What would you choose: M3 or M5?

[flylwsi]

hartge h50 was mentioned on the second page of this thread... did you read it all? and the numbers are not allllll that amazing, we talked on this earlier

[ian840]

I agree with whoever said something about being under 25 or 30 years old and getting a M3, and a M5 with family. Being 19, I would personally get european delivery on a M3, drive it to Nowack tuning and let them massage 400hp+ out of it. Then from there drive to AC Schnitzer and have them install their body mods, front lip, rims, rear wing, suspension etc. AC Schnitzer and Nowack are very close to each other too, about a 7 hour drive from BMW's factory in Munich. (Had to go to the german mapquest, hard to understand!) This of course is my dream crusade to the holy land which I plan on actually doing when my life permits. Then maybe in 15 years or so I might do the same with a M5, but ill stick to one car at a time for now. Either way, youll be very happy!

[ian840]

Oh yeah and I forgot to mention that this M3 will NOT be a daily driver. It will be my garage queen that Ill hopefully have forever, take to shows, drive on perfect days etc. Ill get a X5 or 540 6 speed for the daily stuff.

[ian840]

ahh yes, this is something what it will look like!

[gang$tarr]

looks nice.... how much do you think it'll cost?

are you going to do any work on it yourself? or just have AC and nowack do all the work?

[ian840]

Not sure exactly what the costs will be, $55k for the car and probably about $10-15k in upgrades. Plus the cost of the trip... Im a studying engineer so natually Id like to do some of the work myself but because of lack of time, tools, and a place to do it, makes it very hard. Plus with a vehicle of this value Id rather leave it to the pros, but Ill be there to see them do it all at least, thats the point of the trip.

[gang$tarr]

sounds sweet.... make sure to post pics when it's done

[ian840]

Dont get me wrong, this is still my dream trip....Although a serious one, something I hope to do within the next 5 years or so. I still need to finish school and get to work (I already have a job when I get out of school though) And hopefully wall street turns around soon...

[gang$tarr]

You're going to work on Wall St.?? I want to work on Wall St. that's my goal in life..... i need to ask you some questions:
what are the easiest business jobs to be succesful in? and I like Stocks and I'd like to work on Wall St. so what type of job would i go for... also which jobs pay the most?

thanks

[Steel]

m3 für mich.

[gang$tarr]

nobody ever answers my questions about jobs on wall st.

[crayzayjay]

My cousin has a '93 (i think) 340bhp M5 and it goes like stink!! it handles amazingly too.... having said that, i can imagine how fast the current 400bhp model must be!!
still, i'd probably take the M3 over the M5, it would be a much more entertaining and involving drive than the M5, which is heavier and has more electronic aids that are "apparent" to the driver.

cheers
jay

[gang$tarr]

You can turn off the driver aids

[crayzayjay]

You can turn off the driver aids

d'oh!
still, when you do turn them off, the M5 is said to be too much of handful in the wet, apparently the engine is just too good for the chassis...
besides, an M3 is so much more delicate and race-car like, it would surprise me that a true driving enthusiast would pick the softer M5 over it.

cheers
jay

[crayzayjay]

oh ya, the rear spoiler on that M3 posted earlier is horrendous!!