Now your talking my language. Owned several M3's and M5's before I bought my first Honda, which was a 1999 Type R EK9 (as a collector car) and a 2013 Accord Sport V6. My last BMW was an E39 with a 4.9L V8 and 6 speed manual. Loved that car to death but problem after problem. After changing the valve stem seals I sold it in 2014I'm an old guy too like some other here. I think my first car was a 66 Buick Special. Then an early 60's Austin Healey Sprite of some flavor. Been buying imports since. Raced various classes in the S.C.C.A in the 80's. I know what fast and good handling is.
I sold my BMW M3 last summer and bought a 2020 Si. I have buyers remorse. Don't get me wrong, the Si is a nice little car (actually is bigger than the M3 was in length and width) in a lot of ways, but fast and good handling are not traits it has. It just doesn't feel "connected". It feels artificial. Hard to explain, some of you will get it.
Still trying to warm up to it, but I wouldn't buy another I don't think.
Guess I'm jut too old. I want my analog cars back!
I’m sorry every time I hear or see 4.9 liter V8 I think of that horrible Pontiac 301 V8 and the turbo version also. technically the ford 302 V8
Probably a German thing. European cars are taxed by the liter, so it may have been a tax saving scheme
Actually, more like $449.
Plus, if you buy a V1.2 from Phearable or TSP you get one of their OTS tunes free.
This is bizzare to me. I have driven a lot of performance cars, I'll name a few.. Porshe Boxter S, STI, Veloster N, Miata Club, BRZ, Stinger, Polaris Slingshot, JCW, Grand Sport Vette, ZL1 Camaro, GT350, Model S Performance, GTI, G70 etc I can go on and on..driving performance cars in my free time is my hobby so I know what a performance car is supposed to feel like. Let me tell you, with the exception of maybe the Veloster N which really impressed me beyond expectation, I never got in my Si afterwards and felt like it wasn't fun or didn't feel "connected" or that I made a mistake. I guess to each there own but there isn't a car in the $20K-$30K range brand new that is this sharp, this connected, this responsive, and this fun to drive.
I agree with this. I miss my 235i every day. Make no mistake the Si would run rings around it on a shorter circuit, but the Si just doesn't provide the IT factor to me.I'm an old guy too like some other here. I think my first car was a 66 Buick Special. Then an early 60's Austin Healey Sprite of some flavor. Been buying imports since. Raced various classes in the S.C.C.A in the 80's. I know what fast and good handling is.
I sold my BMW M3 last summer and bought a 2020 Si. I have buyers remorse. Don't get me wrong, the Si is a nice little car (actually is bigger than the M3 was in length and width) in a lot of ways, but fast and good handling are not traits it has. It just doesn't feel "connected". It feels artificial. Hard to explain, some of you will get it.
Still trying to warm up to it, but I wouldn't buy another I don't think.
Guess I'm jut too old. I want my analog cars back!
. Very good... I guess so ... I will have to have a more open mind.
I know, I worded that pretty badly. I get that people outside of California aren't crazy about EV's. So I'll shut up now
I have no problem with electric cars I’ve always thought a 1909 baker electric automobile was cool. I’ve operated a lot of electric forklifts and electric power whse equipment and I prefer a electric over a LP
