Anybody doing this vip test drive thing for new m3/4 ?

Anybody doing this vip test drive thing for new m3/4 ?

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little328ci

Original Poster:

27 posts

168 months

Tuesday 19th August 2014
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Just got a email from styner Solihull with a invitation to drive new m3/4 ,rude not to me thinks .

JMBMWM5

2,283 posts

197 months

Wednesday 20th August 2014
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little328ci said:
Just got a email from styner Solihull with a invitation to drive new m3/4 ,rude not to me thinks .
Drove one hard weeks ago at Elm's.
Listers are letting me loose on one Saturday, they are not that great though.

little328ci

Original Poster:

27 posts

168 months

Thursday 21st August 2014
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Hope you don't mind me asking , not good compared to your m5 ?

JMBMWM5

2,283 posts

197 months

Thursday 21st August 2014
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little328ci said:
Hope you don't mind me asking , not good compared to your m5 ?
More boy racer to me.
Seats not very comfortable either.
My M5 is quicker in a straight line
But would loose on the twisties.

Wills2

22,668 posts

174 months

Thursday 21st August 2014
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I tested the M5 CP back to back against the M3, M5 is like an imperial star cruiser the M3 is very good through the bends though, I'd take an M5 over the M3 (and I never thought I'd hear myself say that having always chosen an M3 before)


Jazzer

1,665 posts

203 months

Thursday 21st August 2014
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The M5 pisses on the M3/M4.

It's just the natural way of things, M5s are VERY special cars.


turboman786

1,053 posts

186 months

Thursday 21st August 2014
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Jazzer said:
The M5 pisses on the M3/M4.

It's just the natural way of things, M5s are VERY special cars.
Does it though?

I've had an f10 m5 and whilst they are superb cars, they just don't feel special enough to me

M3 looks better IMHO, and the rest is to be decided when I get one to drive without a salesman next to me!

Jazzer

1,665 posts

203 months

Thursday 21st August 2014
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The M5 is just in a different league.

The M3/M4 are fabulous cars, wonderful.

But the M5 is better.

JMBMWM5

2,283 posts

197 months

Friday 22nd August 2014
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turboman786 said:
Does it though?

I've had an f10 m5 and whilst they are superb cars, they just don't feel special enough to me

M3 looks better IMHO, and the rest is to be decided when I get one to drive without a salesman next to me!
As I said I have thrashed the M3 and will thrash the M4 tomorrow, but they will not match the shear grunt of the M5.
They are good on the twisty roads for sure, but thump and crash around doing it.
I found the sports seats uncomfortable over a distance and they are NOT changeable to the "multi-Funtion seats", so the car is out for me any which way.
Interior finish is IMO "Low rent".

kbf1981

2,249 posts

199 months

Friday 22nd August 2014
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Jazzer said:
The M5 is just in a different league.

The M3/M4 are fabulous cars, wonderful.

But the M5 is better.
Because it's faster in a straight line? Tbh M5 doesn't really appeal to me, whereas M3 does, as I feel the M3 could be used in a similar way to a 911 (around country roads etc. and take to a track day etc).

Jazzer

1,665 posts

203 months

Friday 22nd August 2014
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M5s have a habit of getting under your skin.

Quality, technology, real road presence and serious performance, especially top end, stunning cars, more so the longer you spend learning.

Enjoy your M3, I'll stick with the M5.

kbf1981

2,249 posts

199 months

Friday 22nd August 2014
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Jazzer said:
M5s have a habit of getting under your skin.

Quality, technology, real road presence and serious performance, especially top end, stunning cars, more so the longer you spend learning.

Enjoy your M3, I'll stick with the M5.
Where do you use the top end performance though? Tbh if I didn't need space for family etc. or had time to use 2 cars.... I'd be in an Exige V6 ha! I'm in an AMG now and it's very fast straight line, but too big to throw down country lanes like you would my old supercars.