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Originally Posted by Below Speed Limit
I completely agree with you, but to me, it's all about "best bang for the buck". Spending $7,300 on some package (which by the way is the most expensive package after CCBs, almost the cost of B&O+Full Leather), I, and I'm sure many others, want to make damn sure that a) we get the package for the right reasons and b) if we do get it, we get it the right way.
Many many people get competition package for the wheels. Sad but true. All perception. If not only for wheels, wheels is one of the primary reasons. Because it sets their car apart. It was the same in E9X M3 3 years ago (well that package cost less than half of what this one did).
I don't think it's a smart thing to do, buying cast wheels that are 20" in diameter to support a 4400 lbs car with a 575 hp engine. If these were 18s or even 19s, its something else. But time will only tell. I guess if someone living in LA or NYC can beat the shit out of these wheels for a few years and they have no cracks and the balance does not go out once every 6 months, then maybe it's not so bad. But even so, them being $400 cheaper (so thats $1600 in total) is a big rip off. If BMW made the other wheels more expensive, I would totally understand. But selling them for the same price online but charging different amount from their parts store is just totally wrong.
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Well BMW does allow the 343M wheels to be added to the Competition Package as a no-cost option. Without the Competition Package, the 343M wheels are a $1,300 option. So basically the Competition Package is only $6K and allows you to get the 601M wheels instead of the 343Ms. I for one would have gotten the Competition Package if available when I bought my M5. Although I probably would have stuck to the 343M wheels but in the optional black (which didn't seem to be an option back then).