10-21-2020, 12:58 PM | #23 |
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My wife told me the same thing every time I get another car... I refuse to listen though
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10-21-2020, 01:29 PM | #24 |
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I have an 840i GC. Test drove the M850, but the price difference for the increased performance for a DD, that I would never track, just didn't make sense. With that said, I have had a lot of fun weaving and "racing" along the highways and leaving people in the dust! IMHO it gets plenty of power and pickup for its size.
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10-21-2020, 01:38 PM | #25 | |
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10-22-2020, 02:00 AM | #26 | |
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In my case, I was moving back to the UK after 14 years in the USA. Having driven my two F80s for six years from the cold climes of Ohio to the humdity of Alabama and the oppressive heat of Arizona, I was looking for something more executive and comfortable - but because of that F80 experience, I didn't want to be driving what felt like a log. I had already researched Stage 1 tunes before I bought the car and was sure I would both need and want one. With this as a backdrop then, my expectations have far been exceeded. The car is quick. It accelerates well and keeps pulling hard. I haven't at this point felt the need for that Stage 1 tune. In terms of handling, again it is probably not a good idea to make an M4 comparison. They are different beasts. I have the GC, and I believe it is the widest car BMW makes and only just shorter than the X7. I find a slight tendency to understeer, which is quite noticable in the tighter roundabouts here in the UK. As you turn the steering wheel right the car feels like it wants to go straight on for a moment, and probably goes some way to explain some of the tyre scrub being observed (described in another thread). However, I didn't buy this car to throw it into corners like the F80, and so again, it doesn't diappoint me. I am still more pleased about how it performs overall. One final point of note I have found interesting. I don't know whether it is the Frozen Bluestone paint, or the fact that the 8 series are more rare over here, or both, but I get way more looks and admiration in this than I ever got in the M3. I literally have people following me taking photos of it, pointing from the side of the street and in the most extreme case, a guy pulled along side me on the highway, lowered his windows and shouted, "That car is f@$k!ng awesome."
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As for to check inventory on the ground I use cars.com. You can search by manufacturer, year and model along with any distance from your zip code to find the inventory. It's pretty accurate minus any sales that the dealers haven't updated or inbound cars not added (most dealers keep this up to date). |
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