Originally Posted by Simon
That is interesting. I wonder what percentage of the installed base that represents? In other words, how many 861s are there out there? My dealer thinks probably about 350-400, and that about a third would go for the upgrade.

To be honest I'd be astonished if such a high hit rate was achieved. Given the change in their dealer network that M have had over the recent past, I'd have thought a certain number of owners would have fallen "outside" of the dealer network. On this basis if a third of owners have been "lost", then half the rest are converting? Especially given the marginal benefits the V6 gives versus V4.

I suppose the best analogy is back to that of a recent topic, cars. When BMW, say, introduce a new M3/5, I wonder what % of normal (ie non-fleet) existing M3/5 owners rush out to upgrade to the more recent model?

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