06-28-2014, 03:44 PM | #24 |
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M3/M4 all the way. I had a chance to test drive a new M3 today and really floor it on a few occasions and let's just say that I have no plans ever stepping up to the plate against a new M3/M4. :-)
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06-28-2014, 04:28 PM | #25 |
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Yesterday I test drove a 2015 M3 that I am cross shopping with the M235i. I am very aware of the difference between the cars as well as the fact that the M3 will be the better car. Now will the M3 be $30K better? After the test drive - city streets - I would say no. The performance of the M3 is so great it cannot be appreciated on city streets/freeways...and I only get 2 track days a month. I am leaning towards an M235i with LSD and M Performance rotors.
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06-29-2014, 08:36 PM | #27 | |
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I too am cross shopping the M235 and M3/M4 but for slightly different reasons. I'm trying to create a garage for both my wife and myself. I felt exactly the way you did the M3 is so intense that you can't get into its sweet spot on the street, where as I immediately get comfortable in the M235 and start having fun. It's definitely not as fast as the M3 but for daily driving it is so so much more comfortable. I don't know what they did to that suspension but it's fantastic. The M3 is definitely more ready to pounce but even in comfort the suspension was very tight I would say firmer than the M235 in sport plus mode. And where can you go in LA traffic? Where or what am I going to pounce? Just frustrating. I want an M3, but I'll lease an M235 and get an M2 if they don't go all hard-core on it. I just want a nice small car that has the option to get some luxury and performance. Hoping it will be BMWs Cayman GTS
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06-30-2014, 07:31 AM | #29 |
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I drove an M3 this weekend. It's on a whole different level performance wise. It pulls much harder, corners much crisper, and brakes with much more bite. Is it $30k better than the M235i? I would say yes, but I would wait until the M2 and the LCI M3/M4 with ZCP comes out before making a decision. I was worried I wouldn't like my car as much after driving the M3, but I was still quite pleased. It's fast enough, and handles great for a daily driver, and you can still get in plenty of trouble with it on the streets.
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06-30-2014, 10:03 AM | #30 |
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Exactly what FunRevn and Basiluf said, couldn't agree more while still respecting Jeremicium's comments.
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