I've seen the dark side: porsche

[m3f_astan100_7ef66fbe89]

Don't take most thing Kev says seriously. He just kinda runs around the board causing controversy.

[m3f_bmw4life13_0098c1d2b1]

SG M3: I like you comment about the Boxster S. Take one for a spin and then you have the right to open your mouth. Same goes for the iDrive. How many of you on this board who bitch and complain about the iDrive have ever used one? We live in a world of IM, iPods and outrages cell phones, why is the iDrive so hard for you guys/gals to operate?



Also, why were you disapointed in the e46 M3?

The clutch on the e46 M3 was way too soft for my taste. Also I didn't feel as connected to the road as the e36. Finally the shifter feels horrendous....way too loose for my taste. Yes, its flies in a straight line but the car feels way too bulky. Don't get me wrong, I think its a great car. I guess I was expecting too much and got disappointed.

[m3f_nmaino_c8ba8e1c71]

bmw4life13: Thanks for clearing that up.

[m3f_custom_6b7ab27928]

Boxster HAHHAHA



Look up 914, because that's what it is for this generation as far as I'm concerned.



Hey!! I actually like the 914. You can get them for not too much money, they are easier to fix than a 911, and with the wide/light body you can get them to be quite a performance car.

[m3f_Dakhar_517a2ad3bd]

OK, we drive one of the top in BMW's ever made, at least in the 3 series...



I would not be willing to drive the bottom end of Porsche, mid level to top.... Oh Yea, u bet

[m3f_Dakhar_517a2ad3bd]

Hey!! I actually like the 914. You can get them for not too much money, they are easier to fix than a 911, and with the wide/light body you can get them to be quite a performance car.





Well, I would not look at the 914 for perfomance, more of a piece of history to own, kind of like the Karman Ghia, of VW van a moment, an era... but an icon the 914 is not...

[m3f_Drifter_23d8df4bc6]

Hey Kupolo you get the S4? or you still sitting on it?

[m3f_astan100_7ef66fbe89]

I didn't know you were looking at S4's...I LOVE S4's. I almost got one.

[m3f_VTRick01_f4e20f34c1]

S4 are awesome. I couldn't decide between the S4 and M3 when I was ready to buy a few years ago. Only real regret (or complaint) is that the S4's are so much easier to get more power out of since they have stock turbos, whereas we have to spend lots and lots of money.

[m3f_CMT_50ca834bd5]

CMT:

He might not have talked about the Boxster S specifically, but he did talk about the Boxster and this is what this whole conversation has been about. Wake up buddy!

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Oh. So he DIDN'T say anything about the Boxster S, which exists at a completely different performance echelon. Not only that, but he also did not say anything derogatory about the Boxster, either, and yet you still got combative and told him to drive one before opening his mouth. Can this not be construed as anti-Boxster? And yet you THEN proceed to lump the Boxster in with iDrive and misguided prejudices, and go on the defensive, so which is it? Are you being combative for the sake of combat?



Perhaps if you made some semblence of sense I might be able to "wake up," but I won't hold my breath. :haha:

[m3f_CMT_50ca834bd5]

Kev:



Just wondering is there a "non-sissie" sub $100K roadster?



Sure.



http://www.ziplink.net/~jnocerin/cmt/saturday/photos/DSC_0456.JPG

[m3f_sk13]

you read his post wrong man...chill out and work on that reading comprehension.

[m3f_CMT_50ca834bd5]

Edit -



I see. Yup, I clowned myself. I thought he was attacking SG with the same argument he had just made, instead of agreeing with him.



I am man enough to admit when I am a joke - Sorry guys. I'm a joke.

[m3f_Edgy_592e912c16]

Well, as I said in an earlier post today, it aint all about HP. But having said that, if you can wait 2 years BMW is coming out with 400HP in the M3, and optional 300HP in the 3 series.



Kinda strange this universal HP arms race, with us needing to reduce our dependence on oil. But that's a very different discussion, isn't it? eace:



And according to Roundel this month, the new M car will be branded an M1, not M2. I'm very excited about seeing one of those...

[m3f_Gilbert_43a469a9d9]

You guys know I'm a huge bmw fan but lately I just can't find a bmw that I really like. :fuming: I'm really disappointed with my e46 M3 test drive. In fact the only bmw that I would consider buying at this point is the M roadster. Unfortunately they don't even make that car anymore. I walked over to the Porsche dealership and checked out some porsche boxsters. The s type is bad ass! Its got a 3.2 L engine with 250hp. I really hope bmw makes an M version of the z4 or I'll end up on the dark side. :antismili



Sorry M3pastu...but you are dead wrong. The Boxster S is every bit a true PORSCHE. My folks had the 928S4. That was a fun car, but NOT a true Porcshe. They currently have a Carrera S, and I would sell my soul for the new Turbo Carrera, but unfortunately, my wallet's lining is way way south of that MSRP.



Go for the "Porcshe" Boxster S, it is a fantasticly fun car to drive, and has received unpresidented praise from the Porchephiles. If BMW keeps Chris Bangle as their Chief Designer, they can stick his new design's up his rector-set. Chris did a descent job with the roadster's, but everything else he's touched is Butt Ugly (literally) IMO.



Chris Bangle ****'s BIG TIME!