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It's my bad weather car. I drive it when it's too cold/hot/snowy to drive the 'vert. Or when I need to haul people around. That being said, I beat on it hard (as I do all my cars). Drive it as it was meant to be driven.
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I'm with you I am anal about the details of this car - don't even dare to sit - if you have buttons or freshly dyed jeans - without covering my seats first. That being said, my oil level - is preset #2 - Once I've verified everything is good - it's a regimen every time I drive to swing the tach meter. Life doesn't begin to your north of 6500K - I'm still learning to drive this car by ear - if you know what I mean. These cars are meant to be driven! If for nothing else go find a couple of good on ramps and enter and exit a few times - the S65 is engine art
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Don't have enough time in my life to do this with enough regularity to satisfy me. Most of my spirited driving is intermingled with real life. Take a fun road to do an errand. Drive kids to friends house, then have a fun drive back home by myself, etc, etc. If my fast driving were confined to a track, I wouldn't own an M3, I would own an Ariel Atom, Lotus Exige, maybe a Cayman S. Speed limits have to be set to account for the poorest vehicles and drivers on the road. Experienced enthusiasts in very capable cars can bend the rules once in while. Just my opinion, of course.
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You don't have to drive either like a maniac or a grandmother. You can responsibly choose good places and times to have some fun without putting everyone else in danger. |
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Now - if you would like to put your car where you mouth is, try the track, and I would love to be with you when you do. See you there? vz
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If you wouldn't nail the throttle on a road like this, you have no business buying an M3: Again, just my opinion.
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Agree completely. It's all about choosing the time and place. I am also not claiming that you can do sustained high speed driving like on a track. Just a little fun when all the stars are properly aligned.
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Jesus christ. Relax about the track already. I've been to the track plenty and that is really where you find out the real limits of the vehicle. AND I wouldn't drive like that on the streets. But I don't frequent the track anymore and I like to have fun on the street from time to time. Just use your head. You know... the same way you would at the track.
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The problem is, once you've gone to the track, driving hard on public roads just isn't fun anymore. I have no interest in driving the car hard unless I'm at the track. I don't care if people drive their card hard on public roads as long as they don't do it around me or my family.
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Of course, a lot has to do with your geography. There are many places where you cannot escape the crowds. I'm 15 mins from the city and 15 mins from the country. Common sense goes a long way. |
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