Just for grins...
8/10/10, 01:10 AM
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Just for grins...
After watching Jay Leno do a review, I went and spec'd out a 2011 BMW M3 coupe.
It's a fairly neat car, sounded killer on the Leno vid.
But...
At $69,825 there is no way that it is worth TWO 2011 Mustang GT's!
And it is a gas guzzler!
With 414 HP and only 295 TQ, why can't BMW make it get mileage as good as a new Mustang GT?
Maybe the build quality is a little better than what Ford is doing but still not a two for one exchange.
And you have to load a bunch of options on it just to get it to the level of content that the Premium 2011 Mustang GT comes with as standard.
Well, it piqued my interest but lost me very quickly too.
Guess my dreams will stay with the Mustang!
It's a fairly neat car, sounded killer on the Leno vid.
But...
At $69,825 there is no way that it is worth TWO 2011 Mustang GT's!
And it is a gas guzzler!
With 414 HP and only 295 TQ, why can't BMW make it get mileage as good as a new Mustang GT?
Maybe the build quality is a little better than what Ford is doing but still not a two for one exchange.
And you have to load a bunch of options on it just to get it to the level of content that the Premium 2011 Mustang GT comes with as standard.
Well, it piqued my interest but lost me very quickly too.
Guess my dreams will stay with the Mustang!
8/10/10, 01:14 AM
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Oh yeah, I did spec the one high dollar option that would be slick to have available on the Mustang, a double clutch manual transmission.
Leno doesn't like them but they are way cool in my opinion.
Leno doesn't like them but they are way cool in my opinion.
8/10/10, 05:24 AM
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8/10/10, 04:07 PM
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Yup i like the M3, looked at a couple of them over the years while getting my oil changed at the BMW dealer. However, pricing is up there. Nice car, but at 65k plus, thats alot. Some guys on the BMW forum are buying them with select loans. Which cost per month is about 750-800, with a ballon payment at the end of 5 years. Ronn
8/10/10, 04:09 PM
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Drive one and you'll understand why people love them. It's not always about numbers.
I would have purchased a 335i if I didn't win the promo for my GT.
I would have purchased a 335i if I didn't win the promo for my GT.
8/10/10, 04:17 PM
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8/10/10, 04:42 PM
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They are very nice cars and I was shopping them very seriously a year ago and was going to buy one but since then I have started a business and didn't want that kind of money wrapped up in a car not to mention the 5.0 came out and really changed my mind totally. I wouldn't buy the M3 now anyway but they certainly are a helluva car!!
8/10/10, 04:46 PM
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They are very nice cars and I was shopping them very seriously a year ago and was going to buy one but since then I have started a business and didn't want that kind of money wrapped up in a car not to mention the 5.0 came out and really changed my mind totally. I wouldn't buy the M3 now anyway but they certainly are a helluva car!!
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8/10/10, 05:09 PM
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The Mustang certainly is in a new class now. M3 class? Maybe not, but from a numbers game, very, very, almost too close. I'd certainly go Stang at this point and loose a little elegance that the M3 brings. Either way it's a bit of a different driving experience. The Stang is still an American pony, the BMW is a compact thrill ride. In many ways the two have indirectly competed against each other since their inception. The Mustangs and Corvettes of yester-year were a response to the European machines. Now is a testament to what these brands have accomplished.
Even still, the Mustang will remain closer to an every man's sports car. I too love the elegance our 335 delivers but the kid in me wants the Mustang. All of this is really throwing cost asside because it's absurd what the M3's cost and cost to maintain. They are very motorsport oriented and so the smaller amount of high tolerance parts are going to rack up quite a bill. The Mustang has a lot more to account for. BMW knows it won't be selling their cars to just anyone. The Mustang has sold to EVERYONE. Quite the opposite. As cars like the M3 and GTR edge toward the pinacle of on road technology, I'd like to think that the Mustang still retains a lot of it's spirit leaving the driving up to the driver.
Even still, the Mustang will remain closer to an every man's sports car. I too love the elegance our 335 delivers but the kid in me wants the Mustang. All of this is really throwing cost asside because it's absurd what the M3's cost and cost to maintain. They are very motorsport oriented and so the smaller amount of high tolerance parts are going to rack up quite a bill. The Mustang has a lot more to account for. BMW knows it won't be selling their cars to just anyone. The Mustang has sold to EVERYONE. Quite the opposite. As cars like the M3 and GTR edge toward the pinacle of on road technology, I'd like to think that the Mustang still retains a lot of it's spirit leaving the driving up to the driver.