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That's good to know. I too had an Evo IX. Not quite the numbers you were pushing but about half that. Still fast as hell. I think the thing with that car was that because it was so light it just felt snappier. But when you go from that to an M3, there is simply no comparison as far as quality and creature comforts go. It's going from boy racer to adulthood. I did have a 370z in between which was still a huge quality step up.

I'm glad to hear about the S4. I sold my 08 M3 and was thinking of getting into a 2011 S4 with the Stasis challenge package. It was white with DSG, Premium package so I thought I was sold on it. But the mileage was just over 40k and it needed a bit of TLC on the wheels and driver seat which was torn. I decided against it at the last second because I found an E90 that was essentially perfect for me package/color wise with about 10k miles less.

Really glad to be back in the real drivers car. I love my M3 to death.