about the 2nd hand market, because those are the people who already love BMWs and are more likely to choose that brand first if they are in the market for a new car.
2) sure, people who bought used E30s 20 years ago couldn't buy a new BMW then. But what happens over time? Every single BMW I've had since has been newer & more expensive. It's possible, even likely, that eventually I would buy a new one (I could afford one, but - meh). I make like 10x as much money as I did when I bought my E30, but since they literally do not make a single car that I would want to buy now, that possibility is gone.
So it doesn't follow that BMW shouldn't care about the 2nd hand market, because those are the people who already love BMWs and are more likely to choose that brand first if they are in the market for a new car.
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