[Inline_Six]

Just curious and bored waiting for my new M235i.

What kind of driver are you ?
1 - Track regularly
2 - Track once in a while
3 - No track, daily driver with a lead foot and who enjoys good performance and likes to race off of red lights
4 - Daily driver who enjoys a balance of comfort + luxury + performance and doesn't give a shit about racing
5 - Daily driver who's just proud of the BMW badge and doesn't care about performance

Surely, there is some overlap among the different types. So choose more than one if necessary

Thanks !

[chaswyck1]

I would put myself at about a 3.7 on your scale.

[horsepower_and_hounds]

3.5

[AFineMan]

3.8

[Sportstick]

Another 3.5 here.

[sstarrx3]

Solid 4.0

[inktomi]

Looking forward to being a solid 1.5/2 - my M235i is the first car I could go proudly with and I've already got the schedules laid out

[Johnnohoff]

3.9 for me, I like to let her shake loose now and then but, have no interest in taking her to the track.

[Bimmer86]

I would say about a 3.8, I occasionally need to use a little more power to pass the fleet of minivans all around me .

[sikhnerd]

Solid 3.8.... my foot gets heavy sometimes, and I work hard to ignore the allure of the track, as thats an expensive rabbit hole I really should avoid (no matter how much I want to)

[mvallido]

4.0 : I just get to the speed limit faster red light after red light :-)

[wjones14]

2.

I do one track day per year with my current Mustang. Still planning on going with the 235, but I do have a little apprehension about bringing a $50K car with a couple thousand miles on it (perhaps) to the track. It is hard on the car, and there is the risk of something bad happening...

Other than the track day, I'm sort of a wuss on the street. I usually set the cruise control at 5 mph over the limit on the highway, so cars are passing me left and right (and usually glaring at me like I am a moron when they pass).

But I will do my share of WOT runs on entrance ramps, look for the apex on exit ramps, occasionally shift hard into 2nd gear on full acceleration to get the rear end fish tailing, or sometimes get a little throttle oversteer going on a low speed 2nd gear 90 degree turn.

So I'm a 4 most of the time, with the occasional wild streak.

[Stiggy]

2. And that's with my stock Mazda 3. We'll see what happens in a few months after my M235i is broken in (still in the middle of the Atlantic).

[mfourn20]

Originally Posted by Stiggy

2. And that's with my stock Mazda 3. We'll see what happens in a few months after my M235i is broken in (still in the middle of the Atlantic).

I came from a Mazda3, it's a nice transition. I actually miss the Mazda3 a little.

I'm about a 2.75. I've got a burning desire for some track days but haven't taken the leap yet.

[Stiggy]

I'll miss the practicality of the hatchback and the manual transmission (the one compromise for the wife). But can't wait to double the horsepower and all the other goodies.

[TiM235i]

I'm probably a 2.5. I have autocrossed and have found a couple of nearby tracks I want to try but haven't yet.

[nike001]

I'm somewhere between a 3 and a 4. I drive normally during my commute, but like to hoon around a bit on weekends & dabble at auto-x a few times every summer.

[golf_234]

Another 3.7

[jskrilla]

2.8

Just cause i think tracking a car once or twice a year doesn't do too much.

But redlights I'm gone haha heavy foot driver.

THE CAR IS MEANT TO BE DRIVEN THAT WAY! If not shoulda got a 3 or 4 series the luxury line.

Just can't wait until summer so I can finally open it up!

[dmboone25]

3.25.

[Inline_Six]

Good stuff, y'all ! I'm impressed with the number of responses !

I'm a 3.5 myself

[bluemeanie]

1. Did a dozen track days last year and hope to pick up the pace this year. Currently using my Cayman for track duties but will give the 228i a try at some point. I also spend a lot of time driving back roads on nice days. Not many opportunities lately though.