Vw with MAJOR mods or M3

[F82_SID]

Originally Posted by sameh

I say get a lambo and mod the hell out of it. Start with adding a back seat.

[SchnellM3]

Originally Posted by _Jono_

WELCOME to the driveway ;D hahaha. Just get a 997 turbo. Job done. Or maybe a GT3 rs..

Excuse me while I clean out my pants...


I'm down on my usual amount of cars have been investing in more real estate. Have a couple houses ready to flip then I'm considering adding a GT3 RS, F10 M5 and will be ready to get rid of my pos X6 unless its bought by BMW things a lemon.

[_Jono_]

GT3 Rs is.....wow. Thats the only word for it lol

[ES_TRADER]

Car modding is big business... companies like IND have to mod the hell out of these cars to make guys like you interested in spending money at their business..it's their job and they get paid to do it...For them, im sure they can write it off as part of the cost of doing business....For us, its just money down the shitter...if i could mod my car and write off the mods, id probably do it big..If its a hobby, ok fine, but hobbies can get expensive really fast, esp car modding....theres no point in getting a POS and modding the shit out of it if you are using it as a DD. just spend more money for the slower nicer car. If you want something fast as hell, go to the junk yard and buy a bucket and fix it up to supercar specs.

[audioMeth]

if you're going to go the gti route just wait for the new r.

[Locksmythe]

3 considerations:

resale value (mods worth zero)
maintenance cost (looked into lambo service?) (or vw?)
taxes (my m3 is taxed $2k a year.. vw would be $200)

[BMRLVR]

Honestly guys most of IND's customers (me included) modify their cars to make their perfect M3 and not solely for a performance gain. These customers didn't modify their M3 to make it as good as a Lambo or P-Car or GTR, they wanted an M3 but wanted some things done that the factory couldn't do for them.

To me my IND M3 is the perfect M3 for me, I wasn't in the market for another car, I was in the market for an M3 but I wanted a few things done that BMW couldn't/wouldn't do for me. Any request, no matter how small, IND did it for me. For example painting all my OEM grills gloss black or painting my BMW M/// licence plate frame and even the screw covers gloss black since I wanted it all to match the OEM shadowline for a clean look. An IND M3 is not always about performance, it is about a customer wanting a specific thing/specific things done to personalize their car to their exact specs.

When I purchased my car I knew I was keeping it for a long time, most likely indefinitely, IND made my car my perfect M3 for me.

[DOUT]

Get an Underground Racing TT Gallardo

[persian54]

Originally Posted by BMRLVR

Honestly guys most of IND's customers (me included) modify their cars to make their perfect M3 and not solely for a performance gain. These customers didn't modify their M3 to make it as good as a Lambo or P-Car or GTR, they wanted an M3 but wanted some things done that the factory couldn't do for them.

To me my IND M3 is the perfect M3 for me, I wasn't in the market for another car, I was in the market for an M3 but I wanted a few things done that BMW couldn't/wouldn't do for me. Any request, no matter how small, IND did it for me. For example painting all my OEM grills gloss black or painting my BMW M/// licence plate frame and even the screw covers gloss black since I wanted it all to match the OEM shadowline for a clean look. An IND M3 is not always about performance, it is about a customer wanting a specific thing/specific things done to personalize their car to their exact specs.

When I purchased my car I knew I was keeping it for a long time, most likely indefinitely, IND made my car my perfect M3 for me.

Well said

But then you have people like me who go through cars every 3 years :P

[450whp335i]

Originally Posted by persian54

But then you have people like me who go through cars every 3 years :P

Damn every 3 years?

[M3Fool]

ummmm where do you find a Lambo for 120k?

[PunjabiM3]

Originally Posted by M3Fool

ummmm where do you find a Lambo for 120k?

You can get 2004 Gallardo's for around or perhaps even less than that price.

[///Matthew]

Originally Posted by PunjabiM3

You can get 2004 Gallardo's for around or perhaps even less than that price.

I looked at one that was ~$89k, 25k miles. So beautiful

[BMRLVR]

No matter what you do to an M3 or how much you spend, an M3 will never be a Lamborghini or even a Porsche 911 for that matter.

No matter how good of a sports car a Lamborghini or a Porsche 911 is they can never replace an M3 and all of it's versatility.

[GnokGnik]

Lol @ Gallardo, thats like a poor mans lambo

Get A Aventador LP700-4

(sarcasm)

[Whoa1847]

Originally Posted by Crimson92

WTF.

[klammer]

Originally Posted by BMRLVR

Honestly guys most of IND's customers (me included) modify their cars to make their perfect M3 and not solely for a performance gain. These customers didn't modify their M3 to make it as good as a Lambo or P-Car or GTR, they wanted an M3 but wanted some things done that the factory couldn't do for them.

To me my IND M3 is the perfect M3 for me, I wasn't in the market for another car, I was in the market for an M3 but I wanted a few things done that BMW couldn't/wouldn't do for me. Any request, no matter how small, IND did it for me. For example painting all my OEM grills gloss black or painting my BMW M/// licence plate frame and even the screw covers gloss black since I wanted it all to match the OEM shadowline for a clean look. An IND M3 is not always about performance, it is about a customer wanting a specific thing/specific things done to personalize their car to their exact specs.

When I purchased my car I knew I was keeping it for a long time, most likely indefinitely, IND made my car my perfect M3 for me.

exactly

[joseph328]

I'd never go from RWD to FWD, ever.
VW is still a FWD, what else do you need?

[AngelinIsRich08]

Hmmm. A modded 135i or a Lamborghini. It's a hella of a choice. Jk it's not even a comparison.

[B R A N D X®]

Weird post, but I have a 2010 GTI and a 2011 E90 M3. The GTI is just for fun. My wife *really* loves driving it around on errands and to the gym.

I can't remember what the APR Stage 2 Tune and Carbonio carbon fiber intake mods cost, but I do know that compared to similar mods to a BMW it was dirt cheap. These mods took the hp up to around 260 and the tq to just under 300 if I remember correctly.

Other than being FWD, it's a pretty quick, fun car to drive, especially in 6MT form, and even with spirited driving returns 30mpg easily. Plus VW has the FWD thing down pretty well.......the torque steer even with the mods is very manageable.

Add the Autobahn package and the interior matures considerably versus the standard Tartan Plaid cloth with nicely bolstered, leather covered seats, etc....

Fun, easy to drive, quick, cheap and great mpg. No wonder Car and Driver says it's a model that every car enthusiast should own before they die!

As an added bonus, if I drive the GTI for a week solid.......I really know where the extra money went for the M3 the first time I get back into it!

I'm sure my 13 year old will love it in a few years!