Joined
·
780 Posts
I had a customer that just purchased a Brand New M3 6 speed. I asked if I could look at it, and he threw me the keys and said take it for a ride !! I denied at first, but he insisted, so what the hell....
First thing I found was the back end reminds me of a Saab. Once I got inside, the interior is so....blah !!!!!
I start the vehicle and hear the 4.0 V8 quitely through the exhaust. The Clutch does feel nice, not too mushy, but not too firm either.. The shifter has a decent throw, but a little too long for me. Then again, I feel most OEM shifter have a long throw.
I find first, and go around the corner where I know I am not seen. I am going about 5 miles an hour when I floor it.
Thousand-one, thousand-two, oh there it is !! RRM's seem to clime, but not as fast as in a IS-F, and I don't hear that amazing sound when our cars hit 3,200 RPM's. At around 5,000 RPM's, I finally feel good power and am pushed into the back of the seat, I slap second, and then 3rd. By that time I'm on the brakes. The brakes feel fine, but I feel like they were only "good enough" to stop, not like the Brembo brakes.
Car seems like it would be fun to drive if you can keep it in the higher RPM's.
But to pay almost $60k and not have a moonroof, Nav, or any other of the creature functions, No Thanks.
Just my 2 cents.
July 10th I am actually going to meet with STU and MotiveMag and drive the C63 and M3 on the track. I can't wait !!
First thing I found was the back end reminds me of a Saab. Once I got inside, the interior is so....blah !!!!!
I start the vehicle and hear the 4.0 V8 quitely through the exhaust. The Clutch does feel nice, not too mushy, but not too firm either.. The shifter has a decent throw, but a little too long for me. Then again, I feel most OEM shifter have a long throw.
I find first, and go around the corner where I know I am not seen. I am going about 5 miles an hour when I floor it.
Thousand-one, thousand-two, oh there it is !! RRM's seem to clime, but not as fast as in a IS-F, and I don't hear that amazing sound when our cars hit 3,200 RPM's. At around 5,000 RPM's, I finally feel good power and am pushed into the back of the seat, I slap second, and then 3rd. By that time I'm on the brakes. The brakes feel fine, but I feel like they were only "good enough" to stop, not like the Brembo brakes.
Car seems like it would be fun to drive if you can keep it in the higher RPM's.
But to pay almost $60k and not have a moonroof, Nav, or any other of the creature functions, No Thanks.
Just my 2 cents.
July 10th I am actually going to meet with STU and MotiveMag and drive the C63 and M3 on the track. I can't wait !!