chuckstang said:No, majority do not buy BMW for it's performance, not even the M series, mainly because you can buy a much faster car for less money, if performance is what you are after. The M3 M5 and such are all great cars but from a performance stand point, they just are not worth the $$$ IMO.
For a DD, it is great though because they are comfortable, look pretty nice, and perform well all around.
Even if the BMW M3 stickered at 45k, I still think most would take a vette or gt500 over it.
Remember this is a Ford site so I am naturally biassed.
Well Chuck, I'm going to disagree with you on this one. I instruct for the BMW Clubs at their track events, and I can tell you one thing about BMW owners, they are driving enthusiasts. Just like the Cobra and SVT owners of the SVTOA Club. On the other side of the coin there are a majority of people who think cars are utilitarian and could care less about "numbers". Perhaps why such shit boxes like Scions and Elements are so popular? :shrug:
People that buy M3's and M5's are not as concerned about money as you are Chuck. They have it, they are going to spend it and they are not as worried about the particular vehicle's ultimate performance as you might be. :idea: They have a chunk of change to spend on a car and whether it's 60k, 100k or 200k they are going to buy the car THEY want. Just because a car magazine says a C6 Vette can out perform what they are looking at, they could give a rat's ass. I can relate.
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