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      02-27-2014, 11:05 AM   #1
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Quick impression after M235i test drive

I test drove an M235i yesterday. My impressions below. Note my current car is a 2004 Dodge Neon SRT4. Before that 2002 C32 AMG and 1998 Dodge Neon ACR. The C32 by far the worst track car!

- heavy car and you can feel the weight. Still feels nice and small and still "tossable"
- pretty isolated from the road compared to my dropped Neon. Nice though for daily comfort
- very responsive: steering, suspension, engine, trans (auto)

Not a dedicated track day car but I am too old for that now and will be ordering the M235i shortly
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I test drove an M235i yesterday. My impressions below. Note my current car is a 2004 Dodge Neon SRT4. Before that 2002 C32 AMG and 1998 Dodge Neon ACR. The C32 by far the worst track car!

- heavy car and you can feel the weight. Still feels nice and small and still "tossable"
- pretty isolated from the road compared to my dropped Neon. Nice though for daily comfort
- very responsive: steering, suspension, engine, trans (auto)

Not a dedicated track day car but I am too old for that now and will be ordering the M235i shortly
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I test drove an M235i yesterday. My impressions below. Note my current car is a 2004 Dodge Neon SRT4. Before that 2002 C32 AMG and 1998 Dodge Neon ACR. The C32 by far the worst track car!

- heavy car and you can feel the weight. Still feels nice and small and still "tossable"
- pretty isolated from the road compared to my dropped Neon. Nice though for daily comfort
- very responsive: steering, suspension, engine, trans (auto)

Not a dedicated track day car but I am too old for that now and will be ordering the M235i shortly
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Sounds like the dropped Neon is the car for you...
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I test drove an M235i yesterday. My impressions below. Note my current car is a 2004 Dodge Neon SRT4. Before that 2002 C32 AMG and 1998 Dodge Neon ACR. The C32 by far the worst track car!

- heavy car and you can feel the weight. Still feels nice and small and still "tossable"
- pretty isolated from the road compared to my dropped Neon. Nice though for daily comfort
- very responsive: steering, suspension, engine, trans (auto)

Not a dedicated track day car but I am too old for that now and will be ordering the M235i shortly
I never thought I would see the phrase "compared to my dropped Neon" on here.
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