There is no such thing as “BMW won’t let them drop under 80% of original MSRP”. BMW USA is not the one deciding what a used car is worth. Anything and everything is negotiable.

Low volume color * low volume color = even lower sales figures

It’s not a cost issue. It doesn’t cost any more for BMW to paint the M2 in Alpine White vs Thundernight Metallic. It’s a marketing dept trying to make some particular color “exclusive”.

All Canadian “east coast” bound BMW’s land at Halifax.