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Originally Posted by LuvMyE92
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Originally Posted by Resjudicata
the m850i has a roll bar in the convertible and our local track will accept it. it's an auto pop up roll bar, and it's acceptable to the SCCA, PCA, SVRA, and HSR.
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Thanks again to everyone that replied.
I never thought about that pop-up bar, I guess that does qualify for some clubs. Not sure about the BMW CCA. They tend to disqualify convertibles, period. Me personally, I've seen a few cars go turtle on the track and I'm not sure that I'd be comfortable doing it.
As a final update, the dealer came back to me at the end of May with another few thousand off the price, which brought the lease payment (nothing down) to $933 IIRC. Pretty darn awesome. But I had already decided on another car.
We went another way. I was really surprised that the wife liked it, and the response from most of my friends has also been very positive, again surprising me.
It's a Ford. Mustang GT. Six speed manual (one of my criteria) and no options, the way I like them. That does best in resale %. I trade cars frequently. This thing cost about 1/4 of what the M850i does. It's not the car the BMW is, obviously, but bang-for-buck it's hard to beat. Except of course, for the image of the typical Mustang driver. You know, the guy who does a burnout after cars & coffee and spins out into the crowd.
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great car and great price! Enjoy it Fix Or Repair Daily, or Found Onside Road Dead. haha, just kidding.
Definitely a better call for tracks at the lower price and hardtop. My neighbor has a red Mistang that literally blew the doors off my m850i. I don't know what he's got but it must be close to 700 hp in his Ford.
of course, his isn't a convertible, nor does it have AWD or anything else. but for pure speed, from 30 mph to 155 mph - he blew past me like I was standing still.
I'd love to find out if he can beat launch mode 0 to 60 though.