|
|
|
Post Reply |
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
02-10-2010, 03:55 PM | #1 |
Lieutenant
285
Rep 547
Posts |
Got my mk2 GT3, sold the GTR still have the E92 M3 and Evo 9 MR. Here's my take.
The pricing was finally right so I picked up my 2010 GT3 from Schneider Nelson in Jersey. Ed is the man by the way. White with sport buckets, dynamic engine mounts and nav, sound chrno. Here's my 2 cents.
First off, of all my cars, the GTR is the fastest of the group. I don't care what anyone says about the GT3, the GTR is faster. I immediately found out when I took my first drive off the lot in the GT3. I stalled. hehe. That clutch is heavy . All kidding aside, in the GT3 I had the sense that I was in a go kart. Not just in steering and handling but I was aware that the engine was in the back, rear wheel drive and no weight in the front. For those who go kart, it's that immediate sense that you want to go fast to catch the guy in front but know that you'll spin out if you mash the gas in a turn. So every action I take is premeditated. Especially downshifting, entering a turn, etc. It's basicly what makes the GT3 so much fun. My e92 is also a manual so the shifts are very long and loose compared to the GT3. The clutch pedal is also very soft in the M3 which I think is great since it's m daily driver. Someone said it best describing stepping on the M3 clutch was like stepping into whipped cream Steering on the M is a bit over assisted and though it feels nice, the steering wheel feels like I'm using a bagel to steer the car. To be honest the GT3 and M3 aren't cars that people cross shop so comparing them doesn't make too much sense. They are just too different beasts. You would think because it's an M it might be comparable but we all know the current M3 is a bit too soft, cushy and no longer the raw car it used to be. Is the GT3 a daily driver? With the regular seats, maybe. The buckets, no. Getting in and out can be a pain when you slam your thigh into sidewall of the rigid bucket seat. The ride is perfect for a sports car though. Stiff but not harsh and definately no bite. The softer regular seats will add enough cushion to be able to drive in NYC. I have taken the M to Monticello for a trackday and though it was fun, I don't think I'll be doing anymore trackdays with it. It was quick and I was able to pass a few 911's and a bunch of others but it wasn't thrilling. Now before everyone thinks I don't like my M, I'd like to say that it is the best money I've ever spent. Will I get another? Is it one of my favorites and do I think it's great? Yes, yes and hell's yes. It does it all. While the GTR is now sold, the GT3 in the garage and the Evo sitting around waiting for snow, the M3 is with me when I go out, do road trips, run errands, drive to work, and when I do a trackday here and there. Ok here are my preferences. If not listed, They stay home. Tight Twisty two lane Road: Evo. No other. Twisty road: 1st: GT3 2nd: Evo 3rd: GTR Wide open road: Tie GTR GT3 Race track for laptimes and bullying: GTR Race track for fun: 1st: GT3, 2nd:M3 Going out to the city with friends: M3 Chicks just love this car. Snow/Ski trips: Evo Steering handling shifting 1st: GT3 2nd: Evo. A very close second Tie: GTR's steering and handling better but I can shift the M3. Here she is The M and Godzilla |
02-10-2010, 03:59 PM | #2 |
Colonel
696
Rep 2,548
Posts
Drives: '08 135i, '88 325is
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Denver, CO
|
Cool, thanks for sharing and please post more pics.
__________________
Delivered in Munich, broken in on the Nurburgring.
|
Appreciate
0
|
02-10-2010, 04:11 PM | #3 |
First Lieutenant
26
Rep 330
Posts |
I must congratulate you!!...not just because I thought your post was very good, giving your opinion and ratings, but also because you own/owned 4 cars which are within my top 5 list
Unfortunately I don't own them all, but if all goes well planning on getting Evo9 pretty soon enjoy the rides |
Appreciate
0
|
02-10-2010, 04:12 PM | #4 |
General
228
Rep 20,998
Posts |
sweet rides!
__________________
09' E92 335i | 6MT | Montego Blue | Black Dakota Leather | Dark Burl Walnut | Premium | Sport | Cold Weather | Nav | Sirius | Comfort Access | iPod and USB adapter
|
Appreciate
0
|
02-10-2010, 04:21 PM | #5 |
Captain
142
Rep 660
Posts |
nice choice of rides you got there
next up for me is a gt3 as well.. only time will tell when it'll happen lol
__________________
Future mod consideration: exhaust, pulley
otherwise, very happy with how the m3 was born |
Appreciate
0
|
02-10-2010, 04:33 PM | #6 |
Major General
2713
Rep 6,743
Posts |
Congratulations, and thanks for the review!
I too was thinking about an Evo... but next up I have to get some sort of convertible. Wife's needs must... |
Appreciate
0
|
02-10-2010, 04:51 PM | #7 |
Lieutenant Colonel
63
Rep 1,884
Posts |
Great info and you are a lucky man but why would you want to get rid of the GTR? Seems like it was a better all rounder than the GT3 from your description. I love the GT3's but they are a lot more expensive at 112k+ unless you get it used.
__________________
My Youtube Channel
|
Appreciate
0
|
02-10-2010, 05:10 PM | #8 | |
Lieutenant
285
Rep 547
Posts |
Quote:
The GTR was fun but it was just way too stiff to use daily. The ride was harsh with a bite that was just a bit too much for me especially in NYC. When the road cleared and you have a passenger, mashing the gas and hearing all the expletives come out is fun but for me, I just needed more involvement. I'm not a DSG, MDCT, PDK guy. The GTR was also very big. I live near the NY/CT border and have access to plenty of tight and twisty roads but the car was just too big to have fun. Most of the fun came from punching the throttle and being IN a GTR. The rest was kind of dull. So in the end, I didn't commute in it and I didn't take it out for joy rides. I have my beautiful AW M3 as my going out/commuter car so I decided to just let her go and find my fun car, the GT3 |
|
Appreciate
0
|
02-10-2010, 05:26 PM | #9 |
Lieutenant Colonel
337
Rep 1,805
Posts |
GT3 all the way! congrats, love white gt3s especially!
