JC:\"The M3 is the best and that\'s the end of it!\"

[jra85]

Originally Posted by radiantm3

No, computer novices see it as a file path. Nerds see it as escaping characters.

I saw "C:\" and I'm a software engineer, so I wouldn't go that far...

[mkoesel]

Originally Posted by AwesomeBMW2

Okay, that's one of the dumbest comments I've ever read. There's a reason the button is there, if you're not going to use it, why buy it?

I think you missed the point entirely - even if you always leave it in the same mode, you are still getting the active suspension.

It's just like how I never use my power button, but I still use Sport Power setting every day.

[mkoesel]

Originally Posted by radiantm3

No, computer novices see it as a file path. Nerds see it as escaping characters.

Hey I resemble that remark! It's "geek", not "nerd", thank you.

[e92zero]

Originally Posted by JAdamz

Anybody else think the thread title was a file system path?

hahaha, guess i am not alone. Wonder how many of us computer geek/nerd are on here.

[assinizarM3]

Originally Posted by e92zero

hahaha, guess i am not alone. Wonder how many of us computer geek/nerd are on here.

i wrote this thread using my ipod touch i have no idea why all these things came but wooow we have to make a pool...back to the M3, i wasn't refering to zcp...even if i did i still think that jeremy would still pick the m3 with the zcp cause it just made the audi rs5 look like a show off...but i prefer the non zcp cause it's not stiff nor low on the ground..maybe that's just me because of the horible roads in my country that make even my X5 uncomfortable.

[OC3]

Originally Posted by JAdamz

Anybody else think the thread title was a file system path?

Yeah. Was about to throw down some powershell commands as a way of replying.

[Totti]

Originally Posted by AwesomeBMW2

Okay, that's one of the dumbest comments I've ever read. There's a reason the button is there, if you're not going to use it, why buy it? It's like having a 9-inch dick and being a virgin. If you're not going to use it, why have it?

Because, you moron, and let me put this as eloquently as I can because you're clearly inept at understanding more than 5 word sentences:

It.Is.Not.Available.In.Any.Other.Variant.In.Austra lia.
You take the competition package, or you don't. You can't simply pick and choose options out of it. If you want the suspension and the wheels, it adds up to the same cost as the pack. Then you don't get the remapped DSC. Or EDC. And you have a wannabee ZCP.

Capiche?

[JIO]

Originally Posted by e92zero

hahaha, guess i am not alone. Wonder how many of us computer geek/nerd are on here.

All your base are belong to us.

[JIO]

Since my car barely clears my steep driveway, I would have no use for the ZCP option with the lowered suspension. However, I do like the wheels...which I bought separately. As for the EDC and MDM settings...I prefer the comfort setting and really have no use for the mdm. Will Turner of Turner Motorsports once said after testing the M3 that the best position for the fastest times was the Comfort mode as the car leans the most and gives you the best grip coming out of corners. He thought the other two positions were too firm. At the track, DSC is off....on the road DSC is on. Doesn't the Lotus Elise have a traction/stability control with like 17 different positions? I can just hear them arguing which position is best.

Actually the position I like best is the woman on the bottom.

[OC3]

Originally Posted by JIO

All your base are belong to us.

[saeedg48]

Originally Posted by sheepboy

OP is asking us to judge Clarkson's opinion on the M3, but he is taking it out of context. In this case, the context is relevant, IMO.

Clarkson did say the non-ZCP M3 is the best and he was actually quite critical of the ZCP. Even if you do not use the ZCP setting, you are paying extra for it, so why buy it if you are not going to use it?!!

And, yes I agree this has been discussed ad nauseam, but I was not the one who brought it up...

PS. I am not saying I agree with Clarkson as I have not driven a ZCP yet, but he is mostly on the money in his reviews...

^

[Totti]

Just for the record I plan to use my ZCP (19's, lowered susp.) every time I get in the car.

[I M STIG]

Originally Posted by Totti

Because, you moron, and let me put this as eloquently as I can because you're clearly inept at understanding more than 5 word sentences:

It.Is.Not.Available.In.Any.Other.Variant.In.Austra lia.
You take the competition package, or you don't. You can't simply pick and choose options out of it. If you want the suspension and the wheels, it adds up to the same cost as the pack. Then you don't get the remapped DSC. Or EDC. And you have a wannabee ZCP.

Capiche?

Hahaha, you said having a button you'll never use is a moot point. Why get a car with a button that you'll never use? I know the suspension and wheels are still different regardless, but the point is, if you're not tracking it and using it 100%, why have it?

[I M STIG]

Originally Posted by mkoesel

I think you missed the point entirely - even if you always leave it in the same mode, you are still getting the active suspension.

It's just like how I never use my power button, but I still use Sport Power setting every day.

No, I understood it. I'm saying why buy a car most of us will never put on the track when it's meant to be better on the track?

[chris719]

The M3 is a GT car and ZCP is far from a real track oriented package.

[JCtx]

Originally Posted by mkoesel

Your comment made it occur to me that Jeremery Clarkson and Jesus Christ have the same initials.

And me too . When I first glanced at the title, I wonder if it was about me .

Originally Posted by mkoesel

even if you always leave it in the same mode, you are still getting the active suspension.

It's actually active SHOCKS . Active suspension is a different animal, and it's WAY more expensive and complex. The good thing about it is it maintains a perfectly level attitude during cornering, by adding pressure to the outward springs. And a cushy ride when in 'comfort' mode. I don't remember if it was a Benz or BMW that had it a while back, but had numerous issues.

