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      01-05-2017, 04:41 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by CanAutM3 View Post
I woudn't consider the S2000 as a "base" model...
I'm not seeing where he referred to the S2000 as a "base" model.

He makes a good point though...just consider:
In the US Market in 1999, a "plebeian" marque such as Honda (sans Acura), who's most expensive offering at the time was probably the S2000, came equipped with projector-type HID headlamps as standard & had a starting price comparable to that of the cheapest BMW offering at the time, the 3-series, which wasn't so equipped as standard.

Even after several generations & almost two decades, a "premium" brand like BMW, who's bread and butter product continues to be the 3-series, still comes standard with non-HID reflector-type headlamps on the base model.
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