M3 V8: Pros and Cons...

ASH M

Active member
Was on my way back to Durbs from PMB late last night, so the roads were empty. I tell you the climb up Peacevale is just too irresistible, it never stops and those long sweeping bends :excited:. Like a kid in a candy shop, i couldn't resist this piece of road not occupied by a single vehicle. See in an M3 you don't have to always be RACING someone.

MDM on and you in heaven :) Your talent tends to run out before the back end even starts to give you a slight twitch, its just so planted that the confidence it inspires is just mind blowing :shocked:.

At the end of the day it put a smile on my face and tingle up my spine :), best of all i wasn't even racing anyone.

"The M3 Frozen has the ability to elicit emotional responses from even the most seasoned professional drivers" Deon Joubert Car magazines test driver

Sabine Schmitz kissed the BMW's steering wheel after driving it during Car's annual performance shoot.

P.S The Frozen ran 233 on the 1km at sea level
 

Twinz

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Nice! Yip its fun to be alone in the twisties... The car begs to be pushed as the hair on one's neck rise with each bend. :thumbsup:
 

SOV M3

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Honestly for me right now I feel the e9x m3 is the best car in the world

It makes me wana drive all the time
 

tashen

Member
drove from jhb to PE this weekend and only used 2 tanks. Thats right 2 TANKS for a chipped V8 m3 with full exhaust!!
My G5 GTI used more than that to PE! lol
Car's an absolute beast at the coast! Power Slides were effortless and panties were dropped...:)
 

Twinz

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tashen@Xcede said:
Car's an absolute beast at the coast! Power Slides were effortless and panties were dropped...:)

So Mr. Tashen, what are you doing in the North then?...:)...just wanna be close when those panties drop...:excited:
 

George Smooth

///Member
SOV M3 said:
Honestly for me right now I feel the e9x m3 is the best car in the world

It makes me wana drive all the time

I would tend to agree with you but once the charger is fitted. They cheap when they used, adding R100,000 it makes the car perform like most supercars at a fraction of the cost.
The car is also relatively conservative, so you can go about your daily business with out getting the looks of driving a Ferrari or Porsche around which in my books is a big plus.
A lot of people compare it to the 335 but end of the day the M3 does not come with the associated reliability problems of the 335 which creates major stress if yours is going to be broken next. When you drive the two cars just pushing the brakes you realise that the M3 is on a different level. There I said it :clap:

 

BonedM3

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Sherwin@Xcede said:
vwfourlife said:
Here you go- note Sherwin- is +/- half a car ahead out the line. The Z4 catches and maintains all the way down the run. Note- Bone STOCK Z4 M vs Exede Tuned e90 M3 with Exhaust- hows them Pork Pies.

Ryan, I am so over these pissing contests that I wasn't even going to post. People pointed me to this thread & I said, "yeah, I lost" 'cos I actually was too busy & couldn't care less.

Then I see this post & I really have to say it's a lie. I'm sorry if you don't agree. Darren is on this forum & I'm sure he recalls what happened. At no stage did the Z4 pass me. I was ahead all the way & started opening bigger from 4th. And because it was 2 buddies racing, I did just enough to win without abusing the car.

I believe a V8 M3 will run 237+ on the 1km soon. That's what it's capable of with chip + zorst on a decent run. With no stripping. And stripping 46kg from a 4 door M3, still makes it heavier than an unstripped 2 door with carbon roof. All I Was trying to do was get my weight to that of a 2-door.

A V8 M3 isn't necessarily about all out power. There are faster cars out there. But it's fast enough & the pleasure from driving it is unrivalled. Having one in the garage is an awesome feeling 'cos when you want to go out and drive a car that will reward you back, you know you can.

I don't want to get into any arguments with you guys, so if you diagree then so be it, I am a liar I will concede. No need to try to argue me to the ground, I concede already.

I don't even want to argue about this video where the same M3 & Z4 ran, I think the witnesses that saw it say it was lightpoles, but I'm not interested in arguing about it.

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vwfourlife said:
Just by the way- if you keen to try a modded C63 with your Exede M3 can arrange a hookup for you. Personally I think the ones you ran were pretty pap !!!!

Aske Sherwin- he will explain.

I had a problem that day. So when I tapped off you passed me. So yes you won. And you beat Thamen's stock M3.

But let me be brutally honest with you. Your car was slow. M3's were slower on the day, mind you. But you 63 was slow nonetheless.

DAM, I didn't want to get into this sh1t & now here I am. Lord please forgive me.


Journalists around the world that drive exotic cars daily, call the M3 trhe best all-round car on the planet. Even the biggest & oldes car magazine in the world does:

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/oneyear/1101_2009_bmw_m3_verdict/index.html

http://blogs.insideline.com/roadtests/2009/11/2009-bmw-m3-best-car-in-the-world.html

http://www.bmwblog.com/2010/01/04/car-and-drive-2008-bmw-m3-the-perfect-sports-car/

http://www.bmwblog.com/2010/08/25/car-and-driver-chooses-bmw-m3-as-top-pick-in-400-horsepower-club/





why are we going back to the past, why cant we just get along. 1st run I did pull away on launch cos i jumped Sherwin, he closed and passed.
The Z4 was very strong for a stocker.
 

tcal69

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I raced a friend of my Z4M, and I have to admit is a very fast car... but remember is also very light!!!

I guess the pro on the car is a fast car (most people think so...:thumbsup:)

I guess the con on the car is that is not a fast car (some people think so...:mmm:)

 

i8am3

Member
BonedM3 said:
Why are we going back to the past, why cant we just get along. 1st run I did pull away on launch cos i jumped Sherwin, he closed and passed.
The Z4 was very strong for a stocker.

Its all a conspiracy. M3 is the best car in the world. 335i was the best car in the world. X1 is the best SUV in the world.







































Don't believe the hype - its a sequel.
 

M3_FTW

New member
i8am3 said:
BonedM3 said:
Why are we going back to the past, why cant we just get along. 1st run I did pull away on launch cos i jumped Sherwin, he closed and passed.
The Z4 was very strong for a stocker.

Its all a conspiracy. M3 is the best car in the world. 335i was the best car in the world. X1 is the best SUV in the world.


Don't believe the hype - its a sequel.
Dick
 

i8am3

Member
M3_FTW said:
i8am3 said:
BonedM3 said:
Why are we going back to the past, why cant we just get along. 1st run I did pull away on launch cos i jumped Sherwin, he closed and passed.
The Z4 was very strong for a stocker.

Its all a conspiracy. M3 is the best car in the world. 335i was the best car in the world. X1 is the best SUV in the world.


Don't believe the hype - its a sequel.
Dick

What an intelligent response :clap:







 

M3_FTW

New member
i8am3 said:
M3_FTW said:
i8am3 said:
BonedM3 said:
Why are we going back to the past, why cant we just get along. 1st run I did pull away on launch cos i jumped Sherwin, he closed and passed.
The Z4 was very strong for a stocker.

Its all a conspiracy. M3 is the best car in the world. 335i was the best car in the world. X1 is the best SUV in the world.


Don't believe the hype - its a sequel.
Dick

What an intelligent response :clap:

Its the exact response your post deserved.

 

Sherwin@xcede

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i8am3 said:
BonedM3 said:
Why are we going back to the past, why cant we just get along. 1st run I did pull away on launch cos i jumped Sherwin, he closed and passed.
The Z4 was very strong for a stocker.

Its all a conspiracy. M3 is the best car in the world. 335i was the best car in the world. X1 is the best SUV in the world.

Don't believe the hype - its a sequel.

335 was NEVER, EVER the best car in the world. Not by a long shot. I used to call it a Camry with boost when I had mine. Every1 knew that. It was a solid car with great bang-for-buck & a sledehammer on the highway when it was modded. I never got emotionally attached to mine.

M3 has been proclaimed by the biggest magazines in the world as the best car on the planet. Not by me. No sir ree Bawb. Not by me sir.

Maybe write a letter to CAr & Driver, Motor Trend, Evo, Edmunds, Road & Track & complain about it. don't bother me with your bitching, it's those magazines that said it.
 

n_s

Member
Sherwin@Xcede said:
vwfourlife said:
Here you go- note Sherwin- is +/- half a car ahead out the line. The Z4 catches and maintains all the way down the run. Note- Bone STOCK Z4 M vs Exede Tuned e90 M3 with Exhaust- hows them Pork Pies.

Ryan, I am so over these pissing contests that I wasn't even going to post. People pointed me to this thread & I said, "yeah, I lost" 'cos I actually was too busy & couldn't care less.

Then I see this post & I really have to say it's a lie. I'm sorry if you don't agree. Darren is on this forum & I'm sure he recalls what happened. At no stage did the Z4 pass me. I was ahead all the way & started opening bigger from 4th. And because it was 2 buddies racing, I did just enough to win without abusing the car.

I believe a V8 M3 will run 237+ on the 1km soon. That's what it's capable of with chip + zorst on a decent run. With no stripping. And stripping 46kg from a 4 door M3, still makes it heavier than an unstripped 2 door with carbon roof. All I Was trying to do was get my weight to that of a 2-door.

A V8 M3 isn't necessarily about all out power. There are faster cars out there. But it's fast enough & the pleasure from driving it is unrivalled. Having one in the garage is an awesome feeling 'cos when you want to go out and drive a car that will reward you back, you know you can.

I don't want to get into any arguments with you guys, so if you diagree then so be it, I am a liar I will concede. No need to try to argue me to the ground, I concede already.

I don't even want to argue about this video where the same M3 & Z4 ran, I think the witnesses that saw it say it was lightpoles, but I'm not interested in arguing about it.

vwfourlife said:
Just by the way- if you keen to try a modded C63 with your Exede M3 can arrange a hookup for you. Personally I think the ones you ran were pretty pap !!!!

Aske Sherwin- he will explain.

I had a problem that day. So when I tapped off you passed me. So yes you won. And you beat Thamen's stock M3.

But let me be brutally honest with you. Your car was slow. M3's were slower on the day, mind you. But you 63 was slow nonetheless.

DAM, I didn't want to get into this sh1t & now here I am. Lord please forgive me.






You guys are running the wrong 63's :)

 
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