2002 BMW M3 from North America - Comments

I have own both and have sold both, you can say I have owned most great car out their including a Diablo that I still own and will die with. In short I have owned many many great cars. A 911 is fun, but in no way, not even close will out run or handle an m3. Is the 911 more pure sports? In heritage yes, but make no mistake about it a 911 is no 911 turbo and if you have owned both which I have you realize very quickly that as good as the 911 is it was sold short and overpriced just like the boxer when compared to the turbo. I can forget I ever own a 911, It is completely unforgettable like a women who was fun, but not worth the time. However an M3 changes the way you feel about driving and your thought about what a car can be. It is like meeting the 1 woman that will change your life forever. When I sold the M3 (For 10k more than I paid.) I felt lost and soulless. Even know my new car is nice it leaves me wishing and dreaming for a blast from 60mph to 140mph in sport mode. Is their faster, yes, but not by much and nothing less than a viper (No fun to Drive) and z06 vett (What a Joke, Fast, but I rather be seen in a pinto) under 100k. An for you people who hate the M3 and BMW (I have never been a big fan of BMW except the m3, m5, m6 and the discontinued 800 serious.) you have never had the privileged of owning one. I know all this sounds out their, but THAT is how good the m3 REALLY is. It is faster then a 911, every time you leave driving it you have this feeling that it was really that good for you and you cannot wait to get back and do it all over! No 911 makes you feel like that, trust me I am buying a second one in Lugna Seca blue.

I have driven both a 911 Carrera 4S and the BMW M3 and I also owned a Viper. Hands down I must give the nod to the M3 as it has the entire package. What other car can you seat 4 people and have the performance of a jet fighter. My biggest mistake was selling my 01 M3 and getting Viper.

How I miss having the refinement of a BMW and that oh so good performance of that screaming 3.2 liter straight six along with the g-forces generated when hitting the twisties or during a launch.

I made a mistake in selling my Laguna Seca Blue, now I have a stable of BMWs a 1997 BMW M3 Sedan and my daily driver which is 2003 BMW 330ci (which is a blast to drive) and now to reacquire a 2001-2006 M3 will complete the stable.

I just bought an M3 (2002, Ilca Red) this morning.

I drove it all day and I highly doubt that I'll be sleeping tonight :-)

(That sport mode is like a whole different car - holy crap!!)

As someone who needed a daily driver that had a backseat and trunk space (and the capacity to handle city usage), it's nothing short of amazing to find a car that truly "does it all".

Yes folks, it might look like just another bimmer - but the numbers don't lie:

333 HP (from factory)

0-60mph in 4.8 seconds.

Not to mention it rides on fricken' rails. The handling is phenomenal. It does the impossible, it's as simple as that.

Try and find me another car that accomplishes both the task of being a primary vehicle AND having the performance & precision of a porsche 911 for the same price tag.

Good luck...

-Chris.