"wait, where are these slightly used M3Ws which are being quoted as around $25K?!? I have yet to see this."
No, not 25,000 bucks, but 25,000 pounds sterling, that would make it around 37,000 greenbacks.
I've had my M3W advertised on Pistonheads for the last 3 months for £25,995, [which obviously means I would accept £25k] with hardly a single serious inquiry, and traded it in against the Plus 4, for £25k, I heard only tonight that the dealer is planning to advertise it for £28k with its' 2,600 miles and quiet bevel box and all. Ce la vie.