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Re: BMW M3 or Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe
From: "John Carrier" <jxc2(at)comcast.net>
Subject: Re: BMW M3 or Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 17:12:14 -0500
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> For my money, and for what is available in the US today, I think nothing
> beats a 911 with a stick for pure driving fun. I`ve got a 3 car garage,
but
> between me, my wife and daughter...it`s full. But as soon as my daughter
> heads to college I`ll have a 911 in that newly vacated garage spot.
Unless you can spring for the Ferrari 360 Modena. There`s more than a
little truth to the saying, "Once you drive a Ferrari, you stop visiting
other showrooms."
Two different (and great) cars. The M3 is a highly capable sports sedan.
The Porsche (two syllables BTW) is very much a sports car (and with few
peers at that). The Bimmer is more comfortable (great seats), has somewhat
better ergonomics and has more room ... it can genuinely seat four adults,
if only for relatively short runs. The Porsche has superb handling and
probably the best curb recognition on the planet.
Cost is a factor. The M3 runs in the mid 50`s with most of its options.
The Porsche starts around $75K, and you can easily run up another $5-10K or
even more on the extensive option list.
Assuming your wallet doesn`t care, let the test drive be your guide. The
cars` character are easily discerned. Neither will disappoint.
R / John
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From: "Devils944S2" <nospam(at)leavemealone.com>
Subject: Re: BMW M3 or Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe
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Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2004 22:43:19 GMT
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< "Once you drive a Ferrari, you stop visiting
other showrooms.">
I have spent many hours in the seat of a 308GTSi and a 348 Spyder. Not very
impressive. Unless the very high priced Ferraris are completely different
than the lower priced models, the phrase that comes to mind is the Ferrari
is definitely "style over substance". They were two very pretty cars, but,
very noisy and slower than you might think. Of every Italian car I have
owned/driven, I had this rebuilt `73 Alfa Spyder that chirped in all 4 gears
and was a rip to drive...
"John Carrier" <jxc2(at)comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Snip
>
> > For my money, and for what is available in the US today, I think nothing
> > beats a 911 with a stick for pure driving fun. I`ve got a 3 car garage,
> but
> > between me, my wife and daughter...it`s full. But as soon as my daughter
> > heads to college I`ll have a 911 in that newly vacated garage spot.
>
> Unless you can spring for the Ferrari 360 Modena. There`s more than a
> little truth to the saying, "Once you drive a Ferrari, you stop visiting
> other showrooms."
>
> Two different (and great) cars. The M3 is a highly capable sports sedan.
> The Porsche (two syllables BTW) is very much a sports car (and with few
> peers at that). The Bimmer is more comfortable (great seats), has
somewhat
> better ergonomics and has more room ... it can genuinely seat four adults,
> if only for relatively short runs. The Porsche has superb handling and
> probably the best curb recognition on the planet.
>
> Cost is a factor. The M3 runs in the mid 50`s with most of its options.
> The Porsche starts around $75K, and you can easily run up another $5-10K
or
> even more on the extensive option list.
>
> Assuming your wallet doesn`t care, let the test drive be your guide. The
> cars` character are easily discerned. Neither will disappoint.
>
> R / John
>
>
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From: "Jess Englewood" <pleasen(at)spam.com>
Subject: Re: BMW M3 or Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe
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Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 16:48:24 -0600
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"John Carrier" <jxc2(at)comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Snip
>
> > For my money, and for what is available in the US today, I think nothing
> > beats a 911 with a stick for pure driving fun. I`ve got a 3 car garage,
> but
> > between me, my wife and daughter...it`s full. But as soon as my daughter
> > heads to college I`ll have a 911 in that newly vacated garage spot.
>
> Unless you can spring for the Ferrari 360 Modena. There`s more than a
> little truth to the saying, "Once you drive a Ferrari, you stop visiting
> other showrooms."
I like different cars for a lot of reasons, and one of them is quality of
build and craftsmanship. My 308, while admittedly a more pedestrian Ferrari,
was an eyesore with welds that wouldn`t pass an apprentice test at your
local Union hall. I haven`t driven a Modena, but I have certainly crawled in
and around one and the Italians still don`t seem to have learned the art of
craftsmanship, even though they have learned the art of automobile
performance. To me all things have to go together though and passing the
Ferrari showroom is easy given my history as a one time owner.
Some cars are simply too much, and Ferrari falls into this category for me.
Porsche and select BMW`s, Audi`s and Merc`s stay just this side of the "too
much" line.
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