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03-03-2006, 01:27 PM
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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..
03-03-2006, 03:07 PM
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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.
03-03-2006, 04:25 PM
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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
03-03-2006, 04:29 PM
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the m3 smg is NOT the best value in its performance price range. That car is overpriced by $15k because its a bmw. The corvette has and always will be the best performance value/bargain car in that price range.
03-03-2006, 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by ZZ33bOI
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..
03-03-2006, 05:01 PM
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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.
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.
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03-04-2006, 11:17 AM
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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!
03-04-2006, 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by 1967Impala
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!
03-05-2006, 12:56 AM
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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!
I say if you have the wherewithall to get it, then go for it and enjoy!
03-05-2006, 06:53 AM
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Originally Posted by mecinoid
That's what my impression was. Nice car though. Not the one you want to drive to work and the track however.
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.
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03-05-2006, 06:58 AM
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Originally Posted by EdgeOfSanity
the m3 smg is NOT the best value in its performance price range. That car is overpriced by $15k because its a bmw. The corvette has and always will be the best performance value/bargain car in that price range.
03-05-2006, 06:58 AM
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I am going to sell my 2006 SIlver 350z AT Touring and replace it with a BMW M3 smg. I drove one the otherday and it was the most fun I have ever had driving a car. The 350z is the best value of an sports car in that performance range but the M3 is the best value in its performance range. And it is just so refined... It kinda sucks becuase I just bought the Z in nov 05. I just hope I can still get 30K for it.
03-05-2006, 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by baaron
I like the Z but, I hated to Get the AT. And i had to get the AT becuase of my traffic problems. But every friday afternoon after traffic clears, I curse the AT, I want to rattle through the gears. I can't live with the manual, but the SMG delivers the best of both worlds. You can run through the gears (and Im sure it will shift faster and better than any human 80milsec) but there is no clutching. Its is an electro Hydro actuated clutch, attached to the manual 6 speed tranny. The best part is that you can swith it to an automated mode and it will shift for you if you would like. So to sum it up, it is a manual tranny with and automatic mode. And the M3 is in a power class above the 350z.
03-05-2006, 12:47 PM
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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.
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03-05-2006, 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by heezyo2o
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.