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07-05-2011, 08:29 AM | #23 |
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+2. Everybody's modding their exhaust. If you drive the stock car with the top down it sounds pretty amazing.
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07-05-2011, 12:10 PM | #24 |
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I have a 2011 E90, my Dad a 2011 E93.
I'd take the sedan in a heartbeat. 2 doors is frustrating. They are big, so tight spots, when they happen, are that much worse. Plus having to fold the seat up so my 7 YO can get in the back is irritating also. In day to day driving, the E93 feel heavier/slower. It doesn't have that acceleration edge that the sedan has and it shows. Plus, no ZCP wheels! I drive both cars all week long and each time I get in the convertible, there's about a 30 minute period where I think it's fun, then I want my sedan back. Different strokes though. If you're the convertible type, I'm sure you'll love it and prefer it. You do hear more of the exhaust with the top down, but I actually find it a bit irritating in stop and go traffic. |
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The stock exhaust can get irritating in stop and go traffic....? You can barely hear it for one thing...but you're saying the M3 sounds...irritating? First time I've heard that from a M3 owner lol
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07-05-2011, 12:54 PM | #26 |
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Try reading again, this time without taking it out of context.
I said that with the top down, in stop and go traffic, the E93 exhaust booms and drones too much for me. The sedan, with its fixed roof, takes the right amount of the drone out. Obviously, for driving at constant speeds, this doesn't apply. This part is subjective obviously. |
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07-05-2011, 01:20 PM | #27 |
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I had a heavily modded e90 335 before my e93 M3...I have to say: the e93 has very few shortcomings when it comes to the "daily driver".
Plenty of power, great looks, and gobs of "make me smile" factor. I do miss the rear doors every once in a while, but the e93 makes up for it in so many ways. On a side note, for those who don't track the car, or drive "balls to the wall" 24/7, do you really notice a difference between the e90 and the e93?
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Agreed, at night, it was beautiful!!!
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o man you're luck. I was dying in the valley
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I went over the hill to home depot on Sunday afternoon around 5:00. Easily 15 degrees hotter.
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07-05-2011, 05:43 PM | #31 |
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if i lived in FL/CA I would have a vert... here in the NE it's not worth it for me. Also I enjoy the added cargo space. Figure out what's important to you.
Extra room in backseats? Extra trunk space? hair in the wind? Look of the vert with the top up vs. look of E90 added weight? Small dip in MPG? Do you track? Are you single... if so get the vert. Add up your answers and you will know what to get.
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I got an E93 335 for a loaner while waiting for the E90 to be built. Worked out great for me... anyway, I found that driving a cabrio is fun and if she would have been a third "play" car then I may have changed my order to an E93M.
But, there were several drawbacks to the cabrio: -Two doors. suck when you have a 4 and 6 year old. -Bit louder, some creaks where the top met the body. -Back seat left no room for adults really. I generally drive us out to lunch as my work colleagues have small cars/trucks. Positives: -It really is cool when you're cruising with the top down on a sunny day. Was my first experience with a cabrio and I did dig it. BUT, can't do it for primary/daily driver car. AND it wasn't an M, just a really fast 335i... So I would think that with no concern for back seat, its a third car/weekend cruiser, I would get a Donkervoort D8...
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I tend to find the rear in the e90 pretty much equal, with the exception of being able to have a 3rd person back there.
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People who come into my car follow my rules, simple as that. If they don't, they get dropped off. I've done it countless times in the past over the years when in High School. They have learned to listen as they really don't feel like walking home. Same goes to the rules of the house. I have no problem kicking someone out if they're not following the rules (disrespecting women, high on drugs, or stupidly drunk, etc).
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To close the loop on this, I've now had the chance to test drive both the M3 sedan and vert with both manual and DCT transmissions.
Comparing the sedan with the vert, it was pretty much as expected. The performance of the sedan is somewhat better than the vert (I certainly notice the difference), but the vert is still very good and definitely a real M3. It would come down to how much one values the top-down experience vs. focusing on performance. As far as manual versus DCT, I generally prefer manual in a performance car, but I think the DCT is better in the M3. Since the M3 lacks low to mid rev torque (sorry, it's true), keeping the revs high with the manual is a bit of a chore, whereas the DCT does that job well. |
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Like been said before..everybody will give their thoughts/advice but in the end the choice is solely yours. Most of the adive will be biased depending what each of us drive even for those who have drive all the three iterations.
Personaly I found the vert not much different in handling except accleration due to extra 400lb but once you hit 30-40mph it's no pig. Top down/open air driving and the musical V8 wail is something you will never experience in a 90/92 M's...my 2 cents
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