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I haven't had to drive at night lately but yeah those love bugs can be a menace. We just installed a mosquito misting system on our house, mostly so we can take the dogs out at night with at least a little cover. Rain last few days isn't helping. Sort of inconceivable to have a top down out here between May and October.
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Course it also means you go through a lot of sunscreen which can get on the interior Do you fly? |
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No I don't fly. The community next door is call Aero Club, which has its own runway and people have hangars on their property (smaller aircraft - no jets). There are also seasonal equestrians in the vicinity. Minus the bugs it's a really nice, safe place to live. But, I'm just a regular guy CPA who is (comparably) slumming it with an M4.
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As for the F90 M5 - the price delta would still also be huge even with the M performance suspension (for the M5, unlike an M3, I could no longer use my winter wheels and tires - so that's yet another cost to consider). Again, an M3 ZCP with Bridgestone RE71-R's and M Performance HAS would probably be very close to a stock F90 on the track for a lot less money (although the F90 would clearly be faster straight-line, but I value handling over just straight-line speed). If I had to pull the trigger now, it would be 2018 M3 ZCP with M Performance HAS suspension. |
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The F8x is a cold fish comparatively which is how it get its "clinical" and "digital" criticisms and why quite a few of the original buyers on this forum have moved on to other cars. I mean I don't want to name any names like minn19, since that wouldn't be appropriate. |
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My guess has been that most buyers to date don't track and don't have formal training so they can't push the car hard (or it scares the crap out of them when they try) and so they never see the f8x when it comes alive. The older cars were a lot less powerful and had things like engine noise that can be appreciated anywhere and at any skill level Anyway, to the poster above who will get a base '18 and M HAS and re71r, why not get a base '15 and do full coilovers and r tires. More capability and more savings. |
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Anyone know when the CS will officially be announced for the US and when production would begin? Are they waiting for Frankfurt?
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Yea, I've decided to move forward with a 2018 M4 ZCP order. I'll likely keep the car until the 2nd year of the next gen M4 or switch over to the M5. I really don't see the value in the CS other than a bit of exclusivity. Of course, as soon as a member here posts a Lime Rock Grey CS I'll loose my mind and immediately start looking to trade up for one, LOL!
My fiance told me that whatever I buy next I have to keep for at least two years without trading for or buying something else (I can't blame her).
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Is there someone on here that will be buying the M4CS? If so, why not buy an M4GTS?
Is the target market the same or different for the M4CS and the M4 GTS? I can't imagine someone buying an M4CS while the GTS is practically the same price. Am i missing something? |
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The M4CS does not sacrifice much in terms of practicality compared to standard M4s. However, I am a bit disappointed that they have not upped the performance more than they did.
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That all said, if you could score one on the cheap, it seems like you could fix those issues with a little work/$$$. And you could keep the stock parts of course so as to preserve value for resale later. If depreciation has indeed somewhat bottomed out already (which is by no means a given, I understand) it might make it relatively cheap to own in the long run. I suppose if you only plan to keep it for a few short years (until the G8x M3/M4 is released, say), all of the effort might not be worth it. But it would certainly be an amazing car for someone like yourself who spends so much time on the track as well as daily drives their M3/M4. And a GTS with rear seats added would actually be really cool to see.
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