Help - I'm starting to think I should have bought an M3
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Go test drive an M3 for an hour. Or better yet, go borrow a friends for a day. Get the "gotta go fast" out of your system. Go back to your car and then you'll appreciate it for what it is.
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Originally Posted by needforspeed' post='246690' date='Feb 27 2006, 12:12 PM
I've had my 530d about 3 weeks now.
Out of nowhere today I started to think about my previous car (e46 coupe) and began to daydream about buying an m3.
I've just been scanning the net and a used '53 m3 is about the same price as my '04 530d
The 530d was MEANT to be a quick, comfortable mile eating machine.
At the moment though I (bizzarely) seem to have this hankering for something more extreme.
Can someone please persuade me that I have done the right thing and that an M3 would not be a good idea
I drive about 30,000 miles per year
Out of nowhere today I started to think about my previous car (e46 coupe) and began to daydream about buying an m3.
I've just been scanning the net and a used '53 m3 is about the same price as my '04 530d
The 530d was MEANT to be a quick, comfortable mile eating machine.
At the moment though I (bizzarely) seem to have this hankering for something more extreme.
Can someone please persuade me that I have done the right thing and that an M3 would not be a good idea
I drive about 30,000 miles per yearCheers.
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Originally Posted by rodneyremington' post='246784' date='Feb 27 2006, 08:43 PM
If you are so into high performance why'd you buy a 530, diesel no less?
The diesel 530 is within a few 10th of the 530i on performance and kicks it's butt for sustained power though 30 - 80 mph.
Plus if you had to pay $8+ a gallon for gas you would understand why 29mpg is so much more attractive than 21mpg.
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So, need for speed,
with a name like that, you?re only thinking about getting an m3 vs. a 530D ? You should have!
Honestly, what are You trying to sell? That You?re a hardcore sports driver, forced into buying a family car?
M3(coupe) and any E60 are two different sides of the cantina, serving completely different needs (and age groups). Hello everybody, looking at it from many angles, the E60 is a very good car, but its no sports car!
By the way, I actually did own a M3(E36) (I was 33 then)
with a name like that, you?re only thinking about getting an m3 vs. a 530D ? You should have!
Honestly, what are You trying to sell? That You?re a hardcore sports driver, forced into buying a family car?
M3(coupe) and any E60 are two different sides of the cantina, serving completely different needs (and age groups). Hello everybody, looking at it from many angles, the E60 is a very good car, but its no sports car!
By the way, I actually did own a M3(E36) (I was 33 then)
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I owned an e46M3 for 3 years. It was a great car, but as my wife complained, about as comfortable as a stagecoach. When I first bought my 550i I was a little dissappointed in the handling. It seemed to lack steering feel, that feeling that it will go wherever you point it no questions asked. Well, you know what? I just regained that feeling in my 550 by putting on 166 rims with Michelin PS2 tires. The runflats are what made the steering seem like a Buick. I now truly love the 550! Fast, comfortable, filled with goodies like Sirius, Nav., Bluetooth, etc., and last but not least handles like a BMW.
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Originally Posted by darkside' post='246799' date='Feb 27 2006, 04:21 PM
I owned an e46M3 for 3 years. It was a great car, but as my wife complained, about as comfortable as a stagecoach. When I first bought my 550i I was a little dissappointed in the handling. It seemed to lack steering feel, that feeling that it will go wherever you point it no questions asked. Well, you know what? I just regained that feeling in my 550 by putting on 166 rims with Michelin PS2 tires. The runflats are what made the steering seem like a Buick. I now truly love the 550! Fast, comfortable, filled with goodies like Sirius, Nav., Bluetooth, etc., and last but not least handles like a BMW.
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Originally Posted by Freewilly' post='246703' date='Feb 27 2006, 07:10 PM
3 series (M3) is too small.
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Originally Posted by Keith Farrow' post='246796' date='Feb 27 2006, 01:07 PM
The diesel 530 is within a few 10th of the 530i on performance and kicks it's butt for sustained power though 30 - 80 mph.
Plus if you had to pay $8+ a gallon for gas you would understand why 29mpg is so much more attractive than 21mpg.
Plus if you had to pay $8+ a gallon for gas you would understand why 29mpg is so much more attractive than 21mpg.