RE: ad-blitzes, or is that Flag waving

["Geoff Jenkins" <jenkinsg@pilot.msu.edu>]

> The part of your post that makes me think,
> is the EXACT reason quattro sells, "it feels more stable and inspires more
> driver confidence."  However, making the conclusion that that transposes
to
> "as fast" I just have a problem with.  Easier to drive fast, I might agree
> with, easily.
[SNIP]
> My conclusion on your post is different than yours:  I don't
> think you are an M3 buyer.

Well, I can't comment on what Peter is, but that's exactly it for me: I'm
not an M3 driver. My priorities are such that an M3 is not the optimal
solution. Close, close enough for the final decision to be a wrench, but not
quite.

That doesn't mean the M3 is a better or worse car. It just is a worse car
for me. Scott, you clearly place a far heavier emphasis on lap times than
I'm willing to, so your definition of the ideal car doesn't match mine. If
we take my car and an M3 to the venue you favor, a track, your choice will
eat mine alive (all things being equal). If we take my favored circumstances
(several years of 3/4/5 people driving to the east coast and back), then a
lot of what costs me at the track (large size and hence high weight,
"easygoing driving" etc...) will become positive features.

If the task is to drive swiftly in the snow, both can probably do it, but if
I require "without white knuckles", the quattro will do it a lot more
easily, and that counts for a fair bit. "Forgiving and easy" may not be the
hallmarks of a sportscar, but last time I looked out of the window, I was
driving a four door touring sedan.

Geoff