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At one point, the BMW M3 had a "launch" mode, which enabled a couple of bits to get the bragged about 0-60 time. The car computer also kept track of how many ti
by zamnos 3y ago
At one point, the BMW M3 had a "launch" mode, which enabled a couple of bits to get the bragged about 0-60 time. The car computer also kept track of how many times it was used, and your warranty expired after 10 launches.
- josefresco 3y agoI've seen references to 30, 50 and 100 launches (now 10), and what seems like a lot of FUD in the BMW forums. Does anyone have a current/verified resource of this policy? It's gotta be buried in the fine print somewhere...
- mikestew 3y agoTwenty years on, I've yet to see a shred of evidence. A lot of punters playing BMW employees, though, who never seem to be able to find that document they're saying would prove it.
- zamnos 3y agoI read it Road and Track magazine or some such when I was a child. If it turns out to be apocryphal, I wouldn't be surprised.