__________________
17' M2 DCT - KW CS - Re71r - Carbotech
BW C13 - 1:57:2 ACS - 1:49:6 WSIR - 1:30:6 |
Appreciate
0
|
02-10-2010, 05:50 PM | #10 | |
Lieutenant Colonel
63
Rep 1,884
Posts |
Wow I didnt think the GTR had such a rough ride and had adjustable suspension. I know 911 have some harsh rides as well so the GTR must be really bad. Great choices in cars though. GT3's are fantastic and I see a few here and there in socal
If I could I would get teh GT3-RS for the fun car jus because it comes with its own scaffolding in the back in case you have a painting project going on...or is that for the car? Quote:
__________________
My Youtube Channel
|
|
Appreciate
0
|
02-10-2010, 07:48 PM | #12 |
Brigadier General
221
Rep 4,643
Posts |
Love the white GT3.
Love the e92 M3 you have, especially with the 18's. Love the Evo IX MR, especially since I used to have one. Love that GTR, and wished you could've kept it while still adding the GT3. Overall, you have awesome taste in cars man. I can relate to you, and I hope I can start a small collection of dream cars like you! Oh yeah, I almost forgot------EXCELLENT REVIEW!! |
Appreciate
0
|
02-10-2010, 10:12 PM | #13 |
Colonel
183
Rep 2,873
Posts |
Man I want my gt3 or an rs. I've wanted to just go and buy it.
First time around only thing stopping me was the waiting list the dealer had. But I feel I'll have a little kore fun with other cars first. I feel like I'm too young to be driving pcars |
Appreciate
0
|
02-10-2010, 10:53 PM | #14 |
Brigadier General
374
Rep 4,320
Posts
Drives: '07 Z4 M Coupe
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Metro-Detroit
|
Awesome write-up, and congrats on the GT3!
__________________
|
Appreciate
0
|
02-10-2010, 11:18 PM | #17 |
Brigadier General
374
Rep 4,320
Posts
Drives: '07 Z4 M Coupe
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Metro-Detroit
|
I used to work at a performance shop that specialized in Evo's, those things are no joke.
__________________
|
Appreciate
0
|
02-11-2010, 01:23 AM | #19 |
Major
55
Rep 1,447
Posts |
Congratulations on the GT3! Totally different animal than the M3. Clutch on the GT3 is more positive though. The gear change is exact and rifle-bolt like. Wish the M3 is the same but like you, my M3 is a daily so I appreciate the buttery smooth clutch and the light-effort gear change.
__________________
Khalid
'12 BMW E92 M3 '03 BMW E46 M3 '14 Mercedes-Benz S400 '18 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio |
Appreciate
0
|
02-11-2010, 01:34 AM | #20 |
boku no namae ha...
334
Rep 11,025
Posts
Drives: 2006 BS 330i
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: S. Bay Area, CA + Newark, NJ + ChiCity + True Blue
|
i am so jealous. gt3, gtr, m3. all my favorites. can i be you for a day.
__________________
looking for a PreLCI Black Sapphire e90 front bumper without license plate holes
"Akimbo shotguns. Broken wrists anyone? And don't give me that 'it's just a game' bull****. Where the **** are my akimbo interventions then?! One scope on each eye mother****er!!" |
Appreciate
0
|
02-11-2010, 09:11 AM | #21 |
Lieutenant
285
Rep 547
Posts |
The GTR does have EDC but the comfort mode was hardly that. The suspension was already hard then you add 20's with run flats, you're gonna have a rough ride. It's harsher than the MR and the GT3. For me that's just too harsh. As Automobile magazine put it. There's way too much R and not enough GT. I never got to "launch" my car. I was following the break in and also didn't want to have to worry about the transmission down the road. Why people were launching it, I will never understand. In R mode, the standard "safe" launch was crazy enough.
Aside from a small Ralliart decal, my Evo isn't modded . It's becoming such a rare sight to see an Evo's engine bay with a standard air filter box. It's quick but definately needs more punch that a downpipe intake and tune would fix but I love her the way she is As you previous Evo owners know, steering, shifting and heel toe driving is a dream in that car. The GTR rev matches for you, and the GT3's brake pedal is even higher than the M3's for heel toe on the road . I'd have to be on a track and be mashing the brake pedal to be able to do so. The RS would have been a great but there no more allocations. There aren't even any more std GT3 allocations. The only way would be to wait until the car arrives and the buyer backout. Which is what my GT3 was. By then you'd have to wait another year or so before they would even discount it. If I had a spare set of snow tires, the M3 can do most of what the others can do and look good doing it. But you guys already figured that out. Last edited by s4awd; 02-11-2010 at 09:28 AM.. |
Appreciate
0
|
02-11-2010, 09:40 AM | #22 |
Major General
1072
Rep 8,006
Posts
Drives: i4M50
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: No where fast
|
The sad truth is that the only way Nissan could hide the weight of the GTR and still make it a world class performer was to stiffen the suspension to the point where most people would not be able to fully enjoy it as a DD. The very fact that you rate the EVO and GT3 as perfectly acceptional just show how hard the GTR is.
|
Appreciate
0
|
Post Reply |
Bookmarks |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
|
|