Poll: M3 wagon vs. M3 GT.

[Lups]

Originally Posted by paddy335

Heathen

This I admit here freely and at a tire dealership, never at home.

[myzmak]

Originally Posted by paddy335

Damn right.....I've never been game to take the plunge but have had a crush on the Merc E AMG wagons for years, right since the E55.

The thought of a traffic light drag with a GT3 in an E63 S and seeing the look on the GT3 drivers face as you effortlessly keep pace never fails to bring a smile to my face

I know. all the while, kids sitting in the back looking at him going 'daddy, why is that porsche so slow?'

(actually, other than being ridiculously too much car, the other draw back to the E63 AMG is that it loses the flip-up-backward facing 3rd row seat in the back of the wagon. which kids think is cool (making funny faces at the drivers behind and what not) made that car a real no-go for us.)

[paddy335]

Originally Posted by myzmak

(actually, other than being ridiculously too much car, the other draw back to the E63 AMG is that it loses the flip-up-backward facing 3rd row seat in the back of the wagon. which kids think is cool (making funny faces at the drivers behind and what not) made that car a real no-go for us.)

Good point.....the solution being to take your 350 to Brabus for some fettling

[qdtjant]

Drove the M4 last weekend, nice car but would like a M4 GC instead.
Would there be a M4 GC ?

[Matski]

GT. Wagons are boring as shit. I can imagine in the US the novelty factor might be quite high because you don't get so many of the tourers over there - over here they're abundant, and simply blend in. The GT looks different (and pretty good in the flesh, IMO).

Also, as I've always felt, the tourer doesn't offer as much benefit over the saloon as the GT does. I think if you're going to compromise the cars dynamics, you may as well get a useful amount more space (passenger & luggage).

IIRC one of the reasons why there haven't been more M wagons in the past was to do with the rear suspension layout compromising/being compromised by the load area.

[jbeene]

No brainer, wagon.

[jbeene]

Originally Posted by paddy335

By the looks of your garage list we are kindred spirits: E91 & E70 - perfect combo

Nah perfect combo is f31 and e90 m3 IMHO

[tooch]

Wagon

[qdtjant]

F86 M4 Grand Coupe would be nice
/Jan

[MKE_M3]

I'm planning on keeping my E90M for the foreseeable future ( $ reasons, not because I don't want the new on ), but if BMW rolled out an M3 wagon, I'd be the first in line.

[positiveions]

85% wants a wagon on this forum, and BMW is not listening.

[Jim B]

The M4 Gran Coupe should have been included in this poll. Were it available, I might have well ordered it instead of my M4 coupe which is now on the Pacific and due in Port Hueneme next Wednesday. I've always liked hatchbacks for their practicality. An M3 wagon would have been good as well.

[brianeck]

Originally Posted by Mr.Metak2you

Definitely wagon. This thread needs pics!

Wagon.

Just as an afterthought they could have rebranded the wagon as like the "x3" or something now that they have the x4. . . I hate their naming lol

[brianeck]

Originally Posted by Jim B

The M4 Gran Coupe should have been included in this poll. Were it available, I might have well ordered it instead of my M4 coupe which is now on the Pacific and due in Port Hueneme next Wednesday. I've always liked hatchbacks for their practicality. An M3 wagon would have been good as well.

They should just call it the m3 hatchback or something. It has friggin 4 doors it should be a 3.

[Jim B]

Originally Posted by brianeck

They should just call it the m3 hatchback or something. It has friggin 4 doors it should be a 3.

Taking this further, the should call the 6 Series Gran Coupe the " 5 Series Gran Coupe". There are some strange things coming out of the BMW marketing group.

[Andrew115]

Originally Posted by Mr.Metak2you

Definitely wagon. This thread needs pics!

nice - I'd buy that.

[bob330i]

Originally Posted by positiveions

85% wants a wagon on this forum, and BMW is not listening.

The issue is will it sell? A 100+ want it over the GT but that's a limited sampling and you're only choices are wagon and GT. The buying public would see the M3, M4 and the vaporware GT and wagon. From a business standpoint, I don't see a business case for the wagon to be developed given the chassis changes that would be needed.

Given a choice between the M3 (a for sure buy for me in a couple years) and the wagon (which I voted for), I'd still pick the M3 at my stage in life (one year out from an empty nester). If I had smaller kids to drive around, it would be a hard choice between the M3 and wagon.

[brianeck]

Originally Posted by Jim B

Taking this further, the should call the 6 Series Gran Coupe the " 5 Series Gran Coupe". There are some strange things coming out of the BMW marketing group.

I agree totally. I have a 650i xdrive gran coupe m sport edition. That is one of the dumbest automobile names of all time.

[Sean@PSI]

Originally Posted by ///M ARMY

Wagon. The GT is ugh

[Xerxes480]

Wagon all the way!

[X2Board]

Wagon! I still have my "You just got beat by a Wagon" license plate frame from my Legacy GT wagon -stick of course-

[SakhirM4]

Originally Posted by positiveions

85% wants a wagon on this forum, and BMW is not listening.

That's because wagons have been big time sales flops for BMW in the US market.