Help me stop wanting an M3!!!!!!!!!
01-11-2007, 01:07 PM
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My Ride: On Order, due in May - 2007MY 530D SE, Silver Grey, Black Dakota, Auto, Brushed aluminium shadowline,sports seats / wheel, hi fi speakers, mats, space saver wheel and a few more bits
I am very happy with mry re-mapped 530D SE and am even going on my first track day in 3 weeks. However, I keep having urges to swap (expensively - on a 4 year lease) for a 2 year old M3. Space not a big deal although I have a 7 & 10 year old. Why do I want an M3????
I have 20% more torque than an M5 (500 V 590Nm) and am faster than an M3 50 - 70? albeit 1 second slower to 60 (but who ever does that)
Maybe it is the track day that is causing this. I should really just go in my mates Caterham and leave my precious E60 in the car park.
When will the M5 be less than 30K?? that could be the answer
I have 20% more torque than an M5 (500 V 590Nm) and am faster than an M3 50 - 70? albeit 1 second slower to 60 (but who ever does that)
Maybe it is the track day that is causing this. I should really just go in my mates Caterham and leave my precious E60 in the car park.
When will the M5 be less than 30K?? that could be the answer
01-11-2007, 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by 07530d' post='377005' date='Jan 12 2007, 02:07 AM
I am very happy with mry re-mapped 530D SE and am even going on my first track day in 3 weeks. However, I keep having urges to swap (expensively - on a 4 year lease) for a 2 year old M3. Space not a big deal although I have a 7 & 10 year old. Why do I want an M3????
I have 20% more torque than an M5 (500 V 590Nm) and am faster than an M3 50 - 70? albeit 1 second slower to 60 (but who ever does that)
Maybe it is the track day that is causing this. I should really just go in my mates Caterham and leave my precious E60 in the car park.
When will the M5 be less than 30K?? that could be the answer
I have 20% more torque than an M5 (500 V 590Nm) and am faster than an M3 50 - 70? albeit 1 second slower to 60 (but who ever does that)
Maybe it is the track day that is causing this. I should really just go in my mates Caterham and leave my precious E60 in the car park.
When will the M5 be less than 30K?? that could be the answer
May i suggest buy new 2007 X5 fully loaded, and a bare skin Z4 M coupe. That's my dream anyway
and it will remain a dream.
01-12-2007, 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by 07530d' post='377005' date='Jan 12 2007, 06:07 AM
Maybe it is the track day that is causing this. I should really just go in my mates Caterham and leave my precious E60 in the car park.
but I will not get the M3, just use you mates Caterham on the trake italot more fun, is it lotus Caterham?
Did you help him build it?
when I go back to the UK I will get a Super light Caterham 7
any way you can just go and hire a M3 for the track days.
for a every day car 5er is the best
01-14-2007, 08:39 AM
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I would swap mate, the M3 E46 is a piece of automotive history, you can't compare the E60 to it in anyway, a few of the guys who bought the new M5 have gone back to the M3 again. It is almost perfect. If you can get an M3 CS even better. My remapped 535d was a fairly quick car, but the M3 is something else.
Do it now before it is too late.
Do it now before it is too late.
01-14-2007, 10:43 AM
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Agree with gIzzE and that is what Steve did, but DO NOT take your 10 yrs old with your E46 M Drei! Man keep it for tracks!!!
Many of my friends died in M3 so it is nice to play with but NOT a family car, its a racer a real bad a$$ German Masterpiece
Many of my friends died in M3 so it is nice to play with but NOT a family car, its a racer a real bad a$$ German Masterpiece
01-14-2007, 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by 07530d' post='377005' date='Jan 11 2007, 02:07 PM
I am very happy with mry re-mapped 530D SE and am even going on my first track day in 3 weeks. However, I keep having urges to swap (expensively - on a 4 year lease) for a 2 year old M3. Space not a big deal although I have a 7 & 10 year old. Why do I want an M3????
I have 20% more torque than an M5 (500 V 590Nm) and am faster than an M3 50 - 70? albeit 1 second slower to 60 (but who ever does that)
Maybe it is the track day that is causing this. I should really just go in my mates Caterham and leave my precious E60 in the car park.
When will the M5 be less than 30K?? that could be the answer
I have 20% more torque than an M5 (500 V 590Nm) and am faster than an M3 50 - 70? albeit 1 second slower to 60 (but who ever does that)
Maybe it is the track day that is causing this. I should really just go in my mates Caterham and leave my precious E60 in the car park.
When will the M5 be less than 30K?? that could be the answer
01-16-2007, 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by 700700' post='378198' date='Jan 15 2007, 01:39 AM
M5 has 510Nm .. no?
http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=88149
01-18-2007, 02:24 AM
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Originally Posted by gIzzE' post='378074' date='Jan 14 2007, 05:39 PM
I would swap mate, the M3 E46 is a piece of automotive history, you can't compare the E60 to it in anyway, a few of the guys who bought the new M5 have gone back to the M3 again. It is almost perfect. If you can get an M3 CS even better. My remapped 535d was a fairly quick car, but the M3 is something else.
Do it now before it is too late.
Do it now before it is too late.
Silver or Black - here we go again
01-18-2007, 03:51 AM
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Personally I wouldn't do it. The std E46 M3 is really too soft & heavy for regular trackwork. You'll suffer enough depreciation in 1yr to have instead bought yourself a dedicated track car. I'm racing at Croft later in the year (14/15 july) come and see how much fun an old E30 can be on track that you can pick up for ?4-5k fully race prepped - one of those can be quicker round Rockingham than an E60 M5 !