Choices?

[KEF]

Originally Posted by x54.4blue

Skip the M and just get a 335, it is faster than the old M and costs much less than the new M.

Bzzzt - it is not faster, nor does it handle better than the old M3

[Wagner]

Originally Posted by KEF

Bzzzt - it is not faster, nor does it handle better than the old M3

Stock you're right. But one chip later...not so much.

[whoopy-do]

Aiden i can see ure predicimant, ure on the market for a £50/£60k car ... i would have been in ure shoes but i couldnt push to the extra 5k for the m3... the M3 is bound to be alot more hassel to live with day to day try getting each vehicle on loan for a weekend from ure dealer.

inie meanie miny mo.....

[KEF]

Originally Posted by Wagner

Stock you're right. But one chip later...not so much.

So chip your 335, it still isn't going ot hold the jock of the M3, old or new, on a track.

KEF

[Boston X5 4.4]

Originally Posted by KEF

So chip your 335, it still isn't going ot hold the jock of the M3, old or new, on a track.

KEF

More usable power for day to day use with the 335 compared with the E46M3 IMHO especially when Proceded.




Anyway, Aidan, we have the X5 and E46 M3. The M is WAY more fun but is tough/tiring as a daily driver when dealing with stop/go traffic and crater road surfaces Boston. Could be tough living with the X in Dublin traffic but would be a blast outside the city (the X will never be that much fun).

However, the X is fast enough and comfortable enough as a daily driver for 'she who must be obeyed' - big factor to consider

Two entirely different but fun cars in their own way but you are comparing apples and oranges.


I say trade in the Audi and get an M and an X.

[KEF]

Originally Posted by Boston X5 4.4

More usable power for day to day use with the 335 compared with the E46M3 IMHO especially when Proceded.




Anyway, Aidan, we have the X5 and E46 M3. The M is WAY more fun but is tough/tiring as a daily driver when dealing with stop/go traffic and crater road surfaces Boston. Could be tough living with the X in Dublin traffic but would be a blast outside the city (the X will never be that much fun).

However, the X is fast enough and comfortable enough as a daily driver for 'she who must be obeyed' - big factor to consider

Two entirely different but fun cars in their own way but you are comparing apples and oranges.


I say trade in the Audi and get an M and an X.

With respect to "usable power" - that is completely subjective, I have owned the M and driven the other. A M3 in Boston is a waste, IMO -

Actually, the roads in general out here are why I just sold mine and purchased the X5

Cheers,
KEF

[AidenL]

Originally Posted by whoopy-do

Aiden i can see ure predicimant, ure on the market for a £50/£60k car ... i would have been in ure shoes but i couldnt push to the extra 5k for the m3... the M3 is bound to be alot more hassel to live with day to day try getting each vehicle on loan for a weekend from ure dealer.

inie meanie miny mo.....

Thats it exactly - yeah, its 10k € extra here for the M3, so I'm pushing my budget as well

Had an X5 for a long weekend, would you believe, NO demo M3s here in Southern Ireland - they retail at 105k base, so I think they don't want any preregistrations.......

[Boston X5 4.4]

Originally Posted by KEF

With respect to "usable power" - that is completely subjective, I have owned the M and driven the other. A M3 in Boston is a waste, IMO -

Actually, the roads in general out here are why I just sold mine and purchased the X5

Cheers,
KEF

KEF, I think we are saying the same thing.

Yes, agree an M as a daily driver in Boston is a waste - that is why we got the X plus we 'needed' AWD for skiing trips deep in VT/ME.
The M is never really driven in Boston other than to leave the city for fun trips when the sun finally comes out and the top is down - a lot more fun in the winding roads around NH/ME. Best of both worlds

I drove a Proceded 335i and was very impressed with torque curve starting at such low rpms - would be more 'usable' power IMHO. But, to each his own.

[Wagner]

Originally Posted by KEF

So chip your 335, it still isn't going ot hold the jock of the M3, old or new, on a track.

KEF

Ah, you're nuts brother. I had the E46 M3, there are one or two 335's on this board that could hang with it.

[AidenL]

Originally Posted by Boston X5 4.4

More usable power for day to day use with the 335 compared with the E46M3 IMHO especially when Proceded.




Anyway, Aidan, we have the X5 and E46 M3. The M is WAY more fun but is tough/tiring as a daily driver when dealing with stop/go traffic and crater road surfaces Boston. Could be tough living with the X in Dublin traffic but would be a blast outside the city (the X will never be that much fun).

However, the X is fast enough and comfortable enough as a daily driver for 'she who must be obeyed' - big factor to consider

Two entirely different but fun cars in their own way but you are comparing apples and oranges.


I say trade in the Audi and get an M and an X.

Luckily I live in the country The M-DCT might do well in the city - Mrs L loved the TT, so I might not be able to trade it in, despite a lot of her peers driving SUV type machines.........