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Originally Posted by Bigsurprise
Did you end up getting the M4? That would definitely be my choice.
I've had a F30 335i, F80 6spd, F80 DCT, and my dad had a 440i GC. The 335i and 440i were softer and smoother, really great daily drivers. Very comfortable and honestly, fast enough.
The M3 was so much more of a unique car. The DCT is fantastic. The engine is amazing. It's really stout, responds well to tunes, and it's surprisingly efficient! I was averaging 24mpg but if you reset your mpg while cruising on the freeway, 30mpg is attainable!
Also if you just look underneath the car, all of the reinforcements to the chassis is just incredible. And check out how strong that rear subframe is!
A large complaint i've read about the M3/4 is the suspension is too stiff for some. I've had the "civic" M3 and ZCP M3 and I always thought the suspension was great. It's definitely not "racecar" firm. I live in the Bay Area and we have some torn up freeways and the M3 always handled it well. Even my fiance who gave me so much sh!t for driving a BMW(She hates BMW drivers) ended up driving my M3 to work every other day lol.
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No unfortunately (or fortunately depending on how you look at it) I got a 2020 440i (late F32 gen). The were many reason for my final choice but I plan on keeping this for a couple of years and then look at getting an M4 and something else to daily. The main reason was that I use this car for business travel (with colleagues) and I think the M4 would have been a bit too hardcode for that.
With that said I have already done a few mods to the 440i as I agree it is very "soft" as standard. I might have mentioned this in the original post but I've owned a few fast Golf's (Gti/R's) which I have to say felt more direct and planted from a ride perspective than the 40i out of the box (although not as comfortable). I have since installed H&R springs which have helped to introduce some more feedback while still keeping things somewhat comfortable. Looking at a MHD and xHp tune next to unlock some more power but as you said, it is still fast enough from stock.