RE: BMW M4 CS: Driven
Discussion
Some interesting responses to my earlier comment. Anyway, if I wanted a car that does what an M4 does I'd save myself £30k and buy the standard one. If I wanted to spend £89k on a car I'd buy something that felt a bit more special than a four seat coupe that's practically indistinguishable from one costing £30k less. That's all.
E65Ross said:
MitchT said:
Some interesting responses to my earlier comment. Anyway, if I wanted a car that does what an M4 does I'd save myself £30k and buy the standard one.
Isn't the point of this is that it does things the standard one doesn't do? Kind of negating your point?Some prefer to spend an equivalent amount on something more exclusive.
Housey said:
This thing will s
t cash, though give it a few weeks and we will have 20K off £699 a month deals like most BMW's these days. I spent 3K less and got a 550bhp V10 supercar with 3K miles on the clock and the pace, presence and specialness that you'll never get with a baby M. I know this is a 4 seat car, but I also know that many people don't use 4 seats who buy M3/M4's as I didn't when I bought mine in the olden days of the E46 so have to question it when I see 90k for such a car.
Sounds like you picked up a gen 1 R8 V10+ ? Would agree with your sentiments as have one myself that engine is wondrous and way more exotic than a turbo V6...as for this M4 looks nice in that blue especially but the price is way offt cash, though give it a few weeks and we will have 20K off £699 a month deals like most BMW's these days. I spent 3K less and got a 550bhp V10 supercar with 3K miles on the clock and the pace, presence and specialness that you'll never get with a baby M. I know this is a 4 seat car, but I also know that many people don't use 4 seats who buy M3/M4's as I didn't when I bought mine in the olden days of the E46 so have to question it when I see 90k for such a car.RSK21 said:
D200 said:
The PH comments sections is 100% predicable - it’s the exact same for every single article on the site.
99% [not all – just the 99% - 1% are reasonable/sensible] of posts are idiotic stating the bleeding obvious dumb as fook comments and 99% [again not all – just the 99% - 1% are reasonable/sensible] of people posting are complete and utter know-it-all knobs who are actually just full of s h I t, talking s h i t and just stating their own dumb blinkered opinion that the people who purchase these cars or are considering purchasing couldn’t give a flying fook about.
To save everyone time here is a comment that can be used for every single pistonhead article:
”That car is too slow, too fast, too heavy, too expensive, too ugly, looks same as a diesel, wheels too big, wheels too small, no steering feel, that manufacturer hasn’t made a good car since 1983, doesn’t sound good, fake sound, turbo, I will never buy from this manufacturer again, you can buy a better used car for less, will depreciate massively and so on”
When I say every single article I mean every article – the same crap said in every BMW, Porsche etc etc article or review … Blah blah blah
This.99% [not all – just the 99% - 1% are reasonable/sensible] of posts are idiotic stating the bleeding obvious dumb as fook comments and 99% [again not all – just the 99% - 1% are reasonable/sensible] of people posting are complete and utter know-it-all knobs who are actually just full of s h I t, talking s h i t and just stating their own dumb blinkered opinion that the people who purchase these cars or are considering purchasing couldn’t give a flying fook about.
To save everyone time here is a comment that can be used for every single pistonhead article:
”That car is too slow, too fast, too heavy, too expensive, too ugly, looks same as a diesel, wheels too big, wheels too small, no steering feel, that manufacturer hasn’t made a good car since 1983, doesn’t sound good, fake sound, turbo, I will never buy from this manufacturer again, you can buy a better used car for less, will depreciate massively and so on”
When I say every single article I mean every article – the same crap said in every BMW, Porsche etc etc article or review … Blah blah blah
100%
It is f***ing tedious and is increasingly ruining the reputation of PH as a credible media outlet.
MitchT said:
Some interesting responses to my earlier comment. Anyway, if I wanted a car that does what an M4 does I'd save myself £30k and buy the standard one. If I wanted to spend £89k on a car I'd buy something that felt a bit more special than a four seat coupe that's practically indistinguishable from one costing £30k less. That's all.
Just out of interest which brand new cars at that price range offer more than an M4? I haven't checked, just pure curiosity.Is a well specced C63s that far off?
Some of the comments remind me of when I bought my Golf Clubsport S
Plumbs rattling on about "who on earth would spend 34 bags on one of these, could have bought an R and got a rear seat and had some change"
FFS, don't you think I'd have bought an R if I wanted to car to take the Wife and kids shopping. I want to do track days and take myself shopping
Much like this CS, the Golf CCS is a TOTALLY different car to drive to the std road car.....So n comments should be made unless you have driven one first
Plumbs rattling on about "who on earth would spend 34 bags on one of these, could have bought an R and got a rear seat and had some change"
FFS, don't you think I'd have bought an R if I wanted to car to take the Wife and kids shopping. I want to do track days and take myself shopping
Much like this CS, the Golf CCS is a TOTALLY different car to drive to the std road car.....So n comments should be made unless you have driven one first
Well, here's my thoughts, like it or not.
The outside looks great. I like both those colours, but both would look far better if they gave you some nice silver wheels, instead of those horrendous black things. Black wheels belong on a Perodua Nippa, not a handsome modern car. It's another motoring obsession i don't understand.
The interior looks great, lovely seats, smart dash, and nice Alcantara bits. Ruined only by the stupid door pulls and lack of speakers. Who wants to grab an expensive apron string to close a heavy door? Totally pointless. I'd also want speakers. What do these things weigh? Not a lot!
Justify the price by adding the titanium exhaust, and put back a plastic handle and speakers.
Then there's the gearbox. Why no manual option? Are the upgrade things incompatible with a clutch pedal? A sports Coupe should not sound like it's flatulent when it changes gear. At least give serious drivers a choice. I.M.O, close, but not quite a successor to the CS range.
The outside looks great. I like both those colours, but both would look far better if they gave you some nice silver wheels, instead of those horrendous black things. Black wheels belong on a Perodua Nippa, not a handsome modern car. It's another motoring obsession i don't understand.
The interior looks great, lovely seats, smart dash, and nice Alcantara bits. Ruined only by the stupid door pulls and lack of speakers. Who wants to grab an expensive apron string to close a heavy door? Totally pointless. I'd also want speakers. What do these things weigh? Not a lot!
Justify the price by adding the titanium exhaust, and put back a plastic handle and speakers.
Then there's the gearbox. Why no manual option? Are the upgrade things incompatible with a clutch pedal? A sports Coupe should not sound like it's flatulent when it changes gear. At least give serious drivers a choice. I.M.O, close, but not quite a successor to the CS range.
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