M-aybe it's more....

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <3bb9d2e6.3523bc45@aol.com> QSHIPQ writes:

> You miss the point.  I too would hardly buy one, certainly enjoyed playing
> "speed racer" with it for a week tho.  Comparing your RS2 to it might be a
> little on the orange side of some apples.  I might direct you to the 540i for
> a more "apple-like" fruit.  Bottom line is, the M3 exists, in it's glory,
> without challenge for almost 5 years now, same with the 540i.  The S cars
> failed to even make a comparo, and bang for bux, the bavarians held rank
> regardless.  What it does show, IMO, is that here is a company commited to
> performance, not catching up to it.

BMW's performance is at a price, though.  Insufficient testing of their
engines in their global market has left them with 6-cylinder engines
that, in some geographies, often don't last 25000 miles.  If I were to
trade performance mods to my car against only expecting it to survive
another 25000 miles - I could blow off M3s in a _straight_line_, not
just round corners.

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