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2011 E90/E92 Competition Pkg Info
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Not badly priced, really. Unique 19" wheels, adaptive dampeners with a special setting and lowered suspension. It's about the price of the first two options a la carte. I'm still not sure all that sportiness (harsh ride) is something to covet in shitty NE roads, but I don't like the 18" wheels and the ADS could help over crappy sections(?). Then there is the introduction of more expensive stuff to break. |
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Typical options that a normal person would want on the M3 add up to around $5k.
So we're looking at $68k for a comp pkg M3 coupe. At that price, I'm getting a 911. What's the point? |
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But you can do ED and negotiate 6k+ off an M3 easy. If not 8K. The way I configured "my" E90 M3, since I already wanted 19" wheels, this car would be at or under $60K out the door. But I just read that those nice 19" GTS wheels may not be forged which would be very dumb. |
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But the 987S can't fit a family of 4, so something must be done when the nanny is gone (because I will not drive a slushy everyday and watch the 987S gather dust in the garage). |
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Of course, get a 987S on a twisty road with the top down, and it stands head and shoulders above the M3. But get out on the freeway or into suburban boulevards and the M3 is the better drive. Which is why you need both. |
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01-28-2010, 05:46 PM | #9 |
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Oh, and as far as the competition package? Dumb. You don't want 19s. Too harsh. A higher limit for the DSC seems pointless; I'm either going to leave it on, in which case I'm on the street and the limits even in the non-technology package cars are fine, or I'm going to autocross it in which case I'm turning the thing off completely. The suspension upgrades might be the cat's meow, but there's nothing wrong with the box stock, non-adjustable suspension.
Save your money and put it toward a good set of 18" BBS wheels. |
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