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Both the e92 M3 and the lesser M240i did the Hockenheim short in practically the same time. |
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01-17-2020, 03:43 PM | #465 | ||
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I'm sure the M850i owner would look over at a less than half priced 40k M4 and say the same thing... and then smoke you lol. And with that being said, I'm done and given up on this thread. I speak science and back it up with numbers and facts. ///M turds speak passion, graceful lines, "handcrafted parts", residual value and "bespoke" :, it's like talking to my girlfriend about cars. I'm done. No wonder I never see the real BMW shop heads on the news forums. |
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01-17-2020, 03:46 PM | #466 |
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01-17-2020, 03:51 PM | #467 |
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IMO this was a massive failure in branding. The badge should have just been the tricolor stripes, to designate improved performance.
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01-17-2020, 03:55 PM | #468 |
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Such a great marketing plan from BMW.
M Tax for everyone!!! m435i front rotors $330 a pair: https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-...34116792223kt/ e92 M3 front rotors $534 a pair : https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-...12283386.85kt/ That's just over $200 in M Tax. Hope all the M sport guys share the pain of this marketing scheme. I can't wait to get a new license plate on my M3. "NOT MSPT" |
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01-17-2020, 04:00 PM | #470 | |
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There are some major tech differences in the v8 motors, from pistons with added oil channels, more oil squirters, cross drilled bearing caps, different size turbos and intake manifolds, closed decks, etc.. Not being a M elitist, just saying there are significant power unit differences out of the M shop. Wow this topic has generated a lot of ire!! |
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01-17-2020, 04:05 PM | #471 | |
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01-17-2020, 04:09 PM | #473 | |
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The only models that come close are the stripper low-end coupes - think 128, 135 and 228/30 models with sport suspension and seats and nothing else. What they lack in power they make up for in lack of heft. They aren't M feeling, but they are still a total blast.
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Honestly, this shit doesn't bother me nearly as much as the YUGE grilles, loss of DCT, and AWD in the ///M cars but that's for another day/thread. Later |
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01-17-2020, 04:29 PM | #478 |
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Same generation car only for the race (ie G20 vs the upcoming G80). Not a fair comparison otherwise. The M340i smokes an E92 M3. Big deal. Technology improves with every new generation.
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01-17-2020, 04:39 PM | #479 |
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Bigger issue here is the M340i REALLY does look like a Lexus from the rear.
I've seen five or six on the road in the last week and every time I SWEAR 2 G I think it's a Lexus in that first nanosecond. After 22 pages - just a true story Bros. |
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Wife and I over the summer pulled into a BMW dealership and parked next to what I thought was a Lexus (rear end). Turns out it was the new G whatever. We both looked at each other and thought WTF. BMW is currently a follower not a leader. |
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I've come to the conclusion there are basically 4-5 people really bickering in the room - everyone else is kind of just poking fun at them - kind of like me at the moment.
I mean... I just got home from my "corporate management" job - jumped in my "fanboy" M3 car, got stuck in traffic, and you know... maybe call the concierge to come down and grab my bag from the trunk. But I think to be relevant, and a TRUE brand loyalist - I'm going to have to sell my three homes, 6 cars (the 3 listed below plus the boring F250, CLA, etc.), tell the kids their college fund is being taken away, lose the 401K, cancel the Napa wine club membership, quit my job.... I'll then go buy a 335i that's 15 years old, needs a full pump, a set of plugs, and probably go learn how to spin wrenches somewhere in a run-down garage on the bad side of town. I mean... if I'm going to be labeled a douchebag because I just like driving what I drive, then I might as well act the part. Because yes... sarcasm.
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