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Terrific car, cruising at 100 mph for all of 5 seconds is blissful!
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Better to get an f31 330 wagon or some other great commuter like an EV, and then get a sports or competition car of your choice to get more separation in your garage |
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04-17-2019, 04:00 PM | #91 |
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Ok, just passed a blue haired granny in a YMB F80!
I can’t imagine seeing that while driving an M340, I really don’t know how I would feel about that!! Damn... 5 days to go, before decision time! |
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Dude! Maybe it’s a sign... right before that a beautiful Austin yellow M4 rolled by,
It’s the most Ms I’ve seen in 3 years out here! In addition, I had another old geezer barreling down the highway on my ass! He was driving an M550 (pretty damn quick in a straight line!) , I was in the M4.... granted it was wet outside! I’m having a hard time finding good deals, thanks to waiting at till the last minute.... plan B is an S7, if this doesnt work out! |
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this car fourm and enthusists are a small number of bmw sales. people with money dont know wtf they buying. they just buy whatever and see a bmw of a certain size.
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It’s too close not to come off as a straight up downgrade My $0.02 if you want to get a better street car is x3m. Haul more stuff, awd so you can launch hard without thinking about it and should still be able to corner decently on the streets. |
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04-19-2019, 01:48 PM | #96 |
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OP, Pick the New M340i for years of trouble free warranty play. The M3 is great, I own one, but if you're not going to track it, the M lites are plenty fun.
If this suggestion was already covered above, my apologies.
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I was in the same position as you.
I haven't driven the M340, However I did have an F30 340, It was a great car. But, the body roll was maddening. That VF transmission is great. But it does not feel anything like an M3. Just the raw power of it, and more importantly, at least to me, the unbelievable handling. No body roll. Now apparently they have stiffened up the suspension and going to different sway bars on the M340, So it might be a nice compromise. But for me I'm glad I went for the M3. I was concerned that I would have non-M car remorse. I've always wanted one, and it's just so amazing on so many levels. The full warranty, and the new tech would be great as well as the all wheel drive. But in the end for me, it was about the handling the stiffness in the power combination |
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Visit me in Germany. We will drive some backroads with hairpins, twistys etc. with both cars. I am pretty sure that you will stay away from the M340i. There will never be a M Performance model that comes close to a M car. That is supposed to be like that und it will never change. I am not talking straight line, I am talking proper driving skills needed.
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Some people think a chipped 335 was better than an E9X M3... laughable concept if you are serious about driving. Even the E46M is a much, much better driver's car. M is not necessarily the solution for everyone, but if you like driving... the difference should be apparent after 100 feet. If it is not, buy the non M car |
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I just can't see the M340 handle like the M3/4. I did NOT drive it, partially on purpose. Partially because a no brainer new M3 fell in my lap/wallet earlier than planned. |
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My old M235i was fun as hell, too.
The funniest part is when my lease was up I bought the M3 having only driven it at one of the M Track Days. When I sat in it and drove it around on the track I knew I had to have it. Now, 2 years later I still haven't even brought the damned thing to the track but it's still fun as hell to drive around the twisties. |
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Just test drove all M cars including M340xi during the BMW M Tour. Out of the M4 CS, M2 competition, M5 competition, and M340xi I really liked the M340xi because it felt the best to drive at "daily speeds". M5 felt wide and too much like a luxury car with sharp turn-in but very loose steering in comfort mode. The M5's steering was so loose I had to make small corrections when cornering. The M4 CS felt too much like a GT car with steering that was too light for me and handling that was too lazy and relaxed for me. I really enjoyed the steering on the M2 that was tight and very direct, and had the best exhaust sound out of all the cars.
I loved the M340xi, probably more so than the M2 competition, because of its tight body control without the M2's stiff ride. It was stiff, but had better body control than M2 which would crash on broken surfaces. The M340xi feels the best to drive even when you're not pushing it and is very reminiscent of BMW's of old. It has that "on rails" feel when you send it into a corner with very meaty steering that makes the car feel very direct without being nervous at all. Yes it could use more feel, but even with small inputs you feel the car's chassis responding immediately. The only negative thing I could say about the M340xi is the rear is not as tied down as the front with too much vertical motions in the rear, but that's exactly how BMW's of old felt like too. No other modern BMW feels like the M340xi and it is the closest thing to an old BMW in terms of feel. The M340xi is not slow at all, and for a car to be fun it doesn't need 600HP like the M5. I'm very excited for the upcoming M3 with xDrive, because this M340xi is truly a proper M car. It is more of a proper M car than an actual M car IMO. I have driven BMW for 16 years and after all these years they finally have got something right. |
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You lost me after that one. I had to re-read it twice to make sure I read it correctly.
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I literally just spit out my drink reading that. I'd be willing to bet that you didn't test drive the car if that's your true opinion...
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