2018 M4 comp pack or 2018 M550i?

[REDEV217342]

Originally Posted by RickFLM4

It is a nice highway cruiser and looks like a great daily driver with more space than a 3 series. Not everyone needs the performance of an M3/4 or the ride / noise that comes with it.

Never said that it wouldn't be a nice highway cruiser. It's boring as hell to look at ------ that was my comment.

Furthermore, if you are comparing a 5 series to an M3/M4 then you have no idea what you really want. You are comparing apples to air conditioners.

[Time Lord]

Originally Posted by doug_999

I never owned a 2015 M3/M4. However, in reading this thread
http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1346661

The 2015 M3/M4 could not be more different than the 2018 M3/M4 CP. And these are comments from people who have owned both and/or own both.

So I don't think the 18 and 15 are the same car.

I had a regular 15 M3 and now a 18 CP and they are completely different. Its like a new better M3.

[48Laws]

Originally Posted by Time Lord

I had a regular 15 M3 and now a 18 CP and they are completely different. Its like a new better M3.

Lmao. I mean, you’re suppose to say that.

[RickFLM4]

Originally Posted by REDEV217342

Never said that it wouldn't be a nice highway cruiser. It's boring as hell to look at ------ that was my comment.

Furthermore, if you are comparing a 5 series to an M3/M4 then you have no idea what you really want. You are comparing apples to air conditioners.

Well, I'm sure some see the design of the M3/4 to be boring as well. Just individual taste and personally I think the design of the 550 fits its purpose as a highway cruiser / daily driver.

Agree OP needs to decide what he wants to get out of the new car before comparing alternatives. Function is a more important criteria than price range when identifying alternative vehicles. Both the M and 550 have different comparisons that would be more meaningful once a direction is decided upon.

[nicknaz]

Originally Posted by doug_999

sans warranty of course

Haha. Used and modded vs New with warranty is always a question.

I'm also so biased because I hated the PSS tires and wished for more front camber in my '15, and the '18 doesn't address those. I'd have to mod them anyway

[doug_999]

I personally considered both cars. I do (also personally) find the 550 a bit boring (as is the new M5 - how about some fender flares BMW? And seriously, could you put more chrome on the front? Or was that not possible?

However, the 550 drives amazing and is fast as .... It is not as raw as the M3, but it is one seriously competent machine.

[Ian1973]

Originally Posted by nicknaz

And the way to do that is getting m3/m4 instead of m5, not by getting 550

Possibly, but I just built a 550 my way for 86k. Building the M5 as close as I could got me at 115k. I was responding to you saying the M5. Though maybe in this guys position I would do the last generation M5 and get one for the same price or less than a new F8x. But it would depend on my driving habits for me to pick between the three.

[Alpine300zhp]

Originally Posted by f82fanatic

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I agree. I have a 15 m4 and a 18 m3 comp pack. They are very similar. The comp pack has some improvements, but they are minor. The biggest difference is the comp pack exhaust.

[Alpine300zhp]

Originally Posted by RickFLM4

It is a nice highway cruiser and looks like a great daily driver with more space than a 3 series. Not everyone needs the performance of an M3/4 or the ride / noise that comes with it.

Very true. There is a market for the M550 and it is a very different market than the M3/M4 market despite similar price points.

[///M4ster Yoda]

Originally Posted by Alpine300zhp

I agree. I have a 15 m4 and a 18 m3 comp pack. They are very similar. The comp pack has some improvements, but they are minor. The biggest difference is the comp pack exhaust.

Wait. It's not a totally different car??? Haha

[f82fanatic]

Originally Posted by Alpine300zhp

I agree. I have a 15 m4 and a 18 m3 comp pack. They are very similar. The comp pack has some improvements, but they are minor. The biggest difference is the comp pack exhaust.

Did my link get hacked or something? :

[Alpine300zhp]

Originally Posted by f82fanatic

Did my link get hacked or something? :

Geez. I don't know what happened there

[prodigymb]

Originally Posted by KevinM

The one with a manual transmission option.

+1

especially because its not going to be around much longer.

[nicknaz]

Originally Posted by Ian1973

Possibly, but I just built a 550 my way for 86k. Building the M5 as close as I could got me at 115k. I was responding to you saying the M5. Though maybe in this guys position I would do the last generation M5 and get one for the same price or less than a new F8x. But it would depend on my driving habits for me to pick between the three.

Right. $86k for a 550 doesn't seem like a good way to go for me.

Better to get a m5 of whatever generation and get the full experience if you want a fast big sedan

[doug_999]

Originally Posted by Alpine300zhp

I agree. I have a 15 m4 and a 18 m3 comp pack. They are very similar. The comp pack has some improvements, but they are minor. The biggest difference is the comp pack exhaust.

Time Lord appears to disagree

However, quick Q - do you have the adjustable suspension on your 15?

[Alpine300zhp]

Originally Posted by doug_999

Time Lord appears to disagree

However, quick Q - do you have the adjustable suspension on your 15?

No. My 15 has the static suspension. The 18 obviously has the adaptive m suspension. FWIW, the 15 rides significantly harder than the 18.....

[doug_999]

Originally Posted by Alpine300zhp

No. My 15 has the static suspension. The 18 obviously has the adaptive m suspension. FWIW, the 15 rides significantly harder than the 18.....

Hmmm
I thought you said both cars were very similar and that while the comp pack has some improvements, they are minor. And that the biggest dif was the exhaust?

Hmmmm

(just pressin your buttons...)

[Ian1973]

Originally Posted by nicknaz

Right. $86k for a 550 doesn't seem like a good way to go for me.

Better to get a m5 of whatever generation and get the full experience if you want a fast big sedan

Yeah I'd go find a 60k or so mile last generation M5. Though I'm ignorant on their pricing at the moment.

[nicknaz]

Originally Posted by doug_999

Hmmm
I thought you said both cars were very similar and that while the comp pack has some improvements, they are minor. And that the biggest dif was the exhaust?

Hmmmm

(just pressin your buttons...)

Passive suspension is supposedly setup somewhere between sport and sport+ of the adaptive suspension.

So it makes sense the '15 was firmer.

[G-AZ-M4]

Originally Posted by pheerlx

Totally different cars. Shouldn't be a difficult decision.

And M4

^
yep!

[Alpine300zhp]

Originally Posted by doug_999

Hmmm
I thought you said both cars were very similar and that while the comp pack has some improvements, they are minor. And that the biggest dif was the exhaust?

Hmmmm

(just pressin your buttons...)

I hear you. Even with the adaptive suspension, I feel that the differences are minor. My static handles surprisingly close to the adaptive. The adaptive corners a little flatter, but it's not like the difference is huge like some guys on here make it out to be. This is from a guy who drives both cars back to back sometimes.

[Alpine300zhp]

Originally Posted by nicknaz

Passive suspension is supposedly setup somewhere between sport and sport+ of the adaptive suspension.

So it makes sense the '15 was firmer.

Exactly. I actually like the firmer ride of the static more. The adaptive is too rough in sport plus and a little too soft in sport. Of course, I am riding on perfectly smooth Florida roads....