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Sun Sep 07, 2003 5:04 pm
I bet I know this guy from the bimmer.org board when I had my M5. Erik, my friend, listen up, I strongly suspect you do not own an M45, or your wife is perhaps not so keen on topping the car out. I personally don't see how you caught her. M3 is speed limited on the top end as are ALL European autos. So is M45, guess what, same top speed...155. And unless your M twee is a current generation I predict M45 faster from a standing start. My basis?? Owned old M3, drove current M3 after having on order and rejected. Driven M45 numerous times and I am impressed. Also 2001 M5 owner for 20,000 miles and two years. After rear end whine, vanos rattle, error flat tire readings, THE WORST CLUTCH IN THE WORLD, oil consumption issues, a navigation system run by HAL, paint that chips when you look at it, and possibly the WORST and most arrogant dealer network in the world, I dumped it. The only good thing I can say about it is that it held it's value...20kmiles , 2 years, bought at MSRP, sold for 6k less....But the only reason for THAT is that there are soooo many arrogant dudes like Erik who are willing to part with the large money to have a M car, and BMW controls the volume in the first couple years of any model to make sure the dweebs line up. M45 is a one second slower 0- 60 m5 replacement at half the price, and the dealers say "yes sir, here's your G35 loaner" Not here's your 100,000 mile used car with holes in the console where the power window switches used to be. I sure do wish I lived near this guy, I would take at least one of the cars in my sig. name to a meeting. I don't even think I need the Viper. Just my old Q from a 70 roll, oh, yeah, I don't have a speed limiter any more, whaddya think guys. 92 Q, jwt ecu/tcu...top end 168+? I'll have MY lady drive the Viper against HIS lady in the M to clear the way. Sounds fair to me.