[tony20009]

I agree with the author/editors that the M235i is the most sensible choice for my lifestyle and actual vehicle usage patterns and quite likely the one I'd buy. The price to performance -- as a daily driver -- difference is just too vast to make the M4 or Alpina alternatives worth pursuing right now. Were I buying the car as a "fun" car, and thus enlisting my 5er for DD duty, I'd likely pick the Alpina, mostly just to give it whirl seeing as very few Aplinas of any designation make it to the States.

Unfortunately, the whole matter of which to choose is a moot point for me I suspect. Once I retire and my kids are out from under my wing, the E92 will go, the 5er will fill its role, and I intend to buy a "fun" car that is in the "dream" category. Nice as all three of these cars are, I do rather like all three of them, none of them is on my short list of "dream" cars.

All the best.