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Post by Angelus666 » Mon May 15, 2017 6:22 pm

Anyone on here gone from the MC to the 92....wondered what the view was in terms of driving appeal?

Over the past few months I've had a real sweet spot for the M3 and they are looking like seriously good value at £20kish for a nice competition pack car. I looked at an M2 last week, and to be honest I can't get over how cr*p the interior is in that car...it's only marginally better than a 118d. The leather and the plastics are truly awful...and you can't seem to spec the car to a decent standard.

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Post by Young Pretender » Mon May 15, 2017 6:52 pm

I've just gone from an E90 to an E85 3.0. Yes the m3 is fantastic, great engine, great chassis, great outright speed but I personally didn't get the sense of occasion from it that I really wanted. I get that from the z4 now even with significantly less power.

Just my pennies worth although I may find myself in the minority :thumbsup:

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Post by tjlazer » Tue May 16, 2017 12:01 pm

On this subject my brothers M3 is for sale, awesome machine totally pampered and sorted. Anything over 13.5k considered! Total bargain! https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds ... 07/7168336
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Post by Str6mik » Tue May 16, 2017 12:45 pm

Personally it is night and day between the two in terms of std chassis ability. The M3 has far more progressive and complex handling ability. In the e90 M3 I've never owned a car that is more adjustable on the throttle, and it slides so progressively and it feels like it moves as one.

The Z4mc to me at least feels as though the back end is trying to keep up with the front end - which is admittedly pointier than the M3. The Z as a result of its shorter wheel base feels as though it breaks traction very quickly, and not particularly progressively.

I think the M3 has better steering 'feel' even though the Z has better weight.

The only negative to the M is its physical size on smaller roads - and one the car is moving, there is a lot of momentum behind the m3. in these instances the Z4 feels more 'chuckable'

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Post by mj2k » Tue May 16, 2017 2:07 pm

Equally with the M3 you're not sitting as close to the rear axle vs the Z4, this makes the feel of rotation more sudden on the Z4 and progressive on the M3. I toyed with an M3 when getting the Z4M, but to me it lacked the same occasion & was just too much grunt for the road. I've never looked back.
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Post by pHilli0 » Tue May 16, 2017 2:31 pm

Str6mik wrote: Tue May 16, 2017 12:45 pm Personally it is night and day between the two in terms of std chassis ability. The M3 has far more progressive and complex handling ability. In the e90 M3 I've never owned a car that is more adjustable on the throttle, and it slides so progressively and it feels like it moves as one.

The Z4mc to me at least feels as though the back end is trying to keep up with the front end - which is admittedly pointier than the M3. The Z as a result of its shorter wheel base feels as though it breaks traction very quickly, and not particularly progressively.

I think the M3 has better steering 'feel' even though the Z has better weight.

The only negative to the M is its physical size on smaller roads - and one the car is moving, there is a lot of momentum behind the m3. in these instances the Z4 feels more 'chuckable'
Having fitted the HR uprated ARBs and RTAB kit, the back end is much more progressive, and feels less snappy. So I would agree totally with your comments about the stock car, and with some relatively minor mods can be tamed a little, whilst still being an exciting car.

Personally I have never been excited about the E9x M3. The engine and everything is lovely. But all the rawness and excitement has been engineered out of it, unless you are pushing three figures mph. If I ever got one I would mod it until I could feel it being exciting to drive at reasonable speeds. And it would be a great daily if i could afford the fuel !

As I have my toy as a weekend car, the extra drama of being a sports car, low ride height, small cabin, treat with respect handling, it just makes it an occasion every time.
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Post by Angelus666 » Tue May 16, 2017 5:16 pm

I've had the MC now for 2 1/2 years so kind of thinking it would be nice to try something different. At £25k the M3 does tick a lot of boxes for me, great engine, chassis, handling, practicality and looks....but I do worry it'll continue to drop money though and be a £10k car within a few years.

The dilemma is at £35k-ish does a 2008 R8 or 2012 981 make more sense than an M3 from a residual value perspective. hmmmm....

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Post by Dablk » Tue May 16, 2017 5:56 pm

Low miles clean example with a manual gearbox. I think will hold its money ok. Seems like a gearstick is coming back into fashion.
Also think it's the type of car you will see hundreds of high mile examples getting cheap but clean cared for low mile weekenders staying strong.
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Post by buzyg » Tue May 16, 2017 6:47 pm

R8 over an M3 E9x every time. The V8 Manual is probably a bit slower. But every thing else is just nicer. :thumbsup:

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Post by mc5 » Tue May 16, 2017 7:23 pm

Test drove one over the weekend. I was not convinced and was happy to drive home in the z. Felt quite detached, mid range response wasn't great but top end was lovely but didnt feel a great deal faster. Engine was very smooth compared to the raw nature of the s54 Exhaust was very muted so that would need to be changed. Very different to the z4m but thats to be expected really. Maybe it would shine on something longer than a 10 mile test drive. Haven't totally discounted it yet.

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Post by Z4M-2006 » Tue May 16, 2017 7:29 pm

Drive an E9x M3..

Boring unless thrashed....I was gonna get one myself and looked at a lot around the £20-£22k mark. Without exception they needed work and wanted anything between £1000 and £2500 spending....

That said they must have taken a dive recently if comp pack cars are in the £20k region....

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Post by Angelus666 » Tue May 16, 2017 7:38 pm

I think comp pack cars are asking £23k-£27k...so with a bit of haggling then not a million miles away really. Even the AUC cars are coming towards that price bracket now.

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Post by Z4M-2006 » Tue May 16, 2017 8:35 pm

Comp pack cars were £25k + around 6/7 months ago



Prices must be on the slide :(

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Post by hopz121 » Tue May 16, 2017 9:07 pm

Go and drive one OP but I think you'll enjoy your Z4M more and I think it will hold its value better too :thumbsup:
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Post by Angelus666 » Tue May 16, 2017 10:44 pm

I drove one for a short period a few years back, sounded lovely but was only a short blast and you can't really get a feel for the intricacies of the car.

Ha, who would have bought a ZM after a first drive of that crappy gearbox!

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