I love the M3~ wanna tradE!? other people are just jealous they dont have a M3! i wont hate...hahahah good sheit! i'll get a M3 but yea SMG its okay for me, i dont mind but i'll perfer a 6 spd..

 

If you have the extra $$$$$$$$$, go for it!









For the price of a new M3 with SMG, I'd rather have an '06 Corvette [400HP/400LB].

 

Just do it !!!

 

i test drove a 6 spd m3 and to be honest i wasnt impressed. yeah it had a nice interior and yeah it was a bmw, but it was $60k. it didnt feel that fast and the salesman said they feel alot faster after 7k miles or something like that. if someone offered me a m3 or a z for free id take the m3 and sale it, buy a z and put 30k into it. but if u want it, go for it. u only live once.

 

I have a 2003 350z and drove my friends M-3 smg and it was very awkward but I have to admit the car does have alot of power,but I can do alot of things with the 30K I saved

 

I don't know about you guys ... I'd rather have a Z06 Vette.

 

I definitely agree with this. Great car yes, Great value, I dont think so.

 

You won't find me on that list ....

 

Just food for thought, the Z4 will soon be released in an M series. I hav'ent read any perfomance times but I'm sure it will be very quick.

 

Why don't you just get a Z7 M3 AMG (or whatever they call it). I mean V8 vert monster. That's one BMW car I might look into.

I guess there is a Z8 as well. Nice .... very nice !

I looked at the Z4 M Coupe.... I kinda like that. I mean 343HP. It might be a fun car. Still if it's close the price of a Z06 .... The Vette is my choice.

 

Do not get the M3 in currently have one and it was the biggest mistake of my life to buy it! Oil change $65 from dealer after 3 mounths started leaking oil $2000 all mods are extrely expensive ex. rear spoiler $1500!!! Rough as hell as a daily driver if you have any bumps or pot holes on any of your roads you will find them real quick the suspension is so stiff its rediculous! I would stick with the 350z or swap it for a manual. These are the reasons im switching to a z. The M3 is horrible in traffic that will be your worst nightmare all the M3 want to is have its throttle hammered and taken to the track its not ment for a daily traffic driver!

 

That's what my impression was. Nice car though. Not the one you want to drive to work and the track however.

 

M3 is my dream car. Couldn't afford one, so the Z was my next best choice (and the most bang for your buck that I could afford).

I say if you have the wherewithall to get it, then go for it and enjoy!

 

It's not that bad. There is a 4 year/50,000mile warranty which will cover all regular maintenance and pretty much everything that breaks on the car. This also can be extended.

About the other models you mentioned. AMG is mercedes and only comes with an automatic. Z8 is a 400hp coupe which has been discontinued, but for good examples, the prices are holding steady at around 100K.

The base price of an M3 is around 48K. Mildly and comfortably equipped models can be had for around $55K. Used prices for '02 and now '03s I believe are in the $30K range.

 

If your main criteria is straight line performance than a M3 is not the best value, but at it's price point, the overall package is hard to beat.

 

Hey man, the M3 is a a great car IMHO, wanted one myself. However, have you taken into consideration the amount of money you are going to lose by trying to get rid of a Z that has been barely broken in? The moment you drove that new, 35k$ Z off the lot it lost about 5k$ in resale value.

 

the smg equipped m3s are consistenly slower in the 1/4mile than the manuals

 

might I add several roadracers I've spoken with actually prefer the manual M3s over the SMG

 

Ok, first of all, buying an M3 now a scant six months before the M5-V10 derived V8 M3 arrives is a plain stupid decision. You will have an older body style BMW that can scarcely outrun a Z with minor mods etc...and that SMG is chock full of problems...ignore what the dealer says and do some actual research to find out for yourself. Secondly...free oil changes and maintainance sound nice, and thats IF you get a new one; but keep in mind that traditionally the M3 and the X5 were the two most warrentied vehicles since their inception...and the loner car is usually a MINI, not an M3...so you had better like those as well. Finally...talking to someone who has purchased a new BMW product (2003 X5 4.4i) and had the transmission drop gears two weeks later, you couldn't pay me to drive one.

--My .02--

 

Are you trying to say a M3 will out handle a Vette? Or, make it around a track faster? I think not.