World's first M-division dealer
2010-07-30 06:58
The tiny Island of Singapore is a modern economic miracle.
Small, without any natural resources (unlike its oil-rich neighbours) the tiny republic has become perhaps the fiercest of all Asian tiger economies courtesy of a very capable work force adding value to essentially anything they touch.
Simply put, the place is flush with cash.
Due to the truncated road network (it is a very small island) and horrendous traffic Singapore is hardly a petrolhead’s dream location though.
Burdening the prospect of private car ownership even further is absolutely preposterous vehicle taxation - intended to make car ownership as unappealing as possible, consequently lowering traffic congestion.
A new E92, for instance, will set you back $300 000 in Singapore – and you thought performance cars were expensive in South Africa…
Despite geography and government policy conspiring against car enthusiasts there are still some hardcore (and well moneyed) petrolheads who remain in Singapore. To this end the island republic now sports the world’s first stand-alone M-division BMW dealership, which opened for business this week.
The Singapore M-division dealership retails and services BMW’s most engaging performance car products only.
You would have expected the world’s first dedicated M-division dealer to be located in Munich or perhaps one of the large American cities, yet Singapore leads the way.
Considering the financial sacrifice one has to make to own (let alone drive) something like BMW's M3 in Singapore, we think there is some sense of justice in it all.