[mkoesel]

Originally Posted by AwesomeBMW2

No, I understood it. I'm saying why buy a car most of us will never put on the track when it's meant to be better on the track?

LOL. No seriously, that's what you meant at all. That line of reasoning could be taken with just about 95% of the folks on this board at any time, so that utterly arbitrary. Nah. You didn't think before you posted- that's what happened. And now you are trying to back up a pointless argumentative post with some semblence of retro-active reasoning, and failing miserably I might add. The guy just wanted the active suspension (which, BTW, is absolutely NOT a track option, as you can see with the very EDC-less, very track-focused, GTS). Who cares if he leaves it in the same mode all the time? Do you hit your air-recirc button every day? What about change your stereo settings? No? Well I guess those are pointless buttons too then - you should just go rip them out.

But in case you want to continue the shananigans, please start a new topic "Hey 95% percent of us won't track this car - so why buy it?", instead of hijacking this one. Though, clearly no one should buy this car at all, since there are much, much better track cars. So don't stop at this forum - I'd take this all the way to BMW AG, with a harsh letter demanding they stop producing the M3, or at least require a race license to buy one for god sakes.

You know, it's almost like BMW intends the M3 to be a great all-around-er or something like that, not a track car? But... hmm... no that can't be it - probably best to go back to your original line of haphazard thinking, logic, and sensless ridicule. Productive, that.

[klammer]

I track, therefore I am

[mkoesel]

Originally Posted by elp_jc

It's actually active SHOCKS . Active suspension is a different animal, and it's WAY more expensive and complex.

Apparently at least somebody considers active shock absorbers a form of active suspension. Though, yes, they do put it in a seperate "semi-active" category.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_...on#Semi-active

I suppose if you disagree you could always jump in there and go all cutting-room-floor on the article.

[JCtx]

Originally Posted by mkoesel

Though, yes, they do put it in a seperate "semi-active" category.

That'd be the right term .

[I M STIG]

Originally Posted by mkoesel

LOL. No seriously, that's what you meant at all. That line of reasoning could be taken with just about 95% of the folks on this board at any time, so that utterly arbitrary. Nah. You didn't think before you posted- that's what happened. And now you are trying to back up a pointless argumentative post with some semblance of retro-active reasoning, and failing miserably I might add. The guy just wanted the active suspension (which, BTW, is absolutely NOT a track option, as you can see with the very EDC-less, very track-focused, GTS). Who cares if he leaves it in the same mode all the time? Do you hit your air-recirc button every day? What about change your stereo settings? No? Well I guess those are pointless buttons too then - you should just go rip them out.

But in case you want to continue the shenanigans, please start a new topic "Hey 95% percent of us won't track this car - so why buy it?", instead of hijacking this one. Though, clearly no one should buy this car at all, since there are much, much better track cars. So don't stop at this forum - I'd take this all the way to BMW AG, with a harsh letter demanding they stop producing the M3, or at least require a race license to buy one for god sakes.

You know, it's almost like BMW intends the M3 to be a great all-around-er or something like that, not a track car? But... hmm... no that can't be it - probably best to go back to your original line of haphazard thinking, logic, and senseless ridicule. Productive, that.

Okay, no, I really did understand what he was saying. Again, why have it if you don't actually use it? I do actually hit my recirculating button enough times to believe it's warranted, and I also do change my audio settings quite often. I'm a musician, so I enjoy good sound. So when I'm listening to certain songs, or Howard Stern, I do mess with my EQ on the fly. So sorry, your points are actually becoming pointless.

The remapped EDC and shocks will make a difference, but enough to be worthy to buy for a street car? Granted, while I don't use my M3 to its full potential by throwing it on the track (I just got it, so I'm enjoying driving it daily first until I pay more of it off), but I do enjoy and use certain bits of it from time to time on back roads or other deserted areas to blow it out a bit. I do try and refrain from doing anything too crazy, though.

But yeah, I understood exactly what he meant. It's the same argument I have with people who talk about the crazy performance bits they want/need to add to their M3s that'll make 600-700 hp or more. What's the point? You've ruined the very nature of why the M3 was so good to begin with.

Oh, and I do push my Power and EDC buttons often. If I have them there, I'm going to use them. I'll change the settings every so often to see what I like and don't like. I'm a fiddler, so it's worth it to me. The Competition Package wouldn't do me any good, though, because it's not enough of a change to make a difference for daily usage. As it's nothing more than a bragging right for many people I've met and talked to thus far. Some people will absolutely use it to its full potential and value, but the ones I've met haven't yet. They've just made odd comments about how I bought the wrong car, or shouldn't have bought an M3 at all because I didn't get it M-DCT or with ZCP... A bit odd for someone with an almost identical car who also call themselves a BMW enthusiast.

But please, keep going on with your argument. I enjoy reading what's on your mind.

[Totti]

No, because you see, you are still failing to grasp my initial statement and what mkoesel has been trying to drum into your head for a couple of days now.

The Competition package retails for $9,900 in Australia. You cannot pick and choose options, if you want it take it, if you don't then don't. By way of contrast, the WHEELS alone as a separate option will run you $9,900 (source: http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=526428)

Now, I'm not sure if you realise you but:

The fact that I'm paying for a button I'll hardly ever use is a moot point

and

do actually hit my recirculating button enough times to believe it's warranted

are exactly the same arguments. Please point to where i said I'd NEVER use it? If I use it once (Like my Moonroof) then it's warranted. The fact that (Like the AC Recirc button) I'm not paying A CENT more for it isn't all that important is it? Which is exactly why I called it a MOOT point.

Please remove your head from the sand and realise your opinion in this thread is not the be all and end all of BMW.