Technically this doesn’t meet my *unicorn* standards (Less than $35,000, under 60,000 miles) but I wanted to wish readers a Happy New Year to start 2020 – and it’s a real driver’s car and got my attention amongst the 13 used 2020 models in the CarMax inventory. I once asked a CarMax rep why damn near brand new cars are up for sale and he told me most of these are repossessions. Interesting.
This 2020 BMW M2 Competition sold new very recently for a good $60,000, so not much depreciation in the selling price of $55,998. I thrive on depreciation. The short take on this short M2 from this Car and Driver review suggests adding the M4 Competition engine to the M2 Competition in 2019 was a good thing – the 405hp twin-turbo inline six mated to a six speed manual transmission is good for a four second flat 0-60mph run.
The down side, in the review, is that the M2 Competition beats the hell out of the driver on the road but is exhilarating and rewarding on the track. No need for MaxCare – the car is still under manufacturer warranty. Find it here in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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Perhaps the M2 is too small and you need something more functional and you’re rolling in the dough – here’s the BMW X5 M50i. Straight line performance is almost the same as the M2, and you get gobs of room along with your 523hp. You should – the $93,998 price of this “used” BMW X5 is $10,000 more than MSRP – but I can’t see what was optioned up on the SUV. Maybe it’s a bargain?  Find it here in Fairfield, California. (Sorry for CarMax’s crappy pictures of this beaut.)
Keep up the great work!
Ah, the M2 Competition. Arguably, what BMW’s *used* to look like before most of the models turned into bloated whale-mobiles. Someday my pretty, you shall be mine… when you have depreciated enough to become a true “unicorn”. Happy new year, Chuck!