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Originally Posted by mkoesel
Right, what I was getting at with the words "esoteric and obtuse" is that it would have to be something very specific to the M4.
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Seems like 3 possibilites ...
(1.) Cheap-out. This seems improbable for the reasons you laid out ... too many other ways to go that would be less obvious.
(2.) Regulation issue. This also seems improbable since the US 4 series has it, Euro M4s have it, the feature is
listed on the BMWNA site, and it's clearly a surprise to people including BMW apparently
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Woodcliff Lake, NJ – April 3, 2014 6:00pm EDT/3:00pm PDT. . . The all-new BMW M4 Convertible arrives in US showrooms late this summer ... Even bulky items can be transported with the BMW M4 Convertible. A flat and level storage area can be utilized when the backrest of the rear bench seat is folded down. The load-through feature, which is standard in the US, makes even more space available: Either a wide opening between the rear passenger compartment and the trunk, or a smaller opening, for skis for example, when four people are seated in the vehicle.
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(3.) Configuration error. BMWNA orders should've all had the load-through but that config option was goofed and the first set of F83s were built without the option.
I think it's #3 and now they've got to figure out how the config error happened, what the fair remediation is, and who's going to pay for it. and, of course, what to do about the load-through config for future orders.