Test Drive: E46 M3 Coupe vs. Convertible.
08-11-2003, 06:19 AM
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So my parents are in the market for a new car. Of course, I had to *egg* 'em on to buy an M3 
hehe. Although their eyes were on TSX 
, I insisted on a test drive and they obliged.
There happened to be a Ti. Silver M3 'vert AND a Ti. Silver Coupe on a two different dealerships nearby.
The Convertible:
MY03. Only 2000+ miles on! Gray interior. All the BMW bells and whistles except nav. The interior materials and fit were top notch. All the buttons were within my reach especially that little SMG stick thingy. The seat was very firm and supportive, not too different from that of S2000 with plenty of leg room. However, my parents behind me weren't as comfortable as myself as the convertible fold down tray took up most of the rear space of the car.
After a quick tutorial on SMG, off we went. As soon as we hit the street, the sales man kept encouraging me to "step on it!" despite my wish to get to know the car for the first few minutes. Ok, so I stepped on it and whooosh!! The acceleration was just incredible! After tach hits 5k, I think you can say buh-bye to *almost* everything on the street. It was just as good as hitting VTEC except I was going a lot faster. Loads of torque everywhere. And downshifting is just a pure pleasure...one click and it even does the perfect throttle blip for you. I could only imagine what I would feel if I ditched all my passengers and did the same thing
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The Coupe:
Same color combo. MY03. SMG. Only 5500+ miles. Loaded. First, thing I noticed was my parents were much happier with MUCH more rear room. Driving impressions were same as the vert version except it DID feel faster than the convertible...probably because of the lighter weight. This would be my choice if I was ready to buy. But my parents thinks the car is too "brutal" for their taste
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hehe. Although their eyes were on TSX , I insisted on a test drive and they obliged.There happened to be a Ti. Silver M3 'vert AND a Ti. Silver Coupe on a two different dealerships nearby.
The Convertible:
MY03. Only 2000+ miles on! Gray interior. All the BMW bells and whistles except nav. The interior materials and fit were top notch. All the buttons were within my reach especially that little SMG stick thingy. The seat was very firm and supportive, not too different from that of S2000 with plenty of leg room. However, my parents behind me weren't as comfortable as myself as the convertible fold down tray took up most of the rear space of the car.
After a quick tutorial on SMG, off we went. As soon as we hit the street, the sales man kept encouraging me to "step on it!" despite my wish to get to know the car for the first few minutes. Ok, so I stepped on it and whooosh!! The acceleration was just incredible! After tach hits 5k, I think you can say buh-bye to *almost* everything on the street. It was just as good as hitting VTEC except I was going a lot faster. Loads of torque everywhere. And downshifting is just a pure pleasure...one click and it even does the perfect throttle blip for you. I could only imagine what I would feel if I ditched all my passengers and did the same thing
.The Coupe:
Same color combo. MY03. SMG. Only 5500+ miles. Loaded. First, thing I noticed was my parents were much happier with MUCH more rear room. Driving impressions were same as the vert version except it DID feel faster than the convertible...probably because of the lighter weight. This would be my choice if I was ready to buy. But my parents thinks the car is too "brutal" for their taste
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08-12-2003, 04:22 AM
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Originally posted by Rodan
So, is it going to be your car, or theirs?
So, is it going to be your car, or theirs?
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08-12-2003, 04:39 AM
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Originally posted by WRS2K
Your butt speed meter is way off cuz you'll get a kick in your pants when you see that stock S2000 staying right next to you until the turns come up where it'll out-brake it and out-transition the porky pig.
Your butt speed meter is way off cuz you'll get a kick in your pants when you see that stock S2000 staying right next to you until the turns come up where it'll out-brake it and out-transition the porky pig.
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