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Originally posted by JetBlack2002SMG
Ha, that's a good one. |
Alex might not be willing to get in the debate, but hell things are slow at work this morning so why not.....
As far as Alex's run at the SMG from 50 to 120, I can attest to it because I was the one driving the e46, and as far as door to door, I would actually give Alex the edge because just at the end I felt he was starting to pull, and that was before he worked a few of the issues out of his car and I have no doubt if we did it again he would pull the SMG. But we can't run them again because the e46 was replaced with a 1992 911 Turbo (BTW the e46 and now the 911 are my fathers cars, he just let me borrow it while my 951 was down, also to point it out I am not some 16 year old kid with no driving experience).
The power of the e46 M3 is not as impressive as I was hoping for but it at least is entertaining, what gets me about the car though is the feel. It felt less like a sports car than a e39 525 w/ sport suspension, ok that might be pushing it but chassis is less than inspiring. Every time you place it into a corner you can feel the weight of the car move around, but what exactly the tires are doing with a road is a bit of a mystery. Alex and myself had the e46 on a long mountain drive just north of winston salem and got the opportunity to really drive the pig, and before that drive I was undecided as to how I felt about it, after the drive I was on a quest to get it out of the family. I will say it again, the e46 M3 is not a sportscar, it is a sporty car, or grand tourer. Jump from it to my 951, my fathers 911, alex's M3, or Robs ITR and you will notice in all the other cars what the M is lacking, Feel.